Aliens: What if…

[SM]

Come on Peanut.  It's all about the quips.  It's a comedy.

If only it was.

[Oasis Nadrama]

Frankly it's a riot. Sorry it wasn't to your taste.

I like the notion that was mentioned earlier that this was The Office in Space.  It struck me that way too.  Ignoring the gaffe of the Vasquez Gorman explosion, this was the funniest comic I ever read.  Ironically, It's not easy to make a comic funny.  The pacing was great and I could practically hear the laugh track in my head.

Yeah, absolutely. Months later, I cannot stop laughing about the "Are you a Replicant or a RepliCAN'T". 

[SM]

That gag actually worked okay.

Would've worked better if it was Blade Runner.

[Acid Splash]

I'm so confused why they tried to turn Burke into a misunderstood good guy when the whole point of his character was that he was a slimy bastard.  "TGIF ami right?" I don't think I've ever groaned that hard in my life.

[SM]

I think there is some value in trying to get Burke to develop. It's just that they failed so utterly in doing that.

[Acid Splash]

I think there is some value in trying to get Burke to develop. It's just that they failed so utterly in doing that.

do you think there's any chance they'll get to make a sequel like they teased at the end of the story?

[SM]

Not sure. A couple of other Marvel series have setup sequels that have yet to materialise.

I got the feeling the reviews were positive despite it being so mediocre so maybe it will.

[BISHOP 93]

Not sure. A couple of other Marvel series have setup sequels that have yet to materialise.

I got the feeling the reviews were positive despite it being so mediocre so maybe it will.

I wish it didnt finish as it did and wrapped up. Focus on a new what if story instead

[SM]

Yeah that'd be preferable.

[Xenomrph]

I just read the Aliens What If comic in one sitting, and I liked it.

It plays things a little fast and loose with the initial continuity of trying to fit Burke's survival in with the movie continuity - I think it actually could have slotted in with both Aliens (specifically the deleted Burke cocoon scene) and Alien3 without too much difficulty, but oh well.

It's really light and breezy fare, Burke is very quippy but I'd say the vast majority of his lines land and genuinely sound like things 60-something present day Paul Reiser would say, even if not necessarily what Burke would say but I'm willing to give it a pass because people change in 30+ years so it gave it a bit of a blank slate for Paul Reiser to basically "play" himself in real life, and I'm okay with that. I don't know how much direct input Paul Reiser actually had in writing Burke's lines, but I got the impression that the writers had a good time lining things up with real world Paul Reiser's mannerisms and how he talks.

Tonally it's not serious at all and frankly I'm okay with that, I was reminded of some of the old Dark Horse Aliens stuff like Pig, Kidnapped, Lovesick, or Herk Mondo. You're not meant to take it seriously, the writers know that, you just kind of roll with it and have a good time seeing Burke bumble his way through a bunch of situations while Paul Reiser gets to do a little character rehabilitation 3 decades on. There's a lot of continuity gaffes if you really scrutinize it but I just don't think it's meant to be that kind of a story so I'm okay with letting it slide. It's a silly story for people who liked 'Aliens' and want to see Burke do goofy shit, it's not trying to be a hardcore groundbreaking entry in The Canon, and I'm totally fine with that.

[Acidforblood75]

It's a scenario that could've easily happened. The explosion frees Burke from his cocoon and those who have read it knows ehat happens next.

I'm not surprised that Paul Reiser wants to rehabilitate Burke in a way. Whether he succeeds is down to the individual reader.

It's a good story.

[SiL]

It's a scenario that could've easily happened. The explosion frees Burke from his cocoon and those who have read it knows ehat happens next.

A grenade going off a kilometre or so away knocks him loose in a sub-level of the atmosphere processor?

No, it couldn't happen, easily or otherwise.

[SM]

There were already explosions in the AP station - easy solution.  It was unnecessary and badly written.

It's a scenario that could've easily happened. The explosion frees Burke from his cocoon and those who have read it knows ehat happens next.

I'm not surprised that Paul Reiser wants to rehabilitate Burke in a way. Whether he succeeds is down to the individual reader.

It's a good story.

It's an awful story and Burke shouldn't be rehabilitated.  He's a great character as-is.

[Acidforblood75]

There were already explosions in the AP station - easy solution.  It was unnecessary and badly written.

It's a scenario that could've easily happened. The explosion frees Burke from his cocoon and those who have read it knows ehat happens next.

I'm not surprised that Paul Reiser wants to rehabilitate Burke in a way. Whether he succeeds is down to the individual reader.

It's a good story.

It's an awful story and Burke shouldn't be rehabilitated.  He's a great character as-is.

Yes he's a great character but obviously Paul Reiser felt he needed to revisit the character.

[SM]

Which is fair.  It's just a shame they didn't get better writers to help realise it.