Next month the theatrical release of Alien: Romulus, the latest installment in the groundbreaking Alien film franchise, will followed up by Marvel Comics as they proudly present an ALIEN: ROMULUS comic one-shot in October that promises to tackle one of the film’s lingering mysteries.
The upcoming film takes “Alien” franchise back to its roots with a thrilling saga of young space colonizers coming face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe as this one-shot will take place prior to the events of the film, providing an illuminating backstory behind the film’s main threat.
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ALIEN: ROMULUS #1 will be written by horror master Zac Thompson (Absolute Carnage: Avengers, I Breathed a Body) and drawn by rising star Daniel Picciotto (Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider, X-Force) in close partnership with Director Fede Alvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues, both of whom wrote Alien: Romulus, the comic is a must-have companion to one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer.
In a Marvel press release: Thompson said about the project:
“The Alien franchise is responsible for my lifelong love of body horror, so needless to say, I’m ecstatic to be contributing a small piece to the canon. Working with Fede Alvarez to craft a prequel to Alien: Romulus was a genuine dream come true and a responsibility I don’t take lightly. The result is a thrilling, terrifying story that slowly gestates into something wholly unpredictable.”
Check out the main cover by Leinil Francis Yu along with a stunning variant cover by Björn Barends
ALIEN: ROMULUS #1
- Written by Zac Thompson
- Art by Daniel Picciotto
- Cover by Lenil Franci Yu
- Variant Cover by Bjorn Barends
Preorder ALIEN: ROMULUS #1 at your local comic shop today, catch Alien: Romulus in theaters on August 16 and there on October 16, 2024, for an all-new story revealing secrets of the film’s legendary antagonists and this issue shines a light on them all.