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Alien: Resurrection
The Comics Adaptation of the New 20th Century Fox Film!
Two hundred years ago, Ellen Ripley died in a blazing inferno. But the government has need of her again. So they've rebuilt her. And now she's going to be tested against a hive of Aliens.
As horrific as the Aliens are, nothing will prepare you for the newest Alien hybrid... and the truth about the reappearance of Ripley!
Two hundred years ago, Ellen Ripley died in a blazing inferno. But the government has need of her again. So they've rebuilt her. And now she's going to be tested against a hive of Aliens.
As horrific as the Aliens are, nothing will prepare you for the newest Alien hybrid... and the truth about the reappearance of Ripley!
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53 pages, Unknown Binding
First published January 1, 1997
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January 11, 2018
For someone who actually really enjoyed Alien 4 (Alien 3 sucks!) I'm a little displeased with this graphic novel rendition of the movie (which was a true return to form after that super stupid third installment!).
With a pacing that would bedevil a Martian Lightning Roach on cocaine , innumerable details in the movie (Spoiler!) are lost to the reader. And if they aren't lost they're completely glossed over in exchange for speed and brevity (and also to probably cut costs for asshole businesspeople. :/). Tons of scenes are chopped off this way and that, which is to be expected in a comic rendition - but leaves for a jarring oracular experience not all to different from the obnoxious quick cuts we're all too used to on Youtube these days.
So instead of getting a cute abbreviated illustrated version of Alien: Resurrection, instead we're given a glorified 53 page advertisement for the movie. If that was Dark Horse, in cahoots with 20th Century Fox, -'s plan, they succeeded admirably (Monday Night Nitro too!). However, if your goal was to read a succinct illustrated version of Alien 4, well you got screwed. Sucker!
In conclusion, this micro-graphic novelette ha(s)(d) only two things going for it: The licensed Alien material upon which it rest(s)(ed) and the illustrator Eduardo Risso, of 100 Bullets Fame (who clearly was/is) not on top of his game on this one.
No thumbs for this one: Just toss it in the fire and turn the DVD on.
With a pacing that would bedevil a Martian Lightning Roach on cocaine , innumerable details in the movie (Spoiler!) are lost to the reader. And if they aren't lost they're completely glossed over in exchange for speed and brevity (and also to probably cut costs for asshole businesspeople. :/). Tons of scenes are chopped off this way and that, which is to be expected in a comic rendition - but leaves for a jarring oracular experience not all to different from the obnoxious quick cuts we're all too used to on Youtube these days.
So instead of getting a cute abbreviated illustrated version of Alien: Resurrection, instead we're given a glorified 53 page advertisement for the movie. If that was Dark Horse, in cahoots with 20th Century Fox, -'s plan, they succeeded admirably (Monday Night Nitro too!). However, if your goal was to read a succinct illustrated version of Alien 4, well you got screwed. Sucker!
In conclusion, this micro-graphic novelette ha(s)(d) only two things going for it: The licensed Alien material upon which it rest(s)(ed) and the illustrator Eduardo Risso, of 100 Bullets Fame (who clearly was/is) not on top of his game on this one.
No thumbs for this one: Just toss it in the fire and turn the DVD on.
February 6, 2021
I remember seeing Alien: Resurrection in theaters and I usually don't ever bother with Graphic Novel adaptations for most things, but I'm a pretty die hard Aliens fan, so I usually wind up buying anything published under this title at this point. I was in high school when this film came out and the release time for the comic was absolutely bizarre. You see, it appears this was released before the film hit theaters. In fact there are advertisements for it's release date all over the interior of the comic. I'm not sure why they felt the need to give the story away before it even came out, but here we are...
This film was a lot more promising than Alien 3, where they stupidly decided to tank Cameron's original setup for getting characters back to Earth. Resurrection, sort of, seems to bail on the whole Alien 3 concept of actual evidence of the xenomorph being contained by the end of Alien 3, instead Resurrection fast forwards the clock a few hundred years where the military is conducting covert experiments with the organism. I loved this entire premise because it really gave a nod to some of the comic books like "Hive" and seeing it on the big screen was a pretty awesome experience. The cast was spectacular and Ron Perlman really nailed it in this film and made the whole experience all the more enjoyable in my opinion.
The comic, on the other hand just can't convey this film in a two issue setup very well. The art wasn't all that spectacular and a lot of the characters didn't seem to match their actors at all. I'm not sure why that was the case. Christie seemed like the only one that recognizable. The story seemed fast tracked to a detrimental point, where it felt like they jumped around a lot more than the actual film experience.
In the end, the movie was okay, but this comic wasn't all that great and I felt it didn't do the film justice.
This film was a lot more promising than Alien 3, where they stupidly decided to tank Cameron's original setup for getting characters back to Earth. Resurrection, sort of, seems to bail on the whole Alien 3 concept of actual evidence of the xenomorph being contained by the end of Alien 3, instead Resurrection fast forwards the clock a few hundred years where the military is conducting covert experiments with the organism. I loved this entire premise because it really gave a nod to some of the comic books like "Hive" and seeing it on the big screen was a pretty awesome experience. The cast was spectacular and Ron Perlman really nailed it in this film and made the whole experience all the more enjoyable in my opinion.
The comic, on the other hand just can't convey this film in a two issue setup very well. The art wasn't all that spectacular and a lot of the characters didn't seem to match their actors at all. I'm not sure why that was the case. Christie seemed like the only one that recognizable. The story seemed fast tracked to a detrimental point, where it felt like they jumped around a lot more than the actual film experience.
In the end, the movie was okay, but this comic wasn't all that great and I felt it didn't do the film justice.
December 17, 2020
There's very little reason I needed to go online and find the backissues for the comic adaptation of Alien Resurrection. I have fond memories of this movie because I won an AR hat and t-shirt for correcting someone's wrong answer to a trivia question at the opening night screening -- the shirt's no longer around, but the hat is hanging across the room as I sit here typing.
I'm sort of rediscovering my love of Aliens comics during quarantine, and went digging to see if a comic adaptation for this movie existed (since the comic adaptation for Alien 3 melted my brain as a teen). Little did I know that not only did it exist, it was illustrated by Eduardo "100 Bullets" Risso with covers by Dave "c'mon you know who Dave McKean is" McKean.
I would not say the adaptation improves the movie by much, but it's a pretty gorgeous-looking book -- markedly better production and coloring than DC or Marvel was doing for most of their comics at the time. There's no reason to pick this up unless you're a completist for either the franchise or the art team, but for what it is, this is a little licensed oddity that doesn't disappoint.
I'm sort of rediscovering my love of Aliens comics during quarantine, and went digging to see if a comic adaptation for this movie existed (since the comic adaptation for Alien 3 melted my brain as a teen). Little did I know that not only did it exist, it was illustrated by Eduardo "100 Bullets" Risso with covers by Dave "c'mon you know who Dave McKean is" McKean.
I would not say the adaptation improves the movie by much, but it's a pretty gorgeous-looking book -- markedly better production and coloring than DC or Marvel was doing for most of their comics at the time. There's no reason to pick this up unless you're a completist for either the franchise or the art team, but for what it is, this is a little licensed oddity that doesn't disappoint.
August 13, 2025
I'm so glad that they managed to keep in the basketball scene in this adaptation of the movie instead of cutting it out. Because as we all know, it certainly wouldn't be Alien: Resurrection without the basketball scene, wouldn't it? Although, they didn't show Ripley making a three-point shot while not looking at the net, so it isn't a true adaptation, and I absolutely hate it. Also, did they just say that Wal-Mart bought out The Company and took over this operation....... WAL-MART?! Was that in the original movie, because I definitely don't remember them saying that, and I definitely would remember if they did! I guess that's the lore now then... Wal-Mart is now the big bad company in charge of all this...... I always knew they were the evil ones.
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April 2, 2024
It’s really a 2.5.
Aside from it being one of the weaker chapters in the Aliens saga (arguably killing any subsequent sequels for a time) they make a terrible, what I’m assuming is an attempt at humor. One of the military leaders mentions Weyland/Yutani was bought out by Walmart. It’s a cringe-inducing throwaway line that both undermines the threatening legacy of the company that haunted Ripley just as much as the xenomorphs and well as pulls the reader out of the story.
There—I’ve written more than they put in the issue itself!
Aside from it being one of the weaker chapters in the Aliens saga (arguably killing any subsequent sequels for a time) they make a terrible, what I’m assuming is an attempt at humor. One of the military leaders mentions Weyland/Yutani was bought out by Walmart. It’s a cringe-inducing throwaway line that both undermines the threatening legacy of the company that haunted Ripley just as much as the xenomorphs and well as pulls the reader out of the story.
There—I’ve written more than they put in the issue itself!
December 3, 2022
About as good as the movie...so not good.
August 21, 2015
If you've seen the movie you should know what to expect from the comic.
It's well drawn also.
3 out of 5 stars.
It's well drawn also.
3 out of 5 stars.
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