Alien: Romulus I got an injection in my arm alien movie series Sorely needed FX Alien: EarthIts first TV show, , is likely to maintain its momentum next year. Xenomorph For those of you looking to experience a whole different tale of horror, we’ve compiled a list of the best alien comics of all time.
For decades, aliens Predator The world of comics has presented several series and one-shots that are worth spending your time on. Things only changed when Disney acquired the Fox empire and all its assets, giving them the opportunity to move both franchises over to Marvel (owned by the Mouse House). So far, Marvel Comics’ take on both franchises has been interesting to say the least, and you shouldn’t miss any of the comics that have been released so far.
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10. Alien: Sacrifice
- Release year: 1993
- Authors and Artists: Peter Milligan, Paul Johnson, Ellie de Ville
Initially Alien MagazineAlien: Sacrifice is an often overlooked but great comic that fans shouldn’t miss. The story follows the events of a deadly Spaceship Crashing onto a desolate, unknown planet where her village is under threat from an alien race, she is instantly thrust into a fight for survival while also coming face to face with her own demons.
Paul Johnson’s art is a highlight – the kind of thing you don’t often see in big comics. This alone was (and still is) what gives Alien: Sacrifice so much value, but what’s even more important is Peter Milligan’s sharp, emotive writing. This thin four-part story would have been a great standalone Alien movie.
9. Alien: Dead Orbit
- Release year: 2017
- Authors and Artists: James Stokoe
Alien: Dead Orbit is a later installment in the popular franchise from Dark Horse Comics. Released in 2017 as a four-issue limited series, it is a slight adaptation of the first film, with the crew of a Sphacteria fuel depot facing off against a terrifying race with limited resources.
Written and drawn by James Stokoe, Dead Orbit feels like a very personal comic book set in an alien world. Sure, some of the plot lines are all too familiar and the premise isn’t all that new, but… Inmedia Res The inclusion of a story in each issue adds spice to the story, and the striking art lends to the desperate atmosphere the story is aiming for.
8. Alien: Outbreak
- Release year: 1988
- Authors and Artists: Mark Verheiden, Mark A. Nelson, Ron Randall, Willie Schubert
After the first Alien film adaptation, which wasn’t made by Dark Horse, Alien: Outbreak (originally released as Aliens) was the first comic book series based on the property, and even after all these years it remains a particularly fascinating Alien sequel, whether you’re a fan of Alien 3 or not.
The original comic book version was a direct sequel to Alien, but like the two sequels that followed, it was heavily reworked to fit the events of 1992’s Alien. The series was a huge hit for the infant company Dark Horse in 1988, and continued the story of Hicks and Newt several years after the events of James Cameron’s sequel, but their deaths (as well as that of Ripley) were completely ignored, and the Xenomorph threat was brought to Earth instead. The disappointing third film has yet to be released.
7. Alien: Music of the Spears
- Release year: 1994
- Authors and Artists: Chet Williamson, Tim Hamilton, Timothy Bradstreet, Matt Webb, Clem Robbins
Music of the Spears is arguably one of the wildest, most unconventional alien comics ever published, telling the story of an underappreciated composer named Damon Eddington who attempts to hatch alien eggs, raise the captured creatures, and record their terrifying sounds to create a musical masterpiece.
Things get weirder when ninjas get involved (I won’t give away any spoilers) and the Xenomorph’s name is Mozart. The world-building here is outstanding, going beyond the musical elements and Eddington’s familiar milieu to a dystopian New York in 2124 that’s also affected by the discovery of the Xenomorph. This is no ordinary alien story, and it’s a success. It will be a complete novel Two years later, it was published by Yvonne Navarro.
6. Alien: Bloodlines, Revival, Icarus
- Release year: 2021-2022
- Authors and Artists: Philip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca, Julius Ota, GURU-eFX, Yen Nitro, Clayton Cowles
Originally titled Alien Vol. 1, Alien: Bloodlines marks a new start in Marvel’s first Alien trilogy, which concluded with Revival and Icarus. It starts off like a typical Alien storyline, but soon gets weirder than anyone expected.
While Salvador Larroca’s art isn’t to everyone’s taste, Philip Kennedy Johnson’s scripts more than make up for it. More importantly, from the start, this trilogy reassured fans that new and exciting things could be done under the Marvel umbrella, and the mystery of the biomechanical “goddess” was a nice twist on the more psychological and strangely erotic aspects of the Alien movies.
5. Alien 2
- Release year: 1993
- Authors and Artists: Dave Gibbons, Mike Mignola, Kevin Nowlan, Matt Hollingsworth, Clem Robbins
Dave Gibbons and Mike Mignola working together on Alien? Did that happen? Yes, and it resulted in a fantastic one-shot comic. The premise is simple: the crew and captain abandon their ship, Nova Mar, and crash-land on a planet, where they soon discover they cannot escape the ship’s deadly cargo.
The kicker here is that the main character, Selkirk, is an extremely God-fearing man, and that trait influences many of his actions throughout the horror adventure. Though the story ties into the larger Alien mythology, it’s the religious backdrop, unique approach to the characters, and Mignola’s striking art that elevates this to the top of Alien comics.
4. Alien vs. Predator
- Release year: 1990
- Authors and Artists: Randy Stradley, Phil Norwood, Chris Warner, Marc Propst, Brian Stelfreeze, Carl Story, Stine Walsh, Robert Campanella, Monica Livingston, Pat Brosseau
A five-issue comic series (with one short story before that), Alien vs. Predator was a brilliant fusion of the two sci-fi horror icons that opened up a whole new world of crossover possibilities, and while many more notable AvP comics have come out since then, the original story arc is a must-read for any fan of the two sci-fi icons.
The main character, Machiko Noguchi, quickly became a fan favorite and would later appear in Alien vs. Predator: War and Three Worlds: War. The story is easy to follow, but has an epic feel to it, and was almost made into a movie years ago. Paul W. S. Anderson’s take on the concept.
3. Alien: Genocide
- Release year: 1991
- Authors and Artists: Mike Richardson, John Arcudi, Damon Willis, Karl Storey, Arthur Swidham, Jim Massara
While Genocide can be seen as a worthy standalone story, it is actually a sequel to Female War, the final installment of a trilogy that began with Outbreak. As Earth recovers from an alien invasion, billionaire Daniel Grant leads an expedition to the alien homeworld, which sounds like the worst idea in the history of bad ideas.
Betrayal occurs (I won’t spoil how or in what direction it happens), Grant’s dark secret is revealed, and once the humans arrive the Xenomorph homeworld is ravaged by civil war and at odds between the so-called “classic” Xenos and the Red Xenos. Aliens: Genocide has all the good stuff you’d expect from the best Alien comics, continuing the “alternate timeline” storyline started in Outbreak and culminating in a big finale full of personal stakes.
2. Alien: Labyrinth
- Release year: 1993
- Authors and Artists: Jim Woodring, Cillian Plunkett, Matt Hollingsworth, Ellie de Ville
Alien: Labyrinth is set on a deep space research station, the perfect setting for a sci-fi horror story, but Jim Woodring’s four-issue series has a much more specific perspective as it follows Dr. Paul Church’s research into the behavioral responses of aliens and their relationships with captured humans. Sure, there are a few elements of Alien: Resurrection’s predecessor, Alien: Resurrection, in this one, but the story is much more character-driven and personal.
While Labyrinth has some connections to past Alien comics, it’s largely a standalone story that gets up close and personal with the xenomorphs while also delving deeper into each character and their conflicting motivations. Rather than a fan-pleasing, over-the-top rollercoaster ride, Woodring chose to focus on the compelling drama beyond the dangerous alien race that has made the series a timeless classic.
1. Alien: Nightmare Asylum
- Release year: 1989
- Authors and Artists: Mark Verheiden, Den Beauvais, Roger Casselman, Bob Pinaha, J. David Jackson
Nightmare Asylum is the sequel to Outbreak and predecessor to Female War, and the reason it made it to the top of our list is because it’s a fantastic second act to the post-Alien storyline that gave Newt and Hicks a future (before Alien 3 came out and killed them off).
It features colonial marines, an Earth overrun by xenos, and a mad military that’s still willing to use trained aliens in combat. What more could you ask for in a post-Alien era? Nightmare Asylum maintains the scale and relentless pace that Female War possessed, but zeroes in on the idea of the worst of humanity using xenos as weapons, an idea that’s been hinted at many times in the film.
