ALIEN #4 COIPEL VARIANT INCENTIVE 1:25

Alien (2021-2022) (Single Issues)

by Phillip Kennedy Johnson

A BISHOP MAKES HIS MOVE. Will Gabe find his son? And if so...what will be left of him? The clock is ticking. The odds are long. The worst is coming. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory

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

Comic

First published June 16, 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

[Scott Rhee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of stuff happened between issues #1 and #4 of Marvels’ new Alien comic book series, based on the classic Ridley Scott film of the same name. I don’t know what any of that stuff is, though, because I missed issues #2 and 3. This series is, apparently, the hottest-selling new series from Marvel. It’s understandable why.

In issue #4: Space Marines, led by retired security officer Gabriel Cruz and a Bishop-model android, are on board Epsilon Station, which has been overrun with aliens. Most of the Marines have already bought it. One of the dead is Cruz’s son, who was on board to find information that could hurt the Weyland-Yutani corporation. The countdown to blow up the station is underway, but the corporation wants Cruz and Bishop to retrieve a live sample, which happens to be attached to Cruz’s son's face in the form of a face-hugger. Cruz doesn’t want to do it, knowing that any attempt to remove the face-hugger will kill his son, but he may not have a choice in the matter…

Writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson and artist Salvador Larroca have created a comic book series that seems like the rightful sequel to James Cameron’s film “Aliens”. Lots of action, gore, and edge-of-the-seat suspense. I can almost hear James Horner’s powerful score playing in my head as I read it…

[Alexander Peterhans · Rating 2 out of 5]

Eeeeveryone wants to add their own xenomorph, and it always looks dumb, here included.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

A4

Wow those pages just flew by but I'm really sucked into the story. I'll be reading the next comic and I hope you do too :)

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whoa, this was great. A build up to a huge loss worked really well. A big reveal at the end that'll make alien fans so excited. The art has some great moments but also sometimes feel very stiff. But besides that I'm digging this a lot.

[Ian Sharman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The pacing in this issue is, quite simply, superb!

This feels like an action/horror film on paper...well, it feels like an Alien film. The tension is palpable as you wonder if anyone's going to get out of this alive...as the characters make the same stupid and all-too-human decisions that they do in the films. They should just blow up the station, but they foolishly believe there's hope...when we know that the only thing that can possibly result from their actions is xenomorphs on Earth...and there won't be any Predators to save the human race (due to complicated legal reasons, sadly...god, you don't see them screwing each other over for a percentage...).

The art is gorgeous, the writing's superb, the terror is real.

I love it.

[Dennis Brock · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm enjoying this series. However, I feel like each issue is getting shorter and shorter as I'm flying through each new release!
4/5

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review to come.

[Colin W. Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just okay

This series started out with a bang but feels a little less interesting now...even with the fully grown Alpha reveal at the end.
I need more story with my characters... and then you gotta make ma care....THEN scare the crap out of me.

[Edward James Lauder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Alien is back baby! I thought it was Game Over for the franchise for so long, but this is one story that Disney hasn't messed up!

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

So Cometh the Alpha

[Chad Bunch · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dreadful and beautiful...