For a good portion of the audience who watched Dr Clemens tell an emotionally crippled Ellen Ripley that Newt had drown in her cryotube, this was an affront to everything that James Cameron had done with Aliens. And despite those early comics seeing an eventual republish with the original names restored, as well as a possible revival in Neil Blomkamp’s ... [Read More]
The Alien universe can be a cruel and punishing place. It’s a lesson Ellen Ripley learned with the waking nightmare that was her life after the Nostromo first landed on LV-426. It was a mortal lesson that Corporal Dwayne Hicks and Rebecca “Newt” Jordon didn’t get the chance to learn but experienced none-the-less.
And Doctor Elizabeth Shaw was also subjected to ... [Read More]
Alien fans are no strangers to alternate continuities. Is it Hicks and Newt who met General Spears, or is it really Wilks and Billie? Dark Horse explored the idea towards the end of their time with Alien, adapting William Gibson's second draft of "Alien 3" and Dan O'Bannon's very first draft of the original "Alien". Now it's Marvel's turn with ... [Read More]
After having been rumoured for many years, James Cameron's Aliens is finally coming to 4K Blu-Ray! Lightstorm Entertainment have announced that Aliens Ultimate Collector's Edition will be released digitally on December 12th while the physical releases will be out next year on March 12, 2024.
Aliens is just one of a few James Cameron classics that will be ... [Read More]
Alien vs. Predator Galaxy recently had the honor and pleasure of sitting down with Carl Toop, the actor who portrayed the principle Alien during Aliens, for the first ever published podcast interview about Carl's time on the film. We discussed Carl's past as a dancer, where life took him after Aliens, the audition process, working with James Cameron and plenty ... [Read More]
The Alien series isn't want for iconic imagery or posters that pervade into pop culture to this day. Whether it's that unforgettable cracked chicken egg on the front of Alien's poster, or that moment of Ripley and the Runner coming face-to-face on Alien 3's. For a lot of people we know that image of Ripley carrying Newt in the hive ... [Read More]
We have just uploaded the 129th episode of the Alien vs. Predator Galaxy Podcast (right-click and save as to download)! Today mark's the 35th anniversary of Aliens' general release in the United States and Canada! And to mark the occasion Corporal Hicks, RidgeTop, Xenomorphine and VoodooMagic are back to celebrate 35 years of Aliens!
We discuss the circumstances around our ... [Read More]
At the conclusion of the 2018 film "The Predator" written by Shane Black and Fred Dekker (and directed by Black), fans were introduced to a new piece of Predator technology referred to as the "Predator Killer". Similar to something one might see in an Iron Man film, this wearable armored suit could seemingly give humanity a fighting chance if there ... [Read More]
Just when you thought everyone was done having fun with William Gibson's scripts for Alien 3! A listing for Titan's new novel has just gone up on Amazon, revealing that Pat Cadigan, "the Hugo Award-Winning “Queen of Cyberpunk," is taking on the task of bringing Gibson's first draft of Alien 3 to prose form with Alien 3: The Lost Screenplay!
William ... [Read More]
A month ago the bombshell was dropped that Alien and Predator comics would be moving to Marvel as of 2021. It was a move we were all expecting since Marvel are owned by Disney, but it was still a bit of a shock. But in that announcement, it was also revealed that Marvel would be republishing Dark Horse's older ... [Read More]
Last month saw Coolwaters Productions, the company that represents the convention appearances of several cast and crew of Aliens, put on an Aliens themed In-House convention. Alien vs. Predator Galaxy was there and we really enjoyed it! And for those of you who missed out on the opportunity, Coolwaters has now uploaded the entire panel to their YouTube channel ... [Read More]
With many conventions and fandoms making the move to virtual conventions in this time of isolation, Aliens is not missing out on the fun either! Coolwaters Productions, the company that represents some of the cast of Aliens, has been running their own In-House convention with the casts of Superman, Ghostbusters and Star Trek having had live video ... [Read More]
