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Telling the film's story entirely from the perspective of the character [[Newt]], the series has never been collected or reprinted. |
Telling the film's story entirely from the perspective of the character [[Newt]], the series has never been collected or reprinted. |
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Cover to Aliens: Newt's Tale issue 1 by artist John Bolton
Aliens: Newt's Tale is a two-issue comic book adaptation of the film Aliens published by Dark Horse Comics from June-July 1992. It was written by Mike Richardson based on James Cameron's screenplay, drawn by Jim Somerville, inked by Brian Garvey and colored by Gregory Wright, with painted covers by John Bolton. The series was edited by Randy Stradley.
Telling the film's story entirely from the perspective of the character Newt, the series has never been collected or reprinted.
The series was only reprinted in Trade Paperback for the United Kingdom in 1994 by Titan Books Ltd.
In the Aliens comics line, Aliens: Newt's Tale was published concurrently with Dark Horse's adaptation of Alien3 (June-July 1992), and was followed by Renegade (Aug.-Sept. 199) and Aliens: Horror Show (Oct.-Dec. 1992).
Appearances
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| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Plot
Cover to Aliens: Newt's Tale issue 2 (Also UK TPB Cover) by artist John Bolton
The series retells the story of Aliens from the perspective of Rebecca "Newt" Jorden, including events not seen in the theatrical version of the film. Specifically it shows how the colony of Hadley's Hope encountered and was ravaged by Alien infestation just prior to the events of the film.
See Also
- Aliens (film)
- Aliens (novel)
- Aliens (Comics Series)
- Dark Horse Comics
References