Aliens: Outbreak

Mark Verheiden and Mark A. Nelson launched Dark Horse's Aliens: Outbreak in 1996, a single-issue comic that expands the dread-soaked universe of the films. This self-contained story, written by the franchise's most prolific comics scribe and illustrated by a master of moody, textured linework, stands as a key early entry in the publisher's celebrated run of Alien tales. It matters as a foundational piece of the expanded lore, setting a grim, survivalist tone that would define Dark Horse's approach to the xenomorph for years to come.