Alien (2021-2022) #8

Alien (2021-2022) (Single Issues)

by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca (Penciler), Marc Aspinall (Cover Art)

BLOOD HARVEST! The xenomorphs overtake the settlement. A last stand is made. A terrible truth is learned.

Genres: Horror, Comics, Science Fiction, Marvel, Fiction, Comic Book, Graphic Novels

23 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 10, 2021

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

[Alexander Peterhans · Rating 2 out of 5]

The art in this.. is off. The xenomorphs look great, the humans suffer from wonky faces. Whenever there is action it all looks very static.

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

A8

This new colony did not know what was coming. I hope they can over come what is happening to them.

[James DeSantis · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really brutal issue that moves super quick. The ending I was a bit surprised though should have guessed. This cult like town always has someone with a sinister plan.

[Carolina Casas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fertile ground for the star beast

The story takes a turn for the better. I still have my bones to pick with the artists in terms of the Xenomorph. It looks terrifying but the are some scenes where it looks like the creature was just players. There's no feeling of flow. That aside, the story is much better. It's a clear continuation from the Android cultists from the first issues. With these companies looking for new opportunities for their commune and religion to thrive, they have unknowingly opened the door for unimaginable horrors.
The man (or I should say the artificial person) responsible for the horrors that will come the entire colony is much a fanatic as some of his creators ancestors. Going by these right volumes su far, it remains unclear if these androids are much tools of the terror beyond the stars that created the Xenomorph out they're issued by what they've discovered about them.
The old comics , aside of the creature itself and its possible origin, also dealt witthe exploration of the human psyche and the ghost in the machines of every android. With the colony and becoming the new fertile ground for these creatures to spawn new horrors, I hope it's an indicator that the new canon is going on a similar route.

[Glenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Felt like a super short issue, flew by! Finally some real gore, while the series has been good I was worried now it was Disney/Marvel it would hold back, but this issue crossed the line into 18 territory! Not that violence makes the story but it is Alien so once in a while it is nice to see the xeno’s power in it’s full glory.

[Edward James Lauder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes! I cannot express how much these new Alien stories have made me feel. They've just got better and better as they've gone along. It's a very original new Alien story for the franchise, which it's really needed.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

This arc seems to be at least heading in an interesting direction, however the artwork for the Xenomorphs continue to be insanely distracting. Their stiffness can't be unseen.

[Dennis Brock · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great 4/10

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Revival part 2