The only readers likely to be disappointed in Aliens vs. Avengers are those who wanted bunches of bloody battles. While there is action aplenty, this comic is anything but mindless, with a depth that far belies its simple premise. It is sure to satisfy fans of the Aliens films and the Avengers. Read Full Review

Aliens vs. Avengers bursts out of the chest with a fun, tense and surprisingly effective crossover. The mixing of the two worlds is effortless in Hickman's capable hands and I cannot wait to see where it goes next. Read Full Review

Aliens VS. Avengers #1 is full of surprises and heroes preparing to make their last stand. Hickman and his team have shown right away that they understand the alien lore and appreciate the material they are trusted with. Four issues may not satisfy how amazing this run is about to be. Read Full Review

Aliens vs. Avengers #1 is awesome. It captures everything frightening from the Alien franchise while establishing a unique story using older Avengers and a cliffhanger that's most dire. Aliens vs. Avengers is a tense, unforgettably framed epic. Read Full Review

Overall, Aliens vs. Avengers #1 is a thrilling and visually stunning crossover event that promises to be a must-read for fans of both franchises. Hickman and Ribi have created a unique and unforgettable story that is sure to please readers of all ages. Read Full Review

Featuring an utterly hopeless tone and intergalactic scope, Aliens vs. Avengers #1 feels like a dark coda to Hickman's Avengers run. Read Full Review

Aliens vs. Avengers #1 is a nice start to the miniseries. It addresses the “how” and “why” of it all and teases so much else to explore. There's lots to ponder and enjoy from this single issue. Read Full Review

As mentioned above, Aliens vs. Avengers has a stacked creative team firing on all cylinders here, and the xenomorphs fit seamlessly into the setting despite being very recognizably from a different world entirely. Hickmans script is full of his characteristic wordiness and grandiose plotting, but Ribi really shines through with his stark, painterly art. The characters really do come across as tired and worn-down after losing so much to the xenomorphs who, themselves, also look terrific as depicted by Ribi. I already would have been in the tank for a series like this since I love alternate universes and possible futures, but the inclusion of the Alien franchise is the bonus that really makes this series worth checking out. Read Full Review

Aliens vs. Avengers #1 is a solemn start to the series. Read Full Review

Usually whenever you see a Marvel or DC pair up with another existing big IP like Aliens or something of the like, you expect to see a half baked story with decent enough writing and art that works to sell the book but usually you can feel like it was only written to advertise a movie coming out. THIS IS NOT THAT TYPE OF CROSSOVER. Hickman is a genius at worldbuilding and handing you exposition so well written that it feels like you’re being dropped into the action. The art style is perfect for this type of horror story where the emotion of the characters and the scars they have needs to be shown. As a huge fan of the Alien franchise I was expecting a half-assed crossover but what I got was a masterpiece and if the story continues like this I believe it could become one of the classic Marvel comic stories of our time. Congrats to those who wrote it and to those who read it! more

Fantastic start. Of course, it's Hickman and Ribic so there was very little chance it wouldn't be great. Hickman did a great job painting the world and everything that led to the current situation and Ribic is an outstanding artist. Everything looks incredible and his style works really well for this sort of story. Making this an "Old Man Avengers" type story instead of just throwing some aliens at the current avengers was a great choice. It seems like these Fox acquisition crossovers are getting better and better with each one. Wolverine vs Predator was great, Black Panther vs Predator is looking like it'll be even better than WvP and AvA could be an all-time classic.

Plot
In the not-so-distant future, a synthetic set out to test facehuggers on each of the races in the galaxy, Spartax, Inhumans, Skrull, Kree, Humans, etc.

His evil plan is to send four queen eggs and twelve hosts in a state of suspended animation, then crash into the four most populated areas of each planet and within hours the Xenomorphs organize and install their queen to lay eggs, wiping out all living beings on each planet. The Skrulls are saved because they have no planet.

The reasons why this robot committed this atrocity are unknown.

T'challa and his son Azari arrive at this ship where this synthetic was carrying out this experiment and stop him, but the Xenomorphs had already arrived on the planet, only Black Panther needed to know the reason for all this and is analyzing the memory of the A.I.

On planet Earth there is only one city with humans that has withstood the attack, neither Atlantis, nor Krakoa, nor Attilan were saved. This city managed to contain this attack thanks to the old man Weyland, who seemed to predict that this was going to happen.

Helping Weyland are Bruce Banner, Carol Danvers, Miles Morales and Valeria Richards. Bruce promised Reed that he would protect Valeria from this chaos. They are the only heroes on the planet.

Valeria brings with her a queen egg, her plan is to create a virus that kills the xenomorphs from the moment they are formed in the egg. But she was careless and a facehugger inoculated her and she died.

Hulk, Captain Marvel and Spider-man arrive late and Miles is inoculated by a facehugger, but in his uniform is a Venom symbiote that stops him and something crazy happens, both parasites unite.

Epic crossover that mixes these universes in a distant future, where the heroes are old and ill-prepared for this invasion. It achieves the perfect balance between the three genres, science fiction, horror and superheroes with a chilling gloomy tone.

Art
It is oil in its most perfect and hyperreal expression, where it plays with pastel tones that give a dreamlike sensation and a mind-blowing dynamism, each panel of each page is a visual delight, it is an instant work of art.

Summary
In a distant future, planet Earth is systematically attacked with an infestation of xenomorphs and the surviving Avengers try to reverse this invasion or try to survive.
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I started reading this great series and realized that something truly incredible was waiting for us. I especially want to mention the twist with Miles Marales, if it's him in a black spider-man costume. I feel a little sorry for the Hulk.

I liked it but now I have an image of a middle-aged Valeria Richards tripping over a banana peel stuck in my head.

Art: 4/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 7.5/10

A fun story where Esad Ribic continues to master the art of making women ugly.