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On this date in 1991, Marv from Sin City debuted in a story by Frank Miller from the Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special.

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[comic review] aliens vs. predator (1989-91)

writer: randy stradley artists: phil norwood & karl story 

as the story goes, the first alien vs. predator comics were the result of a brainstorming session between writers and executives at dark horse comics. they were apparently initially discussing doing some sort of crossover with dc comics, and as we’ll see in part 2 of this review that would eventually end up happening. but during the meeting they apparently realized that they could get started with a pretty big crossover between two entities they already owned. it would be simpler to pull off, and more profitable for them if it worked out.

the first alien vs. predators stories appeared as in issues 34-36 of the dark horse presents anthology series in 1989. with the success of this trial balloon, dark horse would move on to give alien vs. predator its own 4-issue miniseries in 1990, with the previously anthologized short story collected as alien vs. predator #0. the last story considered part of this run was another short that appeared in the dark horse presents fifth anniversary special in 1991. collectively, the two short stories acted as a sort of prologue and epilogue to the miniseries.

the story here is understandably quite straightforward, but considering some of the media tie-in comics i’ve slogged through recently (robocop vs. terminator…) i was pleasantly surprised by just how well-executed the whole thing is. i’m on record as a paul w.s. anderson stan and an unironic fan of his avp movie in particular, but i gotta say i actually think the story in this comic makes a lot more sense and i’d love to see a movie somewhat closer to this. (i still want the paul w.s. anderson movie though. i’m greedy.)

i appreciate the setting being alien’s futuristic one rather than predator’s contemporary one. the mechanics of getting the xenomorphs and yautja to fight each other are pretty similar between this and the movie, with the yautja dropping some xenomorph eggs on a world to hunt them for sport. and machiko being adopted by broken tusk–the yautja she befriends–is also echoed in the movie with lex being adopted by scar.

so the broad strokes are similar, it’s mostly just the setting and details that are different. plus the comic was able to be a bit less restrained with huge clashes between multiple xenomorphs and yautja. i’m really glad this crossover is as good as it is, and it’s got me looking forward to further stories set in this continuity.

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Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special:  Roachmill by Rich Hedden and   Tom McWeeney

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Marvel Begins to Collect Dark Horse's Aliens Comics in April

Marvel Begins to Collect Dark Horse's Aliens Comics in April #comics #comicbooks #Aliens

The classic comic book tales set in the iconic—and terrifying—world of the Alien franchise will be collected next April in Aliens Omnibus Volume 1! Following the debut of the landmark film in 1979, the groundbreaking Alien franchise took the comic book world by storm with thrilling comic book series that both featured classic characters from the films and explored never-before-seen corners of the 

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Today in 1991, Marv from Sin City debuted in a story by Frank Miller from the Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special

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Ultimate Ship Meme: Thanos and Ebony Maw

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General:

Rate the Ship -  Awful | Ew | No pics pls | I’m not comfortable | Alright | I like it! | Got Pics? | Let’s do it! | Why is this not getting more attention?! | The OTP to rule all other OTPs

How long will they last? - Forever? At least a few hundred thousand years/until they die.

How quickly did/will they fall in love? - Ebony became obsessed with Thanos as soon as Thanos rescued him. Thanos only came to view Ebony in a new light a couple hundred years later, when Ebony accidentally confessed his feelings. Because his mission was already completed, he was free to consider new possibilities such as starting a new family.

How was their first kiss? - Satisfying and intense.

Wedding:

Who proposed? - They’re not technically married, Thanos doesn’t really believe in marriage because it relies upon the idea that there is some higher authority such as a god or a government that you are asking permission to bless your union. In Thanos’s case, there is no higher authority than himself, so instead of a wedding they had a dark ‘ritual’ where Thanos ‘proposed’ by offering Maw a collar of ownership. Maw immediately accepted and so they had a ceremony with a few close people (the rest of the Black Order mostly), and Thanos collared Maw to make it official. It was all very cultish and disturbing, and Thanos acted as the priest/groom/god.

Who is the best man/men? - There wasn’t one.

Who is the braid’s maid(s)? - None.

Who did the most planning? - Thanos did it all.

Who stressed the most? - Probably Ebony, worrying about being and looking perfect for his lord on the big day. But when the ritual actually got started he was too overwhelmed with joy to stress anymore.

How fancy was the ceremony? - Back of a pickup truck | 2 | 3 | 4 | Normal Church Wedding | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Kate and William wish they were this big.

Who was specifically not invited to the wedding? - Loki

Sex:

Who is on top? - Thanos

Who is the one to instigate things? - Thanos is the one to officially instigate things, but sometimes Ebony will make it fairly obvious when he is horny which would prompt Thanos to instigate.

How healthy is their sex life? - Barely touch themselves let alone each other | 2 | 3 | 4 | Once a couple weeks, nothing overboard | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They are humping each other on the couch right now

How kinky are they? - Straight missionary with the lights off | 2 | 3 | 4 | Might try some butt stuff and toys | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Don’t go into the sex dungeon without a horse’s head

How long do they normally last? - Thanos has the endurance to last all night. Ebony has the drive to last all night, but unfortunately not the physical stamina.

Do they make sure each person gets an equal amount of orgasms? - Thanos lasts way longer than Ebony and usually prefers to refrain from orgasming for as long as possible. He gets off on self-control, but wants to make sure he gives Ebony (who orgasms frequently) lots.

How rough are they in bed? - (All of these are true, it varies on mood.)Softer than a butterfly on the back of a bunny | 2 | 3 | 4 | The bed’s shaking and squeaking every time | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Their dirty talk is so vulgar it’d make Dwayne Johnson blush. Also, the wall’s so weak it could collapse the next time they do it.

How much cuddling/snuggling do they do? - (Depends on if Thanos is busy with work and if they’re in private or not because he doesn’t do PDAs.)No touching after sex | 2 | 3 | 4 | A little spooning at night, or on the couch, but not in public | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They snuggle and kiss more often than a teen couple on their fifth date to a pillow factory.

Children:

How many children will they have naturally? - Too many to count.

How many children will they adopt? - Thanos adopted one of Ebony’s biological children, Lyss (who is an adult now), from when he was held in captivity as a breeder. One day Thanos went out to search and see if any of the children Maw had given birth to had survived the destruction of his planet, and he ended up locating Lyss and reuniting him with Ebony as a gift to his mate.

Who gets stuck with the most diapers? - Ebony does that kind of stuff usually.

Who is the stricter parent? - Definitely Thanos. He is all tough love.

Who stops the kid(s) from doing dangerous stunts after school? - Ebony is the more worried parent normally. He henpecks about everything because he’s so fussy and particular.

Who remembers to pack the lunch(es)? - Nobody really ‘packs’ lunches, because the children don’t go to a separate school, they are taught at home. But Thanos makes the lunches for everyone, he’s very specific about food in general.

Who is the more loved parent? - Depends on which kid we’re talking about but in general probably Maw because he spends more time bonding and caring for the children while Thanos usually plays the role of ‘bad cop’ disciplinarian when he has to.

Who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings? - There are none.

Who cried the most at graduation? - Again, no traditional graduation.

Who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law? - Neither. Ebony is more lenient and more likely to let the kids off the hook when they misbehave, but he would never argue with Thanos about any punishment they get from him.

Cooking:

Who does the most cooking? - Thanos. He doesn’t trust anyone with food.

Who is the most picky in their food choice? - Thanos is EXTREMELY picky about his food, hence why he makes it all himself. He tried having cooks before on Sanctuary ll but it…didn’t end up well for them.

Who does the grocery shopping? - They don’t shop, Thanos grows all of his own food in his farm/garden.

How often do they bake desserts? - Rarely. The kids don’t get to eat junk food, but sometimes Thanos has made Maw cupcakes as a gift on birthdays or something.

Are they more of a meat lover or a salad eater? - Thanos doesn’t eat meat. Because of this, Maw also stopped eating meat when he met Thanos.

Who is more likely to surprise the other(s) with an anniversary dinner? - Thanos is the one who does that kind of thing. he doesn’t like surprises for himself, even pleasant ones.

Who is more likely to suggest going out? - They don’t really ‘go out’ to eat.

Who is more likely to burn the house down accidentally while cooking? - Neither. Thanos knows what he is doing and Maw would only be cooking under training/supervision from Thanos.

Chores:

Who cleans the room? - Ebony is more focused on details like this.

Who is really against chores? - Neither.

Who cleans up after the pets? - They don’t really have any ‘pets’. There are animals that live on Thanos’s farm but they are free to wander around. They usually stick around though because they get fed well there. Thanos cleans up after them.

Who is more likely to sweep everything under the rug? - Neither.

Who stresses the most when guests are coming over? - They don’t have many guests but that definitely sounds like an Ebony thing. He’s very anxious about presentation and being judged whereas Thanos knows the guests are way too scared of him to be worth being stressed over.

Who found a dollar between the couch cushions while cleaning? - Neither, they don’t believe in using money.

Misc:

Who takes the longer showers/baths? - Both about equal, and they often do so together anyways.

Who takes the dog out for a walk? - No dog.

How often do they decorate the room/house for the holidays? - They don’t celebrate holidays, so there’s no special decorations that change at different times.

What are their goals for the relationship? - Ebony’s is to serve Thanos in every way and never displease him, and Thanos’s is to maintain a ‘power couple’ relationship and have a ‘queen’ to rule the universe at his side, someone loyal and worthy.

Who is most likely to sleep till noon? - Thanos doesn’t really ever need sleep, and Ebony is usually too busy with the kids to sleep that long. They’re both morning people.

Who plays the most pranks? - Neither. That’s ‘uncle’ Corvus’s job.

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Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what’s coming. A lot of people who responded e this year talked about the development of a new distribution system or channel for comics as being a big story for 2019. It seem there is a lot of dissatisfaction with how comics are sold these days, no duh. What do you think?  Is there a savior on the horizon? You can check out the other parts of the survey here.

Kwanza Osajyefo, writer

2019 Projects: H1 Comics from Humanoids and WHITE, the sequel to BLACK

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The growth of the graphic novels among titles that don’t perform as well in the direct market.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Comic distribution becoming more multi-channel along with the direct market

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Figuring out what is going on in Paper Girls

Who inspired you in 2018? Everyone, I think so many of our peers have been operating on ten this year. I think the flood of comics content into the mainstream has really gotten us fired up, not to get our work into other mediums but to imagine on a larger scale.

  Tony Shenton. Sales rep and consultant

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The death of Stan Lee

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The ongoing legal battle Cody Pikrodt has started vs. small presses and creators

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Not a guilty pleasure at all: RUN from Abrams.

Gary Tyrrell, Blogger

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Spike Trotman. She’s tearing up the industry with Iron Circus, and she’ll be launching a YA imprint — she’s making it so a lot of future superstars have a place to start their careers.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Raina Telgemeier’s next book will have an initial print run of one million. That’s mindbending.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Perp walks of high federal officials and Trump family members. So many perp walks.

Who inspired you in 2018? Pat Race — he and his team have put together something extraordinarily special in the Alaska Robotics Comics Camp, and it’s creating new relationships and creative networks among comics creators at all stages of their careers. The future will remember it as equivalent to the Algonquin Round Table.

Mariah McCourt, Creator

2019 Projects: STITCHED #3 and a new series for AHOY! comics

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? That comics are for everyone, stories matter, and so does representation.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Hopefully more focus on amazing creators, the diversity of content, and the continuing impact and relevancy of the medium.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? No guilty pleasures here, I’m looking forward to seeing all the new books in the works!

Joe Field, Retailer

2019 Projects: A new space to expand Flying Colors for events and sales

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? There was no one biggest story in comics. It was a thousand shards of glass rather than just one big picture window.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Cruise to the Edge, a prog rock themed cruise in February. No cell phones, no worries, just some great people having a peace party at sea.

Who inspired you in 2018? My wife Libby continues to be my inspiration. We celebrate our 40th anniversary in late February (so good then, even better now). The non-profit work she does in helping women with crisis pregnancies while also managing Flying Colors’ back office and reveling in her role as a grandmother is so inspiring to me.

Amy Chu, writer

2019 Projects: Summit (Lion Forge), Sea Sirens with Janet Lee (Viking Press), Pros & Cons (Dark Horse)

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Kid’s graphic novels are $$$ – Dave Pilkey 3 million print run for his fifth Dog Man book; Raina Telgemeier 1 million for Guts

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Kid’s graphic novels

Glenn Hauman, publisher at ComicMix, designated victim of “They Keep Killing Glenn”

2019 Projects: What 2019 projects am I working on that I can talk about? More omnibus editions for GrimJack, Soulsearchers & Company, and Deadbeats, and new… oh, dammit, I can’t talk about that yet. Arrgh.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The passing of Stan Lee. We all knew it was going to happen someday, and yet… we all thought we might get a pass on this one, you know?

And speaking of Marvel greats leaving: Bendis at DC.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? The All-New, All-Different Stan Lee 2.0!

And the bankruptcy of projects intended to get money from C*****gate people.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? The resolution of certain legal proceedings.

Thomas Ragon, Publisher

2019 Projects:

Roman Muradov’s next book “The Adventures of Munich in Marcel Duchamp”.

Thierry Smolderen & Alexandre Clérisse’s (whose “Atom Empire” & “Diabolik Summer” are translated or about to be by IDW) next graphic Novel : “Une année sans Cthulhu” (A year without Cthulhu).

After Glenn Gould, Sandrine Revel’s book about Canadian painter Tom Thomson Two major sets of exhibitions, in chronological order : Blutch has several exhibitions throughout 2019 in Strasbourg, and we’re working on a monograph to be released early March. Joann Sfar will be exhibited at the Basel Cartoon Museum and Lucerne festival “Fumetto”.

Ron Wimberly’s “Prince of Cats” French edition.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Ron Wimberly’s LAAB #0 ; The French authors collective movement to obtain better social and economic conditions from both publishers and government.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Borja Gonzalez having a worldwide success with his THE BLACK HOLES.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Discovering new excellent restaurants thanks to my job. Discovering new great bookstores thanks to my job.

Who inspired you in 2018? Blutch and Joann Sfar are always inspiring me, in many ways.

Nat Gertler, writer/publisher

2019 Projects: While my 2019 writing projects are for other people to announce, my first publishing project of the new year reflects on the 90th anniversary of the Great Depression by reprinting a book of cartoons by the great Otto Soglow, done during the depression.

Preview pages below.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? The triumph of diversity against anti-diversity forces.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Good comics. It’s always good comics, and there are always good comics for the story to be about. All the industry games mean nothing without that.

Christian Beranek, Writer

2019 projects: Kelci Crawford and I will be wrapping up Validation and then moving forward with Tiny Unicorn. (See below) Also writing loads of prose stories.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? Black Panther. I wish its box office success translated into more sales, however. We have to find a way to turn film audiences onto the source material.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? A massive wave of quality comics bringing in new readers.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? Any time taken away from writing. I want to work as much as possible but know you need breaks. I plan on reading more books in the Foundation series. Looking forward to that show.

Who inspired you in 2018? Tony DiGerolamo. The guy is a writing machine and really understands the mechanics of storytelling. More companies should consider hiring him.

Sanika Phawde, Cartoonist

2019 Projects: My biggest project scheduled to be completed in 2019 is my newest graphic novel. The project is still untitled but it presents an autofiction story about the journey of learning to love myself, and learning to accept my body and sexuality, as a freshly adult immigrant in New York city .

The story communicates through mix-media drawings on location, memoir comics, sketchbook pages, illustrated poetry, and even a few instances of fold-out paper architecture.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I am really looking forward to going back home to Mumbai after a year, and eating a Nescafe flavoured ice cream sandwich in the winter heat with my best friend, while sitting on the wall that keeps the Arabian sea out of the city.

Who inspired you in 2018? Julian Glander, Jaron Braxton, Veronica Lawlor, Nora Krug, Robert Sikoryak, Brian Rea, Alex Norris, Lizzo, Melissa Guerrero (practices activism through food), Janelle Monae

Christopher Butcher, TCAF Artistic Director & VIZ Media Editorial Consultant

2019 Projects: TCAF 2019 is gearing up and it’s going to have one of the strongest and most diverse guest lists in our history. It’s going to be a pretty amazing year to be there, whether you love kids comics, YA comics, Adult comics, North American or International Comics. We’re pretty hyped!

On the VIZ side of things, though there’s a ton still to be announced, several of the series I’ve had a hand in are starting or continuing into 2019. Look out for the YA LGBTQ series “That Blue Sky Feeling” to get its 2nd and 3rd and final volume next year, the amazing/disturbing BEASTARS will start next year (like if Zootopia were a little more food-chain accurate?), and the recently-debuted gorgeous SF title Ran and The Grey World will start to turn some heads.

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? That’s tough. The industry is so fragmented at this point, that stories that were huge in one area barely made a ripple in others. Straddling graphic novel publishing, manga publishing, and with a toe still in superhero publishing, it’s amazing the times people would pull me aside and ask “So what was that about, exactly? All I saw was the hashtag…”

So… yeah I dunno. I think the biggest ‘story’ probably wasn’t written, but it was about the continued evolution of this industry as it happened. The house-cleaning and secret-revealing that needed to happen, some of the editorial attitudes around projects looking pretty terrible when exposed to the light of day, the continued vertical integration in licensed properties, all of it points to a maturing industry, which is both good and bad. More professionalism, but less room for the sort of fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants stuff that made comics very, very exciting about 10 years ago.

I think most folks involved will take ‘professionalism’ any day of the week though!

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? Pogs, baby! POGS!

No but seriously, I have no idea. There’s so much up in the air right now, 2019 is going to be bumpy for sure.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? If it’s not hurting anyone, then there’s no point in feeling guilty about pleasure. Enjoy yourselves, it’s tough out there. 🙂

Who inspired you in 2018? My husband, Andrew Woodrow-Butcher, who was enormously patient and supportive while I took risks and traveled around the world, all while working 60 hours a week making sure Canadian schools and libraries have the best comic collections in the world, re-opening the world’s first kids comic book store (Little Island Comics!), sending Canadians to comic festivals around the world, and of course, programming a big part of TCAF. He’s a constant inspiration to me, I’m lucky to have him.

Ben Towle, Cartoonist

2019 Projects: The main project I’ve been working on in 2018 is a non-fiction graphic novel for the new imprint Dead Reckoning, which specializes in comics about things historical and/or military-related.

The book’s called Four Fisted Tales and it’s a collection of real-life stories about animals used in combat.

Here’s a sample page:

And here’s an in-progress rough:

I’m also continuing to work on–albeit a lot more slowly–my book In the Weeds about cooking and playing rock music in the 1990’s. It’s my first foray into the great comics tradition of “funny animals” characters. Here’s an in-progress rough from that:

It probably seems like I’ve disappeared since Oyster War came out a few years back, but I’ve been hard at work on TWO books, I promise!

What was the biggest story in comics in 2018? That’s gotta be the announcement of not one, but TWO, forthcoming books from Raina Telgemeier. When the most highly-read and most popular cartoonist in North America announces a book, it’s a big flippin’ deal. TWO books in the same year is bonkers news.

What will be the biggest story in comics in 2019? OK…Well, it’s only a big story for ME, but I’m really excited about the upcoming D&Q Little Lulu reprint series. These are some of the best comics ever made and it’s going to be great to see them get the D&Q treatment starting in 2019.

What guilty pleasure (of any kind) are you looking forward to in 2019? I’m a huge Star Trek nerd and so I’m super-excited about whatever’s brewing with this new Picard show. Supposedly starting in 2019!

The Beat's Annual Creator Survey Part 4: with art from new projects by Amy Chu, Janet Lee, Roman Muradov, Otto Soglow, Ben Towle and more Continuing with our wide-ranging survey of creators from every end of the business on what happened and what's coming.

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BIG COMEBACK! ALIENS: THE ORIGINAL YEARS OMNIBUS VOL.1 https://www.deviantfun.biz/comics/en/17/8312-aliens-omnibus-vol-1-9781302928155.html As Marvel prepares for a xenomorph invasion, rediscover the comic book legacy of ALIENS! Familiar faces star in tales that expand on the movie mythos! As Hicks and Newt undertake a deadly mission to find and destroy the creatures' homeworld, a deadly outbreak leaves the Earth overrun with Aliens! Billionaire Daniel Grant sets his sights on an Alien Queen - and scientist Stanislaw Mayakovsky must retrieve one of the galaxy's most precious substances: Alien royal jelly! But can even Earth's finest fighting force, the Colonial Marines, hold off the most frightening, relentless creatures in all of film? Aliens (1988) 1-6, Aliens (1989) 1-4, Aliens: Earth War (1990) 1-4, Aliens: Genocide (1991) 1-4, Aliens: Hive (1992) 1-4, Aliens: Tribes (1992) 1, Aliens: Newt's Tale (1992) 1-2, Alien 3 (1992) 1-3, Aliens: Space Marines (1992) 1-12; material from Dark Horse Presents (1986) 24, 42-43, 56; Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special (1991) 1; Dark Horse Insider (1989) 14-27 comicbooks #comic #deviantfun #comicbookshop #shopineurope #graphicnovel #marvel #marvelcomics #alienscomics #marvelomnibus https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7vJQysbQ5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Author : Mark Verheiden

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Read Online and Download Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 1 .As Marvel prepares for a xenomorph invasion, rediscover the comic book legacy of ALIENS! Familiar faces star in tales that expand on the movie mythos! As Hicks and Newt undertake a deadly mission to find and destroy the creatures' homeworld, a deadly outbreak leaves the Earth overrun with Aliens! Billionaire Daniel Grant sets his sights on an Alien Queen - and scientist Stanislaw Mayakovsky must retrieve one of the galaxy's most precious substances: Alien royal jelly! But can even Earth's finest fighting force, the Colonial Marines, hold off the most frightening, relentless creatures in all of film?Aliens (1988) 1-6, Aliens (1989) 1-4, Aliens: Earth War (1990) 1-4, Aliens: Genocide (1991) 1-4, Aliens: Hive (1992) 1-4, Aliens: Tribes (1992) 1, Aliens: Newt's Tale (1992) 1-2, Alien 3 (1992) 1-3, Aliens: Space Marines (1992) 1-12; material from Dark Horse Presents (1986) 24, 42-43, 56; Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special (1991) 1; Dark Horse Insider (1989) 14-27 .

Mark Verheiden book Aliens: The Original Years Omnibus Vol. 1.

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¡ALIENS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 recopila todos los cómics de ALIEN! A la venta en abril. . ¡Los cómics clásicos ambientados en el icónico y aterrador mundo de la franquicia Alien se recopilarán el próximo abril en ALIENS OMNIBUS VOLUME 1! Tras el estreno de esta legendaria película en 1979, la innovadora franquicia Alien tomó el mundo del cómic por asalto con una emocionante serie de cómics que presentaba personajes clásicos de las películas y exploraba todos los rincones del universo Alien. . Esta colección sin precedentes contendrá: Aliens (1988) 1-6, Aliens (1989) 1-4, Aliens: Earth War (1990) 1-4, Aliens: Genocide (1991) 1-4, Aliens: Hive (1992) 1-4, Aliens: Tribes (1992) 1, Aliens: Newt's Tale (1992) 1-2, Alien 3 (1992) 1-3 and Aliens: Space Marines (1992) 1-12—con material adicional de Dark Horse Presents (1986) 24, 42-43, 56; Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special (1991) 1 y Dark Horse Insider (1989) 14-27. Echa un vistazo a la portada exclusiva para del artista Mark A. Nelson y mantente atento a la portada principal del artista superestrella Greg Land, atentos que vendrán más noticias sobre las futuras colecciones de Alien. . Luego de la compra de los estudios de cine de #20thcenturyfox por #disney, los cómics de Aliens (una de las franquicias de Fox) cambiaron de editorial de Dark Horse para Marvel. . . Fuente @marvel . . #aliens #marvel #alien #avengers #captainamerica #marvelcomics #spiderman #ironman #ufo #billkaulitz #tomkaulitz #tokiohotel #civilwar #comics #deadpool #billyisnotok #thor #georglisting #gustavschafer #xmen #mcu #blackwidow #xenomorph #billy #neca #hulk #chrisevans https://www.instagram.com/p/CEIjCFiHLQo/?igshid=jx9tvg7s2gc5

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Marvel Comics Announces “Aliens Omnibus Volume 1″

Marvel Comics has announced Aliens: Omnibus Volume 1, a collection of original Alien comics. The collection will feature a direct market exclusive cover by Mark A. Nelson (above) and a main cover by Greg Land.

Aliens: Omnibus Volume 1 contains Aliens (1988) #1-6, Aliens (1989) #1-4, Aliens: Earth War (1990) #1-4, Aliens: Genocide (1991) #1-4, Aliens: Hive (1992) #1-4, Aliens: Tribes (1992) #1, Aliens: Newt's Tale (1992) #1-2, Alien 3 (1992) #1-3, and Aliens: Space Marines (1992) #1-12 in addition to material from Dark Horse Presents (1986) #24, 42-43, 56, Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special (1991) #1, and Dark Horse Insider (1989) #14-27.

In related news, Marvel Comics will be publishing new Alien and Predator series in 2021.

Aliens: Omnibus Volume 1 goes on sale in April 2021.

(Image via Marvel Comics - Aliens: Omnibus Volume 1 cover by Nelson)

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Weekend Planner: 20 Awesome Events in Los Angeles, Jan. 12-14

Check out Pop Radar LA’s weekend event picks below. Want the 411 on additional events and happenings in LA? Follow editor @christineziemba on Twitter or Instagram.  

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FRIDAY, JAN. 12

THE FLORIDA PROJECT / SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (Film)

There’s a double feature on Friday night of two films starring Willem Dafoe: The Florida Project, directed by Sean Baker, followed by Shadow of the Vampire, directed by Elias Merhige. 7:30 pm. Tickets: $15 general admission, $13 members. 

DINE LA (Food)

The winter edition of dineLA begins on Friday and runs through Jan. 26 with more than 300 restaurants participating in the dining event. Sample a diversity of cuisines with prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus from some of L.A.’s best restaurants, from 1 Pico (at Shutters) and a.o.c. to WP24 and Zinc. The special lunches cost $15, $20 and $25 with dinner menus priced at $29, $39 and $49. The Exclusive Series features fine-dining menus beginning at $95.

POETRY DEATHMATCH CABARET (Poetry + variety)

The Melrose Poetry Bureau and the Bootleg Theater present Poetry Deathmatch Cabaret at the Bootleg on Friday night at 7:30 pm. The night pits poets against each other in a war of words, with music, booze and burlesque (a striptease set to a typewriter) in between rounds. Poets include: Brian Sonia-Wallace, Aman Batra, Bobby Gordon, Nayeli Knudsen, Linda Ravenswood, James Gangl. The show runs for 11 shows, Thursday to Saturday at 7:30pm (no Thursday show opening weekend), with a Sunday matinee at 2 pm. Tickets $20/$40 VIP (includes drink & custom poem). 

TRUMP IN SPACE (Musical)

The musical Trump in Space, winner of the 2017 Hollywood Fringe Festival Encore! Producer’s Award, returns for another run on Friday nights at 8 pm, beginning Friday through April 27 at The Second City Hollywood Studio Theatre. With book and lyrics by Gillian Bellinger and Landon Kirksey, and music by Tony Gonzalez and Sam Johnides, think of Trump in Space as an epic space adventure—Star Trek meets Avenue Q meets Trump. Tickets: $12.

LUNA (Music)

The New York-based dream pop band Luna plays the Moroccan Lounge on Friday night. The band’s playing in support of A Sentimental Education and A Place of Greater Safety, which were released last year. Eleanor Friedberger opens. Tickets: $25-30. 21+. 7:30 pm doors. [Luna also plays on Thursday night.] 

LA ART SHOW (Art)

The 2018 LA Art Show continues this weekend at the Los Angeles Convention Center. There’s more than 200,000 square feet of booth space dedicated to artists represented by prominent art galleries, with DIVERSEartLA organizing performance art, installations, exhibits and programs curated by major museums and arts organizations such as LACMA, MOLAA, THE AUTRY and MUSA MUSEUM OF THE ARTS GUADALAJARA. Dialogs LA presents talks and panel discussions with curators, artists, designers, collectors, art influencers and museum directors. Single-day tickets start at $25. 

SATURDAY, JAN. 13

GR2 Gallery opens its first show of 2018 this weekend. | Image: Giant Robot

IN FLUX (Art)

Giant Robot presents: In Flux, A Group Exhibition at GR2 Gallery, featuring the works of Cassia Lupo, Tetsunori Tawaraya, Tim Furey and Yusei Abe. The opening reception takes place on Saturday at the gallery from 6:30-10 pm, and the exhibition remains on view through Jan. 31.

MACHINE PROJECT (Sale + wrap party)

If you haven’t heard, the beloved Echo Park art collective-space-gallery Machine Project is closing its doors. To commemorate the many events and exhibitions that Machine Project has fostered through its 15 years, there’s a print sale from 2-6 pm on Saturday, including the entire catalog of limited edition artist prints. It’s followed by a closing party filled with beer and special surprise performances. 

PICTURE THIS! (Comedy + animation)

Picture This!—a “live animated comedy show” with standup comedians performing while they’re drawn live by some of the best animators, cartoonists and other artists—is at the Virgil on Saturday night at 7:30 pm. Hosted by Brandie Posey, this weekend’s great lineup features comedy by Wild Horses (Lauren Lapkus, Mary Holland, Stephanie Allynne and Erin Whitehead); Whitmer Alexander Thomas; Ify Nwadiwe and Candy Lawrence. Animators/drawers include: Mike L. Mayfield, Mike Hollingsworth, Guillermo Martinez,Ashley Becerra and Kati Prescott. Free admission. 

Grill ‘Em All in Alhambra celebrates its fifth anniversary on Saturday. | Image: Courtesy of Grill ‘Em All

GRILL ‘EM ALL ALHAMBRA (Party)

Grill ‘Em All Alhambra celebrates five years on Saturday with all-day festivities running from 10:30 am until midnight. DJ Katon spins from 8-11 pm, with free cake from Dark Craft Desserts (6 pm until gone). The food/drink specials include a $15 Beer & GEA Pint Glass Deal, a$2 Blue Collar Brews and a one-day return of Duck Poutine and Gatecreeper Burg (dark ale habanero honey mustard, smoked ghost pepper jack cheese, sweet potato waffle fries tossed with smoked black salt & sugar, tomato, onion and arugula on a half-pound burger).

ECHO PARK FILM CENTER: NEW WORKS SALON XLII (Film)

New Works Salon is a forum for presenting and discussing new works in film and video art, sound and performance. The next salon—the 42nd installment—is on Saturday at 8 pm at the Echo Park Film Center featuring work by Jon Almaraz, Francesco Gagliardi, Karissa Hahn, Minjung Kim, Alee Peoples and Ariel Teal. Suggested donation: $5.

THE FROGTOWN SHOW (Comedy)

The Frogtown Show moves to new digs—the Spoke Bicycle Cafe—for its show on Saturday night. Comedians on the bill are Chris Garcia, Sheng Weng, Tim Dillon, Steve Hernandez and Beth Stelling. Doors at 7 pm, show at 7:30 pm, admission is still free. (It’s accessible by way of the LA River Bike Path.) 

NERDMELT LECTURE SERIES (Education)

The NerdMelt Lecture Series presents the program, Making Your Own First Big Break, on Saturday at 4 pm. The panel discussion features people who have walked the walk: Jamie Loftus, Allie Goertz, JC Coccoli and others. Tickets are $8 in advance, $10 at the door. 

Gallery Nucleus holds a Guillermo Del Toro-themed art show this weekend. | Event image by Maria Björnbom Öberg

IN THE NAME OF THE MONSTER, THE ROBOT, AND THE BLEEDING GHOST (Art)

Also in Alhambra on Saturday: Gallery Nucleus hosts Chogrin’s fifth and final exhibition that celebrates director Guillermo Del Toro (The Shape of Water) and his films. The opening reception takes place on Saturday from 7-10 am with the exhibition running through Jan. 28. For the show, Chogrin features more than 100 hand-picked artists. 

SOLIDIFY THE GESTURE: PAINTINGS & MIXED MEDIA BY CHAZ BEAR / TORO Y MOI (Art)

New Image Art presents an exhibition of new abstract paintings and mixed media works by Oakland-based painter Chaz Bear, also known as Toro y Moi. From the gallery, “Chazwick ‘Chaz’ Bear's paintings carry many similarities to his musical explorations. There is a feeling of space, joy and a natural purposefulness in the work. Chaz's color sensibility depicts a limited pensiveness; nothing unneeded just well balanced shapes and linear expression.” The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday from 7-10 pm, and runs through Feb. 10. 

SUNDAY, JAN. 14

Smorgasburg LA returns this weekend to feed our tummies. | Image: Smorgasburg LA

SMORGASBURG LA REOPENING (Food)

After a lengthy winter break, Smorgasburg LA reopens on Sunday with a number of new vendors. Among the new stands are: Mideast Tacos: A Mexican meets Middle East concept from the family behind Glendale’s Mini Kebab; Daddy’s Chicken Shack: A chicken sandwich concept from Chef Pace Webb; Baohaus: Eddie Huang’s unique take on Chinese buns; Golden Clouds: An Indian street food snack stand; and Gentaro Soba: Japanese soba and ramen shakers with various toppings. The I Love Micheladas Beer Garden will be back as well. Smorgasburg hours are 10 am to 4 pm.

KOVAL DISTILLERY TASTING (Drinks)

Women Who Whiskey L.A. partners with the private whisky club Vestry on Sunday for Master Distillers Series welcoming Jamie Stout of Koval from Chicago. The brand ambassador talks about the Koval distillery and its portfolio. The event is a co-ed event that begins at 7 pm. Vestry is located on the second floor of Tom Bergin's Public House. Tickets: $20. Ages 21+. For more event info or to make a reservation, please email info@vestryla.com 

DTLA BREWERIES UNITED FEST '18 (Beer)

On Sunday from 1-5 pm, several DTLA-based breweries are teaming up for the Breweries United Fest ‘18 to support the nonprofit Keep a Breast. The event is being held at the Triangle Lot of Iron Triangle Brewery, the other participating breweries are Mumford, Arts District, Boomtown, Indie, Dry River and Angel City. The $45 ticket includes unlimited tastings and a commemorative glass. The day features limited-edition and specialty beers, including variations on Barleywines. Food trucks including Moo's Craft Barbecue will be on site. Designated driver tickets: $15. Ages 21+. No kids or pets. 

Advocartsy presents an art show by Pouya Afshar. | Image: En Masse (still from animation), 2017, video

EN MASSE (Art)

Advocartsy presents En Masse, a mixed media installation by Iranian American artist Pouya Afshar that features paintings, drawings and animation. The show opens on Sunday with a reception from 4-7 pm. The works explore the process of mourning using Persian and Muslim Shiite mourning rituals known as Ta’zie (a passion play) as a mode of contemplation. The works will remain on view through Jan. 28. 

BIG BOI (Music)

Big Boi brings his Daddy Fat Saxxx Tour, Sack 2 to the Regent Theater on Sunday night. The Cool Kids opens the night. Doors at 8 pm, show at 9 pm. 18+. Tickets: $35 advance / $42.50 day of show; $50 VIP advance / $57.50 VIP day of show. 

[zephyrvos]

Trishica, IronWing, and MattElektra (in a happier world)?

Gonna do this as 3 separate posts. First up, Trishica:

General:

Rate the Ship -  Awful | Ew | No pics pls | I’m not comfortable | Alright | I like it! | Got Pics? | Let’s do it! | Why is this not getting more attention?! | The OTP to rule all other OTPs

How long will they last? - Forever. They fall apart sometimes, break up, but it never lasts. They always come back to each other and apologize and work it out

How quickly did/will they fall in love? - They’d crushed on each other for years, kissed in the dark, away from the cameras. But they didn’t really fall in love until Trish turned 18 and they could get out from under Dorothy, be themselves fully

How was their first kiss? - Young, timid, full of worries about if it would mess things up between them, but it felt so right that they forgot about all that

Wedding:

Who proposed? - Jess, because Trish deserved a romantic gesture, and because she knew Trish wanted to change the way they were legally bound together (void the adoption and get legally married), but would never risk scaring Jess off again with a proposal

Who is the best man/men? - Malcolm and Matt are on Jess’ side of the aisle

Who is the braid’s maid(s)? - Trish has Claire and Colleen

Who did the most planning? - It’s a simple ceremony, private, so it didn’t take much planning. Trish did all the necessary planning, making reservations and whatnot

Who stressed the most? - They stressed about equally. Jess dealt with it by staying out late on cases, which made Trish stress because she thought Jess didn’t want this

How fancy was the ceremony? - Back of a pickup truck | 2 | 3 | 4 | Normal Church Wedding | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Kate and William wish they were this big. - simple and not fancy, but still romantic and special

Who was specifically not invited to the wedding? - Dorothy Walker

Sex:

Who is on top? - lmao, Trish Walker is such a dom

Who is the one to instigate things? - both of them, but Trish moreso

How healthy is their sex life? - Barely touch themselves let alone each other | 2 | 3 | 4 | Once a couple weeks, nothing overboard | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They are humping each other on the couch right now

How kinky are they? - Straight missionary with the lights off | 2 | 3 | 4 | Might try some butt stuff and toys | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Don’t go into the sex dungeon without a horse’s head - they’d be kinkier, but Jess’ powers complicate things

How long do they normally last? - unless it’s a quickie when Trish has to run off to work, or they get interrupted by vigilante business, they last for hours. They’ll frequently go most of the night and Trish will insist her assistant have extra coffee ready in the morning

Do they make sure each person gets an equal amount of orgasms? - Trish is more about making sure Jess is having a good time, staying present in what’s going on, and making sure she’s genuinely enjoying what’s happening (as opposed to being told she enjoys it and so therefore her brain being tricked into enjoying it...), but Jess loves giving Trish lots of orgasms

How rough are they in bed? - Softer than a butterfly on the back of a bunny | 2 | 3 | 4 | The bed’s shaking and squeaking every time | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Their dirty talk is so vulgar it’d make Dwayne Johnson blush. Also, the wall’s so weak it could collapse the next time they do it. - Trish would like it rougher, but, again, super strength

How much cuddling/snuggling do they do? - No touching after sex | 2 | 3 | 4 | A little spooning at night, or on the couch, but not in public | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | They snuggle and kiss more often than a teen couple on their fifth date to a pillow factory. - Jess still avoids, PDA, but she’s succumbed to holding hands when they walk. But they’re super cuddly at night

Children:

How many children will they have naturally? - They both have such messed up pasts, neither of them want children. Trish worries she wouldn’t know how to be a mother, or she’d end up like Dorothy, and Jess doesn’t want to mess up a kid with her baggage

How many children will they adopt? - N/A (though I think Trish might mentor a couple kids, teens she meets who remind her of her or Jess, and they become family in a sense)

Who gets stuck with the most diapers? - N/A

Who is the stricter parent? - N/A

Who stops the kid(s) from doing dangerous stunts after school? - N/A

Who remembers to pack the lunch(es)? - N/A

Who is the more loved parent? - N/A

Who is more likely to attend the PTA meetings? - N/A

Who cried the most at graduation? - N/A

Who is more likely to bail the child(ren) out of trouble with the law? - N/A (though Trish has to bail Jess out a lot)

Cooking:

Who does the most cooking? - Trish, because Jess would live off of coffee, alcohol, and microwavable food if left to her own devices

Who is the most picky in their food choice? -  Jess, because she can be now, because there’s no one forcing her to eat (and like) foods

Who does the grocery shopping? - Trish

How often do they bake desserts? - Not super often, but occasionally the mood will strike Trish and Jess will come home to find her with flour on her nose and something delicious smelling in the oven

Are they more of a meat lover or a salad eater? - Trish likes a meaty salad, meahwile Jess just likes meat

Who is more likely to surprise the other(s) with an anniversary dinner? - They are super anti-anniversary dinner, but they do some other sort of date that’s fun and silly - often laser tag or minigolf or skydiving, something adventurous and distracting

Who is more likely to suggest going out? - Trish, she’s the one with money and connections all over town

Who is more likely to burn the house down accidently while cooking? - Jess

Chores:

Who cleans the room? - Trish

Who is really against chores? - Jess

Who cleans up after the pets? - Trish

Who is more likely to sweep everything under the rug? - Jess, when forced to clean

Who stresses the most when guests are coming over? - Trish

Who found a dollar between the couch cushions while cleaning? - Jess

Misc:

Who takes the longer showers/baths? - Jess

Who takes the dog out for a walk? - Usually Trish

How often do they decorate the room/house for the holidays? - They don’t do much decorating, but Trish would put up a couple decorations in the apartment, and usually a couple in her studio as well

What are their goals for the relationship? - To heal together. To be there for each other and save each other, but also to learn to step back and let them save themselves, to be their own people and their own heroes but to learn to be a team

Who is most likely to sleep till noon? - Jess, frequently

Who plays the most pranks? - Jess

[balu8]

Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special:Sin City by Frank Miller

Dark Horse Comics          

[ultragappy]

Sin City

Sin City is a series of neo-noir comics by American comic book writer Frank Miller. The first story originally appeared in "Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special.  The intertwining stories, with frequently recurring characters, take place in Basin City. With the art style of the comic being almost fully in negative, with black taking the foreground as the main colour, with some other bright colours sometimes shown for strong effects or characters. I toyed around with t6he idea of a mostly negative style comic with my negative ink prints but ultimately decided against it. As I need to first built up a concrete drawing style and then branching out to other forms of experimentation.

[mredwinsmith]

ACTIVISION Brings Fan-Favorite Properties To San Diego Comic-Con 2018

Returning to San Diego July 19-22 with an all-star roster of entertainment properties, Activision is set to deliver a jammed-packed weekend of events and showcases for Call of Duty®, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot and Destiny at Comic-Con International 2018: San Diego.

  Convention attendees will have many opportunities to engage with four of Activision’s iconic franchises – highlighted franchise panel discussions for Call of Duty and Spyro – as well as multiple consumer products for purchase, talent signings, and exclusive newsbreaks.

  ACTIVISION’S SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON SCHEDULE & HIGHLIGHTS

  CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS 4

Panel: Thursday, July 19 at 1:00pm-2:00pm, Room #6BCF

Description: Treyarch’s Jason Blundell (Sr. Executive Producer) and Craig Houston (Lead Writer) celebrate the 10-year anniversary of Call of Duty’s Zombies and discuss what’s next for the studio’s signature undead in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. Get ready for never-before-seen footage, exciting special announcements, and Q&A.

Dark Horse Comic Book Cover Art Signing: Thursday, July 19 at 3:00pm-4:00pm, Dark Horse Booth #2615

Attendees receive: Exclusive art print

BAIT Limited Edition Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 Signing: Thursday, July 19 at 5:30pm-7:00pm, BAIT Store at 920 Fifth Ave., San Diego, CA 92101

Attendees can purchase: Apparel from the Call of Duty® Zombies capsule collection

Call of Duty Action Figures by McFarlane Toys: July 19-22, Diamond Comic Distributors Booth #2401

Attendees can view: Upcoming Fall lineup of figures on display at the Diamond Comic Distributors booth, including John ‘Soap’ MacTavish, John ‘Soap’ MacTavish (Bloody Variant), Donnie ‘Ruin’ Walsh, Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley, Simon ‘Ghost’ Riley (Winter Variant), and Seraph

  SPYRO REIGNITED TRILOGY

Panel: Thursday, July 19 at 2:15pm-3:15pm, Room #6BCF

Description: Spyro: Reigniting a Legend—In 2018, Spyro the dragon is soaring to new heights in the Spyro Reignited Trilogy. This panel will connect Spyro’s creation with his present by giving fans an exclusive look into the creative process behind the original games from the ’90s and the 2018 remastered collection. Panelists include key members of the Insomniac Games and Toys For Bob development teams, Stewart Copeland (composer of the original Spyro soundtrack), Tom Kenny (the voice of Spyro), andMichael John (Producer at Universal Interactive Studios on the originalSpyro trilogy). With this panel, some of the most talented names in entertainment will share their unique experiences in creating and remastering one of the most beloved trilogies in platforming history. San Diego Comic-Con exclusive giveaway slated for panel attendees.

  ADDITIONAL ACTIVISION FRANCHISES

Crash Bandicoot – Vinyl & Collectible Figures by NECA / Kidrobot: July 19-22, NECA / Kidrobot Booth #5145  Attendees can purchase: Full lineup of figures on display at the NECA / Kidrobot booth

Destiny – Sweeper Bot by Funko Pop! Games: July 19-22, Funko Pop! Games Booth #5341.  Attendees can purchase: SDCC exclusive product on display at the Funko Pop! Games booth

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