I stumbled across this on a google search today:
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/713715/alien-film-franchise-encyclopedia-by-joe-fordham/
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ABOUT ALIEN FILM FRANCHISE ENCYCLOPEDIA
The definitive volume on the Alien film universe, covering the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware, and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant from an in-world perspective.
The definitive volume on the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant. Structured in 3 traditional encyclopedic volumes – Non-Human, Human, Action in Nature – illustrated throughout with concept art, photography and illustrations, with a historical timeline and alphabetical index. From the Alien to Zeta 2 Reticuli, from the birth of Peter Weyland in 1990 to the USM Auriga's Earthfall in 2381, this is the comprehensive and authoritative official tome on the Alien films.
It's listed on Amazon too
Alien Film Franchise Encyclopedia https://www.amazon.com/dp/1803361204/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_9P460GMBV0N9N6MXV2MZ
Sounds like something presumably being written out-of-universe? Will keep an eye on this.
I'll throw in a pre-order, try to catch it at the best price in case the price drops between now and release. If it ends up not looking great, I'll just cancel at some point.
EDIT: Author Joe Fordham has a special effects background and a history with Cinefex. Very neat.
It says "in universe" in the description too
Or rather, "in world" but I think they mean "in universe" lol
Quote from: Engineer on Mar 30, 2022, 12:09:56 AM
It says "in universe" in the description too
Or rather, "in world" but I think they mean "in universe" lol
D'oh! Totally missed that. I stand corrected on my "out-of-universe" comment. :D
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Mar 30, 2022, 12:21:35 AM
Quote from: Engineer on Mar 30, 2022, 12:09:56 AM
It says "in universe" in the description too
Or rather, "in world" but I think they mean "in universe" lol
D'oh! Totally missed that. I stand corrected on my "out-of-universe" comment. :D
Lol no worries
Weyland Yutani Report 2: Electric Boogaloo. Hopefully SM is involved with this as well.
Could this be an expansion upon, or based upon the lore the RPG uses? Here's hoping!
Quote from: Some Old Dude on Mar 30, 2022, 06:48:11 AM
Weyland Yutani Report 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Rather Weyland Yutani Report: The Force Awakens
How so?
Retread of the most of the stuff we know already ?
I'm looking forward to seeing more of this. I really dig the in-universe style that WYR went for and I'm curious to see if this'll also take Titan's own contributions into account.
Oh wow - this is brilliant, this news has definitely made my day. Cheers, guys.
Alien: Receives a new encyclopedia, at least three full-fledged books for this year, a TV series and a movie, a comic book series from Marvel.
Fans: Hey, buddy, we thought you were lost somewhere.
Predator with one anthology and one movie on Hulu: No, still here.
Quote from: Hed-Veta on Mar 30, 2022, 12:06:22 PM
Alien: Receives a new encyclopedia, at least three full-fledged books for this year, a TV series and a movie, a comic book series from Marvel.
All that, and still not the one thing I
truly want. :P
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Mar 30, 2022, 01:11:02 PM
Quote from: Hed-Veta on Mar 30, 2022, 12:06:22 PM
Alien: Receives a new encyclopedia, at least three full-fledged books for this year, a TV series and a movie, a comic book series from Marvel.
All that, and still not the one thing I truly want. :P
I feel the same lol
The movie, sounds like I might be into it, so I'm curious to see the synopsis before I lose interest. This encyclopedia has potential too maybe...
Gimme dat last prequel.
Rise of Skywalker had lots of gaps that needed to be filled by reading their Star Wars encyclopedia.
Can't help but wonder if they'll throw some prequel-resolving answers into this before moving the franchise onto other things...
(Probably not though. I'll be surprised if David is ever mentioned in any medium again.)
I'm thrilled with this news! I love all the in universe books about lore and stuff like that. WY report was nice, David's drawings are great and the RPG books are the Holy Grail of lore IMO. Please I hope Gaska is involved in this! And I hope the book is extra thick!
Very happy with this too.
Although curious considering there's a significant possibility that both the new tv series and film could be ignoring current established lore.
Quote from: BlueMarsalis79 on Mar 30, 2022, 07:02:29 AM
Could this be an expansion upon, or based upon the lore the RPG uses? Here's hoping!
x2! With the excellent job the RPG has done in establishing a cohesive Alien universe from a lore standpoint, and things like Fireteam Elite and upcoming Titan books using that lore and only helping to make everything feel more tied-in and expansive, I really hope that this likewise uses and expands on that same lore.
And yeah, if it does (and does a really good job of it) it's only going to make me
even more annoyed if the upcoming show just ignores and contradicts it completely. :laugh:
It's the way of the world.
Quote from: Nukiemorph on Mar 31, 2022, 07:31:51 AMCan't help but wonder if they'll throw some prequel-resolving answers into this before moving the franchise onto other things...
(Probably not though. I'll be surprised if David is ever mentioned in any medium again.)
Prometheus and
Alien: Covenant are explicitly mentioned in the description here, though with this being written from an in-universe POV, I'd imagine the 'author' of the in-universe text wouldn't be privy to knowledge of David creating the Alien, and thus the book likely won't take a firm stance on that, or on David's post-
Covenant whereabouts, etc.
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 30, 2022, 08:22:26 AM
I'm looking forward to seeing more of this. I really dig the in-universe style that WYR went for and I'm curious to see if this'll also take Titan's own contributions into account.
I;m betting it's movies-only again, like WYR.
WYR was a bit of a disappointment but I understand why they did it the way they did. It's a surface-level coffee table book, it's not a deep-cut franchise love letter like the RPG.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Apr 01, 2022, 09:20:59 PM
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 30, 2022, 08:22:26 AM
I'm looking forward to seeing more of this. I really dig the in-universe style that WYR went for and I'm curious to see if this'll also take Titan's own contributions into account.
I;m betting it's movies-only again, like WYR.
WYR was a bit of a disappointment but I understand why they did it the way they did. It's a surface-level coffee table book, it's not a deep-cut franchise love letter like the RPG.
The WYR had references to some EU. Not much, but a little. The timeline has isolation on it, for example...
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 01, 2022, 02:44:46 AM
Prometheus and Alien: Covenant are explicitly mentioned in the description here, though with this being written from an in-universe POV, I'd imagine the 'author' of the in-universe text wouldn't be privy to knowledge of David creating the Alien, and thus the book likely won't take a firm stance on that, or on David's post-Covenant whereabouts, etc.
True, but if they really wanted to take the opportunity, they could.
The writer could describe how & where David's defunct body was found and report what was in his memory banks.
Quick, cheap, & dirty way to wrap up the prequels before moving on.
Quote from: Nukiemorph on Apr 02, 2022, 01:03:28 AM
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 01, 2022, 02:44:46 AM
Prometheus and Alien: Covenant are explicitly mentioned in the description here, though with this being written from an in-universe POV, I'd imagine the 'author' of the in-universe text wouldn't be privy to knowledge of David creating the Alien, and thus the book likely won't take a firm stance on that, or on David's post-Covenant whereabouts, etc.
True, but if they really wanted to take the opportunity, they could.
The writer could describe how & where David's defunct body was found and report what was in his memory banks.
Quick, cheap, & dirty way to wrap up the prequels before moving on.
Memory banks? You're implying the LV-426 Space Jockey corpse has memory banks? ;)
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I am looking forward to this! I have bene enjoying the novels and comics recently but I keep looking for more inverse ''non-fiction'', and there really isn't much of it, which is a shame! I did manage to get a copy of 'The Colonial Marines Technical Manual' which I remember from when I was younger and it holds up. We need more books like these to really add to the diversity of ALIEN related literature.
Quote from: Colonial Marshal on Apr 09, 2022, 09:59:22 PM
I am looking forward to this! I have bene enjoying the novels and comics recently but I keep looking for more inverse ''non-fiction'', and there really isn't much of it, which is a shame! I did manage to get a copy of 'The Colonial Marines Technical Manual' which I remember from when I was younger and it holds up. We need more books like these to really add to the diversity of ALIEN related literature.
As far as "in universe" pieces go, the
David's Drawings art book compiling David's pieces from his work in his ten years on the Engineers' world is excellent.
The Alien blueprints book is excellent too.
Except for that whole three-cryotubes-on-the-Narcissus nonsense...
Quote from: Local Trouble on Apr 12, 2022, 01:44:51 AM
Except for that whole three-cryotubes-on-the-Narcissus nonsense...
Canon.
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Apr 11, 2022, 07:53:32 PM
Quote from: Colonial Marshal on Apr 09, 2022, 09:59:22 PM
I am looking forward to this! I have bene enjoying the novels and comics recently but I keep looking for more inverse ''non-fiction'', and there really isn't much of it, which is a shame! I did manage to get a copy of 'The Colonial Marines Technical Manual' which I remember from when I was younger and it holds up. We need more books like these to really add to the diversity of ALIEN related literature.
As far as "in universe" pieces go, the David's Drawings art book compiling David's pieces from his work in his ten years on the Engineers' world is excellent.
Thanks for the recommendation! I actually remember seeing that in, I think, Forbidden Planet and thought it looked interesting. Wish I picked it up at the time.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Apr 12, 2022, 01:04:30 AM
The Alien blueprints book is excellent too.
Managed to read that as a friend had it! Yeah, that was pretty great stuff. I have just bought the Weyland-Yutani Report which I am enjoying thus far.
Gimme
Nah
My pre-order for this has pushed to April 25, 2023.
Seems like everything from Titan gets pushed back these days.
It's been like this for years!
Cover is up!
https://bnccatalist.ca/ViewTitle.aspx?id=42658929
Holy shit I totally forgot about this thing.
Interesting artwork, almost kinda looks like Ancient Greek style. That's the AVP Queen though.
(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/783114751713738754/1033442042258399363/unknown.png)
Cool cover!
Quote from: RidgeTop on Oct 22, 2022, 06:14:50 PMInteresting artwork, almost kinda looks like Ancient Greek style. That's the AVP Queen though.
Maybe it's gonna get into the
AVP movies as well ;)
Quote from: RidgeTop on Oct 22, 2022, 06:14:50 PMhttps://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/783114751713738754/1033442042258399363/unknown.png
:-*
QuoteThank you, Simon Ward, for asking. Thank you, Jo Boylett, my editor at Titan who shepherded my text, due to appear in print next April around 'Alien Day' (4/26). And thanks to my collaborators, writers Clara Carija, Graham Edwards, and Seonaidh Kennedy, who suited up and ventured forth with me across the Middle Heavens. This one, for reasons explained above, I'm dedicating to Dad.
https://flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/post/alien-encyclopedia-revealed
Couple of familiar names in there. :)
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Oct 27, 2022, 08:28:06 PMQuoteThank you, Simon Ward, for asking. Thank you, Jo Boylett, my editor at Titan who shepherded my text, due to appear in print next April around 'Alien Day' (4/26). And thanks to my collaborators, writers Clara Carija, Graham Edwards, and Seonaidh Kennedy, who suited up and ventured forth with me across the Middle Heavens. This one, for reasons explained above, I'm dedicating to Dad.
https://flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/post/alien-encyclopedia-revealed
Couple of familiar names in there. :)
;D Pretty cool, eh?
Sent Clara my congrats.
That Kennedy fella runs a pretty cool Alien blog and is known to frequent these parts too.
Delayed till August 2023.
Quote from: HuDaFuK on Oct 24, 2022, 09:41:31 PMQuote from: RidgeTop on Oct 22, 2022, 06:14:50 PMInteresting artwork, almost kinda looks like Ancient Greek style. That's the AVP Queen though.
Maybe it's gonna get into the AVP movies as well ;)
I'd totally be onboard. More content = better.
I don't think it's going to cover anything outside the 6 core alien films. The description very distinctly calls out Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Alien Resurrection, Prometheus and Alien Covenant. No books, no comics, no games, no RPGs, no AVP. That's the impression the description gives me anyway:
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The definitive volume on the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant. Structured in 3 traditional encyclopedic volumes – Non-Human, Human, Action on Nature - illustrated throughout with concept art, photography and illustrations, with a historical timeline and alphabetical index. From the Alien to Zeta 2 Reticuli, from the birth of Peter Weyland in 1990 to the USM Auriga's Earthfall in 2381, this is the comprehensive and authoritative official tome on the Alien films.
I was being facetious :)
I'll be very surprised if it steps outside the solo series.
The AVP films are not touched upon at all. They are incongruent with the new prequel films and were not seriously considered part of the main canon, as far as the license holders (formerly Fox, now Disney) were concerned. Hope that puts it to bed.
I can confirm it will go outside the films, in various subtle ways, but this does not include the AVP films.
I'd expect no less. The occasional reference may creep through, but Fox considered all 3 licenses as separate (even if The Predator references AvP) from each other and Studios seems to be doing the same.
Alien Isolation is also not in here, FYI, despite how much we wanted it. Films come first.
Quote from: Valaquen on Oct 25, 2022, 12:38:57 AMQuote from: RidgeTop on Oct 22, 2022, 06:14:50 PMhttps://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/783114751713738754/1033442042258399363/unknown.png
:-*
Congrats,
@Valaquen! That's awesome to see you involved in this one. Very much looking forward to it.
Quote from: Valaquen on Nov 07, 2022, 03:03:06 PMAlien Isolation is also not in here, FYI, despite how much we wanted it. Films come first.
I'm guessing it's only the films in the book?
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Nov 07, 2022, 06:55:21 PMQuote from: Valaquen on Nov 07, 2022, 03:03:06 PMAlien Isolation is also not in here, FYI, despite how much we wanted it. Films come first.
I'm guessing it's only the films in the book?
That's right. The mainline films: Alien, Aliens, Alien 3, Resurrection, and the prequels, Prometheus and Covenant.
Understood. Thanks for clarifying.
Quote from: Valaquen on Nov 07, 2022, 03:03:06 PMAlien Isolation is also not in here, FYI, despite how much we wanted it. Films come first.
Boooooooooooo.
But fair enough.
Quote from: Valaquen on Nov 07, 2022, 03:03:06 PMAlien Isolation is also not in here, FYI, despite how much we wanted it. Films come first.
Is Aliens Labyrinth in it at least? It's pretty much a film when you think about it. Makes you think.
:laugh: What of the actual films?
Like Containment? Totally not plugging myself or anything.
ALIEN ENCYCLOPEDIA
News!
https://flashfilms8.wixsite.com/flashfilms/post/alien-encyclopedia-revealed
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what alien eat
and
I think in the films of Ridley Scott,
aliens are not silicon based
they are carbon based!
because they are human mutants.
What do you think?
I hope will be answer in Enciclopedia!
Amazon informed me that my order was delayed until April 23rd, 2024.
But the page for the product listing doesn't even have a date.
Yep, just got the same email myself. So much for the October 2022 in this thread title; this is starting to give shades of the endless delays of the 40th Anniversary art book.
Also just confirmed with someone working on it, it's indeed been delayed.
At this rate, given the extent of the delay, they might as well add a chapter on Romulus.
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jun 06, 2023, 09:35:10 PMAt this rate, given the extent of the delay, they might as well add a chapter on Romulus.
Maybe that is the exact reason and if so, justified and worth the extra wait. It would seem counter-productive to release a 'complete' encyclopedia of the Alien film series and have it be out of date within six months.
Quote from: Nightmare Asylum on Jun 06, 2023, 09:35:10 PMAt this rate, given the extent of the delay, they might as well add a chapter on Romulus.
We'd have to see it first :laugh:
Quote from: RidgeTop on Jun 06, 2023, 09:25:59 PMAlso just confirmed with someone working on it, it's indeed been delayed.
Yup delayed folks.
So Alien Day 2024? Should have seen this one coming. Maybe they're waiting to add "Romulus" info to it?
Quote from: Chieftain Suom on Jun 07, 2023, 07:47:19 PMMaybe they're waiting to add "Romulus" info to it?
We're not. Just saying so no one expects that.
That's unfortunate, though not at all unexpected.
Whatever the reasons for the perpetual delays here, I do hope we get a good book out of it.
Awh man, it's now been pushed back to September 2024.
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Quote from: Retropocalypse on Sep 16, 2023, 08:11:26 PMAwh man, it's now been pushed back to September 2024.
Still struggling with the chapter that explains how the egg got on the
Sulaco.
I live in hopium it is going to coincide with the 4K releases of the films. Which if my copeulatioms are correct should then bypass that issue entirely.
Pretty amusing that this is now slated to come out a month after Romulus releases, when it will no longer be "definitive" as the advertising says.
Maybe we'll get a the announcement of a "revised edition" including stuff from Romulus and Hawley's show even before this first edition hits shelves? :laugh:
"Running gag" doesn't quite cover it.
Quote from: Slutty Badger on Sep 19, 2023, 08:48:27 PM"Running gag" doesn't quite cover it.
It echoes of the
Alien: 40 Years 40 Artists anniversary book that came out after the movie's, erm... 41st anniversary.
Looks like this has been pushed back... again. New listed date is September 3rd.
https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Film-Franchise-Encyclopedia-Fordham/dp/1803361204/ref=pd_ci_mcx_mh_mcx_views_0?pd_rd_w=AGAaw&content-id=amzn1.sym.225b4624-972d-4629-9040-f1bf9923dd95%3Aamzn1.symc.40e6a10e-cbc4-4fa5-81e3-4435ff64d03b&pf_rd_p=225b4624-972d-4629-9040-f1bf9923dd95&pf_rd_r=90KZ57AD77FG4ECH1017&pd_rd_wg=LSiNz&pd_rd_r=3859b271-d2eb-4194-8d2c-e25c222e56bd&pd_rd_i=1803361204
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Meh. Already got a 900 page Alien 'Encyclopaedia' I wrote (mostly) for Fox years back.
This has officially become pathetic.
Quote from: Slutty Badger on Jan 28, 2024, 10:10:13 AMThis has officially become pathetic.
Look I know I name drop and pump up my own tyres excessively, but that's a tad harsh.
Quote from: SM on Jan 28, 2024, 10:11:59 AMQuote from: Slutty Badger on Jan 28, 2024, 10:10:13 AMThis has officially become pathetic.
Look I know I name drop and pump up my own tyres excessively, but that's a tad harsh.
I was talking about the book being continuously delayed. I mean, seriously, wasn't this f**king thing supposed to be released two years ago?
And the last word was it wasn't even going to be updated for the new movie.
Quote from: SiL on Jan 28, 2024, 10:38:15 AMAnd the last word was it wasn't even going to be updated for the new movie.
You see? Pathetic!
Quote from: SiL on Jan 28, 2024, 10:38:15 AMAnd the last word was it wasn't even going to be updated for the new movie.
That's the wackiest part.
Like, what exactly are the delays? We've got a fan-operated wiki that's existed for years that ostensibly serves the same function as this encyclopedia, and it's free and available online. Like, the book could copy-paste the wiki wholesale and call it a day, and it would get the job done.
If the new, repeatedly-delayed book doesn't even feature the new content from the new movie or TV show, why am I going to be interested? At best it feels like a cynical cash grab, as if we're going to get a "revised and expanded" edition in a couple years with all the new stuff so why bother buying the first one?
Quote from: SiL on Jan 28, 2024, 10:38:15 AMAnd the last word was it wasn't even going to be updated for the new movie.
The new movie that it is coming out one month after the release of! :laugh:
I'm definitely curious/looking forward to this thing, and I have no intention of canceling my pre-order or anything like that, but it's just wild seeing how consistently Titan's stuff like this gets delayed, and for such extreme lengths of time.
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 28, 2024, 10:49:15 AMWe've got a fan-operated wiki that's existed for years that ostensibly serves the same function as this encyclopedia, and it's free and available online.
Thanks for the name drop, we at Xenopedia appreciate it!
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 28, 2024, 10:49:15 AMLike, the book could copy-paste the wiki wholesale and call it a day, and it would get the job done.
Nah, the RPG does that already.
Quote from: Slutty Badger on Jan 28, 2024, 11:47:00 AMQuote from: Xenomrph on Jan 28, 2024, 10:49:15 AMWe've got a fan-operated wiki that's existed for years that ostensibly serves the same function as this encyclopedia, and it's free and available online.
Thanks for the name drop, we at Xenopedia appreciate it!
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 28, 2024, 10:49:15 AMLike, the book could copy-paste the wiki wholesale and call it a day, and it would get the job done.
Nah, the RPG does that already.
For example?
Quote from: Xenomrph on Jan 28, 2024, 12:07:40 PMFor example?
The description for the 6x6 Terra-Truck uses text from the wiki article (which I wrote, btw).