THE ALIEN LEGACY CONTINUES IN A BOLD AND BLOODY ANTHOLOGY SERIES! Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Michael Dowling's generations-spanning epic continues! Then legendary writer Paul Jenkins explores the chemistry of fear in a story that will leave you with a whole new and terrifying understanding of the Xenomorph species. And Stephanie Williams thrills with a story of a marine's first - and possibly last - day on the job. Marvel's landmark BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD series takes horror to another level!
Rated T+
Alien: Black, White, & Blood continues to prove that the anthology format best suits this franchise when it comes to comics. Read Full Review
The backup stories are much weaker in this issue than the last, but I'll argue that the ongoing one about Utopia is strong enough to carry it. The anthology format is not well-suited to this IP at this point its lifespan, so the fact that it's as good as it is says something. Nice cover art too, although the 20th Century Fox banner is still ugly as sin and completely unforgivable.
The Utopia story continues to be the most engaging thing here, and it seems obvious why Marvel chose it as the ongoing story of this run. Otherwise, Paul Jenkins writes a surprisingly hacky story and Stephanie Williams simply isn't given enough space to create a satisfying story.
Plot
This special has several short stories from different creative teams:
“UTOPIA PART 2 BY COLLIN KELLY JACKSON LANZING MICHAEL DOWLING and CHRIS SOTOMAYOR – They awaken the entire crew of Weyland Yutani's world-first space mission to fight the xenomorph threat, but their confidence is their weakness.
Rating 3.5/5
“MORSEL” by PAUL JENKINS, LUIGI TERUEL and ANDRES MOSSA – A colony of farmers in space are attacked by a horde of Xenomorphs who put their faith to the test.
Rating 3.5/5
“FIRST DAY” by STEPHANIE WILLIAMS and JETHRO MORALES: At ECHELON Station a group of soldiers fight an advanced Xenomorph infestation
Rating 3.5/5
Complete Rating
3.5 of 5
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