Aliens Omnibus Volume 1

Mark Verheiden

Jul 2007 · Dark Horse Comics

About this ebook

Dark Horse Comics took the industry by storm with its release of Aliens, a comics series that for the first time captured the power of film source material and expanded its universe in a way that fans applauded worldwide. Now, the first three Dark Horse Aliens series — Outbreak, Nightmare Asylum and Female War — are collected in a value-priced, quality-format omnibus, featuring nearly 400 story pages in full color. Written by screen and television scribe Mark Verheiden (The Mask, Battlsestar Gallactica) and illustrated with consummate skill by Mark A. Nelson, Den Beauvais and Sam Kieth, Aliens Omnibus Volume 1 is an essential piece of the Aliens mythos and a great entry point into the storied Dark Horse Aliens library.

Ratings and reviews

This collection includes some of the best comics I've ever read, and I've read thousands. Alien fans will wish these stories had made it to the screen after Aliens (1986).

Remember reading these books when I was younger.. Very cool to see them illustrated. I will say some of the artists are leaps and bounds better than others.. But aside from that.. Awesome

This volume tells how the engineers became extinct, better than prometheus, I think. It throws out the question whether the engineers really wear a suit, or if they were meant to be elephant humanoids. Interesting volume, get it

About the author

Mark Verheiden is currently a producer on the Netflix series Daredevil. His previous TV work includes Hemlock Grove, Falling Skies, Battlestar Galactica, Heroes, Smallville, The Strip, Time Cop (The Series), Caprica, Freaklylinks, Martial Law, and Perversions of Science. He is also the screenwriter on the #1 box office movies Timecop and The Mask, and the not #1 but still fun feature My Name is Bruce starring Bruce Campbell. He has also written nearly 125 comic books, including work on series such as The American, Aliens, Predator, The Phantom, Superman, and Superman/Batman.

Mark Nelson is a writer, penciller, inker, colorist, letterer, and color artist known for his work in the comic book industry. Nelson was educated at the Cleveland Institute of Art and the University of Michigan, and has contributed to just about every major comic imprint in North America. Nelson's work has also been featured in a number of roleplaying games, such as Dungeons & Dragons.