ALIEN: ROMULUS Prequel Comic Will Reveal What Happened On The Renaissance - Here's A First Look!

ALIEN: ROMULUS Prequel Comic Will Reveal What Happened On The Renaissance - Here's A First Look!

Marvel Comics has shared a first look inside next month's Alien: Romulus #1, a comic book prequel to the movie which promises to reveal what really happened on board the Renaissance space station...

By JoshWilding - Sep 14, 2024 12:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Alien
Source: SFFGazette.com

Alien: Romulus arrived in theaters last month, earning positive reviews (it's "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes at 80%) and an impressive $315 million and counting at the worldwide box office. 

October will see the release of an Alien: Romulus comic book one-shot from Marvel Comics that tackles one of the movie's lingering mysteries. Today, you can take a look at all the covers and never-before-seen interior artwork (via SFFGazette.com).

On sale on October 16, Alien: Romulus #1 is written by horror master Zac Thompson (Absolute Carnage: Avengers, I Breathed a Body) and illustrated by rising star Daniel Picciotto (Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider, X-Force).

The movie took Alien storytelling 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. Marvel's one-shot will take place prior to the events of the film, providing an illuminating backstory behind Romulus' main threat.

Made in close partnership with Director Fede Alvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues, both of whom wrote Alien: Romulus, it's said that "the one-shot adds a new layer to one of the biggest film releases of the year, revealing secrets of the legendary antagonists."

This issue shines a light on the tragedy that occurred on the space station Renaissance before Rain, Andy, and their crew had their own terrifying encounter there. While we know a Xenomorph laid waste to the crew, this comic should answer some of our lingering questions.

"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," Thompson says. "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 a first look at Alien: Romulus #1 below.

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The sci-fi/horror-thriller takes the phenomenally successful Alien franchise back to its roots: While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.

The film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla), David Jonsson (Agatha Christie’s Murder is Easy), Archie Renaux (Shadow and Bone), Isabela Merced (The Last of Us), Spike Fearn (Aftersun), Aileen Wu. Fede Alvarez (Evil Dead) directs from a screenplay he wrote with frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues (Don’t Breathe 2) based on characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett.

Alien: Romulus is produced by Ridley Scott (Napoleon), who directed the original Alien and produced and directed the series’ entries Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Michael Pruss (Boston Strangler), and Walter Hill (Alien), with Fede Alvarez, Elizabeth Cantillon (Charlie’s Angels), Brent O’Connor (Bullet Train), and Tom Moran (Unstoppable) serving as executive producers. 

The movie is now playing in theaters.

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theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 9/14/2024, 12:16 AM
The Rennasaince?
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 9/14/2024, 12:43 AM
@theFUZZ008 - The Renaissance is a period of history and a European cultural movement covering the 15th and 16th centuries. It marked the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and was characterized by an effort to revive and surpass the ideas and achievements of classical antiquity. Associated with great social change in most fields and disciplines, including art, architecture, politics, literature, exploration and science, the Renaissance was first centered in the Republic of Florence, then spread to the rest of Italy and later throughout Europe. The term rinascita ("rebirth") first appeared in Lives of the Artists (c. 1550) by Giorgio Vasari, while the corresponding French word renaissance was adopted into English as the term for this period during the 1830s.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 1:57 AM
@Lisa89 -

My wife's minor was in renaissance art, and we spent lots of time in many European museums. We haven't been back in a decade due to my crappy health. So I am both happy and sad when I think about such things. you may not have been trying to give me a boner, but too late to worry about that.

Lisa89
Lisa89 - 9/14/2024, 2:03 AM
@DocSpock - User Comment Image
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 2:11 AM
@Lisa89 -

You get me.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 9/14/2024, 2:24 AM
@DocSpock - Ha, like you could get a boner.
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 9/14/2024, 2:25 AM
@DocSpock - seriously, are you really that ill...pm me.
China1975
China1975 - 9/14/2024, 3:10 AM
@DocSpock - doctor Spock…. I understand what you’re probably going through. Hearts and prayers to you brother. It’s great to escape this harsh reality at times. Just to enjoy the wonders of this amazing realm of science fiction, and comic book movies!
Best health to you brother…👍👍👍
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 3:13 AM
@China1975 -

Thanks. I appreciate that.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 3:16 AM
@OriginalGusto1 -

Will do.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 9/14/2024, 1:22 PM
@DocSpock - To quote Major Dick Winters -- hang tough.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 6:45 PM
@GeneralZod -

True insanity dies hard. Thanks man.
StSteven
StSteven - 9/17/2024, 9:12 PM
@DocSpock - Hey man, I feel ya. My wife and little kids (8 & 4 (at the time)) spent 2 weeks in Europe about a month ago and it was amazing. We did Rome (Trastevere) then Paris (Arr 4) and then London. We tried to cram as many sights in as we could, but you can only drag2 little kids along for so much. That being said, we did manage to hit (among other things): the Roman Pantheon, the Museum of Rome, the Paris Pantheon, the Catacombs of Paris, the Louvre (we actually watched the Olympic bicyclists pass through the middle of it), the Eiffel Tower (all the way to the top), the British Museum, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, etc.

It was our first time visiting Europe (previously we had been going to Mexico (Cabo & Cancun) and Hawaii, and now we only want to go back to Europe for future vacations. Dude, the best pizza I've ever had in my life was from a tiny little place in Trastevere that wasn't even big enough for tables so there was a counter running along the wall. The pizza didn't even have sauce on it. F**king amazing.

Anyhow, I wasn't trying to make you feel bad or anything because of your difficulty traveling these days, but just wanted to say that after having been there I totally understand your affection for the place. Here's hoping that you'll be able to make a trip back sooner vs. later. Cheers!
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/17/2024, 9:30 PM
@StSteven -

My wife and I did our serious world travel when we were about 40-53. Italy was by far my favorite on our trips there. We loved France, England, Scotland, & Switzerland too. Australia & the GBR were incredible too. We are planning a pampered Chauferred geezer trip to New Zealand in a few months.

If you are interested in military aircraft, I can you tell something we just did that I highly recommend. The largest linear military airpark in the country is a 3 hour drive from you.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/17/2024, 9:32 PM
@StSteven -

And I'm very pleased you got to take your family over the pond. I'm very happy for you.
StSteven
StSteven - 9/19/2024, 8:47 PM
@DocSpock - Thanks. We're just beginning our non-US travel adventures but we plan to cram in as much as we can while our kids are still young enough that we're not going to have to drag them along unwillingly. I'm 48 and my wife is 42 so we're about in the same spot as you guys were when you were doing your serious world traveling. Due to us both getting our PhDs, we started having a family a little later than a lot of folks, but on the plus side we make enough money such that now that our girls are old enough to do international travel we can afford to do it.

With that in mind, Australia would be my number 1 destination next (my dad was in the Navy during the Vietnam War and has been all around the world and has said that Australia is the first place he would go back to hands down). I know quite a bit about the place having had a friend when I was doing my undergrad who was from Brisbane (and ultimately had to move back there). Plus, there are the Crocodile Dundee movies which I assume are basically documentaries 😉 (yes, I know that Fosters its not really Australian beer and is actually produced by Molson). That being said, I think it might be a little while until we get there as it's such a long flight and my kids could barely stand the 9+ hour flight to Rome. Plus, given the flight times they might want to go to China first, as that's where their mommy is from.

In the meantime, in the short term I think that we're going to keep exploring Europe, probably Scandinavia next. Then of course there's the Mediterranean and the UK, some still have plenty to work through.

Oh, and New Zealand? Are you f**king kidding me?!? And here I was afraid I was going to make YOU feel jealous because of our recent trip. You, sir, take the cake. Be sure to enjoy a tasty beverage with ice chipped from a glacier while you're there. Cheers! 🍻

DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/19/2024, 9:45 PM
@StSteven -

This sounds so great. Your wife and kids will never forget it.
StSteven
StSteven - 9/20/2024, 6:14 PM
@DocSpock - Thanks. Yeah, it's kinda funny, but when I was a kid all my parents could afford was for us to get in the family station wagon and drive from Chicago to Florida (with a stop-over in Chattanooga for the night). Same damn trip every time. Daytona Beach and occasionally Disney World. I got to know those places SO well. But that's all we ever did. Now, my parents are old and retired, don't have much money, and neither do my brother or sister, so it's STILL f**King FL (although now they've at least moved over to Siesta Key on the Gulf side).

I'm the first (and so far ONLY) member of my family to get any kind of college degree, much less a PhD, but I have to basically hide my success from the rest of my family so I don't get shut out or whatever (which isn't too hard since they all still live in Chicago and I'm in Dallas). So I didn't even tell them that we were doing the Euro trip (except for my parents), and they sure as hell don't know about the Porsche in my garage (although if they ever visited me they would). Anyhow, I've come to terms with it and so I'll keep globetrotting with the wife and kids for as long as I can. And it's funny to think of what my childhood vacation memories were vs. what my kids' will be: one the one hand, I remember an entire swarm of jellyfish swimming up my trunks in the cold water of Daytona Beach (you can imagine how that turned out), whereas my kids will remember looking out at the city of Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower. And we're just getting started.

Cheers, mate! If I ever find my way up to your neck of the woods we definitely have to get together for a drink or 6. First round is on me 😊.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/20/2024, 6:21 PM
@StSteven -

Right on man!
StSteven
StSteven - 9/20/2024, 8:30 PM
@DocSpock - 🍻
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 12:42 AM

Outstanding. I want this right friggin' NOW!!!!!!

SonOfAGif
SonOfAGif - 9/14/2024, 12:49 AM
That cover art is phenomenal
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 9/14/2024, 2:26 AM
@SonOfAGif - I'm phenomenal...it's ok.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 9/14/2024, 1:56 AM
Romulus was awful
OriginalGusto1
OriginalGusto1 - 9/14/2024, 2:25 AM
@McMurdo - So's your face.
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 9/14/2024, 8:34 AM
@McMurdo - I give Fede credit for nailing the look and feel of a classic Alien movie and yet, the constant call-backs (some subtle and some obnoxiously in-your-face) left me too often feeling annoyed instead of nostalgic. 🤨
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/14/2024, 8:37 AM
@McMurdo - User Comment Image
McMurdo
McMurdo - 9/14/2024, 1:50 PM
@OriginalGusto1 - we used to be partners in crime.... i just cant believe you've allowed @docspock to drive this wedge between us.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/14/2024, 6:47 PM
@McMurdo -

Kiss and make up men. Life's too short.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 9/15/2024, 8:39 AM
@McMurdo - Nah, it was awesome
dracula
dracula - 9/14/2024, 3:03 AM
Wonder if they considered just using the ship from Alien Covenant

Guess they dont want to cut off Scott's story in case they decide to continue
TheBlueMorpho
TheBlueMorpho - 9/14/2024, 6:46 AM
That would have been the better movie choice in my opinion
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 9/14/2024, 8:30 AM
The excessive Fanboy-List of callbacks of Fede often took me out of this movie. But, the one glaring omission is that as obsessed, consumed and ruthless as Weyland-Yutani has been with securing and exploiting all things Xenomorphic; how the fu@k do they allow an entire space-station that is literally bursting at the seams with both living and dead alien specimens, pre-packaged face-huggers and refined Black-Goo to simply become completely abandoned and slowly drift-off to it's own annihilation??? 🤔
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/14/2024, 8:34 AM
finding the og alien in the void of space was stupid, then killing the og alien off screen was completely ret4rded. film started off interesting, clearly imspired by the isolation game, but once they introduced cg ash it all went to shit fast.
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 9/14/2024, 8:43 AM
@harryba11zack - With the release of this comic, one can imagine that was the only point of cynically "resurrecting" the original Big-Chap in the first place. All for the sake of a side promotional comic book. SMH 🙄
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/14/2024, 9:27 AM
Be intersting to see how all face huggers got born without queen like covers movie cover is lazy but expected
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 9/14/2024, 11:49 AM
I'd love to see a sequel comic where Spaeny's pod flies into a wormhole and she wakes up in the far flung future, beyond Alien: Resurrection. Then the comic ends with her travelling back through the wormhole and knocking her original self off course, setting up the Romulus/Prey AxP crossover movie where Cailee Spaeny wakes up in the past and teams up with Amber Midthunder.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/14/2024, 5:26 PM
The art in the last page with the Xenomorph standing tall is quite great.
Shmokey20
Shmokey20 - 9/15/2024, 8:40 AM
Alien Romulus was a Masterpiece, unlike that garbage film DUNE 2 🤢🤮

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