Alien Encounters

A sci-fi anthology series from Eclipse Comics that ran for fourteen issues in the mid-1980s, Alien Encounters explored humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrial life through standalone stories of wonder, paranoia, and discovery. The title was most frequently written by Bruce Jones and Cat Yronwode, with art by Lee Weeks, Mike Gustovich, and Peter Ledger bringing each strange new visitor to life. It stands as a thoughtful, creator-driven entry in the small-press boom of the era, offering a mature, varied take on the alien-invasion genre before such themes became commonplace in mainstream comics.