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Aliens (comics)
Aliens: More Than Human
A group of wildcat planetary prospectors plant their flag on a distant new world, rich in land, resources . . .and the greatest archaeological discovery in history, an ancient complex of impossible proportions carved deep within the living rock, a mind-numbing labyrinth of passages, ramps, bridges, and galleries that seems to extend limitlessly. But as the exploration of the leviathan dead city proceeds deeper and deeper, the members of the team slowly begin to lose their grip on reality, and madness gives way to fear as the explorers begin to disappear. Something else lives within the necropolis, a faceless horror as deadly and merciless as space itself, a lethal terror that has waited centuries to awake - and destroy Dark Horse Books heralds the return to graphic fiction of the heavyweight champion of modern science-fiction/horror, Aliens Features the top-flight creative team of writer John Arcudi (The Mask, B.P.R.D., Doom Patrol), penciller Zach Howard (Shaun of the Dead, Outer Orbit), and inker Mark Irwin (X-Men: Age of Apocalypse, Batman, The Amazing Spider-Man).
96 pages, Paperback
First published April 6, 2010
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944 books100 followersJohn Arcudi has made a name for himself by scripting comics that manage to combine long-running subplots with impeccable characterization and action sequences, making for some of the most exciting and consistently good comics out today.
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June 7, 2019
A decent, gory and sometimes brutal, sequel to Mark Verheiden's awesome first run of Dark Horse Aliens universe before Prometheus movie made it an alternate one.
It started very good, with a strong Dead Space vibe (the spires of the lost city making colonists go crazy reminded me a lot the markers and if you switch the xenomorphs with necromorphs this could have been a tale from that badass space-horror videogame franchise), sadly I had some problems with the cartoonish way the artist was drawing characters' faces and in the end storyline just went downfall for good, but the prologue and the brutal initial twist were excellent ones and it left me wanting to read the sequel of this story: Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War.
September 27, 2024
Good read in the Aliens universe. Nice art and plot. Recommended
January 24, 2022
Decent Aliens tale, but the weird supernatural elements are never addressed or resolved in this or a succeeding volume, so it's a bit of a let-down.
December 10, 2022
A more grounded take than most of the alien stories that came prior. This time we have a group of people going to a planet to fix up a deal but things go very wrong. When the solo survivor of the group wakes up he's called up by a girl being hunted by Xenomorphs so he decides to go and rescue her. This leads to a survival story with plenty of deadly kills.
This wasn't amazing but overall solid good time alien story with some really brutal kills. I wish it had more characters I cared about but as far as being a decently entertaining Xenomorph killing story I can't complain all too much. A 3 out of 5.
This wasn't amazing but overall solid good time alien story with some really brutal kills. I wish it had more characters I cared about but as far as being a decently entertaining Xenomorph killing story I can't complain all too much. A 3 out of 5.
September 12, 2017
Meh. Nice twist at the beginning. But. Meh.
May 12, 2022
You know, this story had potential. With the way that it started. Instead of the usual song of, Aliens being the Apex predators which hunt down hapless, scared humans in dark hallways, this showed promise to be something different.
The opening panels gave the picture of a world, which was already ravaged by the Xenomorphs, and brought to the brink of extinction. They however managed to turn the tables, to the point where now the Aliens were the one going extinct, and were treated as little more than persistent pests.
I was all set for a decadent society which uses Xenomorphs, and maybe the occasional Predator in gladiatorial rings, in Mengele level experimentation, or as dangerous exotic pets. Like that one Canadian Zombie movie 'Fido', I was expecting a version of Comorragh and the Drukhari. Ok, maybe that was a bit too far.
Point is, instead of an Alien story line, where humanity comes out as the worst monsters, we get yet another generic horror storyline, with a bunch of forgettable characters, all culminating in a rushed banal ending. 3 out of 5
The opening panels gave the picture of a world, which was already ravaged by the Xenomorphs, and brought to the brink of extinction. They however managed to turn the tables, to the point where now the Aliens were the one going extinct, and were treated as little more than persistent pests.
I was all set for a decadent society which uses Xenomorphs, and maybe the occasional Predator in gladiatorial rings, in Mengele level experimentation, or as dangerous exotic pets. Like that one Canadian Zombie movie 'Fido', I was expecting a version of Comorragh and the Drukhari. Ok, maybe that was a bit too far.
Point is, instead of an Alien story line, where humanity comes out as the worst monsters, we get yet another generic horror storyline, with a bunch of forgettable characters, all culminating in a rushed banal ending. 3 out of 5
December 10, 2011
If there is one thing the Aliens saga has hammered home, it is the fact that space exploration is a dreary and miserable calling; hostile environments, a general feel of helplessness and fragile human relations. "Aliens: More Than Human" tells the tale of a deep space colony where the terraformers have discovered structures of extraterrestrial origin, and the narrative follows a scientific mission sent in to examine it further. As usual, it doesn't take long before things start to go awry. The plot may not be the most original, but it contains enough elements to surprise you. The artwork is stylish and captures the mood perfectly and the somber quasi-intellectual musings we've come to expect of the protagonists are also here. It was good to reconnect with the bleak and dystrophic setting of the Aliens universe, one of the bleakest and most forbidding worlds ever created.
September 1, 2015
I ~really~ loved the art in these. They looked sort of like "Aliens" Xenogenesis." I much prefer this style. It also looks quite a bit like the art in the "Buffy" comics.
The twist right at the beginning was good. I was a little worried about keeping track of the seemingly large cast of characters.
The look of the Aliens themselves in this series was great - a bit like Elite Guards. Unfortunately there's really no explanation for ~why~ they look the way they do.
I was also intrigued by the 'city' the settlers had found. What was influencing them? How? There was only a vague suggestion of an answer to this also.
The ending was a little disappointing, and kind of felt a bit unfinished, or like there was going to be more, another issue, another story picking up at a later time.
This one get a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
The twist right at the beginning was good. I was a little worried about keeping track of the seemingly large cast of characters.
The look of the Aliens themselves in this series was great - a bit like Elite Guards. Unfortunately there's really no explanation for ~why~ they look the way they do.
I was also intrigued by the 'city' the settlers had found. What was influencing them? How? There was only a vague suggestion of an answer to this also.
The ending was a little disappointing, and kind of felt a bit unfinished, or like there was going to be more, another issue, another story picking up at a later time.
This one get a 3.5 out of 5 stars.
August 16, 2013
The covers, art, inking and colors were all very nice.
The story was lacking.
Introduce a bunch of characters at the beginning of the book only to kill them all off halfway thru... only to introduce a new set of characters?
OK, I get it, it's an Aliens book... people get killed... but you'd expect the Aliens to be doing most of it.
As it is, the Aliens in this story, although they may look fiercer than the "usual" ones (hey, look, the have mandibles added to their already gruesome maws), are all basically wimps and all too easy to kill off, a single human (or android) can easily hold off a pack of them without really breaking a sweat.
Like I said; the covers, art, inking and colors were all very nice. The story won't have me coming back for more.
The story was lacking.
Introduce a bunch of characters at the beginning of the book only to kill them all off halfway thru... only to introduce a new set of characters?
OK, I get it, it's an Aliens book... people get killed... but you'd expect the Aliens to be doing most of it.
As it is, the Aliens in this story, although they may look fiercer than the "usual" ones (hey, look, the have mandibles added to their already gruesome maws), are all basically wimps and all too easy to kill off, a single human (or android) can easily hold off a pack of them without really breaking a sweat.
Like I said; the covers, art, inking and colors were all very nice. The story won't have me coming back for more.
October 14, 2020
The twist was fun, but overall this is more a zombie book than alien. The aliens are only there as set dressing while man is the real monster to man. A little boring and repetitive.
July 9, 2023
Cela faisait longtemps que je n’avais pas regardé un film ou lu un roman en lien avec Aliens ou Predator. En tous les cas, ce premier tome ne déçoit pas du tout.
L’histoire débute par un prélude sur Terre où un scientifique décrit l’attaque de xénomorphes (les Aliens) dans plusieurs endroits de la Terre, comment ils ont tués des milliers de personnes et qu’au final, les xénomorphes ont été exterminés. Après ce prélude, on suit une équipe de scientifiques qui se réveille dans un vaisseau spatial, on y retrouve le scientifique du prélude et ils se trouvent dans le système Chioné où des artefacts ont été découverts sur l’une des planètes. Les artefacts ont été découverts par des mineurs ; une compagnie minière s’y étant installé, ils sont tombés dessus d’où l’appel d’une équipe / société de scientifiques.
Sur place, à peine avoir atterri, on sent que quelque chose ne va pas ; du moins, on se dit qu’il y a quelque chose qui cloche car il n’y a pas de radio qui marche, la colonie ne répond pas mais il s’avère que les radios de la colonie ne marchent plus et qu’aucune personne du site n’aurait été prévenue. De plus, lorsque l’un des scientifiques souhaite aller vers « leur » site de fouilles, les deux hommes tirent avec leurs armes sur l’équipe avant de les enterrer dans un trou ... sans savoir que parmi ces humains, il y avait un androïde. Peu à peu, on découvre que toutes et tous succombent à la folie et oublient ce qu’ils ont fait, pensé ... et qu’ils n’ont que très peu de moment de lucidité.
L’histoire devient un peu complexe et vraiment prenante. On est vraiment attiré dans ce monde de folie où les aliens présents sont différents des autres que les personnages ont pu croiser auparavant, différents de ceux qui ont dévasté la Terre. Les dessins sont assez sympas et l’ambiance est assez sombre forcément, vu que l’on parle quand même de la série Aliens. Le design des Aliens est vraiment très sympa à regarder et cela donne envie de continuer dans l’histoire. Je me demande ce qu’il va se dérouler dans le tome 2 mais concernant ce premier tome, c’est une vraie réussite. En conclusion, un très bon tome et une bonne surprise qui conviendra aux amateurs et amatrices du genre.
L’histoire débute par un prélude sur Terre où un scientifique décrit l’attaque de xénomorphes (les Aliens) dans plusieurs endroits de la Terre, comment ils ont tués des milliers de personnes et qu’au final, les xénomorphes ont été exterminés. Après ce prélude, on suit une équipe de scientifiques qui se réveille dans un vaisseau spatial, on y retrouve le scientifique du prélude et ils se trouvent dans le système Chioné où des artefacts ont été découverts sur l’une des planètes. Les artefacts ont été découverts par des mineurs ; une compagnie minière s’y étant installé, ils sont tombés dessus d’où l’appel d’une équipe / société de scientifiques.
Sur place, à peine avoir atterri, on sent que quelque chose ne va pas ; du moins, on se dit qu’il y a quelque chose qui cloche car il n’y a pas de radio qui marche, la colonie ne répond pas mais il s’avère que les radios de la colonie ne marchent plus et qu’aucune personne du site n’aurait été prévenue. De plus, lorsque l’un des scientifiques souhaite aller vers « leur » site de fouilles, les deux hommes tirent avec leurs armes sur l’équipe avant de les enterrer dans un trou ... sans savoir que parmi ces humains, il y avait un androïde. Peu à peu, on découvre que toutes et tous succombent à la folie et oublient ce qu’ils ont fait, pensé ... et qu’ils n’ont que très peu de moment de lucidité.
L’histoire devient un peu complexe et vraiment prenante. On est vraiment attiré dans ce monde de folie où les aliens présents sont différents des autres que les personnages ont pu croiser auparavant, différents de ceux qui ont dévasté la Terre. Les dessins sont assez sympas et l’ambiance est assez sombre forcément, vu que l’on parle quand même de la série Aliens. Le design des Aliens est vraiment très sympa à regarder et cela donne envie de continuer dans l’histoire. Je me demande ce qu’il va se dérouler dans le tome 2 mais concernant ce premier tome, c’est une vraie réussite. En conclusion, un très bon tome et une bonne surprise qui conviendra aux amateurs et amatrices du genre.
May 27, 2022
Entretenido y decente, pero no es de los mejores cómics de Aliens precisamente. Argumento: "Un grupo de mineros planetarios renegados plantan su bandera en un mundo nuevo y distante, rico en recursos, suelo…y misterio. En este aparentemente deshabitado planeta yace el mayor descubrimiento arqueológico de la historia. Un antiguo complejo abandonado de proporciones imposibles, esculpido directamente en lo profundo de la roca. Un desconcertante laberinto de pasajes, rampas, puentes y galerías que parece extenderse sin límite. Pero a medida que la exploración de la descomunal ciudad muerta se adentra cada vez más hacia el interior, los miembros del equipo comienzan a perder su asidero con la realidad lentamente. La locura da paso al miedo cuando los exploradores empiezan a desaparecer. Hay algo más que vive en la necrópolis, un horror sin rostro tan mortal y despiadado como el mismo vacío del espacio, un horror letal que lleva siglos esperando a despertarse y destruir".
October 24, 2017
An only okay story from Arcudi from whom I'd expected better given his run on BPRD.
October 10, 2020
New to online comics
Watched all the Alien movies and this was an interesting format to take on a new story line. I’m used to reading printed format; mobile is a bit difficult.
Watched all the Alien movies and this was an interesting format to take on a new story line. I’m used to reading printed format; mobile is a bit difficult.
November 22, 2021
Couldn't even remember what happened in this as I was finishing it. Art is pretty mediocre too.
July 25, 2013
4 1/2
It was a good book for the Aliens series. I had a hard time following some of the story because the main character is a robot.
It was a good book for the Aliens series. I had a hard time following some of the story because the main character is a robot.
March 12, 2014
Beautiful artwork but a slightly muddled story. Are those pred-aliens?!
May 5, 2017
The covers for the issues in this Aliens volume were good, as usual. The illustration was nice. The story was thinner than the paper it was printed on, and made the rest not worth the time.
July 10, 2016
A really interesting story that just went nowhere.
August 16, 2016
Nice art and flow but the story was kinda lacking.
February 19, 2015
This was a weird one.
April 17, 2017
Pretty good. A bit different than other stories that take place in the Aliens universe but I liked it.
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