Alien #3

Alien (2021-2022) (Single Issues)

by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Julius Ohta (Illustrator)

Cover by Bjorn Barends. THE DEVIL YOU KNOW... While searching the Xenomorph-infested Tobler-9 for an alien sample that can save humanity, "Steel Team," the mythical Synthetic Special Operations team, has made a shocking a colony of humans who have managed to survive there for decades. With only their mutual mistrust in common, the humans and synths strike an uneasy the alien sample in exchange for Steel Team's help in clearing a subterranean Xenomorph nest. But while the humans have had to sacrifice some of their humanity to survive, Steel Team learns that the ICARUS alien strain has taken on some disturbingly HUMAN tendencies...

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction, Horror, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Fiction

28 pages, Comic

First published May 26, 2021

About the author

Phillip Kennedy Johnson earned a Master of Music degree from the University of North Texas, where he served as Teaching Fellow for the Department of Jazz Studies, and a Bachelor of Music degree from Eastern Kentucky University. SFC Johnson has performed with the Lexington Philharmonic, Dallas Opera, Washington Symphonic Brass, and the Moscow Ballet, and was a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra from 2004 to 2005. SFC Johnson remains active as a composer, arranger, teacher, and clinician, and also enjoys a second career as a writer of comics and graphic novels. His work has been published by DC Comics, Marvel Comics, BOOM! Studios, and more.

Reviews

[James DeSantis]

Some great tense moments. One with a stick up mixed with a chest buster. I will say the back and forth time line can be a tad confusing tho.

[Logan]

Great issue and still a good series!

[Tiffany]

A3

I'm really liking the story, I can't wait to read what happens next. I hope we find Danny and he learns not to mess with things.

[Dennis Brock]

3.75/5 really enjoying this series...

[Aili]

Story takes place in 2200. Multinational corporation Weyland-Yutani has power over most of space and they continue their work regarding the aliens. Protagonist is WY retired security officer Gabriel Cruz who has lots of experience with the aliens. We don't know yet how exactly, there's just mentions of it.
But by the end of issue 3 it's clear that the connection is important, personal even -
"She's looking for you. The one in the dark."

Things start to go terribly wrong when Anti-WY group breaks into Epsilon Station's research lab. One of them being Gabriel's son, Danny. WY pretty much commands Gabriel to go to Epsilon Station to save the specimens of its research. So it begins!

Story is your familiar fight against the aliens type BUT there seems to be a twist coming. Who exactly is "the one in the dark"?
Also, Gabriel and Danny do not get along. Will there be a reunion? Or will Danny die?

[Ian Sharman]

This is still a great book, but it is a little confusing due to time shifts that aren't adequately signalled in either the captions or the art.

It's a personal bug bear of mine when scene transitions aren't properly signalled, so your mileage may vary.

Still, there's the appropriate amount of terror and a final page reveal that'll make any Aliens fan smile.

[Ahmed]

Very good issue

[b]

The art is still goofy, and actually getting into confusing, not only between the flashbacks (which didn't bother me as much as some other reviewers) but also just with the harsh palette shifts that feel like they're an entirely different scene (one particular green backlit adult xenomorph bursting in is the worst offender). This isn't going very well. The deep lore stuff, here (obviously infected) strange livestock on a dead spaceship, has the eerie feel of The Thing, or the original Alien, but when that's just really one panel in a comic that has as many advertisements in it as it has plot beats, it's a bad sign. If the next issue has a really cool cover I'll continue, but beyond that, I'm just done.

[Taylor Logan]

A Good Series

Another good one in the series. I look forward to reading more as they come out. I have the series on pre order.

[John]

Reunion

[J K]

Story is OK, artwork still incredibly mediocre.

[Edward James Lauder]

Yes! This is where I wanted it to go. Really good story so far and I can't wait to read what happens next!

[Alien Mike North]

Love Aliens! MUST READ!!

[Brian Castle]

Very nice installment

The story got more intense. This is where the drama and the terror start. Nice ending I like what they did with bishops model.

[Jennifer]

Review to come.