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Aliens Comics
Aliens vs. Predator: Eternal
Aliens are roaming the Tokyo subway system on a future Earth, but when Predators--the galaxy's most dangerous hunters--descend to stalk them, and a billionaire seeks to glean the secret of eternal life from them, the situation on the ground becomes extremely volatile. Original.
90 pages, Paperback
First published September 27, 1999
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May 28, 2020
This was a turkey. It was REALLY confusing. The previous AvP comics were all set in the future of the Aliens universe. But visually this seemed to be current day Tokyo. They were still driving around normal cars, fashion was from the 90s, everything about this screamed current day. But when I just read the blurb on Goodreads it mentions this being in the future. Then there's this tech-billionaire who is 700 years old. Nothing about this made any sense. Even Alex Maleev's art was only so-so. It was very sketchy.
August 25, 2018
Vote: ☆☆☆1/2
First issues of this miniseries hooked me for good with his start (you just need a lot of willing suspension of disbelief to believe in a mortally wounded guy finding out a Yautja spaceship and learn how to survive in the few time left him to live...), a wonderful V-Visitors(1983) tv-series episode #1 reference/easter egg, and excellent artworks (Maleev drawns a particularly evocative japanese metropolis setting here).
Edginton totally nailed the AVP mood, sadly characters are a real Cliché Fest, storyline goes quickly downfall and fight scenes were sometimes confusing to say the least.
Not bad at all but it could have been far better.
October 25, 2024
This mini series had a good plot idea. Nice art and a good read. Recommended
May 20, 2024
It is an interesting story with even more interesting illustrations.
Aliens vs Predator: Eternal/Old Secrets is a science fiction comic with great horror content and fat paced action elements.
It's not my favorite, but it's still fantastic.
Aliens vs Predator: Eternal/Old Secrets is a science fiction comic with great horror content and fat paced action elements.
It's not my favorite, but it's still fantastic.
May 5, 2021
Maleev's work on this makes for a match made in Sci-Fi heaven. I wish he did more AVP issues.
May 18, 2017
I was ready to give up on this series before this volume. Alex Maleev, one of my favourite comics artists, illustrated this volume and kept me reading. I'm so glad I did.
This is Volume 4 of Aliens vs Predator, and the first not written by the series creator, and Dark Horse bigwig, Randy Stradley. Up until now, the stories have looked like tired eighties comics, and were written as retreads of Aliens and Predator stories, but with a few interesting new ideas thrown in.
This is the first of the series to feel like someone new and fresh. It tells a new story other than a simple survival horror. It is character driven. The illustration is gorgeous.
Alex Maleev, who is currently (2017) illustrating the creator owned work, Scarlet, cocreated with Brian Bendis, and is well known for his award winning run on Daredevil with the same writer, got an early start illustrating for this title more than twenty years ago. It's beautiful. It's better than I expected from him, being so long ago. Any fan of Maleev's work should check this book out.
As an AvP book, it is better than most I've read so far. Had I not been so weary of the title, I may have even enjoyed it more.
The volume also includes a short story called Old Secrets that is not only illustrated, but also written by Alex Maleev. Once again, it finally leaves the beaten path of the Aliens and Predator tales to say something completely new. What is most special about the issue, though, is that it is set in Bulgaria, Maleev's home country. As a fan of Maleev, this was enough for me to want to go and see if I can find a copy of this volume, or even this single issue.
So Volume 4 drags AvPs illustration into its own decade, and begins what I hope is a new habit of creative and new stories for the world.
This is Volume 4 of Aliens vs Predator, and the first not written by the series creator, and Dark Horse bigwig, Randy Stradley. Up until now, the stories have looked like tired eighties comics, and were written as retreads of Aliens and Predator stories, but with a few interesting new ideas thrown in.
This is the first of the series to feel like someone new and fresh. It tells a new story other than a simple survival horror. It is character driven. The illustration is gorgeous.
Alex Maleev, who is currently (2017) illustrating the creator owned work, Scarlet, cocreated with Brian Bendis, and is well known for his award winning run on Daredevil with the same writer, got an early start illustrating for this title more than twenty years ago. It's beautiful. It's better than I expected from him, being so long ago. Any fan of Maleev's work should check this book out.
As an AvP book, it is better than most I've read so far. Had I not been so weary of the title, I may have even enjoyed it more.
The volume also includes a short story called Old Secrets that is not only illustrated, but also written by Alex Maleev. Once again, it finally leaves the beaten path of the Aliens and Predator tales to say something completely new. What is most special about the issue, though, is that it is set in Bulgaria, Maleev's home country. As a fan of Maleev, this was enough for me to want to go and see if I can find a copy of this volume, or even this single issue.
So Volume 4 drags AvPs illustration into its own decade, and begins what I hope is a new habit of creative and new stories for the world.
January 4, 2022
Eternal:
The only saving grace for this issue is that there was an interesting plot that aligns with the idea of bloodletting to keep the elite young but in this case it was harvesting XTs. Other than that, I really could not get invested. The alien vs. predator plot was barely there and when it did show up it was just so random and didn't really have any context. Like why were there random XTs in The Ghambia interfering in a civil war that had nothing to do with them or Xenos? Why were they just slaughtering random humans? Usually they slaughter humans because they get in the way of the hunt, but there isn't a hunt going on. At least the XTs had a reason when they were in the sewers since they were fighting for their lives from Lee, but there was still no explanation why there were Xenos in the sewers as well. Not this series' best work.
Old Secrets:
It's a shame this was paired with Eternal; this was a tragically short plot that had some potential.
The only saving grace for this issue is that there was an interesting plot that aligns with the idea of bloodletting to keep the elite young but in this case it was harvesting XTs. Other than that, I really could not get invested. The alien vs. predator plot was barely there and when it did show up it was just so random and didn't really have any context. Like why were there random XTs in The Ghambia interfering in a civil war that had nothing to do with them or Xenos? Why were they just slaughtering random humans? Usually they slaughter humans because they get in the way of the hunt, but there isn't a hunt going on. At least the XTs had a reason when they were in the sewers since they were fighting for their lives from Lee, but there was still no explanation why there were Xenos in the sewers as well. Not this series' best work.
Old Secrets:
It's a shame this was paired with Eternal; this was a tragically short plot that had some potential.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 17, 2021
This story takes an interesting direction in that it's the Predator species and technology that has been utilised for technological advancement. For this reason, the Xenomorphs feel a bit like an afterthought, particularly when an urban 'infestation' of two escaped bugs, doesn't amount to much and the planet isn't doomed.
The story suffers a bit for the washed-out artwork style but is otherwise a solid read.
The story suffers a bit for the washed-out artwork style but is otherwise a solid read.
November 29, 2020
Lo más interesante de esta historia es ver el trabajo de un primerizo Alex Maleev.
Fuera de eso, nada que destacar. Una historia llana que no aporta nada a la mitología de Aliens o Predator, haciéndose predecible y aburrida en varios momentos, lo que para un tomo tan corto no es decir mucho.
Fuera de eso, nada que destacar. Una historia llana que no aporta nada a la mitología de Aliens o Predator, haciéndose predecible y aburrida en varios momentos, lo que para un tomo tan corto no es decir mucho.
January 22, 2025
The reference to techo-pagans was super 90's. Love it.
July 24, 2022
DNF.
This was one of those times where you’re super relieved that you’re pirating media, because after the first two issues were totally full of racism (for flavor!), I tapped out when the third issue opened with some transphobia (for flavor!). I was just over it and very quickly skimmed the third and fourth issues to make sure I wasn’t missing anything important. As far as I can tell, I wasn’t. I don’t care if I’m wrong.
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Check out my compilation review of the Alien and Predator franchises on my blog, 24,000 Miles to the Moon! https://24000milestothemoon.com/2022/...
This was one of those times where you’re super relieved that you’re pirating media, because after the first two issues were totally full of racism (for flavor!), I tapped out when the third issue opened with some transphobia (for flavor!). I was just over it and very quickly skimmed the third and fourth issues to make sure I wasn’t missing anything important. As far as I can tell, I wasn’t. I don’t care if I’m wrong.
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Check out my compilation review of the Alien and Predator franchises on my blog, 24,000 Miles to the Moon! https://24000milestothemoon.com/2022/...
November 11, 2013
A worthy idea drives this 4 issue battle between these two medium-jumping monsters from the 80s. In it, an evil billionaire cheats death with the unwilling help of the Predators, so keeps drawing them to Earth by creating his own squad of Predator-teched goons and having them kill enough people that the hunter race won't be able to ignore them. Of course, the Aliens become involved, shit hits the fan, and a single sympathetic character gets caught up in it all.
The artwork is okay, but the battles between the Aliens and Predators are sometimes confusing and certainly lack inspiration. There were no "wow" moments, and it's all very predictable, so in the end, this is probably for hardcore fans only.
2.5 Shoulder-Mounted Cannons for Aliens Vs. Predator: Eternal.
The artwork is okay, but the battles between the Aliens and Predators are sometimes confusing and certainly lack inspiration. There were no "wow" moments, and it's all very predictable, so in the end, this is probably for hardcore fans only.
2.5 Shoulder-Mounted Cannons for Aliens Vs. Predator: Eternal.
March 3, 2012
Have never been an Aliens vs Predator fan. Didn't like this story at all. At least it had graphics. :D Oh well, perhaps it's just me.
August 27, 2019
Mediocre book that doesn't bring anything new to the franchise.
June 3, 2020
Finally a story that does the predators justice. I always wanted one where they just pick a winner rather than make it a tie to please the fans.
Big fan of this story
Big fan of this story
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