Following next month’s theatrical release of Alien: Romulus, the latest installment in the Alien film franchise, Marvel Comics will present an Alien: Romulus comic one-shot in October that tackles one of the film’s lingering mysteries.
On sale in October, Alien: Romulus #1 will be written by Zac Thompson (Absolute Carnage: Avengers, I Breathed a Body) and drawn by Daniel Picciotto (Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider, X-Force). The upcoming film will take Alien storytelling back to its roots with a saga of young space colonizers coming face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe. Marvel’s one-shot will take place prior to the events of the film, providing an illuminating backstory behind the film’s main threat. Made in close partnership with director Fede Alvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues, both of whom wrote Alien: Romulus, the comic will serve as a companion to one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer.
“The Alien franchise is responsible for my lifelong love of body horror, so needless to say, I’m ecstatic to be contributing a small piece to the canon,” Thompson shared. “Working with Fede Alvarez to craft a prequel to Alien: Romulus was a genuine dream come true and a responsibility I don’t take lightly. The result is a thrilling, terrifying story that slowly gestates into something wholly unpredictable.”
Check out the main cover by Leinil Francis Yu along with a stunning variant cover by Björn Barends and preorder Alien: Romulus #1 at your local comic shop today. See Alien: Romulus in theaters August 16. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
ALIEN: ROMULUS #1
Written by ZAC THOMPSON
Art by DANIEL PICCIOTTO
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
Variant Cover by BJÖRN BARENDS
On Sale 10/16
Images via Marvel Comics
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