Dark Horse Fire and Stone (Prometheus/Aliens/AvP/Predator/Omega): All Reviews

[Ultramorph]

A few more reviews of AvP #3 have gone live, beware of spoilers.

http://www.rockshockpop.com/forums/content.php?4524-Aliens-Vs.-Predator-Fire-And-Stone-3 A positive review
http://all-comic.com/2014/alien-vs-predator-fire-stone-3 A negative, 2/5 star review.

Another positive, if a bit hard to follow, review. Spoiler warning.

https://m.facebook.com/notes/reading-with-a-flight-ring/alien-vs-predator-fire-and-stone-3/860587853985733

We the Nerdy gives it an 8/10. Be warned of spoilers.

http://wethenerdy.com/aliens-vs-predator-fire-and-stone-3-review/?wt=2

[CONKERSBADFURDAY]

http://wethenerdy.com/aliens-vs-predator-fire-and-stone-3-review/?wt=2

I didn't even have to plug it myself!

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@HappyPred

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Yes, the regular Pred gets some nice screentime. He teams up with Elden for a bit, and they go on a nice Xeno rampage. Then he betrays Elden. The comic ends with them two fighting. As of now, I'd give my vote to the hulk pred if he were to fight Elden.

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@DarthJoker45

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I'd say they're going to do some fighting.

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[Ultramorph]

Hulking Reviewer gives it an 8.5. Be aware of spoilers.

http://hulkingreviewer.com/home/reviews/alien-vs-predator-fire-stone-3/

Big Comic Page gave it another negative, 2/5 star review. Spoiler warning.

http://bigcomicpage.com/2014/12/02/review-alien-versus-predator-3-of-4-dark-horse-comics/


Comic Bastards give it a 4/5. Spoilers.
http://comicbastards.com/review-aliens-vs-predator-fire-and-stone-3/

Nuke the Fridge has a positive review, while Roqoo Depot has yet another negative, 2/5 star review. Fandom Posts guves it a B-. Spoilers abound.

http://nukethefridge.com/2014/12/03/alien-vs-predator-fire-stone-3/

http://roqoodepot.com/comic-reviews/alien-vs-predator-fire-and-stone-3/

http://www.fandompost.com/2014/12/03/aliens-vs-predator-fire-and-stone-3-review/

It looks like AvP:FaS continues to be divisive.

A 6/10, and spoilers, from Adventures in Poor Taste.
http://www.adventuresinpoortaste.com/2014/12/03/is-it-good-alien-vs-predator-fire-and-stone-3-review/

[DarthJoker45]

The first review for Prometheus #4 has arrived. There are spoilers, but they are not that big.

Review

[DarthJoker45]

A new review is up. It is very positive. It has major spoilers though, and when I say major, I mean HUGE spoilers. If you want to be surprised, do not read.

Review

[Ultramorph]

A new review is up. It is very positive. It has major spoilers though, and when I say major, I mean HUGE spoilers. If you do not want to know, do not read.

Review

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It sounds like they introduce some neat stuff in that final issue. I look forward to reading it, along with AvP #3, whenevert my copy comes.

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[DarthJoker45]

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It does sound very unique. It looks like Tobin is taking some influence from Jon Spaihts' original Alien:Engineers script. Do you think that they have incorporated ideas from there?

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[Ultramorph]

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It's definitely possible that they've taken inspiration from Alien: Engineers. I know that in the Alien series they're taking cues from the Fifield concept art for Cale's mutation.

The idea that the xenomorphs are a mistake that the Engineers are trying to undo is also a fairly cool way of having them be a creation without shoehorning them into a more straightfirward bio weapon origin story. I wonder if Omega will flesh out how, or if, the Deacon ties into this all.

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[DarthJoker45]

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That makes me wonder about something else as well. Could the Deacon have abilities just like the Beluga-Xenomorph from Alien:Engineers?
I know that the Beluga-Xenomorph design was also the original design for the Deacon. Maybe it will evolve into a more darkish blue variant of it. For those who do not know what I am talking about, this is the design for the Beluga-Xenomorph.

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[Ultramorph]

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What abilities did the Belugamorph have?

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[DarthJoker45]

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I will quote AVP Wiki.

Unlike other Xenomorphs, which are encased in rigid, black exoskeletons, the Beluga-Xenomorph is described as being ivory white and boneless, the latter of which allows it to alter its body shape and become a gelatinous, amorphous blob, allowing it to squeeze through gaps that would otherwise be too small for it. Its skin is vaguely translucent, and at the front of its elongated skull, a human-like skull can be seen beneath. It has long, spindly limbs, and jaws that can lever forwards out of its mouth (a trait given to the Deacon in Prometheus).

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[RakaiThwei]

So what you two are saying and what that one preview is saying is..

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The Xenomorphs are an indirect result of the Engineer's experimentation with genetics while they were creating a bio-weapon of sorts. So they're pretty much a by-product. Yeah, okay. I mean for years a lot has speculated that the Engineers created them or had something to do with them. So the Xenomorphs were really never intended in mind for what the Engineers truly were trying to achieve. They're essentially just one big f**k up. Now we know why the Engineers hate them. I can buy that.

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[Ultramorph]

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It definitely has merits as an idea. It's pretty close to my interpretation of the Deacon mural in Prometheus, IE they and the Xenos are basically a cautionary tale of what can go horribly wrong when you play God and it backfires. I look forward to seeing how it all wraps up in Omega.

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[RakaiThwei]

I haven't really been reading these comics. So have there been any changes to the Predators or are they relatively the same as they have been for years?

[Ultramorph]

I haven't really been reading these comics. So have there been any changes to the Predators or are they relatively the same as they have been for years?

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They're pretty much the same we've seen in the old AvP comics. Ahab is pretty old school, has a little attitude, etc. They haven't introduced anything new regarding them and the Engineers. It's jut a case of "see a good challenge, will hunt."

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