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Aliens: Defiance #1
Colonial Marines arent trained for this . . . Battling demons from her past while fighting for her life, Colonial Marine Private First Class Zula Hendricks, in the company of Weyland-Yutani synthetics, is forced to question her strength and loyalty when the discovery of an insidious alien species on a derelict hauler sends her on a dangerous journey across the stars. Brian Wood brings his sharp storytelling to Aliens. Rising star Tristan Jones draws the scariest xenomorph youve seen in years . . .
24 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 27, 2016
About the author
Brian Wood
1,180 books963 followersBrian Wood's history of published work includes over fifty volumes of genre-spanning original material.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
From the 1500-page future war epic DMZ, the ecological disaster series The Massive, the American crime drama Briggs Land, and the groundbreaking lo-fi dystopia Channel Zero he has a 20-year track record of marrying thoughtful world-building and political commentary with compelling and diverse characters.
His YA novels - Demo, Local, The New York Four, and Mara - have made YALSA and New York Public Library best-of lists. His historical fiction - the viking series Northlanders, the American Revolution-centered Rebels, and the norse-samurai mashup Sword Daughter - are benchmarks in the comic book industry.
He's written some of the biggest franchises in pop culture, including Star Wars, Terminator, RoboCop, Conan The Barbarian, Robotech, and Planet Of The Apes. He’s written number-one-selling series for Marvel Comics. And he’s created and written multiple canonical stories for the Aliens universe, including the Zula Hendricks character.
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April 17, 2017
Storyline totally nailed the target, artworks are just perfect and the two references to Ripley's daughter and Weyland-Yutani Corporation Special Order 937 raised final vote to 5 stars.
A must read for all fans of space-horror and Xenomorphs.
June 29, 2019
Decent start.
Seems like it's going to be quite similar to the second movie in style and tone.
It looks really good, too.
The Xenomorphs showed up a little too early for my liking. So there wasn't much anticipation or suspense. But this might come in later issues.
I'm intrigued enough to continue with this one.
June 20, 2016
Pretty good! Writing and artwork suit the tone of the book pretty well! Its also a really nice blend of the action from 'Aliens' and the tension and uneasiness of 'Alien'!
June 9, 2018
As much as I was hesitant to give Brian Wood the time of day after his hack-job Conan (I’m mentally blocking) I was swayed by the artwork to give this a try. And it’s Alien. Overall, a good read, despite some choppy moments in the storytelling.
August 6, 2016
I'm not a big Aliens fan, iv enjoyed the movies though, I got this issue in a mystery box and I'm surprised how great it is.
The horror aspect of it had me worried for our protagonist, the action and chaos was spot on. The story was good enough for me to follow this series I wouldn't normally give a second glance to.
The horror aspect of it had me worried for our protagonist, the action and chaos was spot on. The story was good enough for me to follow this series I wouldn't normally give a second glance to.
April 18, 2020
De los mejores arranques que he podido leer. En pocas páginas nos presentan una premisa que parece que va a aprovecharse de la saga cinematográfica (incluso conecta con el juego Isolation) para ofrecernos lo que ella no pudo. Y lo más importante, tienen una pareja protagonista atractiva como pocas (una marine espacial que necesita de ayudas cibernéticas y médicas para seguir al pie del cañón y un sintético insurrecto).
El arte transmite un eco siniestro, oscuro y sucio que creo que le va a sentar de perlas a la historia.
A bordísimo de este cómic.
El arte transmite un eco siniestro, oscuro y sucio que creo que le va a sentar de perlas a la historia.
A bordísimo de este cómic.
October 30, 2017
A+
A great take on an old classic favourite. Aliens is one of my favourites to read and defiance didn't disappoint.
A great take on an old classic favourite. Aliens is one of my favourites to read and defiance didn't disappoint.
January 23, 2020
Great
True to the canon. Nice touch adding Alien: Isolation material. Feeds the need for content. Superior art work! Can't wait for more.
True to the canon. Nice touch adding Alien: Isolation material. Feeds the need for content. Superior art work! Can't wait for more.
August 4, 2020
Alien comic
Typical alien intro. Nice synthetic twist though. Could have been longer but comics take longer to develop than books. Kindle unlimited good job
Typical alien intro. Nice synthetic twist though. Could have been longer but comics take longer to develop than books. Kindle unlimited good job
May 5, 2017
Brian Wood, known for tales of dystopian futures and underdog resistance forces such as The Massive, DMZ, Rebels, and his amazing indie debut, Channel Zero, is a great choice for writer of the longest running (12 issue plan) Alien comics title ever published, and the first title in years that is neither a crossover nor a movie tie in.
Tristan Jones creates an atmosphere most comparable to Alien Isolation, the recent video game set in the Alien mythology, itself most inspired by Ridley Scott's original terrifying and groundbreaking film. The protagonist of the new game, Amanda Ripley, also makes an appearance in this issue, making sure to let us know that this book exists in this rebooted throwback canon. Like the game, we find ourselves in a claustrophobic and lonely environment, underpowered and with little hope. The drawing and colour scheme are harsh and cold, sterile yet worn. There is a sense of movement between the panels, a cinematic quality I nearly felt and heard.
The issue introduces us to a new protagonist, wisely a classically-chosen female, a veteran. She finds herself alone on a ship piloted and staffed by agents of the corporation, who are so far the only humans who know anything of the Xenomorphs, and that, very little. The Aliens do make an appearance, and it is satisfyingly eery and terrible.
The story premise and characters are well set up in this first issue. Potential has been opened both for a thoughtful new exploration and expansion of the Alien mythology, or for a raucous find-em-and-shoot-em action story. I will definitely read the next issue, and if I find it begins to fulfill the first potential I described above, I will keep reading.
Tristan Jones creates an atmosphere most comparable to Alien Isolation, the recent video game set in the Alien mythology, itself most inspired by Ridley Scott's original terrifying and groundbreaking film. The protagonist of the new game, Amanda Ripley, also makes an appearance in this issue, making sure to let us know that this book exists in this rebooted throwback canon. Like the game, we find ourselves in a claustrophobic and lonely environment, underpowered and with little hope. The drawing and colour scheme are harsh and cold, sterile yet worn. There is a sense of movement between the panels, a cinematic quality I nearly felt and heard.
The issue introduces us to a new protagonist, wisely a classically-chosen female, a veteran. She finds herself alone on a ship piloted and staffed by agents of the corporation, who are so far the only humans who know anything of the Xenomorphs, and that, very little. The Aliens do make an appearance, and it is satisfyingly eery and terrible.
The story premise and characters are well set up in this first issue. Potential has been opened both for a thoughtful new exploration and expansion of the Alien mythology, or for a raucous find-em-and-shoot-em action story. I will definitely read the next issue, and if I find it begins to fulfill the first potential I described above, I will keep reading.
April 28, 2016
Great start also a cameo from Amanda Ripley
I found out about this new alien story arc on a wiki for alien comic chronology nice art style brilliant follow up to the fire and stone story arc
I found out about this new alien story arc on a wiki for alien comic chronology nice art style brilliant follow up to the fire and stone story arc
May 11, 2016
I like the mysterious back story of the main character. The reader is reminded repeatedly that she is worried about her legs and is fixated on getting "treatment" again. It adds an extra level of tension to the story and mystery to the character.
May 22, 2016
Just like the whole set of Alien movies before this, Weyland is still trying to get their hands on the Xenomorphs. And just like before, you have those who want to stand in the way of that. I really like this issue even though it seems it's going to be a revisit of the same story again.
May 1, 2016
This is a gorgeous mystery set snugly inside the Aliens universe.
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