Ray Harryhausen Presents: Flying Saucers Vs. The Earth

Flying Saucers Vs. the Earth #1-4

by Alan Brooks (Artist), Ryan Burton

Famed Sci-Fi novel cover artists Alan Brooks bring you Ray Harryhausen's vision of the 1950s cult classic "Earth Vs. the Flying Saucers" to graphic novel format! Like every planetary invasion, there are two sides of the story. Told from the perspective of the aliens, see why the Sons of Aberann decide to wage war against Earth, and what type of culture spawned their warmongering ways. See them race on their Screamers in the wastelands of their planet while dodging the beastly Dustspeeds! Witness psychedelic alien fortune telling! And see what fate befalls those who cross the Warlord of Aberann!

96 pages, Paperback

First published October 29, 2008

Reviews

[Christopher · Rating 5 out of 5]

Review to come! :D

[The Smoog · Rating 1 out of 5]

The concept is an intriguing one- retell the story of sci-fi classic Earth vs. the Flying Saucers from the aliens' point of view. It’s just a shame that it’s let down by a jumbled mess of a storyline, an issue compounded by the artwork which confuses things even further (if this had been a more recent publication, I’d have suspected that a demented AI had got its hands on some psychedelics and come up with the imagery). There’s the odd decent panel here and there, but honestly I’d just skip this one.

[Kevin · Rating 1 out of 5]

While I like the concept of this graphic novel and how it’s supposed to flip the script on the classic Harryhausen tale of Earth vs the Flying Saucers. It just wasn’t interesting at all. Characters were flat, story was disjointed and rushed, and there was no fun

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Author Ryan Burton (Dark Engine) and artist Alan Brooks continue TidalWave’s Ray Harryhausen Signature Series with this poorly executed reimagining of the f/x pioneer’s 1956 alien invasion b-movie “Earth vs. the Flying Saucers.” Burton’s intriguing premise, retelling the story from the alien invaders’ p.o.v., provides for a clever series title and little else. Brook’s garish artwork, presumably intended to conjure up an alien viewpoint, serves to further confuse an already unclear story line. The final outcome is a wasted opportunity.