Aliens: The Set Photography

[felix]

Amazon has shifted the release date to August 9th.

[Randomizer]

Good to know. I wonder why is that. Maybe they decided to include something else along the way or just ran back on progress?

[felix]

Will the site be reviewing this book?

[Corporal Hicks]

Maybe. I've got it pre-ordered so I'll no doubt chat about it on here. If I do a longer review on the front page...I don't know yet.

[Corporal Hicks]

This is available for early purchase at SDCC. Carrie Henn is going to be signing too.

Aliens fans attending Comic Con should head to Titan at booth #5537 to pick up their early release copies of Aliens: The Set Photography, and Carrie Henn "Newt" will be signing copies at midday on Friday!

[Corporal Hicks]

My review copy arrived yesterday. Only had a flick through it but it sure looks purdy.

[alienscollection.com]

http://nerdist.com/aliens-the-set-photography-book-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-the-classic-film/?gallery=427674#gallery

[felix]

My review copy arrived yesterday. Only had a flick through it but it sure looks purdy.

Looking forward to your review!

[Corporal Hicks]

I do wish these books would come with digital copies of the pictures. There's a lot that's readily available, there's others that are on the blu-ray and a giant pain in the arse to get off (trust me) and some I've not seen elsewhere before. It'd be nice to be able to have these cleanly on the PC.

[alienscollection.com]

https://www.theguardian.com/film/gallery/2016/aug/09/behind-the-scenes-james-cameron-aliens-in-pictures

[drsmuts]

Got my copy today. Sadly, it's going back to Amazon. There's nothing really new in there that I haven't seen before. A few pictures here and there that are new but I can't really justify nearly £20 for it.

[Corporal Hicks]

That's always going to be a difficulty with new books like this. How many times can you show off the same thing and how can you make it appeal.

I read a bit last night. I really enjoyed Carrie Henn's foreword on this. Very personal and really enjoyed it. Like smuts says, there's a lot of what we've seen in here before but I'm enjoying the presentation and I don't think Aliens specifically has had this kind of book.

[HuDaFuK]

Yeah, I was holding off on this after getting sort of burned with Alien: The Archive, which actually contained very little I didn't already know.

I'm sure it's probably a great book for the layman, though.

[Corporal Hicks]

And finished! In short, those looking for some new info are going to be disappointed. Those of you who haven't gone through the Quadrilogy/Anthology galleries will likely find pictures you've not seen before and those who have will find one or two new ones. It's a very well presented book. Gorgeous spreads, very nice paper stock. I can't think of any Aliens focused books like this either so that's a plus.

I'll do a proper review shortly. Busy weekend coming up so it might be next week.

[Corporal Hicks]

http://www.avpgalaxy.net/literature/reviews/aliens-the-set-photography/

Review is up.