Dark Horse Presents: Aliens

    (Dark Horse, 1992)
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This 1992 special collected and colorized the various Aliens appearances from Dark Horse Presents. The first of the five stories, “Theory of Alien Propagation,” is a primer to the Aliens’ ghastly breeding and hunting practices, speculating on their origins, and concluding with their threat to Earth.

Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett’s two-part Aliens story is the most effective of the bunch, relating a treasure-hunting expedition into an Alien pyramid, only to find a terrible presence within the mausoleum. Simon Bisley-illustrated “Reapers” is perhaps the least effective, although it does boast Bisley’s trademark art, as well as a humorous flourish at the end. The special is concluded with “The Alien,” a final chapter in Aliens: Earth War in which mankind arranges to repopulate an Earth overrun by Aliens.
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  • 1
    #1
    Regular Cover by Simon Bisley
    May 1992
    Cover: $4.95
    W: Anina Bennett, John Arcudi, Mark Verheiden, Paul Guinan  ·  A: Mark A. Nelson, Paul Guinan, Simon Bisley, Tony Akins
    Color reprints; Reprints Aliens stories from Dark Horse Presents
    5 copies from $4.50
  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Platinum Edition with Cover A by Simon Bisley
    May 1992
    Cover: $4.95
    W: Anina Bennett, John Arcudi, Mark Verheiden, Paul Guinan  ·  A: Mark A. Nelson, Paul Guinan, Simon Bisley, Tony Akins
    Color reprints; Reprints Aliens stories from Dark Horse Presents
    5 copies from $5.00