Panel Vision - Aliens: Genocide

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So, the Alien franchise has, in classic form, given birth to a new monster in Alien: Covenant.  To celebrate the 6^th film in the Aliens franchise and the series’ seeming new lease on life in the 2010s I thought I’d look back at its most populated media frontier: comic books.  Yes, there were a metric ton of Alien comics published in the wake of Alien 3, which at the time seemed like the end of the franchise forever as “reboots” didn’t really seem like a thing yet back in 1992.  The main force behind the slew of Aliens branded books was Dark Horse, one of the B-list publishers now after clawing their way up from the C-list thanks to being the folks behind Hellboy. 

They’ve always made their bread and butter in adaptations and tie-in comics, and they milked the Alien franchise for everything it was worth, to the point they’re still putting out comics in this franchise now.  Seriously, there are 6 omnibuses worth of Alien comic material, which makes it all the more tragic that they’re so bad.  I dug through all of them in preparation for this review and found exactly two mini-series worth your time.  There was the enjoyably weird Aliens: Stronghold, which I’ll probably get to someday, and today’s focus, the unequivocal best of the bunch- Aliens: Genocide.  

Hellboy Reboot Announced

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One of the strange things about the modern age of blockbusters is that despite ‘superhero’ being the biggest genre in the world heroes that don’t come from Marvel or DC just can’t manage to break through.  This rule has been in place pretty much from the dawn of the modern blockbuster/superhero romance in 1978, though there are a few notable exceptions.  

There was a time in the ‘90s when Savage Dragon and Spawn commanded genuine respect, the Witchblade/Darkness franchise has always flirted around the edges of relevance,  and even now the folks at Valiant Comics are committed to turning Bloodshot and Ninjak into multimedia success stories. 

Still, for every one of those examples, there are five or six superheroes that never break through or fail within their first year.  By in large, the public will just never care as much about the likes of Supreme, X-O Man of War, the Occultist, or Green Hornet.  However, we cling to exceptions to this rule that we’ve managed, like the continued viability of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or Static Shock.  As such, it really shouldn’t come as this much of a surprise that Hellboy is getting rebooted. 

Comics Rainbow - Ghosts

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In case it isn’t clear yet, pretty much all my pre-written work for this week is going to be based around the upcoming release of Ghostbusters.  That’s just the nature of things when you prepare work this far in advance, you end up needing to base it on big, telegraphed events rather than reacting to the news of the day.  In any event: Ghosts.  

Ghosts are all over comics, going all the way back to before superheroes became a dominant genre of the medium in the 1940s.  So, given that and the fact the Ghostbusters aren’t really comic book characters and I didn’t want to cheat and do an article about them, this is a look at the various ghostly characters in comics throughout the ages.

Lara Croft and the Frozen Omen #1 Review

Hey there's a new terrible Tomb Raider comic out thanks to Dark Horse Comics and I'm reviewing it over on All-Comic.com

http://all-comic.com/2015/lara-croft-frozen-omen-1/

Colder: Toss The Bones #1 Review

I take a look at the incredibly excellent Colder: Toss The Bones, one of the best kept secrets in comic books, check it out over on Front Towards Gamer:

http://ftg.operationsupplydrop.org/2015/10/02/colder-toss-the-bones-1-review-comics/

Mirror's Edge Exordium #1

I talk about Mirror's Edge, the upcoming reboot, and the comic book prequel to said reboot from Dark Horse: Mirror's Edge Exordium, full review on Front Towards Gamer

http://ftg.operationsupplydrop.org/2015/09/11/mirrors-edge-exordium-1-review-comics/

Panel Vision: Top 10 Ghost Fleet Panels

Hello and welcome to Panel Vision.  This is where I plan to cover comic related stuff I normally wouldn’t on my usual platform over at Front Towards Gamer.  This means stuff like older comic reviews, editorials, stuff I don’t have the space to review at Front Towards Gamer, and top 10 lists. 

So to start this new blog I though I’d continue to celebrate my favorite comic of 2015: Ghost Fleet.