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Preview: Alien #1

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Alien #1

(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Andrea Broccardo (CA) Javier Fernandez
Rated T+
In Shops: Nov 15, 2023
SRP: $5.99

EVERYONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM!
In deep space spins a world infected by the universe’s greatest killers. Most people – sane people – would construct a barrier thicker than the hulls of ten Nostromos and leave it to rot.

But where most people see a death trap, Weyland-Yutani sees the biggest payout in the history of civilization. And if it costs a few human lives to secure? Those come cheap here.

Corporate corruption, personal betrayals and extraordinary violence – Declan Shalvey and Andrea Broccardo’s next and greatest Alien story starts here!

Alien #1

Alien #1 delivers a cold and familiar start

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Alien #1

In deep space spins a world infected by the universe’s greatest killers. Most people – sane people – would construct a barrier thicker than the hulls of ten Nostromos and leave it to rot. But where most people see a death trap, Weyland-Yutani sees the biggest payout in the history of civilization. And if it costs a few human lives to secure? Those come cheap here. Alien #1 continues the classic sci-fi and horror series picking up on the previous volume but also delivering a fresh start for new readers.

In the previous volume of the Alien comic series, we were taken to a frozen world where threats were all around, stuck in the ice all around. Alien #1 returns to the icy moon of LV-695 as Weyland-Yutani attempt to retrieve the Boreas which sits at the bottom of the frozen lake. But, it’s Weyland-Yutani, so you know there’s a more nefarious reason for the mission. It’s just a question as to what it is (beyond getting Aliens for bio weapons) and how many are going to die before everything is revealed.

Declan Shalvey does a solid job with Alien #1 allowing new readers to dive right into the action. While it’s good to have read the previous volume, you don’t need to. This new volume is a solid starting point that you can dive right in to and enjoy without really needing to know what happened before. You can get a sense of the all hell that’s broken loose already just by what Shalvey shows and any major info is provided in a recap (which you really don’t need to read).

Where the comic differs a bit is lack of subtlety. There isn’t a build to the xenomorph reveal and attack and there’s little teasing as to what lays around. Instead things are pretty blunt hitting the reader, and characters, over the head quickly. That’s provided a bit by the art of Andrea Broccardo and Shalvey who are joined on color by Ruth Redmond and Shalvey, and lettering by Clayton Cowles. The comic doesn’t play that tense build and instead just gets straight to the point with attacks, action and letting us know the what lays waiting under the water. There’s something interesting about this approach that jettisons the tense build up.

Alien #1 is another solid chapter start expanding the classic sci-fi franchise and delivering exactly what fans of it enjoy. There promises to be lots of action and a high body count and it should be interesting to see exactly how this shakes out and where it takes everything from here.

Story: Declan Shalvey Art: Andrea Broccardo, Declan Shalvey
Color: Ruth Redmond, Declan Shalvey Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Story: 8.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 8.0 Recommendation: Buy

Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review

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Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

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Animal Pound Ashcan

Wednesdays (and Tuesdays) are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in

Each week our contributors choose what they can’t wait to read this week or just sounds interesting. In other words, this is what we’re looking forward to and think you should be taking a look at!

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this week.

Alien #1 (Marvel) – A world is infected by the universe’s greatest killers, Weyland-Yutani sees a payout even if it costs a few human lives.

Animal Pound Ashcan (BOOM! Studios) – Get a look at the new series from Tom King and Peter Gross that’s a new reimagining of George Orwell’s classic. How it’ll stand out from that other recent take, Animal Castle (which is amazing), will be intriguing.

Batman and Robin #3 (DC Comics) – The series has been fun so far as it balances the superheroics with Bruce and Damian attempting to be a normal father and son.

Dark X-Men #4 (Marvel) – The series has been fun so far remember the dysfunction within the X-Men that can be so entertaining.

G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #301 (Skybound) – Larry Hama continues his epic run with artist Chris Mooneyham!

Lotus Land #1 (BOOM! Studios) – Something about technology that promises to end entropy itself and an attack on that program brings out a retired Detective. It sounds intriguing and the art looks great.

Outsiders #1 (DC Comics) – The Outsiders are back in this stealth launch of something bigger… something more… Planetary.

Rose Wolves Vol. 1 (IDW Publishing) – This wordless two-color graphic novel is an enthralling fable about disability, companionship, and transformation, set in the haunting beauty of the wild.

Speed Force #1 (DC Comics) – DC’s expanding the world of the Flash and we’re intrigued where this aspect of it all goes.

Star Wars: Visions #1 (Marvel) – Peach Momoko does Star Wars.

The Deviant #1 (Image Comics) – As snow falls over Milwaukee in 1972, a blood-stained Santa Claus commits unimaginable atrocities against young men. Fifty years later, a troubled young writer interviews this so-called “Deviant Killer,” who still maintains his innocence from behind bars.

The Ministry of Compliance #1 (IDW Publishing) – Writer John Ridley with artist Stefano Raffaele? Yes please! Thirty-seven years ago, Earth was secretly invaded by an alien force known as the Devolution, and they have been shaping the direction humanity has been going in ever since to prepare us to be assimilated into their empire.

Preview: Alien #1

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Alien #1

(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Andrea Broccardo (CA) Javier Fernandez
Rated T+
In Shops: Nov 15, 2023
SRP: $5.99

EVERYONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM!
In deep space spins a world infected by the universe’s greatest killers. Most people – sane people – would construct a barrier thicker than the hulls of ten Nostromos and leave it to rot.

But where most people see a death trap, Weyland-Yutani sees the biggest payout in the history of civilization. And if it costs a few human lives to secure? Those come cheap here.

Corporate corruption, personal betrayals and extraordinary violence – Declan Shalvey and Andrea Broccardo’s next and greatest Alien story starts here!

Alien #1

Preview: Alien Annual #1

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Alien Annual #1

(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Danny Earls (CA) Declan Shalvey
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 04, 2023
SRP: $5.99

ALIEN VS. ALIEN: PITY THE XENO!
A Xenomorph queen and her hive descend on a dark world. They’re hungry – they’re always hungry – and stand poised to overrun this planet like they have so many others. Until the native life fights back. Declan Shalvey and Danny Earls deliver an action-packed story and show-stopping visuals in this standalone entry in the Alien mythos!

Alien Annual #1

Titan reveals four new Alien books coming this Fall including a direct sequel to Alien 3

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ALIENS: VASQUEZ

by V.Castro
24th October 2023
Trade Paperback

A groundbreaking Latinx Aliens novel by a rising star Latina author, featuring the fan-favorite character PFC Jenette Vasquez from the hit movie ALIENS and the family she is forced to leave behind

The story of the breakout Aliens hero Jenette Vasquez, written by rising Latinx author V Castro. Even before the doomed mission to LV-426, Jenette Vasquez fought to survive. The Colonial Marines provided her a way, but forced her to give up her twins. Leticia followed her mother into the military, Ramon into Weyland-Yutani. Regardless of their plans, Xenomorphs would turn life into a living hell.

ALIENS: VASQUEZ

THE COMPLETE ALIEN COLLECTION: SYMPHONY OF DEATH
(THE COLD FORGE, PROTOTYPE, INTO CHARYBDIS)

by Alex White and Tim Waggoner
7th November 2023
Paperback

Collected together for the first time, this action-packed omnibus is filled with secrets, lies, and the silver smile of the deadly Xenomorphs. Across three epic novels, see how the Xenomorph doctrine of Weyland-Yutani and Venture is a short and angry road to hell.

Cold Forge

Weyland-Yutani has suffered a devastating setback.Yet there’s a reason the company rose to the top. True to form, they have a redundancy already in place… the facility known as The Cold Forge.

Prototype

Corporate spy Tamar Prather steals a steals a Xenomorph egg from Weyland-Yutani… now all they need is a human test subject.

Into Charybdis

It was supposed to be an easy job: set up environmental systems on the abandoned complex known as “Charybdis.” But the ruins have a darker history than any could imagine, and its depths harbor deadly secrets.

THE COMPLETE ALIEN COLLECTION: SYMPHONY OF DEATH

AN ALIENS SEARCH-AND-FIND BOOK: FIND THE XENOMORPH

by Kevin Crossley
14th November 2023
Hardback

An official ALIENS search-and-find puzzle book, based on the movie, featuring a host of highly detailed full-colour illustrations by artist Kevin Crossley set in familiar film locations.

A gorgeous puzzle book that will entertain and terrify Aliens fans. 14 original illustrations present familiar characters in new and horrifying situations – from colonists hiding in egg chambers to marines hunting for facehuggers, this beautiful search-and-find book gives fans a new way to interact with the classic movie. Do you have what it takes to Find The Xenomorph?

AN ALIENS SEARCH-AND-FIND BOOK: FIND THE XENOMORPH

ALIENS: BISHOP

by T.R. Napper
12th December 2023
Hardback

A direct sequel to ALIENS and ALIEN 3—Weyland-Yutani, the Colonial Marines, and Bishop’s creator all pursue the android for the deadly Xenomorph data contained in his brain. Written by T. R. Napper, author of the acclaimed 36 Streets, whose explosive work explores the artificial intelligence and what it is to be human.

Massively damaged in Aliens and Alien 3, the synthetic Bishop was shut down forever. Yet his creator seeks the Xenomorph data stored in the android’s mind—for what reason? Bishop also is pursued by Colonial Marines Capt. Marcel Apone, whose brother Master Sergeant Al Apone died on LV-426, and by Weyland-Yutani commandos. Who else might exploit his intimate knowledge of the deadliest creatures in the galaxy?

ALIENS: BISHOP

Preview: Alien #5

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Alien #5

(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Andrea Broccardo (CA) Dike Ruan
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 16, 2023
SRP: $4.99

ONE LAST CHANCE TO ESCAPE THE THAW!
With secrets revealed, loved ones lost and Xenomorphs engulfing the base – for a moment, Zasha thought all hope was gone. However, when a familiar face arrives in the form of a savior, the two set off for one last-ditch effort to escape the moon. The foes they will face – human and alien – might be their end, but just because the moon’s ice has thawed to reveal the horrors beneath doesn’t mean Zasha will let herself sink without a fight!

Alien #5

Preview: Alien #5

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Alien #5

(W) Declan Shalvey (A) Andrea Broccardo (CA) Dike Ruan
Rated T+
In Shops: Aug 16, 2023
SRP: $4.99

ONE LAST CHANCE TO ESCAPE THE THAW!
With secrets revealed, loved ones lost and Xenomorphs engulfing the base – for a moment, Zasha thought all hope was gone. However, when a familiar face arrives in the form of a savior, the two set off for one last-ditch effort to escape the moon. The foes they will face – human and alien – might be their end, but just because the moon’s ice has thawed to reveal the horrors beneath doesn’t mean Zasha will let herself sink without a fight!

Alien #5

Descend into the next Alien epic this November with a new Alien #1

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In the pages of Marvel’s current Alien comic series, writer Declan Shalvey and artist Andrea Broccardo are unearthing terrifying new truths about the legendary Xenomorph species. Set on an icy moon in the black of night, the current saga, “Thaw,” will conclude next month in Alien #5 but the threat of the Xenomorphs always re-emerges… The acclaimed creative team will dare to explore even darker depths of the Alien mythos this November 15th in a new Alien #1!

The new series will take place in two time periods with Shalvey also on art duties, drawing flashback scenes of a doomed earlier crew in each issue. As readers learn more about the mistakes and goals of the first mission, they’ll discover the full unsettling scope of what the present-day protagonists have gotten themselves into! Connected to the current series but offering a fresh start for new readers, the new run will continue to develop the new subspecies of Xenomorphs that Shalvey and Broccardo have introduced while laying the groundwork for an even greater threat. Before Alien #1 launches, fans will get a chance to get up close and personal with this new breed of creatures in October’s Alien Annual #1, a double-sized issue that will serve as connective tissue between story arcs. 

EVERYONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM! The next great Alien story starts in Alien Annual #1 and continues in the all-new Alien #1! In deep space spins a world infected by the universe’s greatest killers. Most people – sane people – would construct a barrier thicker than the hulls of ten Nostromos and leave it to rot. But where most people see a death trap, Weyland-Yutani sees the biggest payout in the history of civilization. And if it costs a few human lives to secure? Those come cheap here. Prepare for more corporate corruption, personal betrayals and extraordinary violence!

Check out Javi Fernández’s haunting issue one cover below and pick up Alien #1 when it hits stands in November.

Alien #1

It’s a war between Xenomorphs in Alien Annual #1

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Over the last year, writer Declan Shalvey and artist Andrea Broccardo have taken the Alien franchise to dark new depths in the current ongoing Alien comic series. Set on an remote moon, the series has unearthed all-new horrors in the iconic horror/science-fiction mythos, including a chilling subspecies of Xenomorphs that have thawed out of an icy slumber! The mystery and methods of these new Xenomophs are still being revealed, but this October, readers will get up close and personal with these new terrors in a double-sized Alien Annual! Teaming up with rising talent Danny Earls, Shalvey will further explore these new creations as they go head-to-head with their classic counterparts. With no humanity in sight, fans will see Xenomorphs unleashed on eachother in brutal fashion as this action-packed and standalone issue sets up the next era of Alien comic book storytelling!

ALIEN VS. ALIEN: PITY THE XENO! A Xenomorph queen and her hive descend on a dark world. As always, they’re eager to eliminate any species they encounter and stand poised to overrun this planet like they have so many others. Until the native life fight back…

Check out the issue’s main cover drawn by Shalvey below and pick up Alien Annual #1 this October!

Alien Annual #1
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