The Alien franchise is set to make its return in a big way over the next couple of years as Disney makes full use of the 20th Century Fox license with a new movie from director Fede Alvarez and a TV series from Noah Hawley and FX.
In the meantime however, Marvel Comics has been holding the fort with a series of comics from writer Declan Shalvey and artist Andrea Broccardo, and the publisher has announced that the next chapter of their Alien saga will get underway in November with the launch of a new volume that promises to “explore even darker depths of the Alien mythos”.
“It’s such a joy to continue to build out our own little corner of Marvel Comics’ Alien universe with this new ‘Descendant’ story arc,” Shalvey said. “We’re building on what we’ve done before (with some nods to previous stories) and get to dig a bit deeper in this arc (both figuratively and literally). It’s also a real treat for me to draw a section of the story.”
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EVERYONE WILL HEAR YOU SCREAM! The next great Alien story starts in ALIEN ANNUAL #1 and continues in the all-new ALIEN #1! In deep space spins a world infected by the universe’s greatest killers. Most people – sane people – would construct a barrier thicker than the hulls of ten Nostromos and leave it to rot. But where most people see a death trap, Weyland-Yutani sees the biggest payout in the history of civilization. And if it costs a few human lives to secure? Those come cheap here. Prepare for more corporate corruption, personal betrayals and extraordinary violence!
Here’s the main cover to Alien #1 from artist Javi Fernandez…
Marvel’s Alien #1 will go on sale on November 15th.
