Dark Horse Comics' classic Aliens tie-in comic books are being collected in a new omnibus published by Marvel Comics, the first volume of which is set to arrive in April of 2021. This news comes after Marvel acquired the publishing rights to the Alien and Predator comic book franchises from Dark Horse earlier this year.
Aliens Omnibus Vol. 1 includes comics published from 1988 to 1992, collecting Aliens (1988) #1-6, Aliens (1989) #1-4, Aliens: Earth War #1-4, Aliens: Genocide #1-4, Aliens: Hive #1-4, Aliens: Tribes #1, Aliens: Newt's Tale #1-2, Alien 3 #1-3 and Aliens: Space Marines #1-12, as well as material from Dark Horse Presents #24, #42-43, #56; Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special #1; and Dark Horse Insider #14-27. Greg Land's main cover for the omnibus has not been revealed. However, Marvel did share Mark A. Nelson's Direct Market exclusive cover.
"The classic comic book tales set in the iconic -- and terrifying -- world of the Alien franchise will be collected next April in Aliens Omnibus Volume 1," Marvel said in its official release. "Following the debut of the landmark film in 1979, the groundbreaking Alien franchise took the comic book world by storm with thrilling comic book series that both featured classic characters from the films and explored never-before-seen corners of the Alien universe."
Aliens Omnibus Vol. 1 goes on sale in April 2021 from Marvel Comics. Marvel's full press release, as well as Mark A. Nelson's Direct Market exclusive cover, can be found below.
ALIENS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 COLLECTS THE ORIGINAL ALIEN COMICS!
New York, NY— August 20, 2020 — The classic comic book tales set in the iconic—and terrifying—world of the Alien franchise will be collected next April in ALIENS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1! Following the debut of the landmark film in 1979, the groundbreaking Alien franchise took the comic book world by storm with thrilling comic book series that both featured classic characters from the films and explored never-before-seen corners of the Alien universe.
This unprecedented collection will contain: Aliens (1988) 1-6, Aliens (1989) 1-4, Aliens: Earth War(1990) 1-4, Aliens: Genocide (1991) 1-4, Aliens: Hive (1992) 1-4, Aliens: Tribes (1992) 1, Aliens: Newt's Tale (1992) 1-2, Alien 3 (1992) 1-3 and Aliens: Space Marines (1992) 1-12—plus material from Dark Horse Presents (1986) 24, 42-43, 56; Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special(1991) 1; and Dark Horse Insider (1989) 14-27. Check out the direct market exclusive cover by artist Mark A. Nelson below, and be on the lookout the all-new main cover by superstar artist Greg Land and more news about future Alien collections and comic books coming your way!
