In news coming out of San Diego Comic-Con International, Marvel Comics has announced its next 20th Century Studios crossover as writer Frank Tieri and artist Stefano Raffaele team to pit Steve Rogers against a a horde of terrifying xenomorphs on the battlefields of World War II in the four-issue limited series Alien vs. Captain America.
“Ya know, sometimes a project comes along and you just have to pinch yourself that you get to be involved with it,” said Tieri. “I mean, here you have two of the most iconic properties in entertainment—Captain America, who is basically the ultimate hero, going against Alien, one of the ultimate names in horror. As a writer, what more can you ask for than that?”
“Now I pitched this knowing I wanted it to be a period piece with WW2 as the backdrop because I knew it would give me so many fun elements to play with… Cap vs the Red Skull, Baron Strucker in the Himalayas looking for Attilan, Bucky interacting with the Howling Commandos, Hydra using the Xenomorphs as weapons, etc.” he continued. “We’ve got all that in the and more as fans can expect a nice mix of horror and heroics… and more than a few surprises thrown in for good measure.”
You can check out the main cover to Alien vs. Captain America #1 by Leinil Francis Yu below, along with a foil variant by Dan Panosian…
It’s World War II and Hydra seeks a new weapon to defeat the Allies and win the war. To that end, the Red Skull has sent Baron Strucker on an expedition to the Himalayas to find the fabled city of Attilan. But instead of finding the Inhumans, Strucker uncovers something much more deadly. Much more… Alien. Can Captain America and the Howling Commandoes stop the Skull and his newfound xenomorph weapons… or will the First Avenger learn that in war-torn Europe… no one can hear you scream?
Alien vs. Captain America #1 will go on sale on November 5th 2025.
