6. Comics - Merchandise (Movies: Alien)
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This article is from the Alien Movies FAQ, by Darryll Hobsonand Eelko de Vos E.W.C.deVos@TWI.TUDelft.NL with numerous contributions by others.
6. Comics - Merchandise (Movies: Alien)
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- COMIC SHOP NEWS:
Comics Debut
1 Jun 93 Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species preview
- DARK HORSE COMICS:
Aliens 1-6 (1988-9)
w:Mark Verheiden ac:Mark A. Nelson
1 (6 printings)
2 (3 printings)
3-6 (2 printings)
collected in hardcover, trade pb (aka Aliens Book One), includes
reprint of DHP 24
b&w
collected also in Signed and numbered (1500) hardcover
Aliens Portfolio 1 (Feb 89)
a:Mark Nelson
Contains seven b&w plates and an eight-page mini-comic
reprinting first Alien story from DHP 24
Aliens Volume 2 1-4 (1989-90)
w:Mark Verheiden ac:Denis Beauvais
1-2 (2 printings)
collected in limited hardcover 2500 copies, trade pb
(aka Aliens Book Two and Aliens II)
Aliens: Earth War 1-4 (1990)
w:Mark Verheiden a:Sam Keith c:John Bolton
1 (2 printings)
collected in trade pb with an introduction by Verheiden explaining
how all of the various Alien projects interconnect
The Complete Alien (1993?)
reprints Aliens Book One, Aliens Book Two, Aliens: Earth War
and stories from DHP
limited hardcover 500 copies
slipcover, leather binding, signed and numbered
Aliens vs. Predator 0-4 (1990)
w:Randy Stradley ac:Phill Norwood a:Karl Story c:Mike Mignola
a:Chris Warner a:Robert Campanella c:Dave Dorman
0 (reprints Dark Horse Presents 34-36, b&w)
1-4 (2 printings)
collected in limited hardcover 1000 copies, trade pb, includes
color reprint of DHP 34-36
Aliens Vs. Predator: War 0-4
Contents unknown
Aliens: Genocide 1-4 (1991-2)
w:Mike Richardson w:John Arcudi a:Damon Willis a:Karl Story c:Arthur
Suydam
collected in trade pb
Aliens: Hive 1-4 (1992)
w:Jerry Prosser ac:Kelley Jones
collected in trade pb, c:Dave Dorman
Aliens: Newt's Tale 1-2 (1992)
w:Mike Richardson a:Jim Somerville a:Brian Garvey c:John Bolton
prestige format
Alien3 1-3 (1992)
w:Steven Grant a:Christopher Taylor a:Rick Magyar c:Arthur Suydam
movie adaptation
Aliens: Tribes (1992)
w:Steve Bissette ac:Dave Dorman
graphic novel
Winner 1992 Bram Stoker Award from Horror Writers of America
limited hardcover 1000 copies, hardcover, trade pb
Aliens: Sacrifice (May 93)
w:Peter Milligan ac:Paul Johnson
prestige format
Aliens: Salvation (Nov 93)
w:Dave Gibbons a:Mike Mignola a:Kevin Nowlan
prestige format
Aliens: Colonial Marines 1-12 (1993-4)
w:Chris Warner a:Tony Akins a:Paul Guinan c:Robert Mentor
1 (cardboard cover)
2-3
w:Kelley Puckett a:Paul Guinan a:Allen Nunis c:Joe Phillips
4-5
w:Kelley Puckett a:Paul Guinan a:Bob Smith c:Joe Phillips
6
wa:Paul Guinan a:Tony Akins c:Robert Mentor
7
8-10
(#11 and 12 were canceled, story was shortened!)
Aliens: Rogue 1-4 (1993)
w:Ian Edgington ac:Will Simpson
Aliens/Predator: The Deadliest of the Species 1-12 (1993-4) w:Chris Claremont a:Jackson Guice a:John Beatty c:John Bolton a:Eduardo Barretto 1 Jul 93 Special Ash Can Edition (red foil cover) 1 Jul 93 Special Ash Can Edition (numbered, copper foil cover ?) 1 Jul 93 Time of the preacher 1 Jul 93 Time of the preacher (audio-enhanced edition ?) 1 Jul 93 Time of the preacher (platinum edition) 2 Sep 93 The hunt 3 Nov 93 Virtually real 4 Jan 94 The great escape 5-12 (forthcoming)
Aliens: Labyrinth 1-4 (1993-4)
w:Jim Woodring ac:Kilian Plunkett
Aliens: Music of the Spears 1-4 (1994)
w:Chet Williamson a:Tim Hamilton ac:Timothy Bradstreet c:Guy Burwell
Aliens: Dragon (1994)
w:Mark Askwith ac:Charles Vess
graphic novel (forthcoming)
Aliens: Berserker 1-4 (1995)
- DARK HORSE PRESENTS (b&w anthology series):
24 1987?
Theory of Alien Propagation
w:Mark Verheiden a:Mark A. Nelson
first Alien appearance in Dark Horse comics
(part 2 of 3 of the aliens vs. predator prologue)
b&w
34 Nov 89
Aliens
w:Randy Stradley a:Phill Norwood a:Karl Story c:Chris Warner
b&w
36 Feb 90
Aliens vs. Predator
w:Randy Stradley a:Phill Norwood a:Karl Story c:Chris Warner c:Dave
Dorman
b&w, line drawn cover
36 Feb 90
Aliens vs. Predator
w:Randy Stradley a:Phill Norwood a:Karl Story c:Chris Warner c:Dave
Dorman
b&w, painted cover
42 Jul 90
Aliens part 1: Advent
wac:Paul Guinan
b&w
43 Aug 90
Aliens part 2: Terminus
wac:Paul Guinan
b&w
56 Nov 91
The Alien parts 1 & 2
w:John Arcudi a:Tony Akins ac:Paul Guinan
b&w
101 (Sep '95)
cover: Bernie Wrightson/John Bolton
102 (Oct '95)
cover: Bernie Wrightson/John Bolton
Superman vs. Aliens 1-3 ('95)
Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special (1992?)
Aliens: Reapers
w:John Arcudi a:Simon Bisley
Also contains unseen epilogue to Aliens vs. Predator series
w:Randy Stradley a:Phill Norwood
trade paperback, b&w
Dark Horse Presents: Aliens 1 (1992)
c:Simon Bisley
1 prestige format
1 prestige format, platinum edition
color reprints of stories from DHP 24, 42, 43, DHP 5th Anniv special,
56
Best of Dark Horse Presents (1992-3?)
Volumes 1-3 may contain Alien stories ?
trade pb, reprint collection
- DARK HORSE COMICS (color anthology series): Aliens: Horror Show w:Sarah Byam a:David Roach 3 Oct 92 part 1 c:David Roach 4 Nov 92 part 2 5 Dec 92 part 3 c:Dave Dorman
Aliens: Taste
w:Edward Martin III a:Mark Nelson c:Arthur Adams
11 Jul 93
Aliens: Backsplash w:Jim Woodring a:Kilian Plunkett 12 Aug 93 part 1 13 Sep 93 part 2 c:Kilian Plunkett
Aliens: Cargo w:Dan Jolley a:John Nadean a:Terry Pallot 15 Nov 93 part 1 c:John Higgins 16 Dec 93 part 2 Aliens: Alien w:John Arcudi a:Paul Mendoza 17 Jan 94 part 1 of 3 18-19 (forthcoming)
- DARK HORSE INSIDER (promotional series):
Aliens: Countdown (1990-1)
w:Mike Richardson a:Dennis Beauvais
Serialized story probably started in issue #14 of Volume 1 (Sep 90)
and continued for an unknown number of issues but completed by Jan 92
Aliens vs Predator 2 (1992-3)
w:Randy Stradley a:Chris Warner
Serialized story probably started in issue #1 of Volume 2 (Jan 92)
and completed in issue #14 (Feb 93)
Vol 2 #12 Dec 92 Alien cover
- DARK HORSE INTERNATIONAL (UK monthly magazines):
Aliens Volume 1 - issues 1-16 Trident Comics.issue 17 Dark Horse
17 issues, Serial Reprints
1 Feb 91 Aliens book 2,Aliens V Predator
2 Mar 91 Aliens book 2,Aliens V Predator
3 Apr 91 Aliens book 2,Aliens V Predator
4 May 91 Aliens book 2,Aliens V Predator
5 Jun 91 Aliens book 2,Aliens V Predator
6 Jul 91 Aliens Earth War,Aliens V Predator
7 Aug 91 Aliens Earth War,Aliens V Predator
+ Aliens V Predator Poster
8 Sep 91 Aliens Earth War,Aliens V Predator
9 Oct 91 Aliens Earth War,Aliens V Predator
10 Nov 91 Aliens Earth War,Aliens V Predator
11 Dec 91 Aliens Earth War,Aliens V Predator
12 Jan 92 Aliens Earth War,The Alien,Aliens book 1
13 Feb 92 Aliens Genocide,The Alien,Aliens book 1
14 Mar 92 Aliens Genocide,Aliens V Predator 2?,Aliens book 1
15 Apr 92 Aliens Genocide,Aliens book 1
16 May 92 Aliens Genocide,Aliens book 1
17 Jun 92 Theory of Alien propagation (colour),Advent prt1
and Terminus prt 2, Reapers
Aliens Volume 2
Serial reprints and original stories
1 Jul 92 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2
2 Aug 92 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Newt's Tale
3 Sep 92 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Newt's Tale
4 Oct 92 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Newt's Tale
5 Nov 92 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Newt's Tale
6 Dec 92 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Newt's Tale
7 Jan 93 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Newt's Tale
8 Feb 93 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Newt's Tale
9 Mar 93 Hive, Aliens vs. Predator 2, Countdown (mini-comic part
1, collected from Dark Horse Insider), Colonial Marines, Sacrifice
10 Apr 93 Aliens vs. Predator 2, Countdown (mini-comic part 2),
Colonial Marines, Sacrifice, Tribes
11 May 93 Aliens vs. Predator 2, Colonial Marines, Sacrifice,
Tribes
12 Jun 93 Aliens vs. Predator 2, Colonial Marines, Sacrifice,
Tribes, Horror Show
13 Jul 93 Aliens vs. Predator 2, Colonial Marines, Tribes, Horror
Show, Crusade (w:Christian Gorny a:Michael Cook)
14 Aug 93 Aliens vs. Predator 2, Colonial Marines, Tribes, Horror
Show, Crusade
15 Sep 93 Colonial Marines, Tribes, Crusade, Backsplash
16 Oct 93 Colonial Marines, Tribes, Crusade, Backsplash
17 Nov 93 Colonial Marines, Crusade, Cargo, Taste
18 Dec 93 Colonial Marines, Crusade, Cargo
19 Jan 94 Colonial Marines, Crusade, Salvation
20 Feb 94 Colonial Marines, Crusade, Salvation
21 Mar 94 Colinial Marines, Crusade, Salvation, Alien
22 Apr 94 Colonial Marines, Crusade, Alien, Rogue
23 May 94 Colonial Marines, Alien, Rogue,
Matrix (graphic novella, w:Grant Morrison a:Chris Halls)
Alien3 Movie Special
1-3
(includes only official comic version of Alien3)
movie adaptation
Total Carnage
Aliens/Predator: The Deadliest of the Species serialized starting in
issue #9 (Nov 93)
- DIAMOND COMIC DISTRIBUTERS:
Aliens: Earth Angel (1993-4)
wa:John Byrne
Serialized in Previews, Vol III #1 - Vol IV #1
To be collected in a future issue of Previews
(This should be listed under DARK HORSE COMICS, DIAMOND is just a
distributor which distributes comics to stores, it doesn't print
comics!!!)
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