Comics Update – Aliens: Defiance, Life and Death & The Dark Horse Comics/DC: Superman TP

Posted March 17, 2016 3:50 PM Corporal Hicks26 Comments

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 it from the savage Predators who also wanted it. But now the owner of the vessel has awakened, and the marines find themselves trapped in space with an angry god!”

Dave Dorman’s 30th anniversary variant cover of Predator: Life and Death #1.

Prometheus: Life and Death #1 also heralds the return of the legendary Dave Dorman to the Alien and Predator franchise with the gorgeous 30th anniversary variant cover seen above!

And as for Superman vs. Aliens: “In the first ever collection of the DC/Dark Horse Superman crossover stories, the Man of Steel faces the universe’s deadliest foe, but is he truly strong enough to defeat the xenomorph? Follow the Last Son of Krypton through the world of Madman and explore the jungles of East Africa with him alongside Tarzan, son of the jungle. Collects Superman vs. Aliens Volume 1, Superman vs. Aliens Volume 2: God War, Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle, and The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo.

Over 400 pages of material contains four full Superman arcs from Dan Jurgens, Chuck Dixon, and Mike Allred, original covers, and pinup and sketchbook art from the original creative teams. In this 30th-anniversary year of Aliens, fans can rediscover the Man of Steel combating the xenomorph — for the first time since 2002.”

The Dark Horse Comics/DC: Superman will include both volumes of Superman vs. Aliens.

The Dark Horse Comics/DC: Superman is due for release August 1st 2016. Aliens: Defiance #3 is due June 29, Predator: Life and Death #4 June 1 and finally Prometheus: Life and Death #1 the week after on June 8. Thanks to Ultramorph for the news!

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Ultramorph
Posted Apr 14, 2016, 02:41:07 AM

Indeed, that Defiance cover is great. I'm getting more and more excited for that series the more I see!

On the Prometheus side of things, I can't wait
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to see the Marines meet Ahab and try to attack him, with Galgo and Angela trying to break it up. Also, I hope Ahab meets some of the other Predators and puts them in their place. "Oh, you found an Engineer ship? I killed one of them!"

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426Buddy
Posted Apr 14, 2016, 12:55:15 AM

Nice covers, I like them both. In the back of issue #2 of predator l&d stradley says the second series is aliens life and death and it comes out later this year. Im pretty sure Prometheus l&d is next right?

Maybe I read it wrong I'll check again.

@Hicks - Yeah it was! Crazy that we got news on pinball, A:C, The Predator, and the comics today.
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Apr 13, 2016, 09:55:35 PM

Quote from: HuDaFuK on Apr 13, 2016, 07:19:52 PM
Loving the cover to Defiance #4!

Indeed! That's quite a lovely one!

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And Prometheus.

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I'll share these on the front page tomorrow. I'm gonna be heading off to bed soon. It's been a busy news day.
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HuDaFuK
Posted Apr 13, 2016, 07:19:52 PM

Loving the cover to Defiance #4!
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Ultramorph
Posted Apr 13, 2016, 06:47:47 PM

Dark Horse's July 2016 solicitations are up! I'm about to start work, so I can't break them down, but there is a big spoiler in the Prometheus solicitation, so beware.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dark-horse-july-2016-solicitations-conan-bounty-black-hammer

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We do indeed make our way back to LV-223!

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Ultramorph
Posted Apr 01, 2016, 09:52:59 PM

Hoping for some more sweet cover art, at the very least. I still want to know if Dave Palumbo is doing a banner poster for the event, like he did for FaS.
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Apr 01, 2016, 09:47:23 PM

Ah, fantastic! I hope we get some good stuff from that!
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Ultramorph
Posted Apr 01, 2016, 08:20:34 PM

Dark Horse's Emerald City Comic-Con schedule has been put up on the W-Y Bulletin.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/WYbulletin/permalink/1000186250064085/

Josh Izzo will be at the A/v/P panel, which is this Friday!

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Dark Horse Comics and Twentieth Century Fox: A Relationship Spanning Universes
12:15 p.m.–1:15 p.m. T305
Dark Horse achieved one of its earliest successes with the 1988 publication of Aliens, followed that with Predator (1989) and Aliens vs. Predator (1990), won over fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with comics starting in 1998, and is now developing comics for the beautiful blue world of James Cameron’s Avatar. Join Joshua Izzo (Director of Licensing, Twentieth Century Fox), Randy Stradley (Vice President of Publishing, Dark Horse Comics), Brian Thies (Predator: Life and Death), Faith Erin Hicks (Buffy: The High School Years), and others involved in creating the worlds of the Xenoverse, the Whedonverse, and the Pandoran biosphere.

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Corporal Hicks
Posted Mar 30, 2016, 03:43:02 PM

I asked my local to try and get me the Dorman cover. I just hope he manages it!
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426Buddy
Posted Mar 30, 2016, 03:34:23 PM

I like both covers a lot, but Dorman wins hands down, got mine preordered
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Ultramorph
Posted Mar 30, 2016, 02:31:05 PM

The Dave Dorman and Sachin Teng variants for Prometheus #1 are available for pre-order now on TFAW! Got my Dorman variant.
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Ultramorph
Posted Mar 18, 2016, 05:08:21 PM

Predator #3, Aliens: Defiance #3 and Prometheus #1 are all up for pre-order on TFAW, but the Dorman and Sachin Teng versions haven't been listed yet.
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happypred
Posted Mar 18, 2016, 08:03:35 AM

Really curious as to how the humans try to split enemy force
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The Alien Predator
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 08:24:02 PM

Quote from: Ultramorph on Mar 17, 2016, 07:39:04 PM
Quote from: The Alien Predator on Mar 17, 2016, 07:01:54 PM
Wait, is this a re-release of the old Superman vs Aliens comic? Or is this a completely new crossover?

It's a re-release of the two Superman/Aliens crossovers from the early 2000s, plus a few other older stories.

Ah, cool. I loved that Superman vs Aliens comic. I loved the that despite Superman being quite powerful, their acid blood stung his eyes real bad when it splashed on his face.
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Ultramorph
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 07:39:04 PM

Quote from: The Alien Predator on Mar 17, 2016, 07:01:54 PM
Wait, is this a re-release of the old Superman vs Aliens comic? Or is this a completely new crossover?

It's a re-release of the two Superman/Aliens crossovers from the early 2000s, plus a few other older stories.
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Randomizer
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 07:06:35 PM

Quote from: Ultramorph on Mar 17, 2016, 03:24:16 PM
We have our June 2016 solicitations, and they're a doozy!
Predator: Life and Death #4
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The conclusion of the first Life and Death story arc!
Predator: Life and Death #4 (of 4)
Dan Abnett (W), Brian Albert Thies (A), Rain Beredo (C), and David Palumbo (Cover)
On sale June 1
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
The battle between the Colonial Marines and the Predators opens on two fronts as the humans attempt to split the enemy's force and take possession of the mysterious horseshoe-shaped alien spaceship! Getting their hands on the alien technology will be a huge victory for the humans... or will it?

Prometheus: Life and Death #1
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A Dave Dorman variant cover!

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Ridley Scott's monster gods!
Prometheus: Life and Death #1 (of 4)
Dan Abnett (W), Andrea Mutti (A), Rain Beredo (C), David Palumbo (Cover), Sachin Teng (Variant cover), and Dave Dorman (30th anniversary variant cover)
On sale June 8
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
Colonial Marines have commandeered a mysterious alien ship -- wresting it from the savage Predators who also wanted it. But now the owner of the vessel has awakened, and the marines find themselves trapped in space with an angry god!
• Chapter two of the Life and Death story cycle!

Wonderful So I guess it will be Predator, Prometheus...then Aliens and AVP for the grand finale?
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The Alien Predator
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 07:01:54 PM

Quote from: Ultramorph on Mar 17, 2016, 06:06:47 PM
The Superman/Aliens trade is up for pre-order on Amazon with a release date of August 16, 2016.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506702147?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00

Wait, is this a re-release of the old Superman vs Aliens comic? Or is this a completely new crossover?
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Ultramorph
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 06:06:47 PM

The Superman/Aliens trade is up for pre-order on Amazon with a release date of August 16, 2016.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1506702147?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=od_aui_detailpages00
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JungleHunter87
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 04:39:03 PM

Defiantly picking these up. LOVE the Dorman cover variant. I will make it a priority to pick it up. It'd be almost sacrilege not to.
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Whiskeybrewer
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 04:05:25 PM

I will definitely be getting the Superman TPB. Good to have both Supes/Xeno series in one place
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Ultramorph
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 04:04:17 PM

Interesting to note that Rain Beredo is doing the colors for Prometheus: L&D, too. So each series will have different art, but a consistent color palette, it seems.
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426Buddy
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 03:54:32 PM

Dorman cover is amazing, I can't wait to see the other covers. Good time to be back into the comics thats for sure.

Man that is a sweet Dorman cover for prometheus, all the details on the engineer are glorious.
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 03:53:28 PM

Holy shit! That Dorman piece is simply gorgeous! That is just fantastic. I need to make sure I get a copy of that variant!
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Ultramorph
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 03:36:42 PM

I'm definitely getting that Dorman variant.

I like how Prometheus #1 comes out just a week after Predator #4. I was dreading a month-long wait between series.

Also, based on that summary
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I'm guessing that the Engineer ends up flying them to LV-223, hence the "intersection" between this and Fire and Stone.

Also also, started looking into Andrea Mutti, who is doing the art for Prometheus: L&D, and starting to find a bit.
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https://twitter.com/andreamutti9/status/696637451167756288
Is that a proto-xenomorph?
https://twitter.com/andreamutti9/status/690539853763756032

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HuDaFuK
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 03:32:26 PM

That Dorman Prometheus variant is f*cking sweet, excuse my French.

Judging by the layout it's another of those 30th anniversary jobbies designed to mimic Dark Horse Presents.

Interesting as well how the résumé paints the series as
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a direct sequel to the Predator one.

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Ultramorph
Posted Mar 17, 2016, 03:24:16 PM

We have our June 2016 solicitations, and they're a doozy!
http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/hellboy-in-hell-finale-prometheus-dark-horse-june-2016-solicitations

Aliens: Defiance #3
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Riccardo Burchielli fills in on art duties.
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Aliens: Defiance #3
Brian Wood (W), Riccardo Burchielli (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
On sale June 29
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
Mutiny aboard the Europa. After accessing a Weyland-Yutani network buoy which reprograms their directives, several Davis synthetics seek to take down the mysterious Davis 01 unit and take the ship back to Earth. Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks and Davis 01 must survive an organized tactical assault in deep space.
• Brian Wood brings his sharp storytelling to Aliens.

The Dark Horse Comics/DC: Superman TP
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Chuck Dixon (W), Dan Jurgens (W), Kevin Nowlan (A/Cover), Carlos Meglia (A), Jon Bogdanove (P/Cover), Mike Allred (P), Dave Stewart (C), Greg Wright (C), Laura Allred (C)
On sale Aug 3
FC, 416 pages
$24.99
TP, 7" x 10"
In the first ever collection of the DC/Dark Horse Superman crossover stories, the Man of Steel faces the universe's deadliest foe, but is he truly strong enough to defeat the xenomorph? Follow the Last Son of Krypton through the world of Madman and explore the jungles of East Africa with him alongside Tarzan, son of the jungle. Collects Superman vs. Aliens Volume 1, Superman vs. Aliens Volume 2: God War, Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle, and The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo.
• Over 400 pages of material contains four full Superman arcs from Dan Jurgens, Chuck Dixon, and Mike Allred, original covers, and pinup and sketchbook art from the original creative teams.
• In this 30th-anniversary year of Aliens, fans can rediscover the Man of Steel combating the xenomorph -- for the first time since 2002.

Predator: Life and Death #4
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The conclusion of the first Life and Death story arc!
Predator: Life and Death #4 (of 4)
Dan Abnett (W), Brian Albert Thies (A), Rain Beredo (C), and David Palumbo (Cover)
On sale June 1
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
The battle between the Colonial Marines and the Predators opens on two fronts as the humans attempt to split the enemy's force and take possession of the mysterious horseshoe-shaped alien spaceship! Getting their hands on the alien technology will be a huge victory for the humans... or will it?

Prometheus: Life and Death #1
Spoiler (click to show/hide)
A Dave Dorman variant cover!
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Ridley Scott's monster gods!
Prometheus: Life and Death #1 (of 4)
Dan Abnett (W), Andrea Mutti (A), Rain Beredo (C), David Palumbo (Cover), Sachin Teng (Variant cover), and Dave Dorman (30th anniversary variant cover)
On sale June 8
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
Colonial Marines have commandeered a mysterious alien ship -- wresting it from the savage Predators who also wanted it. But now the owner of the vessel has awakened, and the marines find themselves trapped in space with an angry god!
• Chapter two of the Life and Death story cycle!

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