We recently learnt that Titan would be publishing Prometheus: The Art of the Film. It turns out Titan is also going to re-publishing a number of older Alien books as well: "With Prometheus on the way, they are replicating the format for themselves, with Alien: The Illustrated Story: The Artists’ Edition, now renamed from “The Original Edition” to closer ... [Read More]

For the first time in almost a decade, an Aliens story will be featuring in Dark Horse Presents, it has been announced: The story is written by John Layman and the artwork is being done by Sam Keith. It was also revealed back in July that these pair would be working on a new Aliens series. Whether this ... [Read More]

I have just uploaded my latest review for the recently released Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film: "So what can Alien Vault really offer us that previous books (there are a few more than the 2 I listed) can’t? Well, that’s an incredibly easy question: Passion. Alien Vault came across as a personal account, ... [Read More]

Back in June an AvPGalaxy forum member discovered a new book coming out: Alien Vault: The Definitive Story of the Making of the Film. "Alien Vault reveals the details behind the making of the groundbreaking 1979 science-fiction horror film, one of the cult classics of the genre. This licensed, behind-the-scenes guide examines the creation of the movie via ... [Read More]

Last week saw the release of the first issue of the Predators prequel comic series and the second issues was released barely days ago. The final two issues are due out on the 23rd and 30th of June. Below are links to previews for all 4 issues: Predators #1 Predators #2 Predators #3 Predators #4 The prequel ... [Read More]

Dark Horse have just posted up a six page preview of the upcoming prequel series to Predators: Written by Marc Andreyko, David Lapham and drawn by Guilherme Balbi, Gabriel Guzman, the prequel series delves into the backstory of both Royce and Nolan. The first issue is due out June 09, 2010, with each issue following a ... [Read More]

Aint It Cool News has broken the news that long time Predator comic publisher Dark Horse is going to be publishing numerous comics for Predators: "There’s a reason all of our characters end up in the position they find themselves in, in the film. My character is a mercenary and he’s extremely morally questionable, even for ... [Read More]

Comic writer and artist, Liam Sharp, recently talked to Comic Book Resources regarding the upcoming novella he is creating for Dark Horse, Fast Track to Heaven: "The Aliens universe is quite convoluted so - given that my story is relatively short - I wanted it to be accessible to anybody, and as close as I could get in tone ... [Read More]

It's been sometime since I've posted anything up regarding the literature side of the franchise. I thought it might be time I post a round up of the news. A new Aliens novella has been announced: Written and illustrated by Liam Sharp, the comic is due out June 16th. Issue one of AvP: Three World War went on sale ... [Read More]

We recently had chance to interview Chris Warner, the man behind the recent omnibus releases and the latest comic series from Dark Horse: "The most important thing was figuring out how we wanted to go about the re-launches, story-wise. Over the years, and through a variety of editorial pilots, the franchises had sort of roamed all over the landscape, and we ... [Read More]

Pictures from the San Diego Comic Con have started filtering onto the internet and of particular note to us Aliens and Predator fans is this one: It is from the Dark Horse section of the con and is the first we've seen to do with the Aliens vs Predator series that was announced by Dark Horse. No other details about the ... [Read More]

In the slew of AvP3, Predators and prequel news I opted to let the comic news fall by the wayside until it calmed down. So onto the news: The first issue of Dark Horse's new Alien series has been released. We'll have our review up shortly. Cover art for Aliens #3 and Predator #2 has ... [Read More]

As many of you know today is Free Comic Book Day and today sees the release of the preview flipbook for Dark Horse's upcoming Alien and Predator relaunch. And to celebrate this, I compiled a list of the Top 10 Alien Comics! "Bringing up the rear at number 10 we have Stalker. It's not one that tends to be discussed on ... [Read More]