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NECA's Final Wave Of Alien 40th Anniversary Figures Is Hitting Stores
NECA has been releasing a few waves of Alien figures this past year or so in celebration of last year's 40th anniversary of the film All of them have been great, and it has been awesome to be able to complete the Nostromo crew in my figure display The final wave is hitting stores now,[...]
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Back in September 2020, Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley discussed the pitch he made FX Networks for an Alien miniseries and it apparently worked because, by the end of that year, the deal was done Now we're learning more from Hawley about the upcoming series in an interview with Vanity Fair to promote his new novel Anthem,[...]
Mezco Toyz Releases Deluxe Xenomorph Designer Series Alien Figure
Coming straight out of the hit sci-fi classic, Alien, this deadly extraterrestrial is back and is loaded with remarkable detail and accessories Standing 7" tall, the Xenomorph will feature a hinged jaw, pop-out pharyngeal jaw, and a posable tail Mezco has even loaded with figure il accessories alright from the Alien films with an Ovomorph[...]
Ridley Scott Can't Stop Teasing Us About Another Alien Movie
It feels like a cinematic tragedy to know there was solid potential behind Neill Blomkamp's Aliens sequel, but at least we'll always have details! Alien Covenant Credit Fox When we first learned about Blomkamp's ideas for an Alien 5 film, it became known that this would essentially retcon all films beyond the first two (Alien and Aliens)[...]
Cover image for ALIEN #4
Alien #4 is in stores from Marvel Comics on Wednesday, as Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larroca, and the Xenomorph toy line from NECA used in most of the comic's tracing continue to leave their mark on the long-running franchise Things are looking grim for Gabe and his crew as the preview opens with a Xenomorph[...]
Why FX's Alien TV Series is Director M.J. Bassett's Dream Project
Promoting her latest film Endangered Species for Lionsgate, I spoke to the writer and director about comparing film and television, and why the FX TV series Alien, based on the film franchise, is her dream project "It's night and day in terms of the difference in how I approach [film and TV], Bassett explained "When[...]
Marvel PrintWatch: Way Of X, Alien, Carnage Gets Second Prints
PrintWatch: Marvel Comics has sent Way Of X #1, Alien #2 and Carnage: Red, White And Blood #2 back to the printers for a second printing All will be available in comic book stores on the 2nd of June – no covers yet (updated with one) but we have a few from previous Marvel PrintWatch. Marvel[...]
Giveaway Win A Free Copy Of Alien: Fate Of The Nostromo
Would you like to win a set of the Ravensburger board game Alien: Fate Of The Nostromo? All you need is a Twitter account The company will be releasing the game later this summer as you will play as the fated crew of the ship from the original film and try to keep the alien[...]
Happy Alien Day! Super7 Reveals New Xenomorphs, Hudson ReAction
Happy Alien Day everyone A horror holiday that everyone can appreciate, Super7 is celebrating by revealing a new wave of Xenomorphs and a special variant of their Hudson figure The latter will feature a cardback baring his iconic line "Game Over Man, Game Over!" The figure features a new screaming head as well, and it[...]
New Hiya Toys Alien Figures Arrive With Xenomorph and Ripley
Hiya Toys is back with more 1/18 scale figures for their continuously growing Alien figure line Two new figures have arrived coming from two different films from the Alien franchise with the original 1979 film and the unpopular film, Alien Resurrection Up first is another Nostromo Space Suit release with Ellen Ripley She is highly[...]
Advance Reorders
Where supply and demand and most accurately reflected, where you can see which books are hot, where new orders are coming in and how retailers are reacting to new, unanticipated desire! And courtesy of stats from Diamond Comic Distributors. Alien and Aliens top the Advance Reorders lists, with Omnibus and Alien #2 throughout, which must make[...]
PrintWatch: Marvel Comics' Alien #1 Sold 300,000, Gets Second Printing
PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is sending Alien #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Salvador Larocca for a second printing, with the news that Diamond Comics Distributor has sold out of the print run, over 300,000 copies Which puts it well ahead of anything else published in comic book stores in March – aside from Keanu Reeves' BRZRKR[...]
Alien Invades Hiya Toys Once Again With New 1/18 Figures
Hiya Toys continues to impress fans as they announce more amazing 1/18 scale figures from Alien and Aliens Two new figures were revealed, this time with a new crew member of the USCSS Nostromo Dallas He is sport his iconic Nostromo space suit and will include some accessories with a lantern, pistol, and vine a[...]
Marvel Comics June 2021 Solicitations And Solicits
We also get a look for what Marvel is planning with their Alien comic book as well. PREDATOR #1 ED BRISSON (W) • KEV WALKER (A) Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Variant Cover by RYAN BROWN Variant Cover by PHILIP TAN Variant Cover by RAHZZAH Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO LAUNCH VARIANT COVER BY DAVID FINCH PREMIERE VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU VARIANT COVER[...]
Aliens Was Sigourney Weaver's Favorite Of The Series To Make
As portrayed by Sigourney Weaver throughout the Alien franchise, Ellen Ripley is the greatest hero in cinema history From the time we meet her in the first film through her appearance in Alien: Resurrection, few characters make their mark on cinema like she does While Alien 3 and Resurrection were of lesser quality, those first[...]
Webhead, Taegukgi, Spider-Man and Alien Top Advance Reorders
The Patrick Gleason "Webhead" cover to Carnage: Black, White And Blood really boosted retailer advance reorders this week, as did interest in the Korean Captain America in Taskmaster, both outdoing Spider-Man getting a new costume and the launch of a new Alien series from Marvel While other retailers took the opportunity to top up their[...]
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Cold Iron Studios and 20th Century games announced a major game from the Alien franchise today with Aliens: Fireteam The game was originally announced nearly three years ago when it was revealed Cold Iron got the bid to create a major AAA title featuring the sci-fi IP, which has been kept in secret for the[...]
Thank FOC It's Friday 26th February
This is an attempt to sift through them all and find the most relevant items. What's FOCing today? Ha Ha, Harley And Hollow Heart – Thank FOC It's Friday 26th February Haha #3 gets FOC along with second printing of #2 and a stunning Roger Langridge cover – the creator of Fred The Clown. Chris Golden and Mike Mignola[...]
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The four covers will play out across the first four issues of the series. Missy covers #1-4 by Claudia Caranfa Doctor Who: Missy #1 is available to pre-order ahead of its release in April 2021 from your local comic shop, from Forbidden Planet in the UK, or digitally at Comixology. DOCTOR WHO MISSY #1 (W) Jody Houser (A) Roberta Ingranata (CA) David M[...]
Preview: Marvel's Alien #1 – Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador Larocca
Marvel is to publish its first Alien comic book from March 2021 – officially, of course It has had the Brood running around for decades And they have Phillip Kennedy Johnson writing the series – the same writer DC Comics just tapped to lead the Superman comic books from March as well It will rather[...]
New Crouching Alien Xenomorph Arrives at Hiya Toy
Hiya Toys has announced a new Alien Xenomorph is coming to their 1/18 scale figure line This time we are getting a new mold featuring a crouching Xenomorph that is beautifully detailed, highly articulated, and will be a perfect addition to your growing hive Hiya Toys has included a new joint system to the already[...]
NECA Shows Off Their Alien Xenomorph Collection with New Visual Guide
NECA has continued their 12 Days of Downloads with a visual guide for their Aliens figure line While the visual guide does not tease any upcoming figures, it is still amazing to look at the wide variety of Xenomorph collectibles that NECA has created Some of our favorite Alien figures that have been released include[...]
Marvel, Pixar, Alien Star Wars Headlines From Disney Investment Call
Marvel and Monica Rambeau Confirmed for Captain Marvel 2 Marvel Studios Officially Announces a Fantastic Four Movie Two New Pixar Films: Turning Red, Lightyear W/Chris Evans Announced America Chavez Confirmed for the Doctor Strange Sequel Disney Announces a New Animated Film, Encanto Patty Jenkins to Direct a New Star Wars Movie called Rogue Squadron Raya and the Last Dragon Coming to[...]
Alien TV Show Coming To FX, Set On Earth, Announced This Evening
Alien fans, they have heard our cries A new, original TV Show set in the Alien universe is on the way to FX The news was announced as part of the big Disney Investors Day call this evening Noah Hawley will be the show runner, and the show will be set on Earth That is[...]
Alien #1 by from Marvel in March
In July this year, we learned that Marvel had grabbed the Alien and Predator licenses from Dark Horse Comics, as a result of Disney bow owning Fox January sees Marvel Vs Alien variant covers And now we see what they will be promoting ahead of its FOC date… Marvel's Alien #1 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson, Salvador[...]
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Free League Publishing revealed a new addition to the Alien: The Roleplaying Game with the Colonial Marines Operations Manual Working with 20th Century Studios, this is a brand new illustrated hardback expansion book that will provide you everything you need to run a full open-world campaign using the Colonial Marines Now you too can scream[...]
Demands For Disney To Pay Alan Dean Foster Increase
He also wrote the novelisations of the Alien, Aliens and Alien 3 movies The only thing is – that the royalties on all these books, which still continue to sell, have stopped And he is directly blaming Disney. He recently held a press conference with the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, noting that if[...]
A look at the "Alien" franchise (Image: TWDC)
In March 2019, reports surfaced that Hawley pitched FX on a series set within the "Alien" universe that would allow for a stronger focus on the people and their stories (alongside the acidic spit). A look at the "Alien" franchise (Image: TWDC) "'Alien' is on some level the complete opposite of 'Star Trek.' It's sort of about[...]
Alien: The RPG Receives Destroyer Of Worlds Module & Starter Set
Free League Publishing revealed that they have now released the Destroyer Of Worlds module for Alien: The RPG, as well as the Starter Set Ever since the core rulebook was released back in late December, its been gathering a small but loyal fanbase, including a couple of Twitch shows dedicated to playing the game Not[...]