List of Alien (franchise) comics
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The Alien comic books are part of the Alien franchise and have had several titles published based on the license, most of which are part of the Dark Horse Comics line, but other comics by other distributors have been made. Marvel Comics obtained the license to the Aliens, Predator and Alien vs. Predator comics following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company.
Alien: The Illustrated Story
Alien: The Illustrated Story is a critically acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of the original 1979 movie Alien, published by Heavy Metal magazine the same year. The creative team consisted of Archie Goodwin as the scriptwriter and Walt Simonson as the artist. It won the Harvey Award for Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work in 2013.
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the most well-known publisher of Aliens comics, having published many limited series from 1988 to 1999. Publishing took a hiatus until 2009. The Predator creature exists in this extended comic universe due to multiple Alien vs. Predator crossovers.
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