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Alien, Vol. 1: Bloodlines

Alien, Vol. 1: Bloodlines

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  • Create Date：2021-10-20 08:51:24
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Phillip Kennedy Johnson
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Summary

The iconic cinematic terror makes its Marvel debut！ Gabriel Cruz gave his life to the Weyland-Yutani Corporation — almost literally， thanks to an alien attack that he barely survived！ Recently retired， Cruz is trying to patch things up with his abandoned son with the help of his friend， a Bishop-model android。 But his re-entry into civilian life is not going smoothly…and his encounters with the deadly Xenomorphs are far from over！ Now， Cruz has only one chance to save his son from the horrific fate he barely escaped。 The clock toward total collapse is ticking。 The aliens are loose！ Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Salvador Larroca team up for an all-new tale of the sci-fi/horror titan that has terrified audiences for decades。 No one is safe。 No one is innocent。 And no one can hear you scream。

COLLECTING: Alien （2021） 1-5

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Reviews

Shannon ，

Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5Total review score: 2。35 Individual issue reviews: #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5Total review score: 2。35 。。。more

Michael J。 ，

Phillip Kennedy Johnson shows the proper respect for the source material and tells a new story with all the familiar trappings that made the original so compelling。 Salvador Larroca's art is spot-on， detailing the technology， space environments， and some seriously creepy aliens。 Beneath the scary surface atmosphere of this story， and the cat-and-mouse chase and escapes， Johnson weaves in a story of paternal relationships soured by an absentee father who put work obligations before time for fami Phillip Kennedy Johnson shows the proper respect for the source material and tells a new story with all the familiar trappings that made the original so compelling。 Salvador Larroca's art is spot-on， detailing the technology， space environments， and some seriously creepy aliens。 Beneath the scary surface atmosphere of this story， and the cat-and-mouse chase and escapes， Johnson weaves in a story of paternal relationships soured by an absentee father who put work obligations before time for family matters。 Retired security officer Gabriel Cruz feels the pain of that neglect when it comes back to cause hardship via a rebel son。 Will he get a chance to make things up， or is it too late for recompense？ That conflict made the perils experienced matter more to me as I read and empathized with the characters。 Well done。 Of course， the multinational corporation is back， Weyland-Yutani， who started all the trouble with their greedy objectives regarding the Xenomorphs back in 2122， sacrificing the crew of the Nostromo for their bloody aims。 LV-426， the moon where the events of the ALIEN film occurred and the ALIENS massacre 57 years later， is also the setting for this new story。 The only problem I have with this story， which occurs in 2200 （now 78 years since ALIEN）， is that the Weyland-Yutani corporation still insists on getting their greedy paws on a specimen after all these years and apparently previously failed attempts。 And， where is law enforcement/government in all this？ Wouldn't the misdeeds of the corporation have been unearthed， exposed and publicly shamed by now？ I didn't let this interfere with my enjoyment of the story， although it did pull me away from it for a moment。 I read this first story arc in the individual issues。 。。。more

Ryan Chase ，

As good as the movies。 Intense page turner。

Ben Brown ，

When Marvel first acquired the 'Alien' brand from Dark Horse in 2020， fans had a variety of questions， ranging from “What will a Marvel-distributed 'Alien' comic series feel like in comparison to Dark Horse，” to “Will Marvel ‘sanitize’ the brand， to keep everything aligned with the big Disney banner？” Probably the biggest and most persistent question fans asked， though， had to do with the core identity of ‘Alien，’ and whether Marvel would aim to retain it within the comics they released， or simp When Marvel first acquired the 'Alien' brand from Dark Horse in 2020， fans had a variety of questions， ranging from “What will a Marvel-distributed 'Alien' comic series feel like in comparison to Dark Horse，” to “Will Marvel ‘sanitize’ the brand， to keep everything aligned with the big Disney banner？” Probably the biggest and most persistent question fans asked， though， had to do with the core identity of ‘Alien，’ and whether Marvel would aim to retain it within the comics they released， or simply seek to capitalize upon the brand name， while distributing series that were more or less cash-ins on a popular IPs （see: at least ½ of the 'Star Wars' output over the last 7 years）。 Judging purely by this first volume of their inaugural ‘Alien’ series， however， any fears fans might have had regarding Marvel’s ability to produce an ‘Alien’ comic that look and felt like ‘Alien’ seem to be unfounded: from the way that writer Phillip Kennedy Johnson effectively builds and maintains dread， to Salvador Larocca’s crisp， Gothic-styled penciling， this is as about as strong and ‘Alien’ a first arc as fans could have hoped for。 Bring on Volume 2。 。。。more

Paul Mirek ，

I appreciated the aim more than the execution of this debut volume， gesturing toward more of the existential dread and intimate atmosphere of the first film even as it falls back into the action-genre dynamics of the second。 Without the benefit of an audiovisual medium， there's no chance of reaching the heights that Scott and Cameron respectively achieved， but Johnson does deliver more of an emotional weight than I've come to expect from a Marvel/Disney comic in 2021。 In another plus， Larroca's I appreciated the aim more than the execution of this debut volume， gesturing toward more of the existential dread and intimate atmosphere of the first film even as it falls back into the action-genre dynamics of the second。 Without the benefit of an audiovisual medium， there's no chance of reaching the heights that Scott and Cameron respectively achieved， but Johnson does deliver more of an emotional weight than I've come to expect from a Marvel/Disney comic in 2021。 In another plus， Larroca's over-polished art style feels maybe the best-suited it's ever been here: there's plenty of gleaming metal and slick alien flesh on display， and even his usually-stilted figure-work feels appropriate for the synths and military men who comprise the main cast。 。。。more

Joey Nardinelli ，

I’ve been reading this as single volumes across the past four or so months （probably back to around April， actually）。 I have always counted myself a fan of the Dark Horse Alien comics over the years， but I’m also glad given some of their narrative missteps to see the franchise shifting back over to Marvel （despite those years of wild collaborations with DC comics！）。 This first run is fine — a balance of gore and flashbacks with a bit of the Prometheus mythology tied in but not too much。 The stak I’ve been reading this as single volumes across the past four or so months （probably back to around April， actually）。 I have always counted myself a fan of the Dark Horse Alien comics over the years， but I’m also glad given some of their narrative missteps to see the franchise shifting back over to Marvel （despite those years of wild collaborations with DC comics！）。 This first run is fine — a balance of gore and flashbacks with a bit of the Prometheus mythology tied in but not too much。 The stakes here seem monumental but the cast of characters feels almost comically limited and with almost no one to root for， I think the series is missing an anchor to keep readers connected。 Maybe it’s meant to be Bishop in his various appearances throughout the narrative。 I like that they’re trying to build out the mythology again， but if it amounts to more wheel-spinning， I’ll be pretty disappointed。 。。。more

Mike Jozic ，

Intriguing first entry in the Marvel run of Alien books。 Curious to see where it goes from here and if they continue to build on the mythology elements that they hint on here。

Oli Kidsley ，

I'm enjoying the book at this stage。 Same vibe as the films but has a slightly new angle to it that I like。 I wasnt fully convinced if I should keep buying this one weekly until I read the last issue （#5） which had me needing to keep reading。 So I'm gonna continue to pick this one up。 I'm enjoying the book at this stage。 Same vibe as the films but has a slightly new angle to it that I like。 I wasnt fully convinced if I should keep buying this one weekly until I read the last issue （#5） which had me needing to keep reading。 So I'm gonna continue to pick this one up。 。。。more

Wayne ，

Overall this was pretty good， far better than I expected。 Good building of tension in the story， though the art was confusing at times and certain elements of the story were only revealed in the summaries of prior issues。

Robert ，

Exactly what an Alien comic should be - space-based danger due to the bad faith and callous actions of Weyland-Yutani。 Not sure how the momentum will carry in a second volume， but eager to find out。

Matěj Komiksumec ，

Na novou Vetřelčí řadu jsem se strašně těšil， možná o to víc jsem zklamaný。 Respektive， nejde o žádný odpad， jenom to v ničem není nějak zajímavý。 Každý Alien film je vyniká v tom， že každý vypadá i působí jinak。 Tady je vizuál sterilní a neutrální takže to vypadá jako úplně průměrný sci-fi。 Příběhově se to dost blíží k Aliens s tím rozdílem， že tu není žádná postava která by mě zajímala （navíc jich je tu strašně málo）。 Ale je to fajn odpočinkový akčňák。 Jak jsem už říkal， kresba je nijaká， Larr Na novou Vetřelčí řadu jsem se strašně těšil， možná o to víc jsem zklamaný。 Respektive， nejde o žádný odpad， jenom to v ničem není nějak zajímavý。 Každý Alien film je vyniká v tom， že každý vypadá i působí jinak。 Tady je vizuál sterilní a neutrální takže to vypadá jako úplně průměrný sci-fi。 Příběhově se to dost blíží k Aliens s tím rozdílem， že tu není žádná postava která by mě zajímala （navíc jich je tu strašně málo）。 Ale je to fajn odpočinkový akčňák。 Jak jsem už říkal， kresba je nijaká， Larrocu nesnáším už od Star Wars， byť uznávám， že roboti i prostředí u něj vypadalo dobře。 Tady je prostředí nuda včetně postav který jsou v detailu strašný （Twl ten Lance Henriksen :D）， ale samotný Vetřelec vypadá dost dobře plus si dost cením snahy dělat nové designy， ale něco tu je trošku na sílu。 Myslím， že not great not terrible se na tohle hodí fantasticky :D Ale jsem dost zvědavý co bude dál。 。。。more

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