ALIEN: PARADISO Comic Book Will Unleash The Xenomorph In Perhaps The Franchise's Most Unique Setting Yet

ALIEN: PARADISO Comic Book Will Unleash The Xenomorph In Perhaps The Franchise's Most Unique Setting Yet

Marvel Comics has announced another Alien limited series, but when this one launches early next year, it will see the action play out from the Xenomorph's point of view in a luxury outer space resort...

By JoshWilding - Sep 20, 2024 08:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Alien
Source: SFFGazette.com

As we first reported on SFFGazette.com, Marvel Comics has revealed that its new wave of Alien comic books will take a sharp turn this December with writer Steve Foxe and artist Edgar Salazar's Alien: Paradiso

The five-issue limited series promises to shine neon lights on the horrors of the iconic franchise with a bold story of the gambles we must take to survive. 

In Alien: Paradiso, readers will explore an all-new side of the Alien universe as the universe's deadliest life form discovers a feast of fresh victims at a luxury resort! But these vacationers are far from innocent, and as the Xenomorph bathes this picturesque landscape in blood and carnage, the familiar corruption, greed, and horror that comes with the territory of Alien storytelling rears its ugly head.

In a bold twist, each issue will feature special Xenomorph point of view pages drawn by Nguyen, allowing us to see through the eyes of a Xenomorph as it hunts its terrified targets. 

Here's the official description for Alien: Paradiso #1 teasing the latest Xenomorph outbreak:

Welcome to Paradiso, where the money flows like blood and the blood flows like acid! The Tulum of space, Paradiso is a hidden gem among the colonies with its tropical climate, white sand beaches and a remarkable population of hyper-wealthy criminals. When Colonial Marshals Dash Nanda and Lydia Reeves are sent there to bust a smuggling ring, they think they’ve hit the job-assignment jackpot. But the only ones getting lucky here are those HUNGRY enough to take what they need.

"With Romulus taking the franchise back to its roots in many respects, I wanted to make sure we were offering readers a story they couldn’t find anywhere else," Foxe said. "Setting our tale on the sun-kissed shores of a high-end beach resort populated by underhanded criminals, undercover marshals, and underpaid employees immediately spun us in a new direction."

"But as someone who considers Alien perhaps the most perfect film of all time, I hewed very close to the fundamentals of what I found so horrifying in the first place: a small group of people out of their depth, stalked by an unknowable threat in a contained location," he added. "Edgar, Peter, and I are working to bring you the Alien you know, love, and fear, but in a way you’ve never seen before."

Check out Iban Coello's cover along with a variant cover by J. Gonzo below and keep checking back here for more on Alien: Paradiso as we have it. 

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ALIEN: PARADISO #1 (OF 5)
Written by STEVE FOXE
Art by EDGAR SALAZAR & PETER NGUYEN
Cover by IBAN COELLO
Variant Cover by J. GONZO
On Sale 12/11

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AllsGood
AllsGood - 9/20/2024, 8:14 AM
Another WIN by Marvel.

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GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 9/20/2024, 9:11 AM
"Setting our tale on the sun-kissed shores of a high-end beach resort populated by underhanded criminals, undercover marshals, and underpaid employees ...."

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MG0019
MG0019 - 9/20/2024, 9:38 AM
@GeneralZod - Billion Dollar Company, “hello fellow youths! We’re just like you, and understand that irl struggle of underpaid employees. Now, gIvE uS yOuR mOnEy!!”

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