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A review by lupinedreaming
Aliens: Labyrinth by Jim Woodring, Kilian Plunkett
3.5
Aliens: Labyrinth has some very strong, memorable bits wrapped in a decent story. The core narrative about a man investigating a research station (at least, that’s what I think it is?) isn’t very compelling, and most of the characters are forgettable. However, one character is extremely memorable, and that character is Dr. Church.
There’s some really creative stuff here in the sections where Dr. Church talks about the alien’s behavior and biology, and the most standout section is Dr. Church’s backstory. His backstory is genuinely disturbing and unsettling — even more upsetting than some stuff you’ll see in the actual Alien movies. However, outside of Church and the parts of the story associated with him, I didn’t find this to be a deeply compelling story. Still, decent and worth a read, especially for Church’s backstory (if you can stomach it).
There’s some really creative stuff here in the sections where Dr. Church talks about the alien’s behavior and biology, and the most standout section is Dr. Church’s backstory. His backstory is genuinely disturbing and unsettling — even more upsetting than some stuff you’ll see in the actual Alien movies. However, outside of Church and the parts of the story associated with him, I didn’t find this to be a deeply compelling story. Still, decent and worth a read, especially for Church’s backstory (if you can stomach it).