Aliens: Defiance #5 raises the stakes higher than they have been before and grabs you more than their actions before having in mind that what they do next will make the statement of how far they are willing to go to eliminate all possibilities of the Xenomorphs being exploited as weapons. Read Full Review

While I would have liked to have seen a bit more about Hendrick's struggle over what it is she has to do, since Davis is still mostly working cold efficient lines of thought, I'm also glad that we see her realizing that it's the right option given the scale of the problem and just sets about doing it. I'm not a fan of revealing the tease at the start and going backward but it is a tried and true method. The exploration of the depot is a great bit of material overall and Tristan Jones delivers on the art throughout in a way that really makes for a great experience on the first read through and multiple reads later because there's so much detail. Very good stuff overall that continues to have me pretty excited for what's still to come as we hit the halfway mark next issue. Read Full Review

As an fan of Alien and Aliens (and the other two films really but thats a conversation for another day), I couldnt be happier. Were getting awesome stories set in this universe on a regular basis. Its so a good thing. Like, you dont even know how good it is. So good. Read Full Review

All that being said, however, the main story is still a lot of fun. Despite there not being a lot of action, Tristan Jones gets plenty of opportunities to draw his beautifully grostesque xenomorphs. We also end up with an interesting new character and one hell of a moral quandary for Hendricks (which we saw in the first four pages, but whatever). It's a shame that such a great story had to be sidetracked by sequencing issues, but it's still plenty good enough to enjoy. Read Full Review