Alien: The Illustrated Story (Original Art Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (809 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781161305 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
I waited almost 20 years to get this! 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 . "ALIEN" Art Edition exceeds expectations I'm a rabid fan of IDW publishing and their "Artists Edition" reprints of original art comic stories, and was excited when I saw the solicitation for this Walt Simonson edition from Titan Books. The cover itself is a knockout, the tone and texture of the reprinted internal pages are amazing, crystal clear with warts and all, the occasional scratch out or white out marks leap off the page. This was one of the first true graphic novel adaptations of a major motion picture, and Archie Goodwin and Walt Simonson . Definite must-buy! This is a reprint of the 1979 Heavy Metal Comics comic book adaption of Alien. Original copies are few and far between, with prices rising for beat up copies. Save your money, this is exactly the same book, unless you're that much of a collector. As far as the book itself, it's pretty large in size, height-wise. It's a thin book, well bound. It reads much like any comic adaption of a film. There's a great attention to detail and the format of the comic is interesting, certain events take up most of the page
“Our Score: 5 out of 5 stars” "a welcomed treat." "So if you are a fan of “Alien”, sci-fi or event art…then this is a the book for you." – Mediamikes
Two of comics’ greatest talents joined forces in 1979 to bring Ridley Scott’s epic Alien motion picture to the comic book page. Out of print for over thirty years, this brand new edition (released in time to coincide with Scott’s latest opus Prometheus) has been meticulously restored from original artwork in Walt Simonson’s studio — presenting for the very first time the definitive artist’s edition of the greatest sci-fi horror ever produced.
For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie, and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips.Walt Simonson is one of the most highly regarded comics creators around, having written, pencilled or inked Batman, Michael Moorcock's Elric, Fantastic Four, The Hulk and Superman, to