Aliens: Kidnapped #1

Dark Horse's Aliens: Kidnapped #1 opens this 1997 three-issue series with a visceral cover by Kilian Plunkett — a rain-soaked Xenomorph rendered in unsettling detail, its ridged exoskeleton and grasping claws filling the frame with a sense of coiled menace. The creature's biomechanical form is painted with remarkable texture against the dark, rain-streaked background, making the threat feel immediate and tactile. With writing from Jim Woodring and Justin Green and interior art by Francisco Solano López, this is a compelling entry in Dark Horse's sprawling Aliens universe.