We're going to be chatting to Steve Perry for an upcoming podcast episode soon. As always, I just wanted to give folk the opportunity to submit any questions they had. :)
It's there anything he'd have looked to have written in the series that he never got a chance to or was shot down by the licensors?
Any plans for new books?
How does he feel about the post Aliens sequels?
Since Steve wrote both comic adaptations and original story for Alien and Predator series, how much different is adapting comic books to novel format than making your own storyline? Wchich approach He thinks is more difficult and wchich one He prefers?
I liked his aliens novels.
But HATE his AvP Prey Novel.
asks him why he portrays the alien in his AvP novel and in the interviews on AvP-R as a dull creature without a brain ????
Besides the flims, what other places did he get inspiration from?
what does he think of the prequels and what would he have changed if he could?
Quote from: Neila on Mar 12, 2024, 04:25:42 PMI liked his aliens novels.
But HATE his AvP Prey Novel.
asks him why he portrays the alien in his AvP novel and in the interviews on AvP-R as a dull creature without a brain ????
Because he thinks they have an IQ equivalent to a dog.
Except the Queen, which is like 160 or something.
Neither of which makes sense. It's meaningless to give anything non human a human IQ test and one for Aliens would be weighted for them.
Quite.
160 IQ and didn't twig that she should maybe move out when the AP started to melt down.
Please ask him if he has any sway in getting his DH Press novels re-published, I'd love to handle a physical copy.
Quote from: SiL on Mar 12, 2024, 10:26:01 PMExcept the Queen, which is like 160 or something.
Neither of which makes sense. It's meaningless to give anything non human a human IQ test and one for Aliens would be weighted for them.
I do like some of the Rez novelisation stuff implying that the (admittedly hybrid) Queen kind of "gets" things like function and signage in a vague but very literal way. Agreed that IQ is dubious as anything beyond a rough guide at the best of times and applying it to something that doesn't think like us is futile.
Look, It is clear to me that the xeno is not a hyper-intelligent being. I don't want him to start talking or anything. It's still kind of a beast and that's a good thing. But this creature also has a certain basic intelligence, sometimes more, sometimes less, and that makes it unpredictable and dangerous.
But Perry describes it in a very derogatory way and thereby takes away the threat from the xeno.
I don't know the guy's name, but there was someone else in the AVP-R making-of who said that the xenos were relatively easy to kill because they always seemed to behave the same way.
So it is not a real threat as described.
The predator is described here as extremely intelligent and Perry loses himself in the worship of the predator race in his novel.
I mean, if we fans tease each other a little bit, that's okay and shouldn't be taken too seriously.
Intelligence also varies among Preds. I also say that Feral was pretty stupid.
But that's just from one fan to another.
It's different with Perry because he conveys a public image of the creature with his novels and statements.
Then just write predator novels, but stop insulting alien fans with your favoritism by portraying the xeno as an idiot.
Add games like Fireteam Elite and A:CM where the xenos are really stupid, then you shouldn't be surprised if our xeno becomes a laughingstock.
(Maybe I'm seeing it all too narrowly)
Too much bullshit has been accepted by the rights holders and someone needs to come and fix things.
AvP Prey was pretty ace.
i have always wondered: does the human skull (inside a xeno ) contain a human brain (fully developed )?
No I meant ace because it's ace.
apparently many people like this route. I don't like it at all, but that's a matter of taste.
@Corporal Hicks, you gotta tell him how much you like
Spoiler
Yautja
Quote from: SM on Mar 13, 2024, 09:12:22 PMNo I meant ace because it's ace.
Hard disagree but I respect the comeback.
I've read it probably once years ago. Can't say I have any strong feelings on it either way. It's just kinda there for me
It's hard to argue with SM tho
We don't always all agree.
but that's what makes it interesting.
Pretty easy to when they are often incorrect.
Let's try and keep on topic please, without diverging into opinion sharing on this particular one.
But it's SO controversial :laugh: .
Alright genuine question:
The Yautja depiction of the Predators is most often compared to Samurai and Bushido type codes for obvious reasons. But were there any other real world influences on how you chose to have the Predators act and make decisions?
OHHHHhhh boy, I got some!:
How did you come up for the term "Yautja" and other language terms for the Predators?
What did you think of the PS2 videogame Predator Concrete Jungle since it ties the two series together with the whole MOTHER plot reveal in the end of the game?
Are you interested in dabbing into a non-novel AVP story such as for a comic, video game, or even a film?
Is the physical appearance of the female Predators in Predator Hunting Grounds close to what you had in mind when you first wrote the description of what female Predators look like?
What is your take on the characterization of the Feral Predator in the recent film, Prey (2022), seeing as there were many mixed opinions in the fandom on how this Predator behaved?
What is your take on the characterization of the Super Predators in the Predators (2010) film? It was an interesting idea of having a darker aspect of Predators that disregarded the honor code and hunted even other Predators that diversified the entire race as a collection of individuals rather than all following the same idea.
Thank you for your time! Hope that I can get at least two of these questions answered ;D
Could you ask him about the changes from Aliens Earth War to Female War?
Genuine question for Steve Perry; why are his books so sexy? Young me was very confused.
Quote from: Kradan on Mar 19, 2024, 04:43:54 AMQuote from: Mr.Turok on Mar 14, 2024, 05:55:51 PMSuper Predators
*angry Corporal noises*
:laugh:
It's funny, I know there can be many ways to write Predators but Perry kind of set the tone to Predator thought and culture to the point of the iconic Yautja species name that is formed into the lore, so its kind of like I do wanna hear about his takes on other Predator characterizations. He's an OG in these things and all that so I can't help but wonder.
We decided to only focus on Alien for this interview. We're going to record another session with Steve in a month or so and talk about Alien vs/Predator.
Aaawwww bummer but least that means more Steve Perry interviews!
This will probably be too late for the interview but the question would work for an AVP episode. My question is what's the process for adapting a comic in novel form?
Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Mar 28, 2024, 06:46:27 AMWe decided to only focus on Alien for this interview. We're going to record another session with Steve in a month or so and talk about Alien vs/Predator.
I'd like to know if he had the chance to write a fresh story for the purposes of either a new Alien or AVP movie what kind of setting would he go for?
Ask him who he thinks is better, him or Stephani.