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Alien: Romulus (2024) #1
Following the theatrical release of the highly anticipated blockbuster Romulus, Marvel Comics presents an all-new story revealing secrets of the film’s legendary antagonists! How did Xenomorphs find Rain, Andy and their scavenger crew? Familiar faces lurk in the shadows – and this issue shines light on them all! Horror master Zac Thompson (ABSOLUTE CARNAGE, X-MEN) and rising star Daniel Picciotto (GHOST RIDER, X-FORCE) collaborate directly with filmmakers for this must-have collector’s item! See Romulus in theaters August 16th.
31 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 23, 2024
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Zac Thompson
210 books65 followersZac Thompson is a writer born and raised on Prince Edward Island, Canada. He's written titles like Marvelous X-Men, Cable, and X-Men: Black for Marvel Comics. Along with indie books such as Her Infernal Descent, Relay, and The Replacer.
In 2019, Zac became the showrunner of the Age of X-Man universe at Marvel Comics. His critically acclaimed miniseries, Come Into Me, was called the best horror comic of 2018 by HorrorDNA. His debut comic series, The Dregs, was called "lowbrow brilliant" by New York Magazine. His novel, Weaponized, was the winner of the 2016 CryptTV horror fiction contest.
In 2019, Zac became the showrunner of the Age of X-Man universe at Marvel Comics. His critically acclaimed miniseries, Come Into Me, was called the best horror comic of 2018 by HorrorDNA. His debut comic series, The Dregs, was called "lowbrow brilliant" by New York Magazine. His novel, Weaponized, was the winner of the 2016 CryptTV horror fiction contest.
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November 6, 2024
I’m indecisive (I can’t decide), and it’s a trait that gets a thousand times worse whenever I’m asked what my favorite movie is. It’s not like if we’re talking literature, where I could just tell them that The Song of Achilles makes up 70% of my personality and call it a day. Because when it comes to movies, I’m always like, “Ooh, I like this, I like that, and I like this.” But I guess if I were stopped in the street by Billy Eichner with microphone in hand, in a panic I'd tell him to get that shit out of my face and that Bros. flopped because he released a romcom in the lead up to spooky season and not in or around Valentine’s day! What were you thinking, dude? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?!? Oh, I’d also say that the best movie ever made is Alien. Emphasis on the word “movie,” though. You can probably see where this is going, because I’m not so sure that the aesthetics of the Alien movies (pick one) really work in the medium of comic books. It’s hard to capture the vibe, you know? The music, the masterfully uncomfortable H. R. Giger designs, the brown-haired lady who ends up being the only survivor, the weird rooms with wet chains in them, all these things combine together to give the Alien movies a unique sense of identity that remains consistent in a way that's rarely seen in such a long-running franchise. And not to be all “Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a good game but a terrible Dragon Age game,” but honestly? This comic would have probably been fine if it weren't Alien, because it felt more like watching a bunch of G.I. Joes running around rather than getting the cold precision horror and cutting commentary that an Alien movie usually gives us.
I guess I could talk a little about what the story is, but if I'm being honest, it's so rushed and short that any kind of synopsis could easily overtake the actual comic in length. Well, here's the story anyway, this comic shows us the events that take place in the months leading up to Alien: Romulus, and we get to see firsthand how exactly the derelict space station featured in the movie acquired its namesake. Isn’t that awesome? Information that we come to understand through the magic of context clues and exposition stretched out to its limits in order to justify an entire comic book run! I always love it when studio execs dissect every little line of dialogue in a film to sparse out where they can milk it for more money. What’s next!? An entire film dedicated to stealing the Death Star plans and then peppering the film with the desecration of beloved actors by ghoulishly "de-aging" them and then ending the movie on the tonal whiplash of having Darth Vader mow down a bunch of dudes only to then turn that around by zooming in on a digitally recreated abomination of Carrie Fisher telling us that the movie is about hope? Because damn, that would suck! Anyway, this comic was mid. Alien: Romulus, the movie that is, leaves the destruction of this space station to our imagination, giving the situation a sense of gravitas and scale, making us think “Oh man, I really wish I knew what happened to these poor souls!” and after seeing the truth… I wish they hadn’t bothered. Here, let me save you some time, this comic featured characters so bland and expressionless that they might as well have stayed in the confines of one off expositional dialogue given to us by the insensitively posthumous recreation of Ian Holm.
I guess I could talk a little about what the story is, but if I'm being honest, it's so rushed and short that any kind of synopsis could easily overtake the actual comic in length. Well, here's the story anyway, this comic shows us the events that take place in the months leading up to Alien: Romulus, and we get to see firsthand how exactly the derelict space station featured in the movie acquired its namesake. Isn’t that awesome? Information that we come to understand through the magic of context clues and exposition stretched out to its limits in order to justify an entire comic book run! I always love it when studio execs dissect every little line of dialogue in a film to sparse out where they can milk it for more money. What’s next!? An entire film dedicated to stealing the Death Star plans and then peppering the film with the desecration of beloved actors by ghoulishly "de-aging" them and then ending the movie on the tonal whiplash of having Darth Vader mow down a bunch of dudes only to then turn that around by zooming in on a digitally recreated abomination of Carrie Fisher telling us that the movie is about hope? Because damn, that would suck! Anyway, this comic was mid. Alien: Romulus, the movie that is, leaves the destruction of this space station to our imagination, giving the situation a sense of gravitas and scale, making us think “Oh man, I really wish I knew what happened to these poor souls!” and after seeing the truth… I wish they hadn’t bothered. Here, let me save you some time, this comic featured characters so bland and expressionless that they might as well have stayed in the confines of one off expositional dialogue given to us by the insensitively posthumous recreation of Ian Holm.
April 3, 2025
Movie Prequel
A review of the Marvel comic eBook (October 23, 2024).
This was a one-off comic prequel to the recent Alien: Romulus (2024) movie. Chronologically both the comic and film take place between the first two films Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). The comic tells the story of the events taking place at a Weyland-Yutani space station which has twin modules Romulus and Remus. The evil corporation is looking to weaponize the xenomorphs and has found a cocoon with the apparently dormant body of the xenomorph from the first film (). Some scientists including a synthetic named Rook are doing the investigation. Meanwhile two rogue space marines plan to destroy all traces of the creature and the lab. Of course it all ends badly. This then sets the scene for the mining colony escapees who show up at the devastated station in the film.
Movie poster for Alien: Romulus. Image sourced from Wikipedia.
Although the comic didn't add anything to the mythology overall, it was still well done and the art work was suitably dramatic and horrific. In a slight odd divergence from the film, the Rook character is drawn as a much younger man, rather than like Ian Holm (1931-2020) who played the synth in both Alien and Alien: Romulus. Understandably a synth could be a clone model, but it was still disconcerting for the old-time fans to see Holm's appearance in the latter film through the use of CGI and or other technical effects.
A review of the Marvel comic eBook (October 23, 2024).
This was a one-off comic prequel to the recent Alien: Romulus (2024) movie. Chronologically both the comic and film take place between the first two films Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986). The comic tells the story of the events taking place at a Weyland-Yutani space station which has twin modules Romulus and Remus. The evil corporation is looking to weaponize the xenomorphs and has found a cocoon with the apparently dormant body of the xenomorph from the first film (). Some scientists including a synthetic named Rook are doing the investigation. Meanwhile two rogue space marines plan to destroy all traces of the creature and the lab. Of course it all ends badly. This then sets the scene for the mining colony escapees who show up at the devastated station in the film.
Movie poster for Alien: Romulus. Image sourced from Wikipedia.
Although the comic didn't add anything to the mythology overall, it was still well done and the art work was suitably dramatic and horrific. In a slight odd divergence from the film, the Rook character is drawn as a much younger man, rather than like Ian Holm (1931-2020) who played the synth in both Alien and Alien: Romulus. Understandably a synth could be a clone model, but it was still disconcerting for the old-time fans to see Holm's appearance in the latter film through the use of CGI and or other technical effects.
November 22, 2024
Cool read that added a little more story to a badass movie.
November 8, 2024
Ennek nagyjából semmilyen hozzáadott értéke nem volt az új Alien-filmhez, de mivel a párom elolvasta, majd a kezembe nyomta, én pedig az Alien-filmek freudi, pszichoanalitikus értelmezésének rajongója, és említett partner számára (túl) lelkes magyarázója vagyok, elolvastam.
(Nem volt benne semmi freudi szimbolika :(( )
(Ez a szerencsétlen férfi miattam tudja, hogy mi az a vagina dentata :D)
(Nem volt benne semmi freudi szimbolika :(( )
(Ez a szerencsétlen férfi miattam tudja, hogy mi az a vagina dentata :D)
October 26, 2024
Dun read but wish it was more issues. Felt very fast pace but was fun to connect it to Alien Romulus
October 29, 2024
Uma HQ que aliena leitores.
Algumas imagens não precisam de explicação. Quando Rain, Andy e os demais entram na estação de pesquisa em dois módulos Romulus e Remus no longa dirigido por Fede Álvarez, tudo o que precisamos saber está lá e o que não precisamos saber… bem… simplesmente não interessa. Mas, claro, o filme foi um sucesso de bilheteria e de crítica e um prelúdio em quadrinhos descrevendo justamente os eventos que levaram a base espacial a ficar como os jovens a encontram era uma inevitabilidade ditada pela lógica de Hollywood e da indústria dos quadrinhos mainstream.
Mas, como disse, aquilo que aprendemos sobre a estação espacial no filme permite o vislumbre razoavelmente detalhado sobre o que ocorreu, mesmo que Fede Álvarez não recorra a flashbacks, pelo que qualquer HQ que tivesse o propósito de lidar com essa situação precisaria apresentar algo especial e substancial para não parecer genérica. Infelizmente, porém, a decisão preguiçosa de se publicar não uma minissérie, mas apenas um one-shot de 30 e poucas páginas (contando até as capas) somado a um roteiro no mínimo repetitivo de Zac Thompson e à uma arte cansada de Daniel Picciotto, resulta em um material que pode ser facilmente arquivado na categoria de caça-níquel feito nas cochas para pegar otário, como é o caso deste crítico aqui, ou, sendo mais suave, “pessoas que querem saber tudo o universo Alien“.
O que eu posso dizer sobre a história que quem já viu Alien: Romulus talvez não consiga imaginar? A pergunta é retórica, obviamente, pois a correria do roteiro de Zac Thompson não tem espaço algum para qualquer semblante de desenvolvimento de personagens. No máximo dos máximos, é possível dizer que a protagonista, uma ex-Marine que se tornou chefe de segurança da Weyland e que trabalha na estação espacial, é visualmente marcante por ter um tapa-olho e que é ela, tentando ser zelosa com o bem-estar de todos ali, que resolve se livrar do Big Chap, o xenomorfo do filme de 1979 que é achado pelos cientistas, e, nesse processo, acaba acordando-o e soltando-o pelo lugar para ele fazer a festa com todo mundo ali, inclusive um Rook desesperado com a burrice da mulher.
Mas, novamente, como não há páginas suficientes para que algo minimamente mais sofisticado seja desenvolvido, tudo o que temos é uma versão comprimida ao máximo do padrão da franquia Alien: um xenomorfo escapa e toca o terror em um ambiente confinado. O que poderia ter ajudado muito na elevação da qualidade de um roteiro tão básico que é frustrante, seria a arte de Picciotto, mas, se me disserem que o desenhista, na verdade, em razão do provável pouco tempo que teve para trabalhar, pediu ajuda aos universitários que, no mundo atual, é a I.A., eu acreditaria. E olha que eu gosto da arte dele em condições normais, como foi o caso da HQ do Motoqueiro Fantasma na versão Danny Ketch, mas, aqui, o que ele coloca nas páginas é uma burocrática sucessão de quadros que, mesmo capturando a atmosfera de espaço confinado e criando uma protagonista que é visualmente chamativa, mas nada realmente de especial, não consegue estabelecer urgência, medo ou qualquer gota de empatia pelos personagens que vão morrendo como bois em matadouro. Em outras palavras, ele faz visualmente o que Thompson faz com suas palavras: um feijão com arroz aguado e sem tempero.
Se o prelúdio em quadrinhos de Alien: Romulus já era conceitualmente desnecessário, não mais do que uma mera curiosidade (se isso tudo), sua execução morna – com boa vontade – torna a leitura frustrante, com a única real vantagem, nas circunstâncias, ser justamente o fato de que é necessário pouco investimento do leitor, não mais do que 20 minutos se o objetivo for ler sem pressa. Teria sido potencialmente melhor que a Marvel Comics tivesse investido em uma adaptação em quadrinhos do filme acrescentando o prelúdio à história, o que potencialmente resultaria em uma obra bem mais interessante (dificilmente algo do nível da graphic novel que adaptou o primeiro filme, porém) ou, talvez, claro, simplesmente não tivesse feito nada, algo que é pedir demais de uma corporação hollywoodiana.
Algumas imagens não precisam de explicação. Quando Rain, Andy e os demais entram na estação de pesquisa em dois módulos Romulus e Remus no longa dirigido por Fede Álvarez, tudo o que precisamos saber está lá e o que não precisamos saber… bem… simplesmente não interessa. Mas, claro, o filme foi um sucesso de bilheteria e de crítica e um prelúdio em quadrinhos descrevendo justamente os eventos que levaram a base espacial a ficar como os jovens a encontram era uma inevitabilidade ditada pela lógica de Hollywood e da indústria dos quadrinhos mainstream.
Mas, como disse, aquilo que aprendemos sobre a estação espacial no filme permite o vislumbre razoavelmente detalhado sobre o que ocorreu, mesmo que Fede Álvarez não recorra a flashbacks, pelo que qualquer HQ que tivesse o propósito de lidar com essa situação precisaria apresentar algo especial e substancial para não parecer genérica. Infelizmente, porém, a decisão preguiçosa de se publicar não uma minissérie, mas apenas um one-shot de 30 e poucas páginas (contando até as capas) somado a um roteiro no mínimo repetitivo de Zac Thompson e à uma arte cansada de Daniel Picciotto, resulta em um material que pode ser facilmente arquivado na categoria de caça-níquel feito nas cochas para pegar otário, como é o caso deste crítico aqui, ou, sendo mais suave, “pessoas que querem saber tudo o universo Alien“.
O que eu posso dizer sobre a história que quem já viu Alien: Romulus talvez não consiga imaginar? A pergunta é retórica, obviamente, pois a correria do roteiro de Zac Thompson não tem espaço algum para qualquer semblante de desenvolvimento de personagens. No máximo dos máximos, é possível dizer que a protagonista, uma ex-Marine que se tornou chefe de segurança da Weyland e que trabalha na estação espacial, é visualmente marcante por ter um tapa-olho e que é ela, tentando ser zelosa com o bem-estar de todos ali, que resolve se livrar do Big Chap, o xenomorfo do filme de 1979 que é achado pelos cientistas, e, nesse processo, acaba acordando-o e soltando-o pelo lugar para ele fazer a festa com todo mundo ali, inclusive um Rook desesperado com a burrice da mulher.
Mas, novamente, como não há páginas suficientes para que algo minimamente mais sofisticado seja desenvolvido, tudo o que temos é uma versão comprimida ao máximo do padrão da franquia Alien: um xenomorfo escapa e toca o terror em um ambiente confinado. O que poderia ter ajudado muito na elevação da qualidade de um roteiro tão básico que é frustrante, seria a arte de Picciotto, mas, se me disserem que o desenhista, na verdade, em razão do provável pouco tempo que teve para trabalhar, pediu ajuda aos universitários que, no mundo atual, é a I.A., eu acreditaria. E olha que eu gosto da arte dele em condições normais, como foi o caso da HQ do Motoqueiro Fantasma na versão Danny Ketch, mas, aqui, o que ele coloca nas páginas é uma burocrática sucessão de quadros que, mesmo capturando a atmosfera de espaço confinado e criando uma protagonista que é visualmente chamativa, mas nada realmente de especial, não consegue estabelecer urgência, medo ou qualquer gota de empatia pelos personagens que vão morrendo como bois em matadouro. Em outras palavras, ele faz visualmente o que Thompson faz com suas palavras: um feijão com arroz aguado e sem tempero.
Se o prelúdio em quadrinhos de Alien: Romulus já era conceitualmente desnecessário, não mais do que uma mera curiosidade (se isso tudo), sua execução morna – com boa vontade – torna a leitura frustrante, com a única real vantagem, nas circunstâncias, ser justamente o fato de que é necessário pouco investimento do leitor, não mais do que 20 minutos se o objetivo for ler sem pressa. Teria sido potencialmente melhor que a Marvel Comics tivesse investido em uma adaptação em quadrinhos do filme acrescentando o prelúdio à história, o que potencialmente resultaria em uma obra bem mais interessante (dificilmente algo do nível da graphic novel que adaptou o primeiro filme, porém) ou, talvez, claro, simplesmente não tivesse feito nada, algo que é pedir demais de uma corporação hollywoodiana.
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November 1, 2024
Well, I dunno. It's not like it was possible to say a lot in only one issue, but... Meh. The movie? I enjoyed it quite a lot. Wasn't perfect, can't argue with that. Felt more like a first episode of a very nice streaming show than an AAA flick, but hey! It was Alien. Ridley Scott's Alien, not that thing about shooting marines James Cameron turned it into in his sequel. It didn't try to go too deep into things (like Prometheus did, and yes, I'm with the team Prometheus and believe it was quite awesome), it still aimed for spooks, yet it had all the original Alien philosophy and dilemma you may want from it. Now, here comes the official prequel comic, it has the director involved (being quite enthusiastic about it too) a-a-and...
See, the problem with this issue is that there's literally nothing interesting about it. Naturally, it's about how station's personnel was killed, but that's it. There's nothing else. Just some random and uninspired shooting. Which, at this point, is more like a bad taste. I mean, come on! Golden Age of comics is long gone! Can't expect people to be excited about a bunch of nobodies shooting and getting killed. Yet that's exactly what we've got here. Romulus prequel comic is barely enough to be counted as a thing. There's barely enough story, the artwork does not stand out (it's neither good nor bad, it's just fine), so... Yeah.
At the end of the day, this comic is yet another things you add to the pile and forget about, returning to it only when it's time to sort your collection and even then never go beyond appreciating the cover. Instead of sharing the soul with the movie, it's more akin the most generic comics based on Aliens. Am I disappointed? Not really. Didn't expect anything anyway. Would I prefer something different? Definitely. The movie made me believer again. But oh, well. It is what it is, I guess.
See, the problem with this issue is that there's literally nothing interesting about it. Naturally, it's about how station's personnel was killed, but that's it. There's nothing else. Just some random and uninspired shooting. Which, at this point, is more like a bad taste. I mean, come on! Golden Age of comics is long gone! Can't expect people to be excited about a bunch of nobodies shooting and getting killed. Yet that's exactly what we've got here. Romulus prequel comic is barely enough to be counted as a thing. There's barely enough story, the artwork does not stand out (it's neither good nor bad, it's just fine), so... Yeah.
At the end of the day, this comic is yet another things you add to the pile and forget about, returning to it only when it's time to sort your collection and even then never go beyond appreciating the cover. Instead of sharing the soul with the movie, it's more akin the most generic comics based on Aliens. Am I disappointed? Not really. Didn't expect anything anyway. Would I prefer something different? Definitely. The movie made me believer again. But oh, well. It is what it is, I guess.
December 5, 2024
La precuela de Romulus, sin más. En el lapso del monumental prólogo la película y el encontronazo de los jóvenes protagonistas con el horror xenomorfo reinante de la base Reinassance y Romulus, esta historia rellena ese hueco donde el xenomorfo cl��sico vuelve a hacer de las suyas una vez más.
En materia de acción y terror frenético comiquero ALIEN esta entrega funciona en esos términos evasivos. No lo es tanto en cualquier pretensión más compleja o profunda de esta nueva etapa del canon. Donde el sintético Rook actúa de puente entre la saga clásica y las precuelas de Prometheus. Pero aqui no hay nada que no se haya mostrado en el film de este año.
En materia de acción y terror frenético comiquero ALIEN esta entrega funciona en esos términos evasivos. No lo es tanto en cualquier pretensión más compleja o profunda de esta nueva etapa del canon. Donde el sintético Rook actúa de puente entre la saga clásica y las precuelas de Prometheus. Pero aqui no hay nada que no se haya mostrado en el film de este año.
November 8, 2024
7/10
I didn't have high expectations for this so I was pleasantly surprised. It does nothing interesting per se but it does show you what you already know happened in the movie, and a little bit of how it happened. Basically, it's fan service. And it's decent fan service. It's a one-shot movie tie-in so I don't expect it to be anything more than that. I do really dislike the art, though. It's a repugnant style for the Alien franchise and realistically isn't an art style I would want to read in a non-horror comic either.
I didn't have high expectations for this so I was pleasantly surprised. It does nothing interesting per se but it does show you what you already know happened in the movie, and a little bit of how it happened. Basically, it's fan service. And it's decent fan service. It's a one-shot movie tie-in so I don't expect it to be anything more than that. I do really dislike the art, though. It's a repugnant style for the Alien franchise and realistically isn't an art style I would want to read in a non-horror comic either.
November 15, 2024
I absolutely loved Alien Romulus so much so that I have already seen 4 times and I was really looking forward to reading this one. I really thought this comic would be a series with the '#1' prefix but unfortunately its sort of a one-short setting a prologue to the events in the movie. The art is ok and the story sheds some light into the what happened in the ship that our unfortunate spacefarers stumbled upon in the movie. I'd say pick this one up if you really like the movie, the story isnt much to write home about but hey the cover is pretty nice :)
December 6, 2024
This one shot comic book explores the events leading up to the destruction of the Renaissance space station seen in the movie.
It’s cool to see how certain circumstances unfolded. The narrative is consistent with the movie and it ties in really well. Unfortunately it is very short and to the point, but I really appreciate the attention to detail and tidbits of lore expansion they managed to squeeze in. The art does a great job establishing locations and recreating set pieces from the movie, although admittedly the style isn’t my favorite.
Despite it’s minor shortcomings I think this is a great little companion piece. If you’re a fan of the movie you should definitely pick this up and support your local comic shop!
It’s cool to see how certain circumstances unfolded. The narrative is consistent with the movie and it ties in really well. Unfortunately it is very short and to the point, but I really appreciate the attention to detail and tidbits of lore expansion they managed to squeeze in. The art does a great job establishing locations and recreating set pieces from the movie, although admittedly the style isn’t my favorite.
Despite it’s minor shortcomings I think this is a great little companion piece. If you’re a fan of the movie you should definitely pick this up and support your local comic shop!
July 6, 2025
Alien:Romulus মুভিটা আগেই দেখেছিলাম। আমার কিন্তু বেশ ভালো লেগেছিল মুভিটা। যখন দেখলাম এই কমিকবুকটা মূলত মুভিটার প্রিক্যুয়েল তখনই সিদ্ধান্ত নিয়ে ফেলেছিলাম কমিকটা পড়বো। সেই কারণেই পড়ে ফেললাম মাত্র ৩১ পৃষ্ঠার এই কমিক। কমিকবুকের গল্পটা একদম ব্যাসিক এবং প্রেডিক্টেবল। শুরু থেকে শেষ অব্দি কি হবে তা সহজেই আন্দাজ করে ফেলা যায়। তারপরেও পড়তে ভালো লেগেছে। মুভির গল্পের প্রোলগ বলা যায় এটাকে। সেখানে দেখানো ঘটনাবলির আগেও যে ভয়ানক কিছু ঘটেছিল স্টেশনে সেই গল্পটাই ছোট পরিসরের এই কমিকবুকে বলা হয়েছে। সব মিলিয়ে,মনে হয়েছে কমিকবুকটা আরও বড় হলে মন্দ হতো না। এভারেজ!
★পারসোনাল রেটিংঃ ৬/১০
★পারসোনাল রেটিংঃ ৬/১০
October 31, 2024
Pretty good prequel for a very good movie. I’m not the biggest on this franchise but I liked the movie and immediately had to read this when I saw it was coming. Good alien action but a fairly quick and simply story.
November 9, 2024
I absolutely love the Alien franchise and the lore that comes along with it, so ofcourse I jumped at the Romulus prologue story... Hyla, who's our lead in this one shot is a very good character and I wish we got to see more of them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 25, 2024
Big Chap Rides Again!
Turns out the big chap from the first Alien had one more killing spree (as referenced in Alien Romulus) and this is the story of that, and the rest of the backstory leading into Romulus.
Turns out the big chap from the first Alien had one more killing spree (as referenced in Alien Romulus) and this is the story of that, and the rest of the backstory leading into Romulus.
November 28, 2024
First of all, I am afraid of a lot of things. I didn’t have the courage to watch the movie so I decided this will be…uh…not that totally petrifying? I don’t know about you, but I found it still terrifying. Really regret reading this.
December 31, 2024
That was good fun as a prequel to ROMULUS; I enjoyed seeing more of how to alien was strapped to the ship when we saw it in the movie!
Story moved fast and the alien rampage was good, as expected! For a short comic, it did its job—only wish the action was a touch longer.
Story moved fast and the alien rampage was good, as expected! For a short comic, it did its job—only wish the action was a touch longer.
April 6, 2025
Legalzinho... Mas podia ser bem melhor
Mais páginas explorados a estação seria legal
Tinha potencial
Mas mesmo assim foi legal ver a origem de todo o caos na estação Renaissance do espetacular alien Rômulus um lindo filme
Então nem ligo pros defeitinhos dessa hq
Mais páginas explorados a estação seria legal
Tinha potencial
Mas mesmo assim foi legal ver a origem de todo o caos na estação Renaissance do espetacular alien Rômulus um lindo filme
Então nem ligo pros defeitinhos dessa hq
August 15, 2025
A brief but thoughtful prequel for Fede Alvarez' "Alien: Romulus." I will add, Daniel Picciotto's art is quite good, widening for the violence and echoing the scale of the Xenomorph quite well. But it's not meant to be much more than what it is: an appetizer.
October 23, 2024
Good
Good, but way too short. Ok artwork, made it easy to follow what's going on............ Want more, hopefully about the aftermath of the destruction of the station.
Good, but way too short. Ok artwork, made it easy to follow what's going on............ Want more, hopefully about the aftermath of the destruction of the station.
October 24, 2024
Good
An interesting comic prequel to the movie provides some details of what happened prior those events. I would prefer a complete story to these incomplete monthly issues.
An interesting comic prequel to the movie provides some details of what happened prior those events. I would prefer a complete story to these incomplete monthly issues.
November 2, 2024
Underwhelming, a bit too familiar, artwork serviceable.
November 3, 2024
Very well done and now I am looking forward to actually seeing the movie. The art was well done and the story for a one shot was enjoyable too.
November 9, 2024
Cheap cashgrab that doesn't deserve the title "prequel".
Flat, stereotypic characters and a non existing storyline.
Flat, stereotypic characters and a non existing storyline.
November 22, 2024
Thank you, 20th Century Studios. Very cool!
December 1, 2024
This should have been a true prequel, being a 4 or 5 issue miniseries, not a cheap 1 issue cash grab. Way too short, no development of the characters. Art is decent. Super rushed story. 2 / 5
December 19, 2024
Basic
No surprises here. Lays out exactly what you probably imagined happened leading up to Romulus. Feels like a wasted opportunity to do something more.
No surprises here. Lays out exactly what you probably imagined happened leading up to Romulus. Feels like a wasted opportunity to do something more.
January 15, 2025
Felt like a very poor effort, a mere cash-grabbing tie-in.
February 15, 2025
Clunky and awkward with how it tries to set up scenes from the movie. Many characters are hard to tell apart. Action is confusing and hard to follow.
February 20, 2025
Una pequeña precuela de Alien: Romulus y sus aventuras previas al desastre de la estación cientifica.
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