Aliens : Stalker ; Wraith

Aliens (comics)

by Jay Stephens

On Earth, or in the dark reaches of space, teenagers are concerned with one thing: meeting other teenagers. It's no different for Roarke, the latest arrival to the offworld agri-colony of Tirgu-Mires. He's making new friends fast, particularly with a young girl named Hope. But there's more to this farm colony than Roarke first suspected. Every town has a dark secret not spoken in the light of day. Tirgu-Mires' secret just happens to have sharp teeth, acid blood, and a murderous hunger for human flesh.

Genres: Comics, Science Fiction

25 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1998

Reviews

[Chad · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's a good concept, to make an Alien an urban legend among teenagers on an outpost colony. It works well when it's all about Eduardo Risso's art while the teenagers are being chased through a cave. Stephens makes some poor decisions with the story though. He has the teenagers talking in their version of slang. It makes the story hard to get into when you need to translate everything the kids say into modern English. Also the end 2 pages, feel tacked on, unnecessary and essentially ruin the rest of the story.

[Kaisersoze · Rating 2 out of 5]

A disappointingly simple and straight forward single issue comic that only completists should bother with, Aliens: Wraith tries to mix an urban legend and the presence of an old Alien hive into something workable ... and fails. Cartoonishly drawn (which others may appreciate more) with unlikeable characters and a predictable ending, Wraith offers nothing new to the Aliens universe.

1.5 Twitching Facehuggers for Aliens: Wraith.

[Donavon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good until last pages that set up an unknown/untold story for the sake of a random 'twist".

Like the Alien being local boogeyman legend and even the odd way locals of planet speak.