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A review by octoberrust1108
Aliens: Salvation by Matt Hollingsworth, Mike Mignola, Clem Robins, Dave Gibbons, Kevin Nowlan
5.0
This single-issue short story has been on my "to-read-later" list for a little while now but i finally got my hands on a copy yesterday.
Now. WHAT A COMIC THIS IS. I knew it would be good when i saw that it was written by Gibbons (who drew for Watchmen) and drawn by Mignola (creator of Hellboy), who are both two of my favorite voices in the comic industry. This issue is syringe-injected with incredible writing equally incredible panels from the start.
It's short, but sweet. Rather than focusing on a story about a xenomorph stalking the skeleton crew of a star freighter, this is about a secret mission to relocate a small populus of the monster's to a planet to start a breeding ground, should the military need them as some kind of evil bio weapon. In true Alien fashion, things always go south and the ship crash lands on the planet, killing all of its crew but 3, and stranding them. The story is seen through the eyes of a Christian, who's monologue is a prayer to God, asking for strength, courage, and forgiveness for the things he sees and is forced to do. I personally liked that perspective, it was refreshing to see a Christian written in secular culture who wasn't intrepreted as a snobby, elitist.
I highly recommend this issue. It grapples with the human psyche under duress, as well as from the perspective of one with the faith, and it also has some gnarly lookin Xenomorphs.
Now. WHAT A COMIC THIS IS. I knew it would be good when i saw that it was written by Gibbons (who drew for Watchmen) and drawn by Mignola (creator of Hellboy), who are both two of my favorite voices in the comic industry. This issue is syringe-injected with incredible writing equally incredible panels from the start.
It's short, but sweet. Rather than focusing on a story about a xenomorph stalking the skeleton crew of a star freighter, this is about a secret mission to relocate a small populus of the monster's to a planet to start a breeding ground, should the military need them as some kind of evil bio weapon. In true Alien fashion, things always go south and the ship crash lands on the planet, killing all of its crew but 3, and stranding them. The story is seen through the eyes of a Christian, who's monologue is a prayer to God, asking for strength, courage, and forgiveness for the things he sees and is forced to do. I personally liked that perspective, it was refreshing to see a Christian written in secular culture who wasn't intrepreted as a snobby, elitist.
I highly recommend this issue. It grapples with the human psyche under duress, as well as from the perspective of one with the faith, and it also has some gnarly lookin Xenomorphs.