Per Marvel, the Alien: Romulus one-shot events will occur before those of the film, providing an illuminating backstory behind the movie’s main threat. Expert horror scribe Zac Thompson (Absolute Carnage: Avengers) wrote Alien: Romulus #1, with Daniel Picciotto (Danny Ketch: Ghost Rider, X-Force) on art duty. Leinil Francis Yu designed the book’s main cover, while Bjorn Barends produced the variant cover. Crafted alongside the film’s director Fede Álvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues, both of whom penned Alien: Romulus, Thompson and Picciotto’s one-shot hits comic shelves in October.

Alien: Romulus #1

Written by ZAC THOMPSON Art by DANIEL PICCIOTTO Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU Variant cover by BJÖRN BARENDS

Marvel’s brief Alien: Romulus #1 description reads, “Marvel Comics presents an all-new story revealing secrets of the film’s legendary antagonists, and this issue shines a light on them all!” Thompson is excited about the upcoming Alien: Romulus prelude comic tie-in and his collaboration with Álvarez. “The Alien franchise is responsible for my lifelong love of body horror, so needless to say, I’m ecstatic to be contributing a small piece to the canon,” he said.

“Working with Fede Álvarez to craft a prequel to Alien: Romulus was a genuine dream come true and a responsibility I don’t take lightly. The result is a thrilling, terrifying story that slowly gestates into something wholly unpredictable,” Thompson added.

Alien: Romulus Director Says He Won’t Make the Same Mistake as Marvel And DC Films

Álvarez believes that Marvel and DC movies, for the most part, no longer create awe-inspiring moments for their fans due to an over-reliance on CGI. The filmmaker insists that the believability of a film’s special effects, more easily achieved using practical effects, yields greater audience immersion in the material.

Álvarez compared Alien: Romulus to Marvel and DC blockbusters, which rely heavily on CGI. “Ideally, we fool you, which is what movies, to a certain extent, have stopped trying to do. Maybe because it’s a different thing, I don’t know – not to go at Marvel or DC movies, but I don’t think they try to be photorealistic,” he argued, adding that “no oneis trying to get you to believe the creature or whatever it is, is in there,” which he insists the best movies used to do.

Alien: Romulus will premiere in theaters on August 16. Its prelude tie-in comic, Alien: Romulus #1, will arrive in comic book shops on October 16, 2024.

Source: Marvel