Reddit reviews Aliens: The Original Comics Series-Nightmare Asylum and Earth War
We found 5 Reddit comments about Aliens: The Original Comics Series-Nightmare Asylum and Earth War. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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We found 5 Reddit comments about Aliens: The Original Comics Series-Nightmare Asylum and Earth War. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
You can buy them now with the original names restored.
I used to buy these from the newsagents every time they came out. Compiled with Aliens v Predator and stuff. Around the same time a bunch of Terminator comics came from the same publisher, Dark Horse I think it was.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aliens-30th-Anniversary-Original-Comics/dp/1506700780
and
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Aliens-Original-Comic-Sam-Kieth/dp/1506703569/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_2/258-0541758-0363109?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1506703569&pd_rd_r=d73c0a96-f1a3-4480-9110-87c11e4a4847&pd_rd_w=jJBRv&pd_rd_wg=oXASj&pf_rd_p=31fcc995-2418-43ae-a37c-f1ef453a46b3&pf_rd_r=G1684RB7EVQCJ42DT4MK&psc=1&refRID=G1684RB7EVQCJ42DT4MK
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They're good, but they're not amazing. They feel a bit rushed and the ideas are great but you can tell they're trying to cram in as much violence to each issue as possible. When they're put together as one coherent story they feel too frantic.
That's book one. Book 2 and 3 are collected here.
Just a fair warning, they were written before Alien3 came out and killed certain characters off, making the events in these books impossible. Consider it an alternative reality from the movies with only the first two as canon.
If you want to read the stories from the beginning, the best way is to get the Omnibuses from Amazon, a local comic shop, or Comixology if you want them digitally. You can get them digitally from Dark Horse's website also.
Comixology
Dark Horse Comics
Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series
Aliens: The Original Comics Series-Nightmare Asylum and Earth War
Omnibuses that collect the series all together. Volume 1 will have names changed in the series due to Alien3.
For good measure this one is good also
Be careful when searching for other collected versions of Aliens/Predator books. There are novelizations of these comics that have the same name and are called omnibuses also. If you want the comics, make sure that's what you have selected.
The cheapest and easiest way to get these books is through Comixology, which is also owned by Amazon. The links that I posted above also have a option to by them on Comixology.
https://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Original-Comic-Mark-Verheiden/dp/1506703569
Try out these:
Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506700780/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_syUWAb1PJ55PP
Aliens: The Original Comics Series-Nightmare Asylum and Earth War https://www.amazon.com/dp/1506703569/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_AyUWAb4R2JY9X
Aliens: Bug Hunt https://www.amazon.com/dp/1785654446/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_yBUWAbA1HYKCX
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As for Aliens: Colonial Marines, you could likely find a full playthrough of the game and cut scenes on YouTube.