We have just uploaded the 78th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Our last episode of 2018 sees RidgeTop, Xenomorphine and myself reconvene for December’s podcast to discuss where it all started – Dark Horse Comics’ original Aliens vs. Predator!
We talk conceiving comic series’ on the toilet, whether we prefer Monika Livingston or InColor’s colouring work, is Machiko a clone of Ellen Ripley, the infamous team-up, the treatment of the Alien’s within the series and plenty more! We even get into some listener correspondence. And, of course, we plead once more for Dark Horse to re-release the series with new colours!
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Yeah, that's right! The marines get attacked on the Predator ship.
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Did you ever read it? I know you were never keen on the comics or the novels.
Same, though I was a bit older when I finally got my hands on it. It's been fandom ever since
Need to carve out some time today to listen to the Podcast.
Regardless of the colors, this is, in hindsight, an awesome book. It could use a relaunch, and a recolor. I bring to mind, the original Empire Strikes Back comic series from Marvel. If you ever seen the original issues, you will know how horrific the colors were. They were just fully washed out, with no presence. Disney / Marvel did the right thing when they "remastered" the series. They reissued the original ESB series in HC format and with all-new colors that reflect the tone of the film. The result was spectacular, and totally changed the tone of the comics. This is what I would recommend for the series.
If I remember correctly, As the series was being done, Phil Norwood left the series either to work on the T2 film or the Abyss. It was one of the two, though I believe it was the Abyss, and you can see his style in some of the vehicles in the film. The last issue of the series thus felt very different as compared to the previous ones. Chris Warner didn't quite get the queen's proportions quite right in some of the shots. One image had her legs be bigger and meatier than her carapace (crown). It was a huge disconnect and I recall being disappointed by that at the time. Fortunately, the story held together very well right through to the end, and as you look at the series in TPB format, it works quite well, other than the colors.
I really appreciated the attention to details that Phil Norwood put in. In particular, the map of the Ryushi colony comes to mind. That was some real Tolkien level stuff. I found myself looking back and forth to compare the scenes in the comic to the actual map, and found it a very cool aid. My friends and I once turned that into a role playing game actually. Good times.
I wonder what the briar wolves looked like...
I really don't think we are seeing it till the 30th anniversary. Hopefully a recolour to go with the celebration.
It's been over a year coming though: https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/index.php?topic=59052.0
Thanks, El Pistolero. It'd be boring if we all thought the same! Glad you're enjoying how we always try to go into our differing opinions to explain what we think, though. Certainly no plans to stop doing podcasts.
Thanks! Definitely try to get as brushed up and do as much prep as I can before these! Besides, it's fun to do the research anyway.
I wouldn't say I prefer the video games. It's just at the point I read the comic the games were my only real exposure to the cross-over. I do thoroughly enjoy the series now. I like how it wasn't simply a retread of Aliens idea and went somewhere new with the colonisation angle.
This one is a good opportunity to read this series again and I cant wait to listen to the new podcast. Dont stop doing this!
Awesome news.
There is one coming.
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The "epilogue" issue was in DHP 5th Anniversary compilation which also had a weird surreal "Bisley meets Aliens".
I believe it was the first time I was introduced to PREDATOR before the Arnold movie.
Kids in the playground (I was in primary school UK) asked "is this going to be a movie?" and I too did many ALIEN related art projects. I think my parents would get called in if it emerged this was an 18/R rated franchise.
I'm with Corporal Hicks in the sense that the videogames were my preferred interpretation of this pairing of ALIENS/PREDATOR franchises.
I was dumbfounded by the "raunchers in space" sci-fi space western. Kind of reminded me of BraveStarr (late 80s cartoon) meets original Tremors.
If anything NOT using Weyland Yutani and instead Chigusa Corporation would've settled any bad blood between ALIEN purists and AVP fanboys.
Most interesting fun fact I didn't know of Phillip Norwood doing comic panels for the comic AND storyboarding for the Paul W S Anderson AVP movie. As well as many other film storyboards including TERMINATOR 2.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0636404/
If and when we get an AVP3 movie I think the template should be ALIENS VS PREDATOR (2010).
Me too.
This is the best AVP comic, for me, so cant wait.
With that fancy pants edition would hurry up and get solicited. Im guessing it will release in 2020 for the 30th anniversary. Unless they use the date that they concieved the idea as the anniversary. In which case we may get it next year.