The Complete Scarlet Traces, Volume Four - (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Ian Edginton and D'Israeli's critically acclaimed sequel to HG Wells' classic novel The War of the Worlds continues in this fourth collection, as we go back to the immediate aftermath of the war where a new, more Earthly, foe reveals itself.

No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own

In the immediate aftermath of The War of the Worlds, Britain, having defeated the invading Martians, is a weakened shell of its former self. As it begins the process of rebuilding, a new, more Earthly, foe seizes its opportunity.

Scarlet Traces continues in this fourth volume of Ian Edginton and D'Israeli's critically acclaimed sequel to H.G. Wells' iconic novel The War of the Worlds.

Review Quotes

"...visually arresting and deeply thoughtful, sometimes righteously indignant and chock full of classic sci-fi references." - Slings & Arrows

"...Clever, accessible, scary, thought-provoking and thrilling, all wrapped up in a beautiful package of D'Israeli art that compliments and enhances the plot." - Grovel

"A fun, fanciful read" - IGN

"A uniquely strange and absorbing body of work" - AV Club

"A vivid and exciting version of the original story combined with a wonderful sequel" - Starburst

About the Author

Ian Edginton is a New York Times best selling author and multiple Eisner Award nominee. He is currently writing Batman'66 meets The Avengers (Steed and Mrs Peel, not the other ones!) for DC Comics as well as Judge Dredd, Stickleback, Helium, Kingmaker and Brass Sun for 2000 AD. He lives and works in Birmingham, England.

Under the pen name D'Israeli, Matt Brooker has been a comic artist since 1988. He is perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer Ian Edginton, including Leviathan, Kingdom of the Wicked, The War of the Worlds, Scarlet Traces and Batman. Other career highlights include work on Sandman, collaborations with Warren Ellis, including Lazarus Churchyard and the cryptic SVK, and his colouring on the later Miracleman stories, to which he'll be returning in 2015. Since 2003, he's been a regular contributor to 2000 AD, mostly as series artist on Stickleback with Ian Edginton and Low Life with Rob Williams. His and Rob's creator owned series, Ordinary, was published in the Megazine and is now available as a graphic novel. He lives in Nottingham, UK and wishes he had a cat.