Aliens: Genocide #1

That cover image — a Xenomorph's open, dripping maw filling the frame in extreme close-up, its inner jaw extended and clawed hands flanking its head — sets an unmistakably menacing tone for this 1991 Dark Horse series opener. Aliens: Genocide brings together writers Mike Richardson and John Arcudi with interior art by Damon Willis, while Arthur Suydam's painted cover work delivers a portrait of alien threat that feels almost uncomfortably intimate. If you're looking for a Xenomorph story with real scale and dread baked in from the very first cover, this one earns its place on the shelf.