Alien: Galaxy of Nightmares

Alien by Phillip Kennedy Johnson #1-3

by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Gabriele Dell'Otto (cover_art), Salvador Larroca (illustrator)

Eisner Award-nominated author Phillip Kennedy Johnson ushered the ALIEN franchise into its new era with Marvel, and this volume collects his entire acclaimed saga in one book!

No one is safe. No one is innocent. And no one can hear you scream! Recently retired, Weyland-Yutani Security Chief Gabriel Cruz gave his life to the corporation — almost literally, thanks to an alien attack he barely survived! Now, Cruz has only one chance to save his son from the horrific fate he barely escaped! Then, an off-world terraforming station manned by a religious sect has been beset by an outbreak of Xenomorphs, and a brave woman dying from a rare disease must defend her flock against the most perfect killing organisms in the cosmos! And finally, a small colony of synths — the legendary, unkillable Synthetic Special Operations “Steel Team”— has settled in secret on a backwater moon. When a company of United System soldiers comes to them for help retrieving biotechnology on a hostile planet that could be the key to saving humanity, the synths must decide whether the prospect of peace between man and machine is worth the risk of betrayal.

COLLECTING: ALIEN (2021) 1-12, ALIEN (2022) 1-6, ALIEN ANNUAL (2022) 1

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels

456 pages, Paperback

Published June 3, 2025

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

[Jeff Wait · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the Alien movies and novels, but the stories in this one fell flat. The art and gore are super cool, though, and as a whole, it's a solid trio of 6-issue arcs. Perhaps I've fallen into the Superman trap of there only being so many stories you can tell given these rules. The mix of science and politics helps. It's worth checking out but not one to get excited about.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better than the older comics I read recently. Still not sure how the first story ties into the other two, but I hope there's more!

4.0/5

[Haza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Qué buena es la historia de alien la ptm!!!

[JWa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A reasonable addition to the universe. Unreal artwork.