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Dark Horse prepares for fourth Aliens film with all-star releases!
Excitement is mounting with the upcoming release of Alien Resurrection, scheduled to appear in theaters nationwide this September. The Twentieth Century Fox motion picture, directed by the visionary Jean Pierre Jeunet (City of the Lost Children, Delicatessen) promises to be a blockbuster hit.
Dark Horse Comics is ready to meet the growing demand for all things Alien with the publication of several Aliens projects beginning in June. The publisher has assembled an impressive array of the industry's best talents to bring these stories to life.
Aliens/Predator: The Deadliest of the Species, originally published as a twelve-issue series by Chris Claremont, Jackson Guice, John Beatty, Eduardo Barreto, and John Bolton is now collected in a limited hardcover edition and features a twelve-cover gallery and a tip-in signature plate painted by John Bolton and signed by Bolton and Chris Claremont. The hardcover is foil stamped and Smythe sewn with a dust jacket illustrated by Bolton. The full-color, 320-page book goes on sale June 25 for $99.95.
John Bolton's art also graces the cover of the Aliens: Stronghold trade paperback. John Arcudi and Doug Mahnke (Lobo vs. The Mask), along with Jimmy Palmiotti and Duncan Fegredo, tear up the galaxy with this tale of biotechnology gone horribly wrong. This "remastered" version of the original collection features an art gallery by Mahnke and Fegredo. The full-color, 112-page book will be available July 9 for $16.95.
Aliens Special is an exciting one-shot featuring two all-new stories by two great creative teams. Grendel Tales and X-wing Rogue Squadron writer Darko Macan and Punisher and X-Men artist Frank Teran tell the tale of a Colonial Marine sent to clean out an infestation. Swamp Thing writer Nancy A. Collins and Negative Burn artist Leif Jones offer a twisted story about the strength -- and weakness -- of blind faith. Aliens Special also features previews of forthcoming Aliens projects -- a must-have comic for any devoted Aliens aficionado and the perfect introduction to the creatures for those who've not yet had the pleasure. Teran provides the cover art for this black-and-white, 32-page one shot. Look for it June 4, priced at $2.50.
Finally, all hell breaks loose with Aliens: Havoc, a two-issue miniseries that features an incredible cast of creators -- over forty of them! Some of the biggest names in comics illustrate Eisner Award-winner Mark Schultz's story of a haunted space cruiser infested with Aliens.
Mark Schultz comments on the challenge of writing this unusual Aliens story: "Aliens: Havoc, besides being a rousing thriller, was designed to
