Aliens: Female War

In 1996, Dark Horse Comics closed out its original "Aliens" trilogy with Female War, a one-shot comic illustrated by John Bolton. The story brings together three survivors from previous storylines—Newt, Hicks, and Wilks—as they confront the monstrous Alien Queen in a desperate, final confrontation. Bolton's lush, painterly art gives this grim sci-fi horror tale a haunting, almost classical beauty, marking a distinctive visual capstone to the early, foundational era of Dark Horse's Aliens comics.