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Superman: War of the Worlds (Superman, Elseworlds)

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I am a long time fan of both War of the Worlds and Superman. I have grown up with both. When I saw this book on the shelf (had heard of it before) I bought it thinking it could be an interesting story. What if Superman had been on Earth when it was invaded by H.G's classic Martian tripods.
It has some great art drawn in a classic nostalgic style and features some cool Superman moments such as flying a canon up to the hood of a tripod and letting it go off.
It even contains a drawing of superman smashing a tipods leg with a car which is a tilt of the hat to the Action Comics cover he first appeared on.
All things considered this is a giggle and a mildly interesting read for a fan of either story but nothing amazing.

You see the book is not overly long, and of course plays fast and loose with the HG welles story and the superman story, but it blends them very well, the story is set in the 30's and even has a more throwback feel to the art.

the story is mostly fighting but there is a lot of epic stuff going on and a fan of either will smile as you see how they blend this or that together, like for example the narration at the beginning is really well blended to tell both the superman and WOTW story with both having come from the respective books, very nice.

I love alternate stories because there is much to be done in the "what if?" setting, I wish the book had been longer since it feels rushed along, but for the price you can't be bothered too much, it's less than $6, so if you like either then get this book.

What a wonderful mash up of two sci-fi stories. The story was short and to the point without any filler. Great take on the lives of our beloved (and not so beloved) characters of the Superman mythos. Really great art to match the story and time setting as well.