A dramatic tale that runs parallel to the events of H.G. Wells’ classic novel. The War of the Worlds: Thunder Child follows the exploits of the crew of the eponymous ironclad torpedo ram.
Follow the horrors and conflicts of the crew as they experience the first desperate days of the Martian invasion and face the possible collapse of the British Empire and civilisation itself – threatened both from the stars… and from within.
ON SALE JUNE 2, 2026
Titan Comics is pleased to reveal the trailer for War of the Worlds: Thunder Child, a gripping graphic novel set parallel to the events of H.G. Wells’ legendary science-fiction classic.
From the minds of writers Matthew Hardy and Rob Jones, and brought to life by artist Kevin Castaniero, War of the Worlds: Thunder Child delivers a dramatic and terrifying new perspective on the Martian invasion.
The story follows the crew of the ironclad torpedo ram, HMS Thunder Child, as they navigate strange occurrences in the early days of the invasion. As civilisation teeters on the brink, the crew must confront both an unstoppable extraterrestrial threat and the growing tensions within their own ranks.
This thrilling and blood-soaked tale of sacrifice, conflict, and heroism builds toward the Thunder Child’s legendary final stand against the invaders from Mars — marking the first chapter in a bold new take on a beloved classic, with its own unique cast and story to tell.
War of the Worlds: Thunder Child will be available June 2, 2026, and is now open for pre-order from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Forbidden Planet for the UK & Europe.
War of the Worlds: Thunder Child
Author: Matthew Hardy and Rob Jones
Artist: Kevin Castaniero
Publisher: Titan Comics
HC, 144 pages, FC, $24.99
ISBN: 9781787749597
On sale June 2, 2026
A dramatic tale that runs parallel to the events of H.G. Wells’ classic novel, The War of the Worlds.
The War of the Worlds: Thunder Child follows the exploits of the crew of the eponymous ironclad torpedo ram, the HMS Thunder Child. Sitting alongside the events of Wells’ novel, the story takes place against a backdrop of strange occurrences and creeping terror, all leading up to the Thunder Child’s final heroic showdown with the invaders from Mars.
This is a terrifying and thrilling tale soaked in blood, recriminations, sacrifice and loss, the first act in a new take on the well-known science-fiction classic with a unique cast and its own story to tell.
A story of the horrors and conflicts of the crew as they experience the first desperate days of the Martian invasion and face the possible collapse of the British Empire and civilisation itself – threatened both from the stars… and from within.
Pre-order it now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books A Million, and Forbidden Planet for the UK and Europe.