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.
For Alien Day 2016, 20th Century Fox, Audible and Dirk Maggs treated us to an audio drama adaptation of Tim Lebbon's Alien: Out of the Shadows. We absolutely loved it. With Alien Day 2017 fast approaching, it looks like Maggs and Audible are back with another adaptation of one of Titan Book's other Alien novels, River of Pain!
"Ellen Ripley ... [Read More]
Do you remember that prequel novel to the original Predator that was reported on last August? The one that would be written by Christopher Golden and would apparently retcon Predator to include two Predators? Evidently it's been canceled and it was never approved in the first place.
“Two Predators race through space, one a rogue, the other in pursuit. Their ... [Read More]
3am, one of the companies behind the recent Alien: Covenant promotional videos, has shared a bunch of cool behind the scenes stills from The Last Supper. These stills include the cast and crew, some storyboards and a look at the exterior of the bridge set:
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Though filming is currently underway for The Predator, Shane Black still has a few surprises left for us with the cast. According to The Hollywood Reporter, veteran science fiction actor Edward James Olmos has joined the cast of The Predator:
"Edward James Olmos is suiting up for The Predator, Shane Black’s reboot of 20th Century Fox’s sci-fi action ... [Read More]
20th Century Fox have just released a brand new (and, in my humble opinion, quite phenomenal) poster for Alien: Covenant.
What do you think of Alien: Covenant's latest poster? Sound off below and let us know.
Keep a close eye on Alien vs. Predator Galaxy for the latest on Alien: Covenant! You can follow us on Facebook, ...[Read More]
Neill Blomkamp may have been poised to retcon Alien 3, but it would appear that Sir Ridley Scott isn’t as willing to let the third film fade into the ether just yet! There was a time when 20th Century Fox was trying to get Ridley Scott to sit in the director’s chair for the third entry and at that time, ... [Read More]
It was recently confirmed that Sir Ridley Scott's next Alien film being written. It looks like we may not have to be referring to it as Alien: Covenant 2 for too long as Ridley may have revealed the current title of the next film.
Also coming out of the SXSW coverage, in a new interview with Fandango's Erik Davis, ... [Read More]
Last week, after some teasing, 20th Century Fox released the second promotional video for Alien: Covenant. Titled Meet Walter, the video served as a fictional advertisement for Weyland-Yutani's latest synthetic, Walter.
Several articles have been published looking at the development of the Meet Walter video and how AMD, 48 Communications (the marketing agency for AMD), 20th Century Fox, 3AM, RSA ... [Read More]
Following Alien: Covenant's big impact at SXSW last weekend, we're still seeing more information being released! Talking recently to Vanity Fair, Sir Ridley Scott has spoken about the opening scenes of Alien: Covenant.
“We start Covenant,” he continues, ”with a really clever prologue that settles—once and for all—who David really is.” The sequence begins on a “big beautiful blue ... [Read More]
The start of March saw the release of the first set reports from various journalist's time on the set of Alien: Covenant. Since then more set reports have been trickling out from other set visits, some with new snippets of information but a lot of it has been the same quotes from the cast and crew of Alien: ... [Read More]
Various French official 20th Century Fox social media accounts have recently shared a new promotional image for Alien: Covenant. Straight from the databanks of Weyland-Yutani's Ship Catalog, we have a view of the Covenant!
The new image appears to be looking down the length of the Covenant towards a stormy planet. Paradise, perhaps? You can check out more ... [Read More]
We previously reported that Sir Ridley Scott, Michael Fassbender and Danny McBride would be attending SXSW to show off footage of Alien: Covenant alongside a screening of the original Alien.
Yesterday was the day and they showed three clips of Covenant, including the two that were shown to the press at the various Showcase events at the end of ... [Read More]