Titan Comics announces The War of the Worlds: Thunder Child Vol. 1

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.

Authors: Matt Hardy and Rob Jones
Artist: Kevin Castaniero
Publisher: Titan Comics
HC, 144pp, FC, $24.99,

On sale February 6, 2026

THE WAR OF THE WORLDS: THUNDER CHILD is on sale June 2, 2026! Pre-order it now from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Forbidden Planet (UK & Europe).

On sale June 2, 2026

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