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Alien: The Illustrated Story by Archie Goodwin

plumimi's review

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adventurous dark tense

3.0

markmtz's review

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5.0

Probably the best of the Alien comics, every bit as good as the film.

librarycobwebs's review

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

nooker's review

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4.0

This was fun, but the final lines that were used in the movie were actually better than what was in the comic book. On thing that I had never encountered before was a questioning of Ash's sexuality. Ripley and Lambert have a brief of whether he made a pass at either of them (the only women). Perhaps an attempt at foreshadowing of his true nature that never made it on screen. It was far too short to even speculate about alternative reasons for his disinterest, but interesting none-the-less.

gerd_d's review

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3.0

This would be now probably be called a "Graphic Novel."
A well done version of the movie, but I tend to think that the colouring hurt the drawing style here. Still a worthwhile addition for the fans.

mattyfactory's review

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4.0

An outstanding graphic novel. Great illustration throughout and closely follows the script for the film, which will make fans happy. Beautifully bloody.

shaunhamill's review

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4.0

Visually gorgeous recreation of the film. Some real show-stopping panels from Walt Simonson.
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