Marvel Comics has announced its next 20th Century Studios crossover as the Children of the Atom look to protect Earth from the deadliest species in the galaxy with Alien vs. X-Men, a four-issue limited series from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Geraldo Borges, which also features a back-up tale from legendary X-Men creator Chris Claremont pitting Kitty Pryde against the Xenomorphs and the Brood.
“Alien was the first R-rated movie I ever saw,” said Gillen. “Aliens is one of the four founding teenage films that I built my understanding of story structure upon. As a hormonal teen, I had a looming Alien poster hung over my bed. I love Aliens so much that I am unhelpfully explaining beats to Geraldo by referencing two-second sequences featuring tertiary characters, as if he cares about Ferro and Dietrich as much as I do. So, yes, this is some prime-grade bucket list stuff for me, and I’m highly enjoying taking the X-Men on an X-press elevator to hell.”
“For me, the coolest aspect here is returning to a universe where I can pit my deadliest alien predators against their movie counter-parts, with Kitty caught in the middle,” added Chris Claremont. “Kitty brings a hero’s perspective to the challenge that embraces the heart and soul of the X-Men. This story is cram-packed with adventure – plus some crazy surprises along the way.”
Check out the main cover to Alien vs. X-Men #1 below from Ryan Stegman along with a variant from Ivan Shavrin…
Alien vs. X-Men #1 will go on sale on September 16th 2026.
