Graphic Novel Will Debut With Trailer

Posted on April 28, 2005

Next month, the War of the Worlds graphic novel will debut in bookstores across the nation -- and in Sin City style it will be promoted with a 90-second trailer on the publisher's website.

The trailer's visuals include black-and-white panels from the graphic novel, many of which depict the havoc wreaked by Martian tripod war machines in and around New York City.

Sales of graphic novels were up 25% in 2004, with revenues in excess of $200 million, according to ICv2, a print and online trade publication that covers pop culture for retailers.