Aliens Epic Collection: The Original Years #1

Marvel's Epic Collection brings together the early Aliens comics material under one substantial trade cover, and Denis Beauvais's artwork makes an immediate case for why this era of storytelling deserves a fresh look. The cover places a snarling Xenomorph dead-center in a cramped, industrial corridor bathed in fiery amber light, its jaws dripping and claws outstretched — with a second creature lurking in the blue-lit shadows above, reinforcing just how outnumbered any human survivor would be. At nearly 400 pages of gathered material, this 2023 collection is a genuinely satisfying way to dive into the comic adventures that expanded the Aliens universe beyond the silver screen.