Alien: The Illustrated Story
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Summary
Vacant。 Two space helmets resting on chairs。 Electronic hum。 Lights on the helmets begin to signal one another。 Moments of silence。 A yellow light goes on。 Electronic hum。 A green light goes on in front of one helmet。 Electronic pulsing sounds。 A red light goes on in front of the other helmet。 An electronic conversation ensues。 Reaches a cresendo。 Then silence。
And when the silence is broken。。。 the crew of the Nostromo must grapple with a terrifying life force they cannot leash， nor even comprehend - the Alien！
The stunning color graphic novel of Ridley Scott's legendary sci-fi thriller！
And when the silence is broken。。。 the crew of the Nostromo must grapple with a terrifying life force they cannot leash， nor even comprehend - the Alien！
The stunning color graphic novel of Ridley Scott's legendary sci-fi thriller！
Reviews
Luke John
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Coming to this late， by several decades， I was approaching it as more of an artifact than anything else。 I've been a huge fan of the Alien franchise for some time， but have only got round to this now （despite reading many of the subsequent comics of varying quality）。 This adaption sticks tightly to the film and doesn't include any unexpected elements from the script/directors cut （no eggmorphing here）。 So no real surprises here in that regards， however there are a few impactful splashes that are Coming to this late， by several decades， I was approaching it as more of an artifact than anything else。 I've been a huge fan of the Alien franchise for some time， but have only got round to this now （despite reading many of the subsequent comics of varying quality）。 This adaption sticks tightly to the film and doesn't include any unexpected elements from the script/directors cut （no eggmorphing here）。 So no real surprises here in that regards， however there are a few impactful splashes that are really nice and are definitely the highlight。 For now though， I can only really recommend this for collectors。 。。。more
Juho Pohjalainen
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This is a pretty good adaptation。 Great art， good pacing， takes all the advantage it can out of the different medium。。。 except with the narration boxes， which all too often state the obvious and get in the way of things。If you haven't seen the movie and for whatever reason are unable to， the comic is a good substitute。 This is a pretty good adaptation。 Great art， good pacing， takes all the advantage it can out of the different medium。。。 except with the narration boxes， which all too often state the obvious and get in the way of things。If you haven't seen the movie and for whatever reason are unable to， the comic is a good substitute。 。。。more
D。 van de Rijt
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I enjoyed the comic， and I really liked the art style and characterization of the characters。 However， it felt weirdly short， the buildup of action was quick and sudden， and the end even moreso。
Estefania
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Buen resumen de la película
Tomi
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Recommended for anyone interested in the Alien franchise。
Robert
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I had this when I was about ten years old but it got lost through time。。。until I searched for it on eBay and got it again @£ years later！ I was nearly going to get a reprinted copy but a decent enough second hand original copy turned up and no-one else bidded on it （and I ain't complaining about that）。 Not sure where my original copy went and I don't remember why I got rid of it in the first place。 These type of illustrated adaptions or comics were all I had before you could get to see it on the I had this when I was about ten years old but it got lost through time。。。until I searched for it on eBay and got it again @£ years later！ I was nearly going to get a reprinted copy but a decent enough second hand original copy turned up and no-one else bidded on it （and I ain't complaining about that）。 Not sure where my original copy went and I don't remember why I got rid of it in the first place。 These type of illustrated adaptions or comics were all I had before you could get to see it on the telly and I was far too young to see it at the cinema when Alien was 1st released。 Once the sequel was released and possibly in every household you had video players， so I had a copy of the film on VHS and then later on dvd。 Some sequences from the film are more elaborate than the film， but that is the joy of illustrating a script or novel， you are not restricted by special effects （or a budget， I presume）。 I suppose film makers nowadays can bring more fantastical imagery to life with CGI but I guess this also has it's constraints because of money。 Anyway。。。。it was great to revisit a favourite comic book and to get a original copy。 。。。more
Pamela Casas
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Me hubiese gustado mas desarrollo y así mas paginas del comic。
Book collector
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I first owned this when it was originally released but unfortunately it fell apart due to age and constant readings。 This reprint is gratefully received。 The story of course is based on the 1979 movie but there are differences that make this fun to read。 I'm not a huge comic book fan despite reading a lot of graphic novels。 I come to graphic novels for the stories rather than the art so my judgement of the art is not necessarily well informed but this is decent， very colourful and reasonably acc I first owned this when it was originally released but unfortunately it fell apart due to age and constant readings。 This reprint is gratefully received。 The story of course is based on the 1979 movie but there are differences that make this fun to read。 I'm not a huge comic book fan despite reading a lot of graphic novels。 I come to graphic novels for the stories rather than the art so my judgement of the art is not necessarily well informed but this is decent， very colourful and reasonably accurate。 So pleasing to have this back in my collection after all this time。 。。。more
Mr Chuck
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I wish I could wipe my mind so I could read and watch alien all over again fresh。 This book is perfectly written and flows excellently with the art。 It emphasises the biggest moments of the film with shocking big pictures and intense alien kills。 I love this and it's one of the few times I've seen art show how much the alien can camouflage into the environment。 I wish I could wipe my mind so I could read and watch alien all over again fresh。 This book is perfectly written and flows excellently with the art。 It emphasises the biggest moments of the film with shocking big pictures and intense alien kills。 I love this and it's one of the few times I've seen art show how much the alien can camouflage into the environment。 。。。more
Octavi
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Es una auténtica delicia para los ojos y una gran adaptación de guión。 Simonson me gusta hace muuucho tiempo。 Esta obra suya no la había leído y es relamente buena。 No la dejéis pasar。
Shaun
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Visually gorgeous recreation of the film。 Some real show-stopping panels from Walt Simonson。
Nicholas Doyle
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How did I make it 41 years without knowing Walt Simonson drew an adaptation of Alien？！？
Vitaliy 🦦
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El octavo pasajeroAlien， una creación de las más antiguas tanto del mundo del cine como de los cómics。Esta ilustración nos trae un pequeño recuerdo de uno de los momentos más épicos de tu extraterrestre favorito。 Nos ponemos a bordo del famoso Nostromo， con la tripulación de 7 ejecutivos al mando de Dallas y Ripley。 Repasaremos su encuentro con el artefacto custodiado， y por supuesto la invasión en el interior de Nostromo por parte del octavo pasajero。Los dibujos y las viñetas conservan las cara El octavo pasajeroAlien， una creación de las más antiguas tanto del mundo del cine como de los cómics。Esta ilustración nos trae un pequeño recuerdo de uno de los momentos más épicos de tu extraterrestre favorito。 Nos ponemos a bordo del famoso Nostromo， con la tripulación de 7 ejecutivos al mando de Dallas y Ripley。 Repasaremos su encuentro con el artefacto custodiado， y por supuesto la invasión en el interior de Nostromo por parte del octavo pasajero。Los dibujos y las viñetas conservan las características de la época a pesar de ser un “remake”。Una lectura rápida， sencilla y bastante corta con mucha sangre y tensión。Recomendada a cualquier fan de Alien。 。。。more
Fil
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Read this graphic novel years ago when it first came out。。。 Recently re-bought it and read it again。 You know the expression "you can't go home again"？ This kind of made me think of that。。。 I remember it as being a better comic book than I thought it was 。 Walt Simonson's artwork is classic Simonson， but I'm thinking that it is difficult to adapt a movie when you may be working from an early draft of the script 。。。 Much like the paperback novelizations of movies I used to gobble up， I have a fee Read this graphic novel years ago when it first came out。。。 Recently re-bought it and read it again。 You know the expression "you can't go home again"？ This kind of made me think of that。。。 I remember it as being a better comic book than I thought it was 。 Walt Simonson's artwork is classic Simonson， but I'm thinking that it is difficult to adapt a movie when you may be working from an early draft of the script 。。。 Much like the paperback novelizations of movies I used to gobble up， I have a feeling I might not enjoy them as much as I once did。 I still like the movie though！ 。。。more
Guilherme Smee
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Bom， não sei se é preciso falar que o filme Alien， de Ridley Scott é um clássico tanto dos filmes de terror como dos de ficção científica。 Ele consegue trazer para os filmes uma atmosfera de desconfiança e de ansiedade que poucos filmes ditos de ficção científica conseguem。 Mas ok， não vamos ficar falando somente do filme， mas sim dessa adaptação em quadrinhos que a Editora Excelsior trouxe para o Brasil depois de anos em que ela foi publicada aqui。 Na contracapa desta publicação encontramos uma Bom， não sei se é preciso falar que o filme Alien， de Ridley Scott é um clássico tanto dos filmes de terror como dos de ficção científica。 Ele consegue trazer para os filmes uma atmosfera de desconfiança e de ansiedade que poucos filmes ditos de ficção científica conseguem。 Mas ok， não vamos ficar falando somente do filme， mas sim dessa adaptação em quadrinhos que a Editora Excelsior trouxe para o Brasil depois de anos em que ela foi publicada aqui。 Na contracapa desta publicação encontramos uma fala de Frank Miller dizendo que esta é uma das melhores adaptações feitas de um filme para os quadrinhos。 Realmente， na minha opinião， ela passa este mesmo sentimento， já que consegue traduzir de forma bastante eficaz toda a atmosfera de vulnerabilidade e clima do desconhecido que o filme nos transmite。 Ser feito por dois grandes nomes dos quadrinhos， um em pleno ápice dos roteiros， como é o caso de Archie Goodwin e outro logo no começo de sua carreira nos desenhos， Walter Simonson， são apenas mais dois motivos de que devemos conferir este trabalho e chegam a um veredito próximo ou diferente do de Miller。 。。。more
Coos Burton
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Un comic que sintetiza y adapta la historia de Ridley Scott "Alien: El octavo pasajero"。 Ideal para fanáticos de la saga， para quienes quieran acercarse al mundo del terror en el cómic， o para quienes no se animen a entrarle de lleno a esta serie de películas。 Mantiene perfectamente el hilo conductor de la trama， y lo esencial de esta maravilla de SciFi Horror。Acá les dejo mi videoreseña por si gustan saber más: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=i11wl。。。 Un comic que sintetiza y adapta la historia de Ridley Scott "Alien: El octavo pasajero"。 Ideal para fanáticos de la saga， para quienes quieran acercarse al mundo del terror en el cómic， o para quienes no se animen a entrarle de lleno a esta serie de películas。 Mantiene perfectamente el hilo conductor de la trama， y lo esencial de esta maravilla de SciFi Horror。Acá les dejo mi videoreseña por si gustan saber más: https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=i11wl。。。 。。。more
Tim Lapetino
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This is an impressive adaptation of the seminal sci-fi film， Alien。 Great distillation of the film in comic form while still preserving the claustrophobic atmosphere of the film and HR Geiger’s creepy designs。 Artist Walt Simonson’s angular linework and textures match up with with rhythmic storytelling and Archie Godwin’s writing。 Lush colors as well。This edition is a beautiful re-presentation of the full story that was originally partially serialized in Heavy Metal magazine。 Highly recommended。
Raúl San Martín Rodríguez
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Muy entretenido。 Recoge el espíritu de la película original， aunque las viñetas se encuentran claramente influenciadas por ella。 A la memoria me llegaron las frases， ambiente y música de tal magna obra mientras leía。。。。
Andrew F
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Great rendering of Alien back into a Heavy Metal comic book adaptation - Heavy Metal/Metal Hurlant was one of the influences on the movie anyway。Art is old fashioned but really cool - more colourful and almost-psychedelic - and the story is obviously more fast paced than the movie and includes numerous deleted scenes， some never filmed （like the alien disguising itself as a compact box）。I have the recentish reprint （with “digitally remastered” art） but I have the original pressing of its compani Great rendering of Alien back into a Heavy Metal comic book adaptation - Heavy Metal/Metal Hurlant was one of the influences on the movie anyway。Art is old fashioned but really cool - more colourful and almost-psychedelic - and the story is obviously more fast paced than the movie and includes numerous deleted scenes， some never filmed （like the alien disguising itself as a compact box）。I have the recentish reprint （with “digitally remastered” art） but I have the original pressing of its companion， The Book of Alien。 。。。more
Adam Meek
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Frank Miller praised Goodwin's adaptation as 'amazing' and I agree。 Frank Miller praised Goodwin's adaptation as 'amazing' and I agree。 。。。more
Marco
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This adaptation by the team of Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson has aged remarkably well， even though it is no longer as scary as I remembered from when I read it as a kid。 （Though I was by no means traumatized by it。 That was my little sister。。。）The story follows the movie pretty closely， with minor differences not really distracting from it。 The artwork by Simonson is amazingly good and has the settings and characters actually look a lot like their movie counterparts （not exactly a given wit This adaptation by the team of Archie Goodwin and Walter Simonson has aged remarkably well， even though it is no longer as scary as I remembered from when I read it as a kid。 （Though I was by no means traumatized by it。 That was my little sister。。。）The story follows the movie pretty closely， with minor differences not really distracting from it。 The artwork by Simonson is amazingly good and has the settings and characters actually look a lot like their movie counterparts （not exactly a given with adaptations） without breaking from Simonson's pretty distinct art style。My only gripe here is that a 64 page comic book adaptation apparently cannot quite carry the feelings of claustrophobia and suspense that the movie manages to excite。Still， not wasted money！ 。。。more
Chris
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Originally issued forty years ago and timed for the release of the film， Alien: the Illustrated Story has a different narrative vibe from the movie while essentially giving us the same tale。 Where the screen version used muted colours and shadows and built up the tension with long stretches of inaction and a strong sense of claustrophobia -- as I remember it: in fact it's been decades since I saw it -- this graphic novel instead gives us bilious hues in which flashes of yellow （for lights）， blue Originally issued forty years ago and timed for the release of the film， Alien: the Illustrated Story has a different narrative vibe from the movie while essentially giving us the same tale。 Where the screen version used muted colours and shadows and built up the tension with long stretches of inaction and a strong sense of claustrophobia -- as I remember it: in fact it's been decades since I saw it -- this graphic novel instead gives us bilious hues in which flashes of yellow （for lights）， blues （for Ripley's overalls） and especially red （for the inevitable blood） punctuate the action。 Unlike the celluloid alien， which we only caught intermittent glimpses of， in these pages our eyes can linger on the dread details of Giger's design for the malevolent predator in its disturbing exoskeleton。Do I need to spell out the plot in detail？ The original authors， Dan O'Bannon and Ronald Shusett， were influenced by the Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None in depicting a group of individuals who are bumped off one by one。 In Alien the crew of the space transporter Nostromo are diverted from their homebound journey to investigate a CETI-like signal from a planetoid body。 Inadvertently one member gets infected by an alien life form， which quickly matures and then proceeds to prey on the crew in the close confines of the spacecraft。The stuff of nightmares， you can imagine why this story was initially -- and so aptly -- pitched as "Jaws in space"。While the Christie whodunit may have provided the initial inspiration， I sense debts may be due to other sources。 That prototype for the alien invasion trope， H G Wells' War of the Worlds， suggests itself strongly to me， for example， while O'Bannon and Shusett cite classic SF films， especially B-movies。 Aspects of Joseph Conrad's Nostromo are evident， of course -- especially the transporter craft shipping and refining ore， referencing the role of silver ingots in the Conrad novel， and also the tension between idealistic beliefs and reality -- but another trope， unintentional I'm sure， intrudes into the mix: Snow White。The conciseness of the graphic novel helped make this idea more obvious， to my way of thinking。 In Alien we have seven crew members awoken from stasis， two women and five men （the counterparts perhaps of the seven dwarfs of the Disney animation， whom it could be fun to try to pair with Ash， Brett， Dallas， Kane， Lambert， Parker and Ripley）。 The Nostromo's duplicitous onboard computer is called Mother， a possible parallel with Snow White's wicked stepmother; and in the fairy tale， you will remember， the escaping heroine stumbles across and into the dwarfs' dwelling while they are off mining in the hills， and proceeds to make herself at home -- and even a bit indispensable。It's possible to see Alien as a dark version of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs， and even though the creature is no Snow White this visitor is likewise a kind of parasite on its hosts。 Unlike a fairytale ending， however， there is no Prince to rescue the creature， not even a facehugger to kiss it back to life。A team of colorists， letterer， designer and editor was responsible for the finished product， digitally remastered in 2012， and a handsome book it is too， its humans individually characterised and remarkably close to the movie's original cast。In many ways it is like a storyboard with added script， but while it has a similar feel to Ridley Scott's original storyboard for the film it seems to draw direct inspiration from the completed edit， though from a totally individual viewpoint。 Simonson's masterful artwork is testament however to Scott's set designs and to Giger's concepts for the creature and alien spacecraft， the latter looking uncannily like a cross between giant headphones and an organic Celtic torc， but in a way that makes the flesh creep。Even though some detail， like the now very dated font of the computer display， is of its period， the plot is timeless， and this illustrated novel is a worthy record of the art of storytelling。 。。。more
Pete
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A beautifully succinct version of the movie （but missing none of the story beats）， with some fantastic Walt Simonson artwork。 Lovely stuff！
James
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Follows the movie decently enough， but lacks the pacing and growing tension of the film。 It just happens too quickly in this version。
Matt Graupman
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I rewatched “Alien” a few months ago and I gotta say: for a movie that’s forty years old （！）， that shit holds up。 I know the trend in Hollywood is to reboot and remake everything that was even remotely successful but I hope they don’t dare touch “Alien。” As tense and terrifying today as it was in 1979， this graphic novel adaptation doesn’t mess with perfection， faithfully following each story beat and adrenaline-pumping scare yet still giving artist Walt Simonson plenty of space to work his magi I rewatched “Alien” a few months ago and I gotta say: for a movie that’s forty years old （！）， that shit holds up。 I know the trend in Hollywood is to reboot and remake everything that was even remotely successful but I hope they don’t dare touch “Alien。” As tense and terrifying today as it was in 1979， this graphic novel adaptation doesn’t mess with perfection， faithfully following each story beat and adrenaline-pumping scare yet still giving artist Walt Simonson plenty of space to work his magic。If you don’t know the plot of “Alien，” （a） shame on you， and （b） it’s deliciously simple: a mining crew wakes up in deep space to investigate a strange unknown transmission and unwittingly becoming prey to a virtually unstoppable extraterrestrial killing machine。 Archie Goodwin’s script pares down the already streamlined screenplay to the bare essentials while Simonson stays true to H。R。 Giger’s gruesome biomechanical designs but filters it through his own pulp sci-fi lens。 All the hits are here: the Space Jockey， the chestburster， the chase through the air ducts， etc。 This comic is every bit as much a classic as the movie itself。I remember being a young-ish kid， maybe ten or eleven， and being pretty obsessed with this comic， which my dad kept on a bookshelf low enough that I could sneak it every so often。 It’s just as thrilling and awe-inspiring to me now， as a 38-year-old。 I love the “Alien” movie and I love this “Alien” comic。 。。。more
Travis
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Historically important but dated comics adaptation of the Ridley Scott film。 Decent enough work from Goodwin and Simonson hampered by the comics writing and art conventions of the day。 Worth a read but it suffers simply because， as a conceit and as stylised by Scott， Alien is so optimised for film that it feels like it's not living up to its potential in any other medium。 Historically important but dated comics adaptation of the Ridley Scott film。 Decent enough work from Goodwin and Simonson hampered by the comics writing and art conventions of the day。 Worth a read but it suffers simply because， as a conceit and as stylised by Scott， Alien is so optimised for film that it feels like it's not living up to its potential in any other medium。 。。。more
David Czuba
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Alien is the first graphic novel （er， perfect-bound comic book） to reach the top ten bestseller list。 If you can find it， it is true art to behold。 Like much of Heavy Metal magazine which spawned it， the graphic book conceptualizes the film's storyboard in a fast paced and gaping style。 The characters mirror the film's and abbreviates their monologues， but the story provides more of the monster than the film does。 I like to return to this rag every once in a while to scare the bejeezus out of my Alien is the first graphic novel （er， perfect-bound comic book） to reach the top ten bestseller list。 If you can find it， it is true art to behold。 Like much of Heavy Metal magazine which spawned it， the graphic book conceptualizes the film's storyboard in a fast paced and gaping style。 The characters mirror the film's and abbreviates their monologues， but the story provides more of the monster than the film does。 I like to return to this rag every once in a while to scare the bejeezus out of myself。 It's that good。 。。。more
Paul Griggs
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Economically presented， but utterly beautiful artwork
Wilde Sky
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The crew of a space ship encounter a deadly foe。The story was first rate – with good characters， plot and pace， but I didn’t enjoy it as much as the film。
Mkittysamom
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