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Aliens: Apocalypse - The Destroying Angels is a four-issue limited comic book series that was first published by Dark Horse Comics from January-May 1999. It was written by Mark Schultz, illustrated by Doug Wheatley, lettered by Clem Robins, colored by Chris Chuckry and edited by Philip Amara, with cover art by Schutlz.

In the Aliens comics line, Aliens: Apocalypse was preceded by Aliens: Wraith, published concurrently with Aliens: Once in a Lifetime, and was followed by Aliens: Xenogenesis.

Publisher's Summary

#1: Is it a coincidence that humans have met Aliens in our far future? Or is there something sinister unfolding in the universe that prefigures the Aliens on an almost unfathomable scale? This is what Alecto Throop is asking. Throop is a deep-space rescue specialist cut from the same cloth as the late Lt. Ellen Ripley: tough, smart, beautiful and instinctual. But her instincts weren't enough to warn her of her latest mission. She's about to find out that even a fight with deadly Aliens is nothing compared to meeting their masters... or the renegade human that has learned their secrets.

#2: An Alien "angel" has been met, as veil after veil is lifted, and Alecto Throop begins to grasp the enormity of the forces at work behind Dr. Lucien Keitel's deception. But, the Aliens may represent only the brink of an unfathomable pit of cosmic horror. Join Throop Rescue and Recovery as they follow the elusive Keitel to a petrified world that was ancient long before life first crawled on Earth. Our universe has never seemed so big... so old... or so hideously dark.

#3: Deep space rescue specialist Alecto Throop has been hot on the trail of the mysterious Dr. Lucien Keitel, always half a step behind. But now that she's found him, she may be sorry she did. Through Keitel, Throop is about to learn what may be the ultimate fate of the universe... and why it lies in the clutching claws of the Aliens.

#4: The android Baal's secrets may have been uncovered, but it's merely the first layer that Alecto Throop must peel back to get the answers she's been sent to find. There's the Alien egg found aboard Throop's ship, and it involves the ancient "pilot" race (seen in the first Alien film) that introduced the creatures to man's corner of the galaxy. Plus, the fate of Dr. Keitel is revealed... and along with it, the fate of the universe!

Appearances

By type

Characters	Creatures	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

Creatures

Locations

Sentient species

Engineer

Weapons and technology

M41A Pulse Rifle

Reprint History

Aliensapocalypsetpb — Cover to *Aliens: Apocalypse* trade paperback by Schultz and Keith Wood

A collected trade paperback edition of Aliens: Apocalypse - The Destroying Angels was released in October 1999, edited by Chris Warner. The cover art was reused from issue #4, albeit slightly redesigned by Dark Horse designer Keith Wood. The series was collected again as part of Aliens Omnibus: Volume 6 in December 2008.

Behind the Scenes

Series writer/cover artist Mark Schultz also played a similar role as writer/cover artist of the Predator series Predator: Hell and Hot Water.

Artist Doug Wheatley has recently gained much critical acclaim as the artist of Dark Horse's Star Wars: Dark Times.

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-[[File:Aliens_Apocalypse_The_Destroying_Angels_1.jpg|thumb|Cover to Aliens: Apocalypse 1 by Mark Schultz]]
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+'''''Aliens: Apocalypse - The Destroying Angels''''' is a four-issue limited comic book series that was first published by [[Dark Horse Comics]] from January-May [[1999]]. It was written by [[Mark Schultz]], illustrated by [[Doug Wheatley]], lettered by Clem Robins, colored by Chris Chuckry and edited by [[Philip Amara]], with cover art by Schutlz.
+In the [[Aliens (comic series)|''Aliens'' comics line]], ''Aliens: Apocalypse'' was preceded by ''[[Aliens: Wraith]]'', published concurrently with ''[[Aliens: Once in a Lifetime]]'', and was followed by ''[[Aliens: Xenogenesis]]''.
-A collected trade paperback edition was released in October 1999, edited by [[Chris Warner]] re-using the cover artwork from issue #4 by Schultz, slightly redesigned by Dark Horse designer Keith Wood. It was also collected in ''[[Aliens Omnibus: Volume 6]]'' in December 2008.
+==Publisher's Summary==
-In the ''Aliens'' comics line, ''Aliens: Apocalypse - The Destroying Angels'' was published concurrently with the short off-shoot story ''[[Aliens: Once in a Lifetime]]'' (February 1999), and followed by ''[[Aliens: Xenogenesis]]'' (August-November 1999).
+<nowiki>#</nowiki>1: ''Is it a coincidence that humans have met Aliens in our far future? Or is there something sinister unfolding in the universe that prefigures the Aliens on an almost unfathomable scale? This is what [[Alecto Throop]] is asking. Throop is a deep-space rescue specialist cut from the same cloth as the late Lt. Ellen Ripley: tough, smart, beautiful and instinctual. But her instincts weren't enough to warn her of her latest mission. She's about to find out that even a fight with deadly Aliens is nothing compared to meeting their masters... or the renegade human that has learned their secrets.''
+<nowiki>#</nowiki>2: ''An Alien "angel" has been met, as veil after veil is lifted, and Alecto Throop begins to grasp the enormity of the forces at work behind Dr. [[Lucien Keitel]]'s deception. But, the Aliens may represent only the brink of an unfathomable pit of cosmic horror. Join [[Throop Rescue and Recovery]] as they follow the elusive Keitel to a petrified world that was ancient long before life first crawled on Earth. Our universe has never seemed so big... so old... or so hideously dark.''
-==Appearances==
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+<nowiki>#</nowiki>3: ''Deep space rescue specialist Alecto Throop has been hot on the trail of the mysterious Dr. Lucien Keitel, always half a step behind. But now that she's found him, she may be sorry she did. Through Keitel, Throop is about to learn what may be the ultimate fate of the universe... and why it lies in the clutching claws of the Aliens.''
+<nowiki>#</nowiki>4: ''The android [[Baal]]'s secrets may have been uncovered, but it's merely the first layer that Alecto Throop must peel back to get the answers she's been sent to find. There's the Alien egg found aboard Throop's ship, and it involves the ancient "[[Space Jockey|pilot]]" race (seen in the first [[Alien (film)|Alien]] film) that introduced the creatures to man's corner of the galaxy. Plus, the fate of Dr. Keitel is revealed... and along with it, the fate of the universe!''
+==Appearances==
-==Plot (Warning: Spoilers)==
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-''Official description of individual issues:''
+|characters =
+*[[Alecto Throop]]
-[[File:Aliensapocalypse2.jpg|thumb|left|Cover to Aliens: Apocalypse 2 by Mark Schultz]]Is it a coincidence that humans have met Aliens in the cold reaches of space? Or is there something stitched into the very fabric of the cosmos that explains their inexorable spread through the galaxy? Deep-space rescue specialist [[Alecto Throop]] is about to find out that even a fight with the deadly creatures is nothing compared to meeting their masters . . . or the renegade human who has learned their secrets--ancient secrets.
+*Dr. [[Lucien Keitel]]
+*[[Baal]]
-Is it a coincidence that humans have met Aliens in our far future? Or is there something sinister unfolding in the universe that prefigures the Aliens on an almost unfathomable scale? This is what Alecto Throop is asking. Throop is a deep-space rescue specialist cut from the same cloth as the late Lt. Ellen Ripley: tough, smart, beautiful and instinctual. But her instincts weren't enough to warn her of her latest mission. She's about to find out that even a fight with deadly Aliens is nothing compared to meeting their masters . . . or the renegade human that has learned their secrets.
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+*[[Jockey-Xenomorph]]
-An Alien "angel" has been met, as veil after veil is lifted, and Alecto Throop begins to grasp the enormity of the forces at work behind Dr. [[Lucien Keitel]]'s deception. But, the Aliens may represent only the brink of an [[File:Aliensapocalypse3.jpg|thumb|Cover to Aliens: Apocalypse 3 by Mark Schultz]]unfathomable pit of cosmic horror. Join [[Throop Rescue and Recovery]] as they follow the elusive Keitel to a petrified world that was ancient long before life first crawled on Earth. Our universe has never seemed so big. . . so old. . . or so hideously dark.
+|locations = *
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-Deep space rescue specialist Alecto Throop has been hot on the trail of the mysterious Dr. Lucien Keitel, always half a step behind. But now that she's found him, she may be sorry she did. Through Keitel, Throop is about to learn what may be the ultimate fate of the universe . . . and why it lies in the clutching claws of the Aliens.
+|species = *[[Engineer]]
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+|technology = *[[M41A Pulse Rifle]]
+}}
+==Reprint History==
-The android [[Baal]]'s secrets may have been uncovered, but it's merely the first layer that Alecto Throop must peel back to get the answers she's been sent to find. There's the Alien egg found aboard Throop's ship, and it involves the ancient "[[Space Jockey|pilot]]" race (seen in the first [[Alien (film)|''Alien'']] film) that introduced the creatures to man's corner of the galaxy. Plus, the fate of Dr. Keitel is revealed . . . and along with it, the fate of the universe!
+[[File:Aliensapocalypsetpb.jpg|thumb|Cover to ''Aliens: Apocalypse'' trade paperback by Schultz and Keith Wood]]
+A collected trade paperback edition of ''Aliens: Apocalypse - The Destroying Angels'' was released in October 1999, edited by [[Chris Warner]]. The cover art was reused from issue #4, albeit slightly redesigned by Dark Horse designer Keith Wood. The series was collected again as part of ''[[Aliens Omnibus: Volume 6]]'' in December 2008.
 ==Behind the Scenes==
-[[File:Aliensapocalypsetpb.jpg|thumb|Aliens: Apocalypse TPB cover by Mark Schultz]]Series writer/cover artist Mark Schultz also played a similar role as writer/cover artist of the ''Predator ''series ''[[Predator: Hell and Hot Water]]''.
+Series writer/cover artist Mark Schultz also played a similar role as writer/cover artist of the ''Predator ''series ''[[Predator: Hell and Hot Water]]''.
 Artist Doug Wheatley has recently gained much critical acclaim as the artist of Dark Horse's ''Star Wars: Dark Times''.
-==See Also==
+==Gallery==
+===Issue covers===
-*[[Dark Horse Comics]]
+<gallery>
-*[[Aliens (Comics Series)|''Aliens'' (comic series)]]
+Aliens_Apocalypse_The_Destroying_Angels_1.jpg|Cover to ''Aliens: Apocalypse'' issue 1 by [[Mark Schultz]]
-*''[[Aliens: Once in a Lifetime]]''
+Aliensapocalypse2.jpg|Cover to issue 2
+Aliensapocalypse3.jpg|Cover to issue 3
+Aliensapocalypse4.jpg|Cover to issue 4
+</gallery>
 ==External links==
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 *[http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/Previews/48-196?page=0 Preview pages in black and white for issue one of Destroying Angels at DarkHorse.com]
 *[http://www.amazon.com/Aliens-Omnibus-6-v/dp/1595822143/ref=pd_cp_b_3#reader_1595822143 Amazon.com listing for Aliens Omnibus Vol. 6, with sample pages from ''The Destroying Angels'']
-[[Category:Comics]]
 [[Category:Aliens (comics)]]