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Alien (2023-2023)
Alien #5 Lim Var FNL ISS
ONE LAST CHANCE TO ESCAPE THE THAW! With secrets revealed, loved ones lost and Xenomorphs engulfing the base - for a moment, Zasha thought all hope was gone. However, when a familiar face arrives in the form of a savior, the two set off for one last-ditch effort to escape the moon. The foes they will face - human and alien - might be their end, but just because the moon's ice has thawed to reveal the horrors beneath doesn't mean Zasha will let herself sink without a fight!
32 pages, Comic
Published January 1, 2023
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Declan Shalvey
489 books63 followersDeclan Shalvey is an Irish comics artist and writer.
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September 27, 2023
A fine ending, one with some cool deaths, and a sadder tone than expected but overall kind of been there done that. The art remained solid throughout though!
September 19, 2023
Satisfying ending
Reminiscent of the sci-fi classics, space operas and Lovecraftian tales like the curious case of Charles Dexter Ward, A Brave New World, World Set Free, Dune, The Mysterious Island, Foundation saga, and many more, there are no heroes here. There is the old saying being employed of "ends justify the means" and "road to he'll is paved with good intentions" by not just the protagonist but other characters. Do not get me wrong, there is good and evil, moral dilemmas, acts of heroism, love displayed by nearly every character but that is about it. Human curiosity and self justification of evil acts in the name of love and survival come up to reveal that no one here is innocent. That is purely the essence of much of the old canon of dark horse Alien comics. I am glad that some of this survived here.
Reminiscent of the sci-fi classics, space operas and Lovecraftian tales like the curious case of Charles Dexter Ward, A Brave New World, World Set Free, Dune, The Mysterious Island, Foundation saga, and many more, there are no heroes here. There is the old saying being employed of "ends justify the means" and "road to he'll is paved with good intentions" by not just the protagonist but other characters. Do not get me wrong, there is good and evil, moral dilemmas, acts of heroism, love displayed by nearly every character but that is about it. Human curiosity and self justification of evil acts in the name of love and survival come up to reveal that no one here is innocent. That is purely the essence of much of the old canon of dark horse Alien comics. I am glad that some of this survived here.
September 20, 2023
I really took it out on issue 1, it felt so formulaic, however issue 3-5 are the better of alien stories in recent time.
May 15, 2024
A estas alturas no esperaba más que un desenlace que ofreciese un poco de caos xenomorfa y ya... Y la verdad es que es una lástima que Declan Shalvey se haya reservado . Sin duda un elemento que podría haber definido la propuesta por encima del escueto drama familiar en ese planetoide.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews