The War of the Worlds

Pendulum Press’s The War of the Worlds (1974–present) is a comic adaptation of H.G. Wells’s classic alien-invasion novel, published as a series of educational graphic novels rather than traditional periodical issues. Though it has no standard issue count, the series is known for its faithful, illustrated retelling of the Martian attack on Victorian England, often used in classrooms for its accessible storytelling. The project is most closely associated with the Pendulum Press line, which specialized in literary adaptations for young readers. Its significance lies in bringing a foundational science-fiction text to a new generation through sequential art, bridging classic literature and the growing comics medium of the 1970s.