Aliens: Alchemy #1

Dark Horse's Aliens: Alchemy kicks off this three-part 1997 series with a cover that commands immediate attention — Richard Corben renders a Xenomorph up close and uncomfortably personal, its fanged inner jaw dripping and its clawed hand raised against a vivid, smoldering backdrop, all rendered in Corben's characteristically visceral, painterly style. The creature even sports a jaunty captain's hat, an unsettling detail that makes the image equal parts darkly absurd and genuinely menacing. With John Arcudi scripting and Corben handling both pencils and inks, this opening chapter promises a distinctive creative voice in the Aliens universe.