Alien #1

Marvel's 2023 relaunch of Alien opens with a cover by Dike Ruan that is genuinely atmospheric — a Xenomorph looms in the icy blue mist of what appears to be a frozen, shattered environment, its silhouette emerging from cracked ice and drifting snow while a razor-tipped tail curves ominously in the foreground. The frigid palette and sense of vast, frozen scale give the image a dread that feels earned rather than manufactured. With Declan Shalvey writing and Andrea Broccardo on art, colored by Tríona Farrell, this first issue promises a creative team with real craft behind one of science fiction's most enduring terrors.