Aliens

Launching Dark Horse's iconic line of licensed comics, this 1988–1989 miniseries picks up directly after the events of the second film, following a lone survivor's desperate return to a xenomorph-infested world. With Mark Verheiden scripting and a gritty, atmospheric art style from Mark A. Nelson and Ron Randall, the story expands the terrifying lore of the creatures while delivering a tense, survival-horror narrative. It established the template for how Dark Horse would handle the Alien franchise for years to come, proving that the property could thrive beyond the movies.