Marvel’s Alien # 1 Comic is the anti-corporate gorefest of fans’ dreams

All the way back in 1979, Sir Ridley Scott launched the world into a sci-fi universe where Facehuggers scampered, ruined Chestbursters in a very small corner of an otherwise beautiful dinner, and the Xenomorphs offered a deadly French kiss in the dark. That movie, Foreigner, Was a huge success, creating a sequel, video games, toys, lunchboxes, and a slav of comic books – you name it.

For a long time, Dark Horse had been calling the shots at the comic book end of this spectrum, but now Exnomorphs has a new publishing master: Marvel Comics. You are welcome Estranged # 1.

Who made Alien # 1?

This book is written by Philip Kennedy Johnson (by whose name you may remember) Marvel Zombies: Resurgence And Empire: Captain America), With artwork by Salvador LaRocca (whose miracle credits are considerable, including a long run Star wars, The Uncanny X-Men And Doctor doom) Belongs to. The striking wrapper comes courtesy of Inihuk Lee, while the colors were handled by Guru-EFX. It is a fast-paced, well-written book.

What about aliens?

The year is 2200, which puts us almost 75 years away from the events involved in the original trilogy of Alien Films (in case there is any confusion on the timeline) Estranged # 1 Helpful provides a cheat sheet of several pages in this issue).

We quickly introduce Gabriel Cruz, a Weyland-Utani security chief, who is finally retiring after decades of working for the notorious company. His loyalty to the corporation comes from his family, friends and – as we see in a serious flashback, that becomes well defined as a partner moving forward on the issue. Cruise is a haunted man, and he is willing to release people during his entire career.

Returning to Earth from the Epsilon Orbital Research Station, Cruise meets with his shrink (a very familiar-looking android) and as he is working up the nerve to get in touch with his naughty son, Danny, the boy – now a purposeful young man – shows up at his house. Basically Danny’s base is there to touch, but he is actually there to dig for something that will give him access to the Epsilon station. Given Danny’s disdain for Weyland-Utani, we can safely assume that he is not interested in paying him a friendly visit.

And, given that it is an alien Story, you can safely assume that things are not going to be good as soon as Danny goes there.

Why is this happening now?

Picture: Philip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador LaRocca / Marvel Comics

Corporate Logic. After the merger of Disney and 20th Century Fox, Marvel announced that it would begin publishing new books around Alien And hunter Franchise.

Yes, those who were once staples of the Dark Horse Empire are now under the umbrella of the great, big Disney, which means that the stakes are high for the alien Fans: Given the run of the Dark Horse with this universe, there’s a lot more to live with Alien Movies on the horizon, this is until this series (and upcoming) Alien: Fireteam) To provide fans with their Xnomorph fix.

Is there any required reading?

If you have seen aliens Read the movie or alien Comic book, maybe not; Any of them will give you a clue of everything you need to know here: Weyland-Utani is nefarious and not trustworthy (…Or is it?), The Xenomorph threat is still going strong (that is to say: these bugs are still licking almost every human’s ass), and things will get a lot worse for our characters before things get better. That’s all life in alien Reality!

It seems likely that the average Estranged # 1 Readers will know all these things, but in the unlikely event that you are not fully familiar with the franchise, I think I would recommend watching James Cameron. Aliens (At least!) The deep mythology of the series before diving into it, recently revealed in Ridley Scott Prometheus And Foreign: Covenant, It seems like this will be the facility here, although it is possible that it will come into play on the road somewhere.

Hmm. Y’know what? Better see all the aliens Movies, just to be safe (don’t bother with two Alien vs. Predator movies, though, because Wow) Belongs to.

Is Alien # 1 good?

Picture: Philip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador LaRocca / Marvel Comics

It is certain.

When Johnson introduces another Weyland-Utani research station looming on Earth, and yet another “mission gone wrong” scenario for our main character, I’ll admit to feeling a little disappointed: these story-making Elements are very common within various short stories, novels and comic books that are more than less cliché.

But after my brief dilemma with Mayanagari Johnson, only the pages started moving the story in a direction I had not expected. By the end of the issue, I was very curious to see how things would play out for Gabriel, Danny, and the rest of the people who live on Epsilon (I’m particularly impressed by the thread of anti-Weyland-Utile activism) of the book. Runs through the back half; Seems timely and clever here).

In addition, the artwork sings. Xenomorphs are not the easiest thing to effectively convert into two dimensions (ask someone to draw, see what happens), but LaRocca rubs these things with aplomb, chopping off, a sinister aura. Human characters and androids also look great, as well as the steely, ultra-clean-clean-cover-in-body-parts-or-xeno-blood corporate space found within the Epsilon Observatory.

All of this, by the way, is brought to life by Guru-EFX’s color work, which turns almost every page into a full-blown eye candy. And lemme tell you something: It’s obvious that they’re not moving away from the gore. for example…

A panel that popped

Picture: Philip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador LaRocca / Marvel Comics

Look at Kiza? beautiful. Can’t wait to see what issue # 2 is for us.