Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2 is a hardcover, "oversized" (8 × 12) format trade paperback comic book published by Dark Horse Books on April 12, 2017. It was also published simultaneously in the digital format via Dark Horse Digital. It collects Aliens: Nightmare Asylum and its sequel Aliens: Female War in their original form, before they were edited to conform to the events of the film Alien3. The book was edited by Diana Schutz and Randy Stradley, and reuses the cover from Aliens: Nightmare Asylum #2 by Den Beauvais.
In the Aliens comics line, Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2 was preceded by Aliens: Defiance, and was followed by Aliens: Dead Orbit.
Publisher's Summary
Long before Alien3 was even a glint in director David Fincher's eye, Dark Horse Comics was already crafting a terrifying post-Aliens continuity for Ripley, Hicks, and Newt.
These are the original stories that took the comics market by storm in a prestige collection of the unabridged and unadulterated series. Collects Aliens: Nightmare Asylum #1–4 and Aliens: Female War #1–4.
Stories Included
See Also
- Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series — A similar collection containing the original version of Aliens: Outbreak
- Predator 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series — A similar collection containing the key Predator comic stories.
