Dark Horse Comics will be launching the latest installment in their long line of Aliens titles with September’s “Aliens: Life and Death.” Written by Dan Abnett with art by Moritat, the series looks to be quite interesting. Abnett’s a no-brainer, the guy writes deep-space sci-fi like nobody’s business. Look no further than any of his contributions to the “Warhammer 40k” universe or his like-minded “Insurrection” stories for the folks at 2000 AD to support my statement. Moritat, on the other hand, is a little bit more surprising of a choice. I’m sure lots of readers will closely associate him with his DC output, but keep in mind his healthy run on the futurist-adventure series “Elephantmen.” While the bulk of his recent work has been on superheroes, Moritat’s shown that his European-inspired art is as perfectly suited for science fiction as anything else. Seeing these two on this title has piqued my curiosity for sure. Plus, there’s a Sachin Teng variant cover to sweeten the pot!
Check out the first issue’s solicit, as well as an exclusive first look at the issue’s two covers below!
Aliens: Life and Death #1 (of 4)
Written by Dan Abnett
Illustrated by Moritat
Color by Rain Beredo
Cover by David Palumbo
Variant cover by Sachin Teng
On sale Sept 21
FC, 32 pages
$3.99
Miniseries
In the aftermath of the battle with the Engineers, the surviving humans on LV-223 are wounded and scattered—and easy prey for a gathering horde of Aliens!
The Colonial Marines get a taste of what it’s like to be at the bottom of the food chain!
