Jonathan Hickman and Esad Rybic’s crossover miniseries Aliens vs. Avengers is scheduled for release in August, so we may soon get a taste of the unique horror it depicts.
Marvel will feature the evil extraterrestrials from the “Alien” series on five new covers, which will be released each week in July and August.
Not only does this mean Marvel has a ton of Alien-related offerings to spice up the summer, it also coincides with the release of Fede Alvarez’s Alien: Romulus on August 16, 2024, which will be the first Alien feature film since Alien: Covenant hit theaters in 2017.
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Here’s Marvel’s official description of Evil Invasion:
“For the past few years, Marvel Comics has been creating all-new comic book series set in the thrilling Alien universe, and starting in August, the Alien and Marvel universes will collide for the first time in Jonathan Hickman and Esad Rybic’s Alien vs. The Avengers. Announced last month, the four-issue limited series is set in the new Marvel timeline, where older, grittier versions of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes battle an alien invasion. To celebrate this monumental moment in pop culture history, fans can get their hands on five Marvel vs. Aliens alternate covers starting in July.
“Featured in some of Marvel’s most anticipated upcoming titles, these new artworks are from superstar artists including Greg Rand, Tony Daniel, Erica Durso, Steven Segovia and Joshua Cassara. The ‘Marvel vs. Aliens’ variant covers depict a breathtaking battle between Marvel’s greatest icons and deadly xenomorphs! Will Phoenix, Spider-Man, Moon Knight, Deadpool and She-Hulk have enough power to singlehandedly take down the galaxy’s hordes of perfect creatures?”
The first of the Marvel vs. Aliens alternate covers will be Deadpool #4 by Greg Land on July 3, followed by The Amazing Spider-Man #53 by Tony Daniel on July 10, Phoenix #1 by Erica Durso on July 17, and Vengeance of the Moon Knight #7 by Steven Segovia on July 24. The series will conclude with Sensational She-Hulk #10 by Joshua Cassara on August 14.
It’s impressive to see H.R. Giger’s biomechanical killing machines, first seen in Ridley Scott’s Alien, fit so perfectly into the Marvel universe, and it will be interesting to see what crossovers and match-ups we see in the future, not just in comics, but in feature films, tie-in novels, video games, and more.
The crazy mix begins!
