This issue is basically all action and some quiet moments toward the end before the moment where you know it's all going to fall apart for these survivors. The action is solid here and the flow is really good so it all moves well and is thoroughly engaging with great artwork. But because of the kind of installment it is in the storyline, it'll work better when read in succession at once as all the energy has built into it and it's hurtling toward its conclusion. There's plenty to like here and it delivers well on the past installments, though I wish we had more of Astrid in it just based on this issue alone. Read Full Review

The strong suit is the narrative pacing the book is starting to establish, which opens with exciting action that resolves the cliffhanger from the last issue's ending, some conventional sci-fi banter, and then a tease that the book could break new ground. It's not the most ambitious formula, but it's one that's surely working for Alien. Read Full Review

Alien #5 continues the horror show as Steel Team needs to head back to the scavengers' base that's under attack by alien xenomorphs and a new human/alien hybrid. The comic isn't the greatest, but the story continues to develop in interesting ways, and the art keeps the action-horror element alive as Steel Team faces more of the aliens as things continue to go from bad to worse for them. Read Full Review

One of the better issues in this run. It was entertaining and the Alien art is very well done. Still though besides the kid there’s no one to root for.