Alien - The Illustrated Story [Illustrated] [Paperback]

"Its provocative, imaginative, and colorful storytelling skillfully walks a delicate tightrope between comfortably familiar while remaining an utterly unique and fresh interpretation of Ridley Scott's progenitor material. It's kind of amazing." --AICN

"Grit, grime, slime, and blood are the forte of this story and Simonson does not disappoint. This book is a must buy for any fan of sci-fi!" --Dallas News Pop Culture

"Terrific piece of comics. Simonson s art is just staggeringly good. Two brilliant creators at the top of their game." --Cbr

"Brilliant work which deserves re-reading." --Westfield Comics

"Here Goodwin and Simonson provide that rarest of events in the field of comic books: the essential and indispensable movie adaptation." --Broken Frontier

"The real reason this book works is that it doesn t just offer a straight adaptation of the film, but takes the events of the movie and works with them within the confines and freedoms of the comics media, allowing for the creative team to almost produce their own director s cut of Alien which is ultimately unlike anything seen on screen." --Advertiser 24

"Goodwin and Simonson provide that rarest of events in the field of comic books: the essential and indispensable movie adaptation." --Broken Frontier

"ALIEN: THE ILLUSTRATED STORY is a win win for both comic book fans and film fans alike." --AICN Comics

"I found it hard to put down once I was turning the pages...a great graphic novel." --Geeklore Review

"It possesses charm in spades, with dazzling splash pages sprinkled throughout." --SFX Review

"Amazing. This is how all movie-to-comics adaptations should be done. 9.5/10." --IGN Review

"Amazing. This is how all movie-to-comics adaptations should be done. 9.5/10." --IGN Review

"It's rare for a comic book adaptation of a movie to be well received by readers, and it's even rarer when the adaptation is declared to be better than the movie it's based on. For a number of comic fans, "Alien: The Illustrated Story" accomplishes both those feats." --Comic Book Resources

"Incredible...the illustrated story of Alien is unlike any movie adaptation I've read. It manages to capture the essence of the film, the pacing, the terror, and the lived in feel better than any film-to-comic I've ever encountered. Reading the book, I could even hear the notes from Jerry Goldsmith's score and the actual sound design." --Huffington Post

"If you like Alien, please do yourself a favor and pick up Alien: The Illustrated Story. You will be rewarded the minute you crack it open." --Geek Hard

Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist.For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie, and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips. Walter Simonson is one of the most highly regarded comics creators around, having written, pencilled or inked Batman, The Hulk and Superman, to name but a few.