H. G. Wells H. G. Wells Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946) was an English writer. He was prolific in many genres, writing dozens of novels, short stories, and works of social commentary, satire, biography, and autobiography, including even two books on war games. He is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and is often called a "father of science fiction", along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. During his own lifetime, however, he was most prominent as a forward-looking, even prophetic social critic who devoted his literary talents to the development of a progressive vision on
H. G. Wells' The War of the Worlds (Hines film) of the Worlds". But what I made was something that has a macabre cult following, like an Ed Wood movie. [...] I’ve learned a lot since my first outing. My heart is really in the new "War of the Worlds – The True Story"." In July 2006 Pendragon Pictures announced in a press release that the Dark Horse Comics "H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds" comic possessed visual similarities to Pendragon's film; Pendragon set up a website poll showing image comparisons. In April 2008 Pendragon publicly announced the legal settlement of the matter, stating it "apologizes for any misconception