Alien: The Illustrated Story

This book does everything it can to capture the look and feel of the original movie. The art looks a little cramped. I suspect earlier editions were printed in a magazine format which would better suit the layouts. But all in all this book is a Must Have for collectors of the series. You might skip some of the later books for any number of reasons. But it would be hard to exclude this one from an Alien illustrated library set. At least, it was for me.

Back in "96" i walked down to my local comic store and picked up an old copy of "Eerie" magazine which was published around late 1979. I was reading it and came across an old ad for graphic novels long out of print. And one of those turned out to be the comic adaptation of the movie "Alien". I wish i could have gotten my hands on that( since i was a huge fan of the movie) I figured i wouldn't have any luck finding it or if i did , it would cost me alot of money. As luck would have it, many years later ,20th century fox released the movie" prometheus" and rereleased this to ti in with the movie. It's written by Archie Goodwin and drawn by Walter Simonson. The adaptation is very faithful to the movie and it also has a few deleted scenes that had i bought this when it originally came out in "79", wouldn't even have known existed till dvd technolgy hit the market when they released the 20th anniversery of Alien on dvd years back. The art work is fantastic and they tried to get the likeness of the characters right. If you are a fan of the movie like i am and youare into graphic novels, you might enjoy this.

I was 10 when Alien hit the scene in 1979, I heard a lot about the movie and was already a sci-fi fan but was prevented from seeing it for a while by my folks (of course). However, one day while shopping at the Bon Marche (!) in Seattle, I came across a palette of these graphic novels and furtively poured through it while glancing over my shoulder for my mom, laugh. I shuddered when I got to the chestburster scene, it was graphic and Walt Simonson long before his seminal Thor run did terrific work on the art of this adaptation. Checking it out again after 40 years brought that reading session back and was doubly enjoyable since the movie Alien has since become a top tier favorite of mine. Great book all around, recommended. (j4.)

i regret only a few things in life, but one was definitely letting go o' a couple o' items during a particularly ascetic period in my late teens. one o' which was this gemby the time 'alien' terrified theater goers i already knew the whole film backwards. back then merch tie-ins were not as strategically released as they are today - and i bought EVERY piece o' alien related product that crossed my path. however the cornerstone o' my collection was a triptych o' books : 'the book o' alien', which beautifully cataloged much o' the pre-production (and some production) art created for the film; the movie tie-in, which told the entire film through stills and printed dialogue; and this here, which i regard as one o' the 1st genuine graphic novelsdecades later i stumbled across the movie tie-in at a used book store just down the hill from where i had abandoned mine, and still in GREAT condition - hell, it could've even been my old copy ! and now, by the grace o' the godz o' impeccable taste, the missing 2 have been reprinted ! upon receiving the books i xperienced the best color-inspired flashbacks that i have had in a loooooooooong time. thank you titanbooks !!!

...to flipping through this book at my local bookstore as a youngster. That bookstore was placed right next to a cookie store in my local mall. Mmmm, books and cookies, the best smelling stop in the mall. Anyway, I was so jazzed to see this title offered again. It's pretty much as I remember it. Cool comic book adaptation of the movie by Archie Goodwin. Great Walt Simonson art. However, not all was as awesome as I remembered. The coloring job had me wince ever so slightly as it was produced using the methods of 1970's book production. By this I mean it was colored using actual paints on paper and not colored on the computer using Photoshop. So, the hues in this book aren't as slick as the ones found in comics produced today but they're still good. Although there's one page in the book showing paper that's actually buckled after receiving what I think is watercolor paint. Oddly enough, the effect (or defect) works for the image.Unfortunately, as enjoyable as the book was I had to send it back. Amazon shipped me the item in a flimsy envelope. When it got to me it was heavily damaged. A fold ran the length of the title from the top to bottom and three of the four corners were dented, one seriously. This seems to be a disturbing trend (pre-damaged items) with half of what I've ordered from Amazon as of late. I think Amazon offers great prices but this book was supposed to be new...and in a sense it was. This particular edition was indeed "new to me" but what I expected in a new book was one in (if I may use comic book grading terms) very fine to mint condition. An item in such condition was something I did NOT receive from yet another Amazon transaction. Disappointing to say the least.Alien-The Illustrated Story is definitely deserving of at least four stars. Its a fun comic book adaptation of a great movie. Fans of the franchise and fans of comics should treat themselves to this title. Its a shame that Amazon's shipping practices are not of similar quality. If I could rate said shipping practices they would fall somewhere in the negative-star range. I was once a very happy Amazon customer. No longer. I will try to track this title down elsewhere.

It’s like an updated version of “Alien “ adoption, or is a reprint of the one from eighties . Either way it good have graphic novel of it again.Which looks like the artists and writers did a great job on it. And great buy for anyone likes the “Alien series “.

This book is a must for Alien fans, by far one of the best comic book adaptations ever done. Unlike most licensed adaptations this one shows the creative team was given all the required scripts and production design items because it is, page by page and panel by panel what happens in the movie - even with a couple of extra dialogues that didn’t appear in the film until the 20th anniversary edition came up. Walt Simmonson excels at pacing the story and drawing the key scenes plus he sorts of shows off his European influences, Druillet in particular (no wonder this was originally published by Heavy Metal). Also the coloring looks incredible with whatever printing choices were made.And, if you really are an Alien fan and a comic book connoisseur, this one must be read side by side with the original art edition. Titan knocked this one out of the park!

Großartiger Bildband, welcher die Story des ersten Films sehr detailliert nacherzählt. Einige Szenen, wie die, in der sich das Alien zu einer Art Box zusammenrollt entstammen angeblich von einem Rohschnitt des Films.

Il film a fumetti... integralmente riprodotto... per gli appassionati sicuramente è imperdibile...infatti io l’ho comprato! Dopo aver passato gli anni del liceo a copiare i fotogrammi in pausa dal televisore, finalmente, con molta meno fatica, posso scopiazzarli direttamente dal fumetto!

Très proche du film, en plus court nombre de page oblige, c'est un achat incontournable pour revivre Alien de 1979 s'il est impossible de regarder le film pour une raison X où Y! Je recommande!