Marvel Comics has revealed a new Alien series that follows a group of humans heading off into a part of deep space that is home to a deadly Xenomorph.
The new series will take place in “two time periods with Shalvey also on art duties, drawing flashback scenes of a doomed earlier crew in each issue. As readers learn more about the mistakes and goals of the first mission, they’ll discover the full unsettling scope of what the present-day protagonists have gotten themselves into!”
The description of the comic reads: “In deep space spins a world infected by the universe’s greatest killers. Most people – sane people – would construct a barrier thicker than the hulls of ten Nostromos and leave it to rot. But where most people see a death trap, Weyland-Yutani sees the biggest payout in the history of civilization. And if it costs a few human lives to secure? Those come cheap here. Prepare for more corporate corruption, personal betrayals and extraordinary violence!”
Declan Shalvey and Andrea Broccardo are developing the new comic series with Shalvey handling the writer and Broccardo handling the art. There will also be art from Danny Earls.
Shalvey said in a statement: “It’s such a joy to continue to build out our own little corner of Marvel Comics’ Alien universe with this new ‘Descendant’ story arc. We’re building on what we’ve done before (with some nods to previous stories) and get to dig a bit deeper in this arc (both figuratively and literally). It’s also a real treat for me to draw a section of the story.”
Alien #1 will launch on November 11th, 2023. It will build off of Shalvey and Broccardo’s current series, which ends on August 16, 2023, with Alien #5.
