Aliens: The Original Series Volume 2 has been announced! Following the release of their absolutely gorgeous hardback Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series earlier this year, Dark Horse Comics have announced they will be publishing a second volume containing Book 2 (Nightmare Asylum) and Earth War (Female War).
“Following the highly successful release of Aliens: The Original Comic Series hardcover collection earlier this year, volume 2 finds Earth overrun by xenomorphs, with no hope of saving it for humanity. This doesn’t mean humans are ready to give up their home without a fight. Ripley hatches a plan to capture a “Queen Mother”—a super queen that rules multiple nests—and bring it back to Earth. Ripley believes the Queen Mother will command the xenomorphs to gather together where she can detonate a nuclear bomb to destroy them.
Mark Verheiden (The Mask, Timecop) composed the stories while Den Beauvais (Aliens, Aliens: Countdown) and Sam Kieth (The Sandman, The Maxx) illustrated the interiors. Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2 collects Aliens: Nightmare Asylum#1–#4 and Aliens: Female War #1–#4, and includes cover art for all issues in a special oversized hardcover edition.”
Aliens: The Original Series Volume 2 has been announced! The above picture is Den Beauvais’ gorgeous cover art for #4 of the original run of Aliens: Book 2.
While the third series may not be a fan favourite, Book 2 (aka Nightmare Asylum) can certainly be found on the top list of most fan’s favourite Alien comic series! And if Volume 2 is as nicely put together as the first, this is going to be a must buy.
Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2 is currently slated for release April 12, 2017, just before Alien Day 2017. Thanks to Russ840 for the news.
I wouldn't go as far as despise, but I've long said I find the lauded first two comics to be massively overrated. They're really nothing special to me.
1st & 3rd books I didn't enjoy...2nd because of the human controlled aliens, but the rest was ok.
*fixed quotes. Cpl Hicks.
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Lol prob not the only one dude but I imagine you are in the minority.
Out of interest, what volume do you like from the original comics ?
Thank God it's 2016...2017 is looking even better..
Someone flame me now lol.
I wonder if we are going to get a new vol annually now?
I would love to line Labyrinth up next to the first 2.
And give me AVP also and I'll die a happy man.
Good choice! Really looking forward to picking this one up too!
On this page there is a pic of the cover to this upcoming Vol.
Can't wait to have this on my shelf
Interesting especially as Ripley appears on one panel for the entire issue. Nice one though but as nice as that cover is it's hardly relevant given the story ... I'll stick with Denis' original cover personally.
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Oh right, I totally forgot about that thing..
That's sucks if that's the case. It's not the end of te world though. Marvel's Masterworks department regularly has to take high res scans of old issue from the existing issues and then remaster them to bring them to scratch.
Didn't they apparently lose the original artwork masters for that, which is why it's never been collected after the Aliens magazine mini comic?
I would be happy with this. It would complete the story.
I spoke about it here in this thread http://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=55248.0
Hopefully it includes some more never-before seen artwork from Denis.
I really think that is why it included. This way they can justify a potentially slightly higher price for the book.
Earth War
We are being spoiled at the mo.
Defiance is surly going to get a fancy pants. That will look amazing
Dead orbit looks pretty awesome as well. The art is so detailed.
Yeah, I really hated that. Such a completely out of the blue and inappropriate direction to take. Really wish Steve Perry hadn't started that off in the Nightmare Asylum adaptation.
You should! Very very good novel!
However, Den Beauvais' oversized art is going to be an absolute treat! Really can't wait to get my hands on this one!
That was te first novel I Aliens I read. Wills also develops a crush on Billie as well I think.
I think I will give the upcoming reprint of the Berserker novel a go based on your comments in the other thread.
Man, Same Keith's oversized art is going to be hard work to get through. Den's on the other hand, is going to be amazing.
Yes to Destroyig Angles.
Didn't the novel to female war have that ripely android with red blood ?
God I'd love Destroying Angels. And then and then...
I still can't get into Female War. I found the novel a better experience but they were both still messy.
I used to hate Earth war/Female War but I read it again recently and have a new found appreciation for it. No idea why though lol .
I would like a fancy pants of labyrinth as well now. Be nice to get some interviews from the creators on that one.