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Aliens Vs. Predator: la saga original 1
EMPIEZA LA LEGENDARIA SAGA DE MACHIKO NOGUCHI
Machiko Noguchi es la nueva ejecutiva asignada a la colonia ganadera del planeta Ryushi. Su trabajo es lidiar con los rudos rancheros de rhynth y evitar que las complicadas condiciones de este planeta con dos soles echen a perder el ganado. Pero cuando una nave alienígena plante unos misteriosos huevos en el planeta, sus dotes de liderazgo e instinto de supervivencia se pondrán a prueba.
Casi treinta años después de su publicación original, recuperamos el crossover que enfrentó por primera vez a xenomorfos con epredadores. Una saga en tres volúmenes protagonizada por Machiko Noguchi, y que dio paso todo un universo compartido de ciencia ficción, terror y acción.
Aliens vs. Predator #0 - #4
Machiko Noguchi es la nueva ejecutiva asignada a la colonia ganadera del planeta Ryushi. Su trabajo es lidiar con los rudos rancheros de rhynth y evitar que las complicadas condiciones de este planeta con dos soles echen a perder el ganado. Pero cuando una nave alienígena plante unos misteriosos huevos en el planeta, sus dotes de liderazgo e instinto de supervivencia se pondrán a prueba.
Casi treinta años después de su publicación original, recuperamos el crossover que enfrentó por primera vez a xenomorfos con epredadores. Una saga en tres volúmenes protagonizada por Machiko Noguchi, y que dio paso todo un universo compartido de ciencia ficción, terror y acción.
Aliens vs. Predator #0 - #4
152 pages, Hardcover
First published December 1, 1991
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Randy Stradley
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July 14, 2021
The graphic novel who lit the initial sparkle then ignited into both the comic-book and cinematic Aliens vs Predator franchises is still surprisingly good after 31 years since its first release, a few months after the xenomorph's head inexpectedly popped up in Predator 2, hinting to a future movie starring both the two deadliest creatures from outer space, but Dark Horse originally released a preview of this volume inside its Dark Horse Presents anthology magazine a few months before Stephen Hopkins' movie was released in theatres, so who really knows who come first out.
Storyline, who loosely inspired Paul W. S. Anderson's Alien vs. Predator (2004) flick, the ending is essentially the same, is a real page-turning one, with a settlement of human colons on a ranch-world caught in the middle between a pack of yautja and their alien preys, bred by a captive Queen and released on the planet for a coming of age hunting trip, with the xenomorphs killing on instinct, the Predators killing for sport, and unfortunate humans killing for their survival, after angering the hunters by inadvertently stranding them.
Artworks are really good ones too, with some gory scenes, and a few phallic alien heads so faithful to H. R. Giger's original art concept of the monster, that are probably never going to be shown in recent Aliens comics from the House of Ideas now that Marvel owns the comic-book franchise publishing rights.
Nearly five stars, sadly those bright colors on pages and a few dialogues aged not much well at all.
'Nuff said.
May 26, 2020
Even before the movies, this is the comic that started the whole Aliens vs. Predators phenomena. Dark Horse had both licenses and figured why not. It's what we all wanted to see after seeing the Xenomorph skull on the Predator ship in Predator II.
This follows what has become a pretty standard trope for this franchise. Predators unleash Aliens on what they think is an uninhabited world that humans have colonized since the last time Predators visited. Humans get stuck in the middle and must fight back.
The art is Dark Horse's house style of the 90's. Dark Horse's coloring of the time was terrible. It's a shame Dark Horse didn't decide to recolor these when they collected the stories into omnibuses.
This follows what has become a pretty standard trope for this franchise. Predators unleash Aliens on what they think is an uninhabited world that humans have colonized since the last time Predators visited. Humans get stuck in the middle and must fight back.
The art is Dark Horse's house style of the 90's. Dark Horse's coloring of the time was terrible. It's a shame Dark Horse didn't decide to recolor these when they collected the stories into omnibuses.
October 11, 2024
Nice cross over series merging the 2 franchises. Recommended
November 11, 2023
A surprisingly great start to the Aliens vs Predator Universe. I say surprisingly, since generally, crossovers from the late 80's and early 1990's are some of the worst things my eyes have ever bared witness to, but I'm a sucker for 'em, so I trudge through the madness, hoping to one day find one worth my time on this precious earth.
This is that book.
I mean, I know I'm probably overselling it. I also know that I may be a bit bias, since I enjoyed the novelization by Steve Perry and Stephani Perri so much. Even though there was a lot less depth to this, I was able to fill in the gaps with what I knew happened in the book, but this was still a fantastic read. It's a perfect blend of sci-fi, horror and action.
I cannot believe I'm only just now getting to it either. I've owned the single issues with glorious cover art by Phil Norwood for a while and I've read dozens of the Alien/Predator/AVP stuff, so I figured it was probably time to break this open. I don't regret it whatsoever.
You need only have seen the first two Predator films, first two Alien films or have just a bit of info on who or what either of these franchises are, to fully enjoy this.
Classic 90's Dark Horse stuff, but that's not a bad thing. The interior art, while of course not matching the covers, is still great. And consistent. Which is not something that can be said for most books of the time.
The story makes sense too. That's also something that cannot be said about most comics from this time. The Predators are using a planet to plant already laid Xenomorph eggs on the surface, so they can hatch and the Predators can use the planet as a hunting ground. They've done it before, but in between them leaving the planet while the eggs grew, a group of humans have colonized there,
Oh, and get this: the human characters are good too! The dialogue feels very real/organic. I know I'm in the majority when I say I love Machiko Noguchi's character in this. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her later too, when I jump into AVP: War, which I believe has the same writer too.
This is that book.
I mean, I know I'm probably overselling it. I also know that I may be a bit bias, since I enjoyed the novelization by Steve Perry and Stephani Perri so much. Even though there was a lot less depth to this, I was able to fill in the gaps with what I knew happened in the book, but this was still a fantastic read. It's a perfect blend of sci-fi, horror and action.
I cannot believe I'm only just now getting to it either. I've owned the single issues with glorious cover art by Phil Norwood for a while and I've read dozens of the Alien/Predator/AVP stuff, so I figured it was probably time to break this open. I don't regret it whatsoever.
You need only have seen the first two Predator films, first two Alien films or have just a bit of info on who or what either of these franchises are, to fully enjoy this.
Classic 90's Dark Horse stuff, but that's not a bad thing. The interior art, while of course not matching the covers, is still great. And consistent. Which is not something that can be said for most books of the time.
The story makes sense too. That's also something that cannot be said about most comics from this time. The Predators are using a planet to plant already laid Xenomorph eggs on the surface, so they can hatch and the Predators can use the planet as a hunting ground. They've done it before, but in between them leaving the planet while the eggs grew, a group of humans have colonized there,
Oh, and get this: the human characters are good too! The dialogue feels very real/organic. I know I'm in the majority when I say I love Machiko Noguchi's character in this. I'm looking forward to seeing more of her later too, when I jump into AVP: War, which I believe has the same writer too.
November 24, 2017
Before the movies...this was the book that started it all! I love it!! The artists were awesome on this, the story was fucking great!! This should have been the plot to the movie, not what came first or even that horrible second one (although, I did actually like the first one somewhat). Shit...I need to re-read this and then write you all a new review.
December 23, 2017
I first read this book when I was about fourteen, long before the movies came out.
It was different to read it as an adult. The first movie was good, but I don't know why they didn't run somewhere along the lines of the concept of this book. Even though I gave this fours stars, it is far from perfect. With the exception of the main characer, the rest of the characters seem to be very bland and uninteresting. The main character is a take charge, Japanese Samurai chic who, in the end . I don't know if this is her way of rejecting her humanity or not. I suppose, although likable, she is a very antisocial person. Which somewhat explains the strange ending.
It's kind of a cool match up...."Alien versus Predator" I mean. Like something the fans would love to see, just like how we wanted Freddy Vs. Jason all those years.
The black and white line art is beautiful...still holds up today in my opinion. However, the coloring is just hideous and way to old school (except for the painted covers). It would be cool if Dark Horse recolored this like Brian Bolland did with the Deluxe Edition of Batman: The Killing Joke.
It was refreshing to return to a childhood favorite. I know there is a sequel to this book, I'll have to read that soon. And of course, I remember there were other AVP books. I wonder if they'll ever do another Aliens VS. Predator movie that does the comic book material justice.
It was different to read it as an adult. The first movie was good, but I don't know why they didn't run somewhere along the lines of the concept of this book. Even though I gave this fours stars, it is far from perfect. With the exception of the main characer, the rest of the characters seem to be very bland and uninteresting. The main character is a take charge, Japanese Samurai chic who, in the end . I don't know if this is her way of rejecting her humanity or not. I suppose, although likable, she is a very antisocial person. Which somewhat explains the strange ending.
It's kind of a cool match up...."Alien versus Predator" I mean. Like something the fans would love to see, just like how we wanted Freddy Vs. Jason all those years.
The black and white line art is beautiful...still holds up today in my opinion. However, the coloring is just hideous and way to old school (except for the painted covers). It would be cool if Dark Horse recolored this like Brian Bolland did with the Deluxe Edition of Batman: The Killing Joke.
It was refreshing to return to a childhood favorite. I know there is a sequel to this book, I'll have to read that soon. And of course, I remember there were other AVP books. I wonder if they'll ever do another Aliens VS. Predator movie that does the comic book material justice.
September 9, 2024
Pretty decent story, light years better than the movies we got, which were my only experience with alien vs predator. This one takes place out in space, on a colony world, inadvertently placed on a planet the predators use to release and hunt xenomorphs. As you can imagine it’s not as fun for the unwitting humans thrust in the middle of a cavalcade of atrocities so horrific they wish they’d just stayed on earth (which must be a pretty epic dumpster fire for them to have gone to this other shit planet in the first place)
May 23, 2021
I don't know why they didn't just use this plot for the movie. Despite being the first attempt to bring the franchises together, this was extremely well done.
June 28, 2024
Classic Dark Horse Comics Aliens Vs Predator story collected in this volume. The art throughout is a choice that Dark Horse made for a long while in the 1990s.
The first chapters are from the Dark Horse Presents Comic and is fine, but be warned it is just some dudes talking "survival of the fittest" Ayn Rand bullshit. While the art is showing Predators prepping Aliens eggs from a Queen for "dispersal" for hunting parties.
The rest of the volume is reprinting the first Aliens v Predator mini-series. I actually bought and read back in the day. It is a classic in the whole humans find, study and are attacked by Aliens and Predators. The Company won't or can't send help. Humans have to fight to save themselves from all the death. Enter the local company contact a very stereotypical asian businesswoman otherwise much like Ripley in the movies. The lady becomes an Alien (and Predator) badass killing machine (spoilers!).
It is a fun read. The art still makes me cringe and one of the reasons I was not really buying Dark Horse stuff - it all looked like this. But if you are into the whole dark future science fiction it is worth a read.
The first chapters are from the Dark Horse Presents Comic and is fine, but be warned it is just some dudes talking "survival of the fittest" Ayn Rand bullshit. While the art is showing Predators prepping Aliens eggs from a Queen for "dispersal" for hunting parties.
The rest of the volume is reprinting the first Aliens v Predator mini-series. I actually bought and read back in the day. It is a classic in the whole humans find, study and are attacked by Aliens and Predators. The Company won't or can't send help. Humans have to fight to save themselves from all the death. Enter the local company contact a very stereotypical asian businesswoman otherwise much like Ripley in the movies. The lady becomes an Alien (and Predator) badass killing machine (spoilers!).
It is a fun read. The art still makes me cringe and one of the reasons I was not really buying Dark Horse stuff - it all looked like this. But if you are into the whole dark future science fiction it is worth a read.
August 27, 2016
Collecting the four-issue series, plus the three-part prolog (from DHP #34-36) and the epilog (from
DHP 5th Anniversary Special
). Completely recolored by InColor studios, and the prolog/epilog colored for the first time. The chapters now have titles, which the original stories didn't have:
1 The Cracks in Our Technology
2 The Old Ways Seem More Honest
3 A Change of Scenery
4 Somebody's Idea of Paradise
5 We've Got an Emergency Here
6 Never Align Yourself with a Loser
7 I'll Remember You
8 Trophies
Also new, is the 8-page essay "Concepts vs. Reality" by writer Randy Stradley, which details how the series came about and is filled with some of Phill Norwood's concept sketches.
This is and has always been one of my favorite comic story of all-time. Not only is it a mash-up of two beloved monsters, but the story is just amazing. A great story that could stand on its own if the monsters were something else. Randy Stradley and artist Phill Norwood (and Chris Warner who filled in for chapter 7) create this great setting of the colony on desert world Ryushi, the concept of Predators seeding Aliens on planets for ritual hunts, and the whole development of the story is just too epic to tell. The panels and art are very atmospheric and almost cinematographic (Norwood was primarily a movie storyboard artist and concept designer). I cannot recommend this book enough.
1 The Cracks in Our Technology
2 The Old Ways Seem More Honest
3 A Change of Scenery
4 Somebody's Idea of Paradise
5 We've Got an Emergency Here
6 Never Align Yourself with a Loser
7 I'll Remember You
8 Trophies
Also new, is the 8-page essay "Concepts vs. Reality" by writer Randy Stradley, which details how the series came about and is filled with some of Phill Norwood's concept sketches.
This is and has always been one of my favorite comic story of all-time. Not only is it a mash-up of two beloved monsters, but the story is just amazing. A great story that could stand on its own if the monsters were something else. Randy Stradley and artist Phill Norwood (and Chris Warner who filled in for chapter 7) create this great setting of the colony on desert world Ryushi, the concept of Predators seeding Aliens on planets for ritual hunts, and the whole development of the story is just too epic to tell. The panels and art are very atmospheric and almost cinematographic (Norwood was primarily a movie storyboard artist and concept designer). I cannot recommend this book enough.
July 12, 2022
As the story goes, the first Alien vs. Predator comics were the result of a brainstorming session between writers and executives at Dark Horse Comics. They were apparently initially discussing doing some sort of crossover with DC Comics, and as we’ll see in Part 2 of this review that would eventually end up happening. But during the meeting they apparently realized that they could get started with a pretty big crossover between two entities they already owned. It would be simpler to pull off, and more profitable for them if it worked out.
The first Alien vs. Predators stories appeared as in issues 34-36 of the Dark Horse Presents anthology series in 1989. With the success of this trial balloon, Dark Horse would move on to give Alien vs. Predator its own 4-issue miniseries in 1990, with the previously anthologized short story collected as Alien vs. Predator #0. The last story considered part of this run was another short that appeared in the Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special in 1991. Collectively, the two short stories acted as a sort of prologue and epilogue to the miniseries.
The story here is understandably quite straightforward, but considering some of the media tie-in comics I’ve slogged through recently (RoboCop vs. Terminator…) I was pleasantly surprised by just how well-executed the whole thing is. I’m on record as a Paul W.S. Anderson stan and an unironic fan of his AVP movie in particular, but I gotta say I actually think the story in this comic makes a lot more sense and I’d love to see a movie somewhat closer to this. (I still want the Paul W.S. Anderson movie though. I'm greedy.)
I appreciate the setting being Alien's futuristic one rather than Predator's contemporary one. The mechanics of getting the Xenomorphs and Yautja to fight each other are pretty similar between this and the movie, with the Yautja dropping some Xenomorph eggs on a world to hunt them for sport. And Machiko being adopted by Broken Tusk–the Yautja she befriends–is also echoed in the movie with Lex being adopted by Scar. So the broad strokes are similar, it's mostly just the setting and details that are different. Plus the comic was able to be a bit less restrained with huge clashes between multiple Xenomorphs and Yautja.
I'm really glad this crossover is as good as it is, and it's got me looking forward to further stories set in this continuity.
—
Check out my compilation review of the Alien and Predator franchises on my blog, 24,000 Miles to the Moon! https://24000milestothemoon.com/2022/...
The first Alien vs. Predators stories appeared as in issues 34-36 of the Dark Horse Presents anthology series in 1989. With the success of this trial balloon, Dark Horse would move on to give Alien vs. Predator its own 4-issue miniseries in 1990, with the previously anthologized short story collected as Alien vs. Predator #0. The last story considered part of this run was another short that appeared in the Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special in 1991. Collectively, the two short stories acted as a sort of prologue and epilogue to the miniseries.
The story here is understandably quite straightforward, but considering some of the media tie-in comics I’ve slogged through recently (RoboCop vs. Terminator…) I was pleasantly surprised by just how well-executed the whole thing is. I’m on record as a Paul W.S. Anderson stan and an unironic fan of his AVP movie in particular, but I gotta say I actually think the story in this comic makes a lot more sense and I’d love to see a movie somewhat closer to this. (I still want the Paul W.S. Anderson movie though. I'm greedy.)
I appreciate the setting being Alien's futuristic one rather than Predator's contemporary one. The mechanics of getting the Xenomorphs and Yautja to fight each other are pretty similar between this and the movie, with the Yautja dropping some Xenomorph eggs on a world to hunt them for sport. And Machiko being adopted by Broken Tusk–the Yautja she befriends–is also echoed in the movie with Lex being adopted by Scar. So the broad strokes are similar, it's mostly just the setting and details that are different. Plus the comic was able to be a bit less restrained with huge clashes between multiple Xenomorphs and Yautja.
I'm really glad this crossover is as good as it is, and it's got me looking forward to further stories set in this continuity.
—
Check out my compilation review of the Alien and Predator franchises on my blog, 24,000 Miles to the Moon! https://24000milestothemoon.com/2022/...
April 21, 2022
You get to see predator booty
And the story is solid
And the story is solid
January 11, 2017
This is such a well made comic. It's got great pacing, great artwork, great characters with great development, it's a true gem. It's one of the most believable crossovers I've ever read. It's everything that the movies failed to be.
The setting is ingenious. It's set on a desert world full of intergalactic ranchers and farmhands. By setting this story in the future, specifically the same future as the Alien movies, you not only stay true to the Alien franchise, but at the same time you stay true to the Predator lore as well, since it's well known that Predators live very long lives. It also stays true to the everyman aesthetic that makes the Alien movies unique among Sci Fi properties.
I'm not going to discuss the story, all you need to know is that it's tightly paced, every scene serves a purpose, most of the characters have great moments, and the action, once it starts, is intense and spectacular. It's just as much of a thrill ride as Aliens or the first Predator. You will not regret reading this.
The setting is ingenious. It's set on a desert world full of intergalactic ranchers and farmhands. By setting this story in the future, specifically the same future as the Alien movies, you not only stay true to the Alien franchise, but at the same time you stay true to the Predator lore as well, since it's well known that Predators live very long lives. It also stays true to the everyman aesthetic that makes the Alien movies unique among Sci Fi properties.
I'm not going to discuss the story, all you need to know is that it's tightly paced, every scene serves a purpose, most of the characters have great moments, and the action, once it starts, is intense and spectacular. It's just as much of a thrill ride as Aliens or the first Predator. You will not regret reading this.
October 30, 2016
Much better than the films. This is a solid sci-fi fare. Predators find a world and dump alien eggs to come back some time later for the hunt. Only this time the planet they did this to, humans arrived and everything goes wrong.
More than just a kick-ass battle, it has the emotional depth and character build...plus lots of gruesome comic fights between alien and predator.
More than just a kick-ass battle, it has the emotional depth and character build...plus lots of gruesome comic fights between alien and predator.
May 27, 2014
A fantastic take on these two legendary monsters that is still better than the subsequent movies, enjoyable though they were.
May 22, 2017
Considering that both of the films based on this same premise are pretty awful, I think that Randy Stradley did an admirable job on this, the first pairing of the Aliens and Predator franchises in any medium.
The premise here is the same as the first film, which I am imagining was inspired by this book. Predators seed with xenomorph a and then hunt them, because they love to hunt. In the story, humans get in the middle. Violence and death are the result.
The first half of this story was very well told. Stradley had his words juxtaposed against entirely incongruent images - one of my favourite ways to use the comic medium. The premise is set up slowly and dramatically in this way. Unfortunately, somewhere around the middle, the story pacing begins to speed up, but inconsistently. Character development is sacrificed. We do get to know our protagonist pretty well. But even her arc becomes sacrificed as he final chapter is told so swiftly as to lose tension and coherence.
At the same time as the pacing becomes inconsistent, there also begins an inconsistency of illustrators, and therefore also an inconsistency in illustration. The art serves the story okay throughout, but never with a great deal of flair or notability. It becomes clunkier in the second half as well, which hurts the story and pacing even more.
My final critical observation comes as a lover of the Aliens stories. First, I appreciated how the book did tell the story of the Alien life cycle, allowing this book to stand alone without that understanding be a prerequisite. The same was done for the basic ideas of the Predator characters. However, the threat of the Aliens never really reaches the height of terror that I believe these creatures deserve. Most battles don't last that long. To be overtaken by an alien in this book, there usually needs to be a few attacking at once. I think the whole story could be improved by raising these stakes, and taking advantage of the darker horror tones that come with the Alien stories.
After the main story this book also contains Blood Time, a short one off story by the same original writer, Stradley, and Phill Norwood, the main artist for the longer piece. The art in this one is far superior to the longer story. It may be that Norwood was able to shine because he was inking his own work. Or maybe he just improved after the issues he had done for the longer piece. Or maybe he decided to put extra effort in to a piece that he knew wouldn't require a continued detail style after the single issue. In any case, it is pretty to look at, and opens up a little more of this combined world, and the practices of the Predators in relationship to the Aliens.
Overall, I think this is a creative effort to merge these two beloved modern sci-fi legends, while doing its best to maintain the heart of both. This isn't the first Alien nor Predator story I would recommend. However, within the realm of fiction that includes both, of that I've been exposed to, this is about as good as it gets. It's enough to make me want to read more.
The premise here is the same as the first film, which I am imagining was inspired by this book. Predators seed with xenomorph a and then hunt them, because they love to hunt. In the story, humans get in the middle. Violence and death are the result.
The first half of this story was very well told. Stradley had his words juxtaposed against entirely incongruent images - one of my favourite ways to use the comic medium. The premise is set up slowly and dramatically in this way. Unfortunately, somewhere around the middle, the story pacing begins to speed up, but inconsistently. Character development is sacrificed. We do get to know our protagonist pretty well. But even her arc becomes sacrificed as he final chapter is told so swiftly as to lose tension and coherence.
At the same time as the pacing becomes inconsistent, there also begins an inconsistency of illustrators, and therefore also an inconsistency in illustration. The art serves the story okay throughout, but never with a great deal of flair or notability. It becomes clunkier in the second half as well, which hurts the story and pacing even more.
My final critical observation comes as a lover of the Aliens stories. First, I appreciated how the book did tell the story of the Alien life cycle, allowing this book to stand alone without that understanding be a prerequisite. The same was done for the basic ideas of the Predator characters. However, the threat of the Aliens never really reaches the height of terror that I believe these creatures deserve. Most battles don't last that long. To be overtaken by an alien in this book, there usually needs to be a few attacking at once. I think the whole story could be improved by raising these stakes, and taking advantage of the darker horror tones that come with the Alien stories.
After the main story this book also contains Blood Time, a short one off story by the same original writer, Stradley, and Phill Norwood, the main artist for the longer piece. The art in this one is far superior to the longer story. It may be that Norwood was able to shine because he was inking his own work. Or maybe he just improved after the issues he had done for the longer piece. Or maybe he decided to put extra effort in to a piece that he knew wouldn't require a continued detail style after the single issue. In any case, it is pretty to look at, and opens up a little more of this combined world, and the practices of the Predators in relationship to the Aliens.
Overall, I think this is a creative effort to merge these two beloved modern sci-fi legends, while doing its best to maintain the heart of both. This isn't the first Alien nor Predator story I would recommend. However, within the realm of fiction that includes both, of that I've been exposed to, this is about as good as it gets. It's enough to make me want to read more.
September 15, 2024
The original AvP. It's crazy reading this comic and seeing this came out in the 1990. The alien was battling the predator before Alien 3, and that explains some of the plot. The aliens are birthed from Rynth (Space Rhinos) but they look as they do from Aliens. There was no DNA reflex yet established in the lore otherwise the colony would have been overrun with runner xenos. Only the most hardcore will notice that but it's fine for the reason already stated. The actual story itself is amazing, Randy Stradley penned it so it felt like these creatures have always existed in each other's franchises. The predators seed a planet with aliens and then go down with a hunting party and live it up for the weekend. One part that I thought strange was that the predator's spears and wristblades never seem affected by the acid blood and it's never explained why, but by this time in the comics the humans already have developed acid resistant armors so it stands to reason the predators could have done the same to their weapons. The main human we follow is Machiko Noguchi, an old EU staple character. Her story begins as a corporate employee trying to earn her respect among the ranchers of the colony but through fighting the aliens and teaming up with a predator finds some primal warrior part of her personality. The last thing to mention is the artwork Phil Norwood does an amazing job. His covers for the first 4 issues are iconic to the franchise and the art of the comic is done really well too. He does the aliens with such fine detail that they always look intimidating. Aliens vs Predator is a classic for a reason this comic would spawn countless video games, 2 movies, more comics, and influence Alien & Predator toy lines. It's a must read for any fan!
May 24, 2024
I thought that I had read the original meeting of Alien and Predator but turns out, Aliens vs. Predator: Prey was not the first meeting. Instead of was a more in depth version of this being a book had so much more to tell you had the whole Predator line having a story line alongside the humans.
Unfortunately in this the predators are silent and the main focus is the humans, whilst it's still a very good story I feel that if I didn't read the book a lot of things would be lost on me. As the comics is extremely fast paced and things happening off panel with very brief explanations if any. Like Broken Tusk just shows up shortly and is supposed to be a good guy.
Saying that the more you get into this the better it gets, it's brutal in all of the right ways and without this story there would not be a shared universe. On top of that the retelling book version would never exist, just wish this was easier to get hold of.
Unfortunately in this the predators are silent and the main focus is the humans, whilst it's still a very good story I feel that if I didn't read the book a lot of things would be lost on me. As the comics is extremely fast paced and things happening off panel with very brief explanations if any. Like Broken Tusk just shows up shortly and is supposed to be a good guy.
Saying that the more you get into this the better it gets, it's brutal in all of the right ways and without this story there would not be a shared universe. On top of that the retelling book version would never exist, just wish this was easier to get hold of.
March 1, 2021
The novelisation for this is one of my favourite in the franchises so it was nice to read the original. I think it helped that I knew the story so well as a lot of the panels featuring the Predators didn't explain what was going on that well and if I hadn't read the novelisation I would have been left wondering what was going on.
The action is nicely depicted and I enjoyed the transition of Machiko from corporate hard-case to monster-killer.
The artwork was fine, nothing special but everything was clearly depicted and even each Predator was identifyable.
As a thicker graphic novel this was a very satisfying read.
The action is nicely depicted and I enjoyed the transition of Machiko from corporate hard-case to monster-killer.
The artwork was fine, nothing special but everything was clearly depicted and even each Predator was identifyable.
As a thicker graphic novel this was a very satisfying read.
May 24, 2022
Clásico crossover y primer arco argumental de Aliens y Depredador, guionizado por Randy Stradley. Lectura interesante de ciencia ficción, terror y acción, semilla del posterior crossover cinematográfico. Argumento: "Machiko Noguchi es la nueva ejecutiva asignada a la colonia ganadera del planeta Ryushi. Su trabajo es lidiar con los rudos rancheros de rhynth y evitar que las complicadas condiciones de este planeta con dos soles echen a perder el ganado. Pero cuando una nave alienígena plante unos misteriosos huevos en el planeta, sus dotes de liderazgo e instinto de supervivencia se pondrán a prueba".
January 3, 2021
I love the Alien, Predator and AvP films a ridiculous amount. While rewatching I decided to finally try the comics, I'd heard good things, but wasn't expecting a lot. But this is honestly one of the best graphic novels I've read in a long time. Heck just the first chapter alone blew my socks off. Great characters, super interesting story, loads of action, but not brainless at all. Would recommend to any fans of either franchise.
March 31, 2023
"Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it"
-lady gaga in an interview about this comic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBk0P...
Yeah I had a lot of fun with this and get the hype around it!
-lady gaga in an interview about this comic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBk0P...
Yeah I had a lot of fun with this and get the hype around it!
June 20, 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection. Honestly, between the original Aliens comics and the original Predator comics, I feel like this crossover event just... really knocked it out of the park.
Strongly recommended if you're a fan of either franchise. Seriously, I was expecting to like it, but I didnt think I'd like it this much.
Strongly recommended if you're a fan of either franchise. Seriously, I was expecting to like it, but I didnt think I'd like it this much.
December 13, 2021
Noguchi had lots of character development and I was totally here for it. She went to being disrespected by her subordinates and peers, to being a heroine, to being a warrior princess amongst the predators. The beginning was fairly slow but it was worth the wait when the action started to pick up. A great introduction to a series.
Blood time was meh.
Blood time was meh.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 25, 2024
I enjoyed this graphic novel version even better than the book. Illustrations are gorgeous and gory, and I think it does a better job explaining why Noguchi makes the assumptions she’s does about the predators. It’s not perfect but it’s infinitely better than what any of the movie studios have offered fans of the franchise.
July 21, 2018
Better than the movies!!
I've loved this comic story for over twenty years! It's got a great story, good pacing and dialogue. It has characters that you quickly learn to love or hate, like Ripley, Dallas, and Burke.
I've loved this comic story for over twenty years! It's got a great story, good pacing and dialogue. It has characters that you quickly learn to love or hate, like Ripley, Dallas, and Burke.
December 30, 2018
I've been reading comic's for a long time, I find they are just as good as a good book, sure it's a different way of telling a story.
the drawings are top notch, even the story. I would so give an arm and a leg to make a good or even better AvP film.
the drawings are top notch, even the story. I would so give an arm and a leg to make a good or even better AvP film.
August 5, 2020
Not bad, better than the movies, certainly. There's some very high-quality art. I think these were written before the establishment that the xenomorphs change depending on what their host is, so that was a bummer. Would have been really cool to see alien (different aliens, that is) xenomorph types.
November 25, 2024
Slow start, but GodDAMN was I hyped when the story really got going. This was so much cooler than the movie we got. Fantastic action and sick '90s art from Dark Horse. I didn't think I'd be invested enough to continue the series, but FUCK. Sign me up.
Machiko Noguchi fan for life.
Machiko Noguchi fan for life.
January 3, 2020
Good crossover that makes sense and feels right. Solid story and tension.
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