Forum Topic
JC Jones Cat
MemberOvomorphJul-19-2012 1:14 PMNot sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes.
Big fan of the 4 original movies, especially the first two which are classics in my eyes. I was wondering if any of you have read any of the Aliens comic books from Dark Horse Comics & what you thought of them in relationship to the movies.
The "Aliens: FemaleWar/Earth War" storyline could have made a good "Alien 3" movie. We see Ripley, Hicks and an older Newt travel to the Alien Homeworld to capture and use the Alien Queen Mother (different from a regular Alien Queen) in order to wipe out the Alien race which has now invaded Earth. We also briefly see the Enginners/Space Jockeys.
(note: in some versions of the comics, Hicks and Newt have different names)
In this comic book and certain others, it is stated that this Alien Queen Mother is the genesis of all the Alien race. Her disposition is quite odd and intriguing: prehistoric look, no arms, she resides/hides inside a very large orb or bulb that ressembles a giant egg (or egg sac) on top of which she towers over when it is time for her to come out. Her huge central orb-bulb is surrounded by four or five smaller bulbs, all connected to the central one by organic, fleshy vines. These smaller bulbs contain the Queen Mother's fully-grown bodyguards/protectors (and perhaps they also contain eggs?). The comics however do not explain the Alien Queen Mother's reproductive cycle and how/if she lays eggs. Sometimes we see her in her huge orb-bulb, and at other times she seems to have an egg sac attached to her abdomen.
Again in "Aliens: Female War", but also in "Aliens: Rogue", "Aliens: Genocide" and other comics, we see a variety of interesting/odd Xeno characters and storylines: the First-Born Xenos (they are shaped differently and serve as bodyguards to the Alien Queen Mother); a human-engineered Alien "King"; royal jelly and how it is used by both humans and Aliens, etc...
Besides a certain lack of explanation and detail, which creates a bit of confusion at times and a certain lack in continuity, many of these stories are fun to read. Perhaps some of these concepts or stories may be applied to a Prometheus sequel?
Any thoughts/comments about anything mentioned above?
Have a good week Xeno fans!
7 Replies

.
MemberOvomorphJul-19-2012 1:46 PMI too, have all of the Alien Dark Horse series, books, etc. Thanks for sharing your views and welcome aboard fellow Xeno fan.

David 1
MemberOvomorphJul-19-2012 4:16 PMI can only tell one example that made into the 4th alien movie from one of the comics. A guy has a chestburster drilling one guy's head like in one of the comics. I believe it was one in wich the Xenos are made into a sort of religion.
[b]Ask nothing from no one. Demand nothing from no one. Expect nothing from no one.[/b]

.
MemberOvomorphJul-19-2012 4:29 PMI liked that series... "oh please jump on my face oh Facehugger/Alien god.... and then later... OMG NNNNNOOOOOOOGGFTTRRREWEFEQEFFF". pop.

KANEABIS
MemberOvomorphJul-19-2012 6:25 PMI also have all the Alien comics and the Alien vs Predator comics witch kick the AVP movies in the balls. hated the AVP films. But i think every Alien fan should get there hands on the comics there gold.

.
MemberOvomorphJul-20-2012 11:22 AMI treasure my comics... and Dark Horse should be given an award for doing them! Thanks Dark Horse you rock so much harder than those other Superhero crap mags!
JC Jones Cat
MemberOvomorphJul-20-2012 9:51 PM@ Katnip patch : Thanks for the welcome!
@ David 1: I'll have to read that Alien-religion comic book.
@ KAENABIS: I agree with you. Some AVP comic books are far more interesting than the AVP movies. I still enjoyed the first AVP movie though (I was let's say entertained), but the second AVP movie was painful to watch.
Staying on the topic of comics, the Prometheus movie really reminded me of the 1999 "Aliens: Apocalypse/Destroying Angels" comic book. Some elements of this comic book's storyline: scientists/explorers discover one of the Engineers' ships/structures with eggs inside; they also find the dead bodies of some Engineers; there is debate about science, religion and faith; they discover/question the grand purpose of the Aliens and their creators (Engineers/Space Jockeys) in the cosmos; there is an android that kinda reminds me of David; they discover a lone Engineer in hibernation; this Engineer gets impregnated by a facehugger; the resulting chestburster/creature is of immense size and has a different look (it reminded me of Prometheus' Deacon or Deacon Queen?); etc...
Maybe some Prometheus writers/scriptors based part of their material for the film on this particular comic book? There is something uncanny about the ressemblances.
I might write more about this some other time. Have a good weekend Xeno fans!
JC Jones Cat
MemberOvomorphJul-22-2012 12:02 AM[img]http://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/iss/600w/541/665411/3781291_1.jpg[/img]
Add A Reply