This October, Declan Shalvey – the writer of the current ongoing ALIEN comic series – will be joined by artist Danny Earls for a double-sized ALIEN ANNUAL as Xenomorph takes on Xenomorph with no humanity in sight!

The current series has introduced a brand new subspecies of Xenomorph which thawed out of the ice moon LV-695, and in this brand new tale – which promises to set up the next era of ALIEN comic book storytelling – this new “breed” is put head-to-head with the classic Xenos we all know and love.

Here’s the brief blurb:

ALIEN VS. ALIEN: PITY THE XENO!

A Xenomorph queen and her hive descend on a dark world. As always, they’re eager to eliminate any species they encounter and stand poised to overrun this planet like they have so many others. Until the native life fight back…

Speaking about the annual, Shalvey said “Writing ALIEN has been a fantastic experience so far, digging into the desolate horror the franchise allows on the Thaw storyline with a diehard collaborator like Andrea Broccardo. With this upcoming annual, I get to expand on the world we’ve built with a ferocious battle of monsters by the excellent Danny Earls, whose stark shadows and organic shapes are perfect for a series like this. I promise that no humans will survive this tale.”

Featuring a cover by Shalvey that you can feast your eyes on above, ALIEN ANNUAL #1 will be available in local comic shops and digital platforms on the 4th of October 2023.

The writer of this piece was: Craig Neilson-Adams (aka Ceej)
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