ALIEN COMICS
AVENGING THE ALIEN
THE XENOMOR PHS MEET EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES IN ALIENS VS AVENGERS
WORDS: STEPHEN JEWELL
FROM BATMAN TO JUDGE Dredd, the xenomorphs encountered a wide range of comics characters during the three decades Alien was published by Dark Horse.
Shifting to Marvel in 2021, the terrifying space creatures have yet to cross paths with any of the House of Ideas’ superheroes, although their Fox stablemates the Yautja starred in last year’s Predator Vs Wolverine and will shortly appear in Predator Vs Black Panther. But now they’re set to face off against Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Esad Ribić’s upcoming Aliens Vs Avengers.
“The crossover aspect is probably the most fun part of editing these franchises, because who doesn’t get excited to see Predator take on Wolverine or the Avengers take on Aliens?” says editor Sarah Brunstad. “It really doesn’t get any better in pop culture. They’re both such powerful protagonists, and pitting them against Marvel heroes can cut through the cynicism and fatigue we can sometimes get with superheroes as it feels like the story has new, different stakes. Something could happen that you’ve never seen before, and that’s exhilarating for all of us.”