Dark Horse Announces Aliens: Defiance

[Perfect-Organism]

The tight and accurate use of perspective makes it look like it was laid out using an actual 3-D computer generated environment model, which IMO is not a bad thing.  Looks great.  Love the blur effect.  I'm surprised to see how effective it is on black & white ink work.

[HuDaFuK]

Personally, I can't wait to see some of these images in colour.

[SpreadEagleBeagle]

Am I the only one urging for black-and-white comics for a change?

[Perfect-Organism]

You know, with the comics industry going batty with multiple releases of the EXACT SAME COMIC in multiple different cover versions, why not consider releasing a full-color and a B&W version at the same time?  That would be a fairly unique take.  The B&W version could have a raw and sketchy vibe to it with pencil marks still visible in the background.

It was very cool when Titan recently released Alien: the Illustrated Story this way.  We got to pick the color and B&W versions.

And yes, we can have 2 different covers as well...

[Mr. Clemens]

I'm really digging the b&w, though I bet the colour will blow me away as well. But if they flat-out stated "this is going to be in b&w", I wouldn't be disappointed at all!

[Corporal Hicks]

Having seen all this b&w, I'm a little scared to see how it will look coloured. I really hope it looks good. I'd be completely up for a b&w variant too.

[Ultramorph]

Dark Horse's April 2016 solicitations are up (http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dark-horse-april-2016-solicitations-include-aliens-defiance-house-of-penance-more), and we have the summary, along with a new variant cover by Mark A. Nelson, for Defiance #1!

Spoiler

Colonial Marines aren't trained for this . . .   
Aliens: Defiance #1
Brian Wood (W), Tristan Jones (A), Dan Jackson (C), Massimo Carnevale (Cover), and Mark A. Nelson (Variant cover)
On sale April 27
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
Battling demons from her past while fighting for her life, Colonial Marine Private First Class Zula Hendricks, in the company of Weyland-Yutani synthetics, is forced to question her strength and loyalty when the discovery of an insidious alien species on a derelict hauler sends her on a dangerous journey across the stars.
• Brian Wood brings his sharp storytelling to Aliens.
• Rising star Tristan Jones draws the scariest xenomorph you've seen in years

[close]

[KiramidHead]

The colored art is giving me some Incal vibes.

[Corporal Hicks]

That is really cool that they've got Mark Nelson to do a cover variant! I've just been re-reading the original Aliens series that he provided the interior art for. Nice callback.

[Perfect-Organism]

Dark Horse's April 2016 solicitations are up (http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dark-horse-april-2016-solicitations-include-aliens-defiance-house-of-penance-more), and we have the summary, along with a new variant cover by Mark A. Nelson, for Defiance #1!

Spoiler

Colonial Marines aren't trained for this . . .   
Aliens: Defiance #1
Brian Wood (W), Tristan Jones (A), Dan Jackson (C), Massimo Carnevale (Cover), and Mark A. Nelson (Variant cover)
On sale April 27
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Ongoing
Battling demons from her past while fighting for her life, Colonial Marine Private First Class Zula Hendricks, in the company of Weyland-Yutani synthetics, is forced to question her strength and loyalty when the discovery of an insidious alien species on a derelict hauler sends her on a dangerous journey across the stars.
• Brian Wood brings his sharp storytelling to Aliens.
• Rising star Tristan Jones draws the scariest xenomorph you've seen in years

[close]

MARK A. NELSON!!!!??!?!??!  This is the best comic news in ages.  Welcome back Mark!  The man who started it all.  Hope he gets to do his own series as well.  I know that was Nelson's art without even reading the post.  Just by looking at it you can tell.  The ridges on the Alien heads are uniquely his..  Awesome!  EPIC!!!

[Ultramorph]

Issue #1 is live for pre-order! I picked up mine.
http://www.tfaw.com/Comics/Profile/Aliens-Defiance-1___497583?utm_source=darkhorse&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=darkhorse_buy&utm_term=preorder+Aliens%3A+Defiance+%231

[Corporal Hicks]

I've got mine on order from the local already! 



Not Gateway. And not Earth.

[HuDaFuK]

Really need to get on with pre-ordering this.

[SpreadEagleBeagle]

Am I the only one urging for black-and-white comics for a change?

...Apparently so

[Corporal Hicks]

A couple of us said we'd be up for it.