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War of the Worlds Martians by ~whitebunny:iconwhitebunny:

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I've been a big fan of H.G.Wells since I first read War of the Worlds four years ago...and beyond that when I saw the movie as a little kid.
If you're not familiar with the book, it was written in the late 1800's. A giant metal cylinder from Mars crashes down on Earth in Britain. Soon heat rays are frying people, and giant mechanical tripods with metal tentacles rise and society eventually falls apart for a while...Its a very creepy story filled with isolation and fear.
This is my rendition of the leathery, bear-sized martians Wells depicted controlling the tripods. I tried to make them most accurate to the description.

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~lizz733 Sep 14, 2003, 4:52:22 AM
good transition from words to shapes...

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~ebba Sep 14, 2003, 6:23:42 AM
oh, i love war of the worlds :D

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~samuraiwoodchuck Sep 14, 2003, 2:48:56 PM
oh wow...i never got around to finishing that book...my brother took it when i first started reading it and i think he lost it...bah...but this is awesome
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~feydrautha Sep 26, 2003, 8:34:54 PM
Nice picture, I too am a fan of War of the Worlds? Have you played the game? If not, you should check it out, it kicks ass.
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~heart-of-glass Nov 19, 2003, 3:17:40 AM
Fantastic! Although I always imagined them as shapeless blobs with tentacles... shows how wrong I am!

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~Daimera Jul 14, 2004, 3:06:33 PM
The H.G. Wells Martian is probably one of the most recognised martian designs. The Japanese like to make variations on it. I really love your rendition here! :D
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~AnthonyPearson Sep 7, 2005, 8:54:43 AM
Not how i would of depicted the martians after read The War of the Worlds, but what the heck this is amazing.

Anthony

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~YamiZoe Sep 16, 2005, 1:40:53 PM
I love WOTW so much, and I played the game too! (Of course, I choose the Martians' side...go and kick human ass, w00t! :evillaugh: )

I love your designs for the Martians! They look like the ones from the game, except more detailed! :heart:
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~Rixshaw Apr 11, 2006, 4:04:33 PM
Wow! That's very well done! Thumbs up! :thumbsup:

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"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
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