My name is Aaron Percival - although I go by the handle Corporal Hicks in the Aliens/vs/Predator community - and I'm the co-administrator of AvPGalaxy. I also work specifically as editorial doing news posts, interviews, articles, etc and handle public relations for the website. I also host and edit the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast.
I first saw the first half of Aliens on my 5th birthday after going on the Aliens - Ride at the Speed of Fright 4D cinema at American Adventure. It gave me nightmares for 5 years until I finally saw the film in its entirety and became obsessed with the franchise.
I have worked on various Aliens vs Predator websites since 2003 when I learnt HMTL over a weekend and created a website called AvPWorld. In retrospect it was a terrible looking website but it further enhanced my love of the franchise and the online community. I became a newsposter for AbsoluteAvP (previously AvP2.net) later that year.
In 2005 I eventually decided to close AvPWorld and take on a more editorial role working for the re-incarnate version of AvPNews hosted on GameGossip. Unfortunately the administrator left and I was left to run an entire website by myself again. Following the AICN script review of Aliens vs. Predator 2 I eventually lost the heart and left AvPNews in April of 2006.
When I was contacted by Darkness in November 2006 about using my articles & reviews for AvPGalaxy, I volunteered to join him as permanent staff and have been here ever since.
I have a very open mind when it comes to the franchise so I enjoy reading the various comics and novels so I can experience other stories outside of the films. I enjoy attending various conventions and playing numerous games based on the series.
During my time working on Alien vs. Predator Galaxy I've had the pleasure of speaking on a panel at the Alien Encounters: 25 Years of Aliens Convention. I've been featured in a documentary about Alien fandom called Alien Fans by Dennis Lowe. There is also a ship in the Aliens vs. Predator novel trilogy, The Rage War, named after me.
Odd Studio is to provide make-up effects for Alien: Covenant. Talking to If.com.au about their Oscar win for their work on Mad Max: Fury Road, Odd Studio owners and directors Damian Martin and Adam Johansen briefly mentioned that they would be providing the make-up effects for Alien: Covenant:
"For their next gig, Martin and Johansen ... [Read More]
An increasing trend at the minute are days dedicated to specific franchises - May the Fourth (Star Wars), January 17th (17/01, Star Trek) to name a couple and now thanks to the fan community the Alien series now has it's own day! April 26th (4/26) is now coming to be known as Alien Day!
To celebrate the day, 20th Century Fox ... [Read More]
Whilst speaking to MovieWeb about the impending release of The Hateful Eight on DVD and Blu-Ray, Demian Bichir talks Alien: Covenant. As is to be expected at this point in production, Bichir doesn't reveal much in regards to the upcoming Prometheus sequel but he does talk about working with Sir Ridley Scott and the expected duration of the ... [Read More]
Dark Horse have posted the preview for the upcoming Predator: Life and Death #2 online! Following on the first issue released in March, the second issue of Predator: Life and Death sees the marines of Hasdrubal come into direct conflict with the Predators:
"Colonial Marines hunt the Predators, and the Predators lead the marines into an ambush! But on ... [Read More]
The Predator is to be an "event" film according to Shane Black. Speaking to Matt Patches at Thrillist about The Nice Guys, Shane Black has talked a little about The Predator. He talks about what attracted him to the project and his expectations of The Predator:
"They called me and I was reluctant. I said, "Look. You guys at ... [Read More]
Dark Horse Comics June solicitations are now available via Comic Book Resources. This month's solicitations bring us our first story information regarding Prometheus: Life and Death #1, Aliens: Defiance #3, Predator: Life and Death #4 and the announcement of The Dark Horse Comics/DC: Superman which includes Superman vs. Aliens:
"Colonial Marines have commandeered a mysterious alien ship -- wresting ... [Read More]
Upper Deck are due to release the Alien Anthology trading card set at the end of March 2016. Upper Deck is probably known to Alien and Predator collectors as the company responsible for the fantastic Legendary Encounter games (both Alien and Predator). It has been revealed that the company will also be producing a trading card set celebrating ... [Read More]
Benjamin Rigby talks Alien: Covenant. Following the announcement of his casting, Inside Film posted an interview with Benjamin Rigby regarding his role and casting in the upcoming Prometheus sequel. He also talks a little bit about Alien: Covenant itself (no spoilers):
"Because there's an end result being the original Alien, it has to connect. People can expect ... [Read More]
Ben Rigby joins Alien: Covenant according to Variety. Variety is reporting that Ben Rigby has been cast in the Prometheus sequel, Alien: Covenant in an as-yet unknown role:
"Ben Rigby has joined the cast of Fox’s “Prometheus” sequel “Alien: Covenant.” Michael Fassbender is set to star as well as Katherine Waterston and Danny McBride, with Ridley ... [Read More]
Arnold Schwarzenegger to meet Shane Black about The Predator according to an exclusive from The Arnold Fans. Speaking to the site at the annual Arnold Sports Festival, Schwarzenegger told the The Arnold Fans that he will be meeting with Shane Black about the upcoming Predator sequel:
"I haven’t talked with him (Shane Black) yet but I’m ... [Read More]
We have just uploaded our Alien: Engineers Podcast, the 33rd episode of the AvPGalaxy Podcast. The 33rd episode is our episode that takes a look at the earlier incarnations of Prometheus from when it was a straight-up Alien prequel. We walk through the early script by Jon Spaihts and discuss it in detail.
RidgeTop, Xenomorphine and I are joined ... [Read More]