For several years I have maintained an Excel database for the complete releases of all of the Aliens, Predator and AvP comics (I chose to include Prometheus in the Aliens collection for simplicity's sake). It's a great tool for tracking and I hope one or two other collectors out there find it useful.
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Some of the parameters for how this list was compiled:
- First release of each comic, and subsequent variants/editions (but not subsequent printings)
So
AVP #0-4 and the 1997
Dark Horse Classics 6 issue re-release are both included in AVP, but the 5 additional printing editions of
Aliens #1 are not each listed
Except in the case where a comic was first released outside of the US (
Sacrifice in the Aliens UK Magazine), or was only released/compiled outside of the US (
Crusade and
Countdown in Aliens UK)
Except when that is the only stand alone release (
Aliens Inhuman Condition)
This includes all preview editions of a comic (ashcans, sneak peaks in other anthologies, etc.). To the best of my knowledge there is no A/P/AVP story or comic not represented here, but that is something I always appreciate feedback on.
How it works: Each series is listed in chronological order, with a cell for each issue. There is a cover image if you hover over the cell, and in some cases additional details if you select the cell. Almost all of the covers were available on
www.mycomicshop.com and came in the perfect scale.
The cells can be color coded in order to keep track of what you own or do not own, and the macro in the document will tally the totals for you. Feel free to tweak that as you wish and elect to not utilize the color-coded counting. When changing cell colors, the macro may not automatically refresh, so press F9 and it will recalculate.
The Price listed does not represent every single variant/promo of a given series, just the standard price of the standard release format. The Year simply tracks what year the series premiered; in some cases the release carried over into subsequent years. The image size is generally 120x186 pixels (2.3" x 1.46" for the Excel comment size).
At the bottom, there are tabs for each series and there is a column titled
Overlap with a code and a cell comment for comics that (for example) have an independent Aliens portion and an independent Predator portion. So the same comic shows up in both Excel documents, but that is factored into the total count.
Interested in hearing anyone's feedback or thoughts. Happy hunting!
