Alien #2

This second issue of Marvel's 2023 Alien series leads with a quietly chilling cover by Dike Ruan: a young, freckled woman with short reddish hair glances back over her shoulder, unaware — or perhaps all too aware — that a facehugger is clinging to her back, its long golden legs splayed across her jacket. The tension in that single, understated moment speaks volumes about the franchise's enduring power to unsettle. With Declan Shalvey writing and Andrea Broccardo on interior art, colored by Tríona Farrell, this series is shaping up to be a genuinely compelling addition to the Alien universe.