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.
As part of the Alien Isolation: 24 Days of Christmas, the good folk over at Creative Assembly have been releasing various pieces of concept art, notifications for your phone and a whole slew of Alien Isolation goodies. To cap the 24 days of Christmas off, Creative Assembly has released the Alien Isolation comic in its entirety ... [Read More]
Comic Book Resources has just posted the preview for the 4th and final issue of the Aliens vs Predator - Fire and Stone series. Written by Christopher Sebela and with artwork from Ariel Olivetti, Aliens vs Predator has told the story of Elden's hunt for Francis. As always, beware spoilers:
"As a desperate scientist’s violent evolution reaches its ... [Read More]
Dead Mouse Productions recently published a short interview with William Hope, the actor behind Lt. Gorman in Aliens - and also Dr Groves in AvP 2010 and Waits in Alien Isolation - in which the actor recalls his time involved with the film. In the interview, titled You Always Were an Asshole Gorman, he talks about having ... [Read More]
The end of November saw the release of Alien - River of Pain, the last of Titan's trilogy of Alien novels released throughout 2014. The novel serves as a semi-prequel to Aliens and tells the tale of the Alien infestation of Hadley's Hope. I have just uploaded my review of the novel, written by Christopher Golden, for you all ... [Read More]
In an interview with MTV for his new film, Exodus, Ridley Scott drops some hints regarding Prometheus 2 and the role David might play in the sequel. When asked whether the sequel will follow on with the story of Shaw and David, Ridley responded:
“You can’t have a person go off into the galaxy and have a person who’s ... [Read More]
Comic Book Resource has just released the preview for the 4th and final issue of Dark Horse's Aliens: Fire and Stone series. As can be expected, beware spoilers so avoid this post if you wish to go in blind:
"Tying in with the Prometheus and Aliens films, this tale of stranded survivors and the tenacious xenomorphs that stalk ... [Read More]
Last night NECA unveiled the fourth series of their Alien figure series. Whilst not the first Ripley figures, these are the first to feature an accurate likeness of Sigourney Weaver:
"Series 4 in our best-selling Alien action figure collection celebrates 35 years of the original Alien film with all-new character debuts! It includes two versions of Ellen Ripley ... [Read More]
Creative Assembly has just announced the second Survivor map pack for Alien Isolation, Trauma, and issued a challenge to the community:
"‘Trauma’, will see you exploring the three new maps as Sevastopol’s medical officer, Dr Lingard, who you may have already encountered in our main game.
Racked with guilt and feeling responsible for bringing the creature on board, ... [Read More]
The good folk over at Creative Assembly are going to be doing an online advent calendar of Alien Isolation related goodness to bring joy and terror to your Christmas celebrations!
"‘Tis the season and we’re getting in to the festive spirit with our Alien: Isolation Advent Calendar.
From now until the 24th December, there will be an Alien: Isolation goody to ... [Read More]
Following on from their preview of Prometheus: Fire and Stone #4 earlier, Comic Book Resource has now posted a preview of the 3rd issue from the Predator series. As expected, beware spoilers:
"Back among the crewmates he betrayed in Prometheus, Galgo must watch over both shoulders, as his former allies want him to pay, and the Predator ... [Read More]
I have just uploaded a review for the recently released Legendary Encounters – An Alien Deck Building Game from Upper Deck:
"The first thing to note about Legendary Encounters is that a Deck Building Game is so completely different to a Trading/Collectible Card Game. One of the biggest differences is that in you get everything at once with ... [Read More]