Published by Dark Horse in ’88-’89, six-issue comic series Aliens was originally a 10-years-later sequel to the Aliens movie. The Mark Verheiden-penned mini-series initially centered on Hicks and Newt, who were later turned into new characters Wilks and Billie when Alien 3 came along and forced a new edit to be published: Aliens: Outbreak.
The comic books, originally black & white, were also colorized for the new edit.
All these years later, those Aliens: Outbreak comic books are being turned into a motion comic video series by StarForce Media and director Joe Cliff Thompson, with debut episode Aliens: Outbreak Episode 1 – Adrift making its way online this week.
In Aliens: Outbreak…
“Battle-scarred Colonial Marine David Wilks and Billie, a traumatized young woman, were the only survivors of a horrific outbreak on the colony planet Rim ten years ago. Wilks has become a drunken, bitter shell of the brave and compassionate soldier he once was, while Billie has become institutionalized, reliving the nightmare every time she closes her eyes. When a new threat emerges, the two must come to terms with their past as Wilks is called into action once again.”
Watch the first episode below and be sure to follow StarForce for more.
