Alien: Romulus – The Comic Prequel That Explains EVERYTHING!
Marvel's Alien: Romulus Comic: Unveiling the Disaster Before the Movie
The Alien franchise keeps expanding, folks! And now we’ve got this seriously cool prequel comic for Alien: Romulus! It tells us exactly what went down before that crazy movie hit theaters this year! The film sees some unfortunate 20-somethings messing with a seriously derelict spacecraft which ultimately brings down an alien infested disaster upon the surviving humans – a horror story waiting to happen! The main focus is explaining those very key events, moments which created those conditions necessary for those catastrophic consequences which led to the events portrayed in that initial film. And thankfully, the prequel comic, published by Marvel, does exactly that.
Alien: Romulus #1 (written by Zac Thompson, art by Daniel Picciotto, story by director Fede Alvarez and co-writer Rodo Sayagues) dives straight into that terrifying situation unfolding even before those initial events portrayed in the Romulus movie, showing a team discovering wreckage from the original Alien movie – you remember, Nostromo? They bring aboard that Xenomorph body on the Renaissance space station (the movie's main setting) which gets divided into two parts – Romulus and Remus. This seriously messed up chain of events creates the stage for that terrible storyline found later. Let’s unpack it!
A Fatal Decision: Why the Renaissance Station Fell
This prequel shows us EXACTLY how everything spiralled! That team investigating this Xenomorph completely fail to appreciate the gravity of their own findings. This includes many characters prioritizing Weyland-Yutani’s desire for science – above all else, life included! The result? That totally predictable, completely unnecessary chain of events leads to catastrophe.
One pivotal moment really makes this story even more terrifying and important to the overall narrative: Rook, a Weyland-Yutani synthetic with a likeness of Sir Ian Holm, prevents the crew from destroying that Xenomorph body. His loyalty to his programming and Weyland-Yutani’s goals above all else prevents other members from intervening and stops attempts made by Hyla; an important part of that same group, leading directly into that truly awful series of events; those bloody attacks resulting from not respecting and prioritizing safety! This makes a profoundly effective moment and provides strong hints towards the kinds of challenges that face humanity.
Expanding the Xenomorph Universe: Marvel’s Alien Comics Reign
Marvel’s been making Alien comics since the 80s! But recently? They’ve gone into overdrive with awesome, original content adding huge new details to this expanding mythology and creating entirely new story arcs to help extend this already extremely vast fictional history!
We've already seen Alien: Black, White, & Blood, Aliens: What If…?, and even the crazy crossover Aliens vs. Avengers! And get this: a completely new story Alien: Paradiso, showcasing luxury hotel’s encounters with these iconic killers; is due this year. The series goes deeply into Romulus’s horrors: this shows the context behind its catastrophic origins and provides hints to both the original Alien movie and maybe even Prometheus; showing how vastly extensive this entire creative landscape could really become and just how connected these specific movies remain; highlighting this intense creative continuity!
Conclusion: A Must-Read Prequel for Alien Fans!
Alien: Romulus #1 is a must for all Alien fans! It explains the disaster which caused so many deaths and totally lays the groundwork for what unfolds in the film! The comic brilliantly expands that terrifying mythology by introducing additional connective tissues; expanding this universe that continues to bring many amazing developments for future productions! It sets the stage beautifully and should really serve to introduce another great addition that might further add to its already immense fanbase. Go get it (October 23rd, 2024)!
