Dark Horse Comics and 20th Century Fox have teamed up once again for a new Aliens comic book series! Entitled Dead Orbit, this new series will introduce us to Wascylewsk, an engineering officer who's unfortunately trapped inside a space station following a tragic accident. Similar to the events of Amanda Ripley in Creative Assembly's first-person thriller Alien: Isolation, Wascylewsk will be forced to use everything at his disposal to survive his encounter with the dreaded Xenomorph. The comic is being written and illustrated by James Stokoe, with cover artwork provided by Geof Darrow. The first issue of this 4-part series will become available on April 26th, 2017. Check out a short preview below:
Preview and synopsis courtesy of BleedingCool.com.
In related news, Dark Horse will also be releasing Aliens: The Original Series vol. 2, following the successful release of volume 1 earlier this year. Releasing April 12th, 2017, Aliens: The Original Series vol. 2 hardcover will include Aliens: Nightmare Asylum#1–#4 and Aliens: Female War #1–#4, as well as cover art for each respective issue.
Are you looking forward to these new comics? Let us know in the comments section!
Alien vs. Predator 3 – What We Know So Far
Officially, Alien vs. Predator 3 remains in concept phase for the time being. A reboot of the iconic crossover has been discussed on numerous occasions, with chatter picking up heavily from 20th Century Studios back in the Fall of 2024 after the successful release of Fede Alvarez's Alien: Romulus. The blending of Alien and Predator cinematic universes was further solidified in 2025 with Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands. The two movie monsters continue to coexist in the same timeline, but their conflict has not yet been realized since 2007. A reboot of Alien vs. Predator would likely ret-con the existing 2 entries and establish a completely new AvP timeline. For more on what we know so far, continue reading our more in-depth breakdown here. As new developments are made, that page will be updated.
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