Comic Book Preview – Marvel Alien Issues
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MemberFacehuggerMarch 20, 202117134 Views42 RepliesMarvel ventures into the Alien universe this Wednesday, March, 24th, 2021, with the launch of a brand new comic book series set in the world of Ridley Scott’s sci-fi horror series; here's a preview of the issues...






Gabriel Cruz gave his life to Weyland-Yutani–In the case of an alien attack he barely survived, almost literally! Recently retired, Cruz is trying to patch things up with his abandoned son with the help of his friend, a Bishop-model android, but his re-entry into civilian life is not going smoothly…and his encounters with the deadly Xenomorph are far from over.
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I prefer much more an Humanoid Queen than a Bug Queen. A Sentient Xenomorph Being absolutely terrifies me, in a good way.
A Xenomorph Queen with the intelligence of Queen Taramis, from 'Conan, The Destroyer', would be amazing.





I am NOT a Fan of that Queen idea... i think it depends on the Context.... the Problem is the Mythos/Origins has become Messed Up and in Limbo with Alien Covenant.
That being does look like SIL from Species thats crossed with HR Gigers Lilith. Which both are his Creation.

We see that David had draw some similar things... the the Monster Designers/Artists for AC had drawn similar (some used for Davids works). So David could have Dreamed about turning Dr Shaw in to similar and maybe has Plans for Daniels....
I think such a Female Entity could work depending on the Context.... but Alien Covenant had kind of Muddied the Waters of the Mythos.
So the Introduction of such a Species could come from a kind of Evolution from the Pathogen/Xenomorph, or a Experiment.
Maybe Ignoring Alien Covenant, they could have gone with the Original Idea for the Engineers that they had LOST the ability to Procreate and they had Discovered something they had HOPPED would gain that again... but it just LEADS to a Mutant Female like SIL from Species who could then have Provided the Precursor to the Xenomorph etc.
Or you had such a Species as being Ancient and Enslaved or Created the Engineers for a Purpose and they Rebelled and Overthrown these Ancient Beings... and some Engineers latter tried to Evolve themselves to become more like their OLD MASTERS etc..
But ALAS...
A Number of Years ago i came up with a FEW ideas for a ALIEN V that would continue from AR and have it where Ripley 8 was slowly Transforming into something like WHAT we see in this COMIC...
such a Story Arc and Gradually Evolution would require LESS of a Budget/Time trying to make Miss Weaver look like she did in the late 90's. As if she soon started to Turn like Holloway was before he was Toasted then the Make-Up etc would HIDE her Age.. and she then Progresses more and more to like a SIL then the Make-Up would HIDE that we have a Ripley who looks in her 60's etc.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

In first place, cheers BigDave, we are Alive. Second, David can create a Queen, his Queen. A Queen that reproduces in an hybrid way, half human, half Queen from aliens 1986. We want to watch the horror and feel repulse about every scene where the new queen appears. Possibly, we can watch it in the Alien fx TV series, or in the Marvel's Alien comics. I hope to watch something new in the Alien Universe very soon.
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@Kamoebas V.6
I dont mind such a Queen it depends on the Context and what Role/Origin it serves, as Opposed to just giving us something because it kind of looks COOL... such as the IMAGE that setaverde had posted above. As in i would NOT be much of a Fan of that.
By Context i mean if its given some Origin Story/Background that would FIT and make sense.
For example as PART of the Engineers trying to EVOLVE themselves, as maybe a Race who Created the Engineers.
Or a Human Hybrid... for example they could have Continued with a Sequel to Alien Resurrection and have Ripley 8 go and EVOLVE to similar. Or have it where they USE some of Ripley 8's DNA in a attempt to CLONE the Successful Clone but they get something like SIL.
A Missed Opportunity could have been that Dr Shaw awakened looking Similar, she becomes Horrified but David informs her that he has Evolved her so she can Survive... and that he has Perfected her and SHE may be MAD about it.. but then he could Inform her that she can NOW go and Create Life.
I suspect David had similar Plan... but likely Dr Shaw refused and ENDED up being Killed. Who knows if he wishes to USE poor Daniels for similar or those Human Embryos.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017



Marvel Alien #5 (THE ALPHA SHOWS UP):

Variant Cover of Marvel Alien #6:
Amazing!


A QUEEN THAT TURNS BEAUTY INTO HORROR.

Other production of Marvel Comics (2021):
ALIENS AFTERMATH
FOR ALIENS’ 35TH ANNIVERSARY, A RETURN TO HADLEY’S HOPE! It’s been 35 years since the tragedy of the Hadley’s Hope colony, but what happened to that ill-fated venture has been shrouded in mystery. A renegade crew of investigative journalists are heading towards the moon that Weyland-Yutani has wiped from all records, and they’ll bring back the truth even if it kills them…and what remains in that bombed out site will try to do just that. Benjamin Percy and Dave Wachter imagine a terrifying possible future for LV-426 in this celebration of the 35th Anniversary of one of the most influential science fiction films of all time!
https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/93626/aliens_aftermath_2021_1
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El riesco siempre vive.





Some Interesting ART....
Its ok to give Alternative Canon/Stories.... just HOPE that the TV Series or any Future Movies are NOT too much like these.
Xenomorph Chickens?
Nah Give me Prometheus/AC Black Goo infected KFC Nuggets!

R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

SCREEN RANT
Alien Just Revealed the True Cosmic Purpose of the Xenomorphs
Marvel continues to expand the mythos of the Alien franchise and now it has been revealed the Xenomorphs serve a larger, cosmic role.
BY SHAUN CORLEY
PUBLISHED 6 DAYS AGO
Warning: contains spoilers for Alien #6!
While Xenomorphs are regarded as ruthless killing machines throughout the galaxy, Marvel's Alien comic has revealed a deeper, more cosmic role for the creatures. In Alien #6, on sale now in print and digital, Gabriel Cruz learns the truth about his visions of 'the Woman in the Dark,' and it leads to a huge revelation about the Xenomorphs.
Earlier this year, Marvel launched a brand-new line of comics based on the Alien films. These comics have expanded the mythos, introducing the only person to ever survive being implanted with a Xenomorph embryo: Gabriel Cruz. While the embryo was inside of him, he had a vision of a horrifying figure he called 'the Woman in the Dark.' Years later, Cruz’s only son, Danny, leads a raid on a Weyland-Yutani facility in Earth orbit. Cruz is sent to the station to bring his son home, accompanied by a Bishop-model android. Cruz learns that the corporation was experimenting on captured Xenomorphs, hoping to weaponize them. Naturally, the Xenomorphs break free and wreak havoc on the station, and Cruz must escape the outbreak. While on the station, Cruz learns more about his vision from years earlier, and it leads to a stunning revelation about the Xenomorphs and their role in the universe.
Written by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, with art by Salvador Larroca, colors by GURU-eFX and letters by Clayton Cowles, the issue sees Cruz, Bishop and Danny’s girlfriend Iris try to escape the facility. Bishop approaches Iris, who grabs a gun and opens fire on him. Bishop seems to kill her, shocking Gabriel, as Bishop models are not permitted to kill. It is revealed that Iris is a rogue synth of unknown origin. She says that, thanks to Danny, Earth will become a "post-organic Utopia." Just as Cruz goes to finish her off, she tells him she has information about his visions. He presses her, and she reveals that humans were not the first organics to attempt to leave their solar system; when organics become "arrogant enough" for space-travel, they find "Prometheus' cleansing fire" waiting. Each species tries to first harness the fire, and then use it to augment themselves. Iris tells Gabriel that the Woman in the Dark is the unavoidable result of his species attempting to harness the powers of the Xenomorph.

Iris' beliefs about the Woman in the Dark aside, the revelation that the Xenomorphs are the "cleansing fire" of the universe is a huge one, hinting that the creatures have a much larger role in the cosmic scheme. This was a theme of 2012’s Prometheus, a prequel to the original Alien film, and this story serves as a callback to that movie. But while Xenomorphs have long served as a metaphor for human overreach and carelessness, their role in the fall of multiple spacefaring civilizations makes it clear that they're not just a hurdle for humanity, but a galactic test for any sufficiently advanced civilization.
The Alien comic just turned the Xenomorphs into the answer to the Fermi Paradox, explaining why organic species don't survive past leaving their home solar systems. This gives the Xenomorphs a cosmic role as a deadly test humanity is likely to fail like many civilizations before it - one that, should the human species fail, will remain to act as the extinction event for whatever new alien race happens across them next. Marvel continues their expansion of the Alien series with the revelation that the Xenomorphs serve a much higher purpose in the universe than originally thought - an idea that is sure to be expanded on as the comics continue.

I prefer the xenomorphs being bioweapons for an ancient war between the Engineers and whatever their enemy or enemies were

"xenomorphs being bioweapons"
100 percent agree.
"....sufficiently advanced civilization..."
Xenomorphs are hardly a threat to even 20th century humans....(Maybe unarmed ones).
Nukes, shotguns, logic traps would make short work of xenomorphs.
22nd, 23rd century tech!? forget about it.
Marvel is gonna have to step up their game.

Xenomorphs are the bioweapons of the Universe. They are used to Control the plagues born on planets and that spread across the galaxies, like US, humans. The Engineers are the Gardeners of the Universe, with the mission of wipe out the nasty Weeds, maintaining the order and the natural balance, as well, containing and stopping chaos.
Like US, Engineers had faced in the past an extinction event based on Xenomorph creation technology, Impossible to harness to their Will.
Every species, or subspecies, can face her own demise, because, the bigger and stronger they get, the bigger and stronger is the opponent.
Remember that every creation tends to destroy his creator.

300 years of xenomorph attacks and maybe as little as 100 humans have died?
To produce a xeno, you have to stick your head into the opening of an egg. It's just to tedious.
The spores from Alien:Covenant or black goo are great ideas and I would run with them.
If Covid 19 was neomorph spore based...then we'd get some action! Earth would soon become the planet of the xeno. Captain trips like.
Earth dealing with a billion neomorphs would be something I'd read.

I agree and i think, one way or the other (Marvel Alien Comics or Alien FX TV Series), that is what we are going to see. An horde of millions (billions) of Xenomorphs/Neomorphs commanded by something with the purpose of extinguish entire engineer subspecies spreaded across galaxies.
The nemeses of the engineers were their own creations and humans, as an engineers subspecies, have the same fate.
Playing God is synonym of extinction.
PS: there are only subcreations of something that already exists.
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a37377867/prometheus-movie-defense-essay/
https://screenrant.com/ways-alien-covenant-good-prequel-movie/

I Consider Comics as Alternative Cannon...... i will be doing more so with MARVELS work. Mainly they would CONFLICT the Last Alien Movie (AC).
The Ideas could have WORKED for me.... IF say Alien Covenant had NEVER been Made.
"If Covid 19 was neomorph spore based..."
Well this would have been ME by NOW then ;)

R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

Hello, @BigDave. I think the Writer of Marvel Alien Comics, Phillip Kennedy Johnson, wants it to BE part of the cannon, like the movies. He loves the prequels and you can hear it why in this podcast, witch i leave you the link below.
For instance, before these Marvel Alien Comics, they ONLY consider three Alien Comics worthy of being movies:
-Aliens: Salvation
-Alien: Labyrinth
-Alien: Dead Orbit
These are three amazing Comics, That easily could be the scripts of Alien movies.
Here's the resume of the podcast episode:
The first six issues of Phillip Kennedy Johnson's run on Marvel's Alien are officially out! Join Patrick and Christian as they chat with Phillip about Gabriel Cruz, the Alpha, that Giger-esque women/alien hybrid, liberation-minded synthetics, "cleansing fire," and so much more.
Phillip also gives our listeners a first look at where the comic is going next, including some very exciting news about a new protagonist, a new setting, and some new nightmares.


Alien covenant has great moments:
The annihilation of the Engineers by David
The Neomorph cycle
The Neomorph
The despise felt by David when he acknowledges the programmed boundaries in Walter, a new android model.
The Neomorph queen Laid down on a table of David's lab.
The Facehugger egg
The facehugger
The protomorph
David regurgitating facehugger embryos, V - The Final Battle style

I think a Problem we have NOW is that with the Revelations of Alien Covenant, in that it seems that PRIOR to the Year 2094 there are NO EGGS, not on LV-426 and likely NO Derelict Either.
The Origins of the Vanilla-Morph if you would is Indicated as being from Davids Experiments on Planet 4 at some Point 18-28 Years Prior to the events of ALIEN.
"explaining why organic species don't survive past leaving their home solar systems"
Seeing the Comic shows the Mural from Prometheus, it depends on HOW they are going to go about this, as SOME do think this Shows the Xenomorph, but its Actually to show the Deacon, and by that as Indicating that the ONE we saw that came from Dr Shaw is NOT the First One the Engineers have Interacted with.
Some had Speculated that the STAR MAPS were Placed as a TRAP.... it would be maybe a IDEAL WAY to Deal with the Threat of having your Creations become Space Fairing.... if you LEAVE them Clues to LV-223 then they MAY go and Explore this Place First... thinking its a INVITATION..
Then they would either Become Infected with the Horrors or take them back to their Planet to Study and then see this BECOME their Undoing!
I think that THIS is NOT the Best Way to Deal with us..... but then my Interpretations of the Prequels is Different to say like the Fire and Stone Comics.
It seemed to me that the Xenomorph and the Like are NOT a Main Focus or Agenda for the Engineers..............the Horrors of LV-223 being some UPSET Engineers Sub-Creation, wanting to Create just as we see David does on Planet 4.
I assume these Comics will take the Fire and Stone Stance... and show the LV-223 Engineers and well make their Emphasis/Agenda on the Xenomorphs.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

In "David's Lab - Last Signs of Life" Video, we can assume that the company could have recovered Facehugger eggs, Dead facehuggers, Facehugged company man on planet four and, therefore, we can thing they have the protomorph ready to BE evolved.
Here's the link of "David's Lab - Last Signs of Life" video:
Since Prometheus, we know that exist on LV-223 lots of Engineers spaceships, canisters of black goo and even a Deacon.
Joining these two findings, we can have a possible LV-426 scenario.
Prometheus Species Origin:


That Poster of the Effects of the Goo is Flawed though ;)
But who knows what the STUFF is NOW as with AC it became a McGuffin for sure.
The Last Signs of Life Video is something that we really cant take 100% as Canon. It was just a BIT of Fun....
The Advent Video is Considered as Canon though.
In Response to that Message from David you would think the Company would SEND OUT some Ships to Planet 4 and LV-223. A lot of people seemed to be UNHAPPY with David in Regards to his ROLE in the Prequels.
But you can get to LV-426 without even going where David is going.... The Company will likely go to Planet 4 and the Engineers will Return to Planet 4, and so they could see those Eggs and take a Interest in them and the Engineers then EVOLVE the Eggs to what we get in ALIEN and the Ideal Place they would TAKE the Eggs to Experiment would be LV-223.
So you dont need to go to Origae-6 and after David... because in doing so then David will arrive like in the Year 2112 and so 10 Years before ALIEN and so IF the Engineers etc arrive at Origae-6 after David gets there, then your looking at a 5-10 Year Likelihood of the Space Jockey Event prior to ALIEN.
The Company will get the Advent Message in the Year 2107 then for them to get to Planet 4 and LV-223 would take them like 10-12 Months (Depends on HOW FAST their Ships are... but this Based Off the Covenant/Nostromo Speeds.
And so a Year 2108 could be about the Right Time for when the Company would have Ships Turn Up at LV-223 and Planet 4.... and while they are in the Process of that..... The Engineers could then Turn Up.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

"That Poster of the Effects of the Goo is Flawed though"
Yes, i know. For instance, golden goo is different of black goo. One means life and other means death, but the origin of both could be the same.
For me, The Last Signs of Life Video is a good possibility. David could have left some of his creations on planet four.
With the Company going to LV-223 and Planet four, anyone, human, android or engineer, could be the Juggernaut's Derelict on LV-426.
With what we know from the movies, i think it's logic that the Engineer Spaceship, Kown by Derelict, traveled from LV-223 to LV-426.
THe other possibility, perhaps the easiest one, is to consider Origae 6 as LV-426.
Last attempt: The engineers go to Origae 6. An Engineer Spaceship travels to LV-426, carrying David's Ovomorphs.

Why Origae 6 though?!
If David had told MUTHUR to return to Earth...IMHO this would have generated far more interest in AC 2.
End A:C with the Covenant making a slow turn.
Speculation would have been off the charts.

That would be amazing. Imagine David telling:
"Mother, set a course to...Earth!"
And then, he goes to play with Daniels mind!

@BigDave, Aliens: Fire and Stone is very good. I watched it here:
Like Prometheus: Fire and Stone
First Issue (look for it in "Mix – OneTake")
Second Issue
Third Issue
Fourth Issue

"One means life and other means death, but the origin of both could be the same"
The WAY to have looked at the Goo was Quite Simple.

It was Quite Simply a Creation Tool.
The Engineer in Prometheus had Consumed the Base Pathogen (Stage 1) his DNA was Broken Down and Consumed and Reformed into Stage 2 (in the Water) and this Infected Basic Life to take on Engineer DNA and Evolve it to Multi-Cellular Life.
From this Theory/Analogy then we look at the MURAL in Prometheus and if we ASSUME that this Organism was Infected with the Base Pathogen and its Broken Down DNA/Reformation Pathogen (Stage 2) was Collected in the Urns then THIS would Evolve Life to take on the MURAL Organisms DNA.
When we look at the Earlier Drafts by John Spaights we had Micro-Scarabs instead of the Pathogen, but they did EXACTLY the Same as shown in the Image i did above.
SACRIFICIAL SCARABS: Consumed the Engineer.
The Scarabs then Flew Away...... we then see Scarab Bite/Inject the Engineers DNA into a Primitive Humanoid who then Mutates and this Indicates as to WHERE we came from.
A Primitive/Primate and Engineer HYBRID.
Then on to Fifield.
URNS: Containing Scarabs are knocked over by FIFIELD and ONE of them (Scarab) BITES him and Injects DNA into him. FIFIELD then Mutates into a Human/Xeno Hybrid.
Thus URNS must contain Scarabs that Obtained this DNA from a Xenomorph Related Organism.
Alien Covenant just made it into a bit of a MCGUFFIN.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

"David could have left some of his creations on planet four"
There are at LEAST 6 of those EGGS left in that Room on Planet 4 and so YES there are Samples to be had.
"consider Origae 6 as LV-426"
Origae-6 is Located too FAR AWAY.
It is about 8X Further from Earth than Planet 4 was and Planet 4 is Located nearer to Zeta 2 and so is Close to LV-426
By the TIME the Company should get the MESSAGE then the Covenant would be 70-72 Months away from reaching Origae-6 a Ship sent to Intercept at the same SPEED as the Covenant no soon as they Received the Message from David would be about 28 Months behind the Covenant.
This would leave David a Good Two Years+ to do whatever he WANTED on Origae-6.
The Derelict would likely be from the Engineers who would RETURN to Planet 4 at some Point and then the TWO OPTIONS are.
1) They (Engineers) then go to Origae-6 before Eventually the Ship Heads to LV-223.
2) The Engineers take the Eggs from Planet 4 to LV-223
The Engineer Ship leaves LV-223 but ONLY gets to LV-426 as the Pilot becomes Infected with the Cargo of Eggs.
"Mother, set a course to...Earth!"
We have to Remember that David has his Own Agenda Now, it seems he is NOT interested in the Company or Earth he wants Mankind Dead. The Advent Message will ALERT the Company to go to LV-223 and/or Planet 4 where David knows that DEATH will Await the Company and IF they take any Specimens to Earth then they could see a OUTBREAK lead to our Destruction.
With the Company seeing Planet 4 and LV-223 as the PRIZE they would NOT likely be Interested in going after David and so it BUYS HIM more Time to Create what KIND of a World that he wishes to Create.
David would likely WANT to go away from Planet 4 because he may FEAR the Engineers could Maybe Return?
It makes NO SENSE to Send the Message to Earth/W-Y if he wants to go to LV-223, or to Earth or Stay on Planet 4 as he would KNOW that he would be Intercepted by the Company.
Ridley Scott had informed us the NEXT MOVIE would have NOT been about XENOMORPHS but would be about WHAT KIND OF A WORLD that he would Create.
My BET! would be Genetically Engineered Super Humans using the Face Hugger DNA and Human Embryos.

And so MAYBE something like this.... i would also NOT go and RULE-OUT that his Creation is what becomes the SPACE JOCKEY.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

Origae-6 generates little interest. Everyone knows what's there ( Planet 4 /Earth like )...David Returning to Earth would fire the imagination( imho ).
With David trekking towards Earth at least we have some interest.
I'd start Covenant 2 with:
shot 1 : A large desert world.
Shot 2 : David, wearing a Lawrence of Arabia sort of headdress, raises into the shot ( similar to the Prometheus Engineer opening shot )
David looks around the sandy landscape and spots in the distance a settler walking his goats/ cows
shot 3 :the settler ( a farmer ) cajoling his animals.....notices something moving very fast....coming towards him......
shot 4: heat haze blurry fx of a humanoid type creature galloping towards the farmer and his animals at a ferocious pace....
shot 5: split second shot of the creature attacking the farmer.
Scene 2:
Colonial Marines responding to power outages on another colony.

I think in context to Alien Covenant and THIS TOPIC... is to see HOW it will NOT go and Conflict the Prequels.
The Prequels would INDICATE that as of the Year 2105 there are NO EGGS on LV-426 and we would have to have a Series of Events that would LIKELY have to Transpire in and around LV-223/LV-426 some 5-15 Years prior to the Nostromo going to Investigate LV-426.
The Lead Up/Source to those Eggs getting to LV-223/426 would have to come from either.
1) Planet 4
2) The Covenant Ship
3) Origae-6 (after the Covenant has arrived).
It seems there could be LITTLE INTEREST in going where David is going and Especially if it will NOT be VERY ALIEN Orientated (No Xenomorphs). I feel that IF we have David go and take the Covenant to Earth then you have to ASK........................... WHY? What Benefit is this to him?
Can he USE those TWO Face Huggers to CREATE more than just TWO Xenomorphs?
If he heads to EARTH then he would LIKELY be Intercepted by the Weyland-Yutani Company, and IF we have David be able to AMASS a Number of Xenomorphs the Company could DESTROY the Covenant with Ease....
IF we have it that David could GIFT them a Specimen... would W-Y go and Grant him (David) his Freedom? And IF the Company has a Specimen then you would have to ASK as to WHAT was the POINT with Special Order 937 and the Movie ALIEN.
But i SUSPECT i know EXACTLY how this will PLAY OUT.. (Connection to Comics)
The Engineers had Encountered the Xenomorph or its Ancestors and they TRIED to Obtain Traits from itself to Benefit/Improve or Evolve themselves....
The Engineers had tried to Create something because they are Fascinated with Creation and see the Xenomorph DNA as having GREAT POTENTIAL to Create New Kinds of LIFE.....
However the Xeno-DNA is Dominant and it will ALWAYS Find a WAY to get back to its PURE FORM..... No Matter as to HOW you TRY and Dilute it, within Generations of Experiments it would always REVOLVE back to Creating a Xenomorph and eventually a QUEEN.
So a World that becomes Infected with Neomorphs or Deacons would eventually just EVOLVE into a Xenomorph.
And so David may think with his Tinkering Here and Merging There, that he is Evolving the Deacon/Neomorphs into something NEW when all that is REALLY HAPPENING is the Natural Process that the Xeno-DNA will eventually RISE TO THE TOP and Create the BEAST!
I THINK that THIS is WHAT the Comics will SHOW or Very Similar....... and it will Indicate the Xenomorph Predates LV-223 and the Engineers.
It seems they WONT Steer from the VANILLA-MORPH..... but at LEAST we wont be seeing RIPLEY? or WILL WE?
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

."..Intercepted by the Weyland-Yutani Company..."
Exactly, This is perfect. Gets on with the action. David uses the colonies/outposts on the way ( back to Earth/Mars) as his testing grounds. David has the Engineers galaxy map. He knows where all the bodies are buried. Staying ahead of feeble minded Weyland Yutani (unable to obtain a specimen in 300 years!!) would not be difficult. Only his lunatic tendencies to cause his demise.
As far as I'm concerned the Engineers are all dead. There is no mention of them in the later movies, comics or novels. Maybe Marvel will bring them back..but I doubt it.
The comics have a great opportunity to get the franchise back on track.

"....we wont be seeing RIPLEY? "
I think with enough money they can get her to release. She's needs some retirement income?
Same with Fassbender. Marvel needs to get his image release, to continue the David story. $$$$ probably not happening.
Not sure if Marvel is talking with the Giger estate. I hope they do!

And it'd be cool to see Marvel transition Weyland Yutani from desiring the Xenomorph, to abhorring it and just wanting to cleanse the galaxy of it. (How can you 'build better worlds' with these monsters around?)
There might be some rogue scientists or military unit that think they control or make something with the xeno dna.....but these could be cliche' side stories. 99% of W Y just want to build worlds and go home to their families.

It would be Interesting to see HOW the Marvel Comics would CONSIDER themselves to be Canon to the Franchise and Especially the Prequels.
But i am NOT sure they would Touch upon David much.
I think we have to CONSIDER the Limitations of the Covenant Ship and SHOULD the Ship head Closer to Earth then the Sooner it would be Intercepted.
I am a BIT Confused to the Engineers Star Maps, as FAR as HOW they can give him Information about Colonies/Outposts..... i think YES he could Determine as to WHERE there are Worlds the Engineers had Outposts/Colonies. But i Doubt the Engineers Maps have Colonies that have been Set-Up by Humans from Earth.
"As far as I'm concerned the Engineers are all dead. There is no mention of them in the later movies, comics or novels"
This was because they NEVER Existed as a Explored Race prior to the Prequels, this does-not mean they CAN-NOT be Explored in Future. But you have to be CAREFUL and then TRY and NOT go Conflict the Franchise and so COME UP with a Reason it seems we HAVE NOT had anything about them in the Franchise.
"And it'd be cool to see Marvel transition Weyland Yutani from desiring the Xenomorph"
This Obsession was ODD as the Xenomorph is NOT the Greatest of Weapons, as FAR as being able to Contain/Control it. Maybe the Genetics/Traits of the Xenomorph are something that could be of IMPORTANCE to TRY and STUDY.
As the Xenomorph as we have seen in the Franchise does-not make much SENSE as a Bio-Weapon..... the Engineers Technology and GOO! Should be of MORE IMPORTANCE.
However.... IF it is David who has Created the Xenomorph and IF he say Manages to UPLOAD his A.I SOUL into the Companies Systems and so IN EFFECT could be Running/Pulling the Strings Behind the Scenes.
Then the Obsession with the Xenomorph would make PERFECT SENSE.
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017

I think in Context to the OT then the Comics will be more ACTION Orientated.
If it is to Connect as Canon to the Prequels then it Depends on HOW and well with Comics when they say CANON it can usually mean it HARDLY Connects... and Especially with Marvel i dont Expect it to give much Credit to the Prequels.
In the TIME-LINE of the ALIEN Franchise (Unless there is any Time-Travel) then in the Year 2094 (28 Years before ALIEN) there was NO XENOMORPH.
The Xenomorph is something that David had Cooked Up between 2095-2105, that has UP-TO 17 Years to EVOLVE some what and END UP on a Engineer Ship on LV-426.
This Means ONE of the Following.
1) The Engineers take the Eggs from Planet 4 to LV-223 to Evolve/Mass Produce.
2) The Engineers take the Eggs from Planet 4 to Origae-6 and then they or David takes them to LV-223 to Evolve/Mass Produce.
3) The Engineers go to Origae-6 where David has some Xenomorphs eventually and either the Engineers or David take them to LV-223 to Evolve/Mass Produce.
4) As above but they ONLY GET as FAR as LV-426 on their way to LV-223.
The Avenue that would SUIT a Action Comic Book Story would be OPTION 1
But i BET the Comics will Reveal that the Black Goo will ALWAYS go and Create a Xenomorph Eventually, for it is the LAZY EXPLANATION and a Quick Way around David being the Creator which i think MOST of the Fans Hate!
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017


I Wonder as to WHAT these Beings Role is.... and ORIGINS?
She looks to be 9-10ft Tall it seems she is a NOD to HR Gigers Lilth, but then it seemed they could have been Pondering with the Prequels to have Dr Shaw become Similar..... but this Never Happened.
So is this being...... Davids Queen?
R.I.P Sox 01/01/2006 - 11/10/2017
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