Comments on: The Martians are Coming!

The Martians are Coming!

arto — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 12:29:21 -0800

War of the Worlds cover art from the last hundred years or so. (Plus, related artwork and the Martian-Canadian conspiracy, finally uncovered!) [via kottke]

By: Scoo

Scoo — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 13:12:04 -0800

Holy crap! Even Edward Gorey did one! Great post!

By: Tenuki

Tenuki — Fri, 09 Jul 2004 16:26:37 -0800

Thanks for the link!

By: bullitt 5

bullitt 5 — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 17:02:39 -0800

Fascinating. Thanks!

By: Cerebus

Cerebus — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 17:30:46 -0800

My own copy is among the worst of the lot. Neat, though.

By: arto

arto — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 18:37:48 -0800

Huh. I didn't even notice that Gorey one at first. And I was a little disappointed that one of the few SF illustrators I can actually name, Richard Powers, didn't quite live up to the abstract, almost psychedelic style I think of as his. It'd be interesting to see a comparison like this with other books that have gone through so many reprintings--Shakespeare, maybe? Hemingway? Dickens?