"Martian War Machines" by Christopher M. Rubenstahl

I loved that book. Great interpritation.

Christopher M. Rubenstahl replies: "Thanks. I considered being more true to the book, but I figured, "This IS Mekton, after all. Let me try something anime-ish". Plus, when I was in junior high school, I tried filming a stop-motion animation version of WotW. This was pretty close to my design for the machines, except that design was more clearly related to one of Robotech's Invid mecha."

I'm really impressed with this, but you know that.

Christopher M. Rubenstahl replies: "Aw, shucks... I'm blushin'... "

Thats a new take on the Fighting Machine.
As you said before it's very anime styled. You don't often see them without the long spidly legs...which I have to be honest and say i prefer...but the picture still rocks.

also...has anyone noticed that people seem to concentrate on these machines...and forget about the other one, mentioned during the parsons section...the squat, four legged spidder like contraptions, with mesh baskets...taht gather up humans? i don't think i've ever seen a picture of that type, bar in the Musicals Insert.

Anway, great work...and keep it up!

Christopher M. Rubenstahl replies: "Are you sure? I may be wrong, but I remember the tripods themselves with the baskets on back, their joints issuing green smoke while their tentacles swept screaming humans up and deposited them in said baskets. I vaguely remember the machines you're talking about, but I don't remember much about them. Anyway, thanks for your post!"

First, nice art

Now: That "small machine collecting humans in a basket" seems to be a common misconception.

If you think of the big Martian fighting tripods as "mecha" (which they were then the small ones, called "handling machines", were 5 legged devices that essentially served the Martians as "powered armor"... enabling threm to move and work on Earth.

And it was the Martian fighting machines, the big tripods, that had the baskets and collected humans.

The confusion seems to arise from the fact that although the baskets on the fighting machines were mentioned several times earlier in the book their use was not explained until the same section that introduced the handling machine.

Pedantically yours,
Chuck Stewart

Christopher M. Rubenstahl replies: "Hey, thanks, Chuck! Pedantic or not, thanks for settling that little disparity. War of the Worlds truly is one of my favorite books of all time, and I haven't read it in years. All this discussion and analysis has me reaching for my copy of the book again, which is a positive effect no matter how you look at it. Thanks for commenting, and thanks for your insight on the book..."

Does it suck and digest little people through it’s nozel? Like in the movie?