Aliens: What If...? #1

The cover by Phil Noto poses a genuinely intriguing question: what if Carter Burke — seen here kneeling in the foreground, a knife at his feet and a facehugger nearby — had survived the events of Aliens? Looming behind him is a massive Xenomorph, its elongated form rendered in cool, unsettling blues that make the threat feel immediate and inescapable. Co-written with actor Paul Reiser himself, this 2024 series from Marvel promises a fresh, alternate-history take on one of sci-fi's most memorable characters.