Faber to publish Chris Mould's War of the Worlds graphic novel

This autumn, Faber will publish Chris Mould’s graphic novel retelling of H.G. Wells’ classic, The War of the Worlds.

From the bestselling illustrator of The Iron Man and Animal Farm, Chris Mould’s War of the Worlds: A Graphic Novel brings the cult classic to a younger audience.

In this full-colour, graphic novel retelling, Chris Mould depicts the arrival of Wells’ giant Martians as they tower over woods and cities, ungainly at first and then horrifyingly efficient when they begin to attack. With new text interspersed throughout, this reimagined classic features Mould’s atmospheric and macabre illustrations.

Chris Mould has illustrated the gamut, from picture books and young fiction to theatre posters and satirical cartoons. As well as writing his own fiction and illustrating Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man to much critical success, he has teamed up with author Matt Haig for the bestselling A Boy Called Christmas, A Girl Who Saved Christmas, Father Christmas and Me and The Truth Pixie. He lives in Yorkshire with his wife, and has two grown-up daughters.

Chris’ work to rejuvenate Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man has seen him work closely with the National Literacy Trust, most recently on their launch of the Doncaster Literacy Lab and a wider project to transform Mexborough Business Centre into a self-sustaining art space, with a giant Iron Man mural, painted by Chris.