Aliens: What If...? #2
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| Writer | Hans Rodionoff |
| Artist | Guiu Villanova |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
WHAT IF...CARTER BURKE HAD LIVED?
Thirty-five years after the disaster on Hadleys Hope, company man Carter Burke is eeking out a cursed existence on a backwater asteroid. With his once-promising career in the toilet, Burke's only remaining purpose in life is to care for his daughter, Brie. She hates him, probably for being a horrible person. And when she finds out what he's up to now? It's not going to be a friendly reunion. Has Burke learned his lesson, or is he about to get all of his companions killed again?
Rated T+
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Comic Watch - Theron Couch
Apr 10, 2024Who is this for? was a reasonable question to ask about a series focused on a largely two-dimensional antagonist from Aliens. Was anyone clamoring to know more about the slimy Carter Burke and whether or not he survived? But the series has proved surprisingly engaging. This largely owes to the creative teams ability to fully realize Burke as a complex individual. What If? Aliens #2 does a lot of the heavy lifting to make that happen, proving to be a compelling, character oriented issue. Read Full Review
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AIPT - David Brooke
Apr 10, 2024Aliens: What If? continues to be a surprising twist Aliens fans will love. Burke is a complex character who is clearly misunderstood, with years of guilt and anger built up to stick it to his corporate overlords. For that reason, he's a hero we can get behind. Read Full Review
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ComicBook.com - Jamie Lovett
Apr 10, 2024This whole exercise could have been a by-the-numbers extrapolation of what happens when a writer chooses option A over option B or when a character outlives their relevance. Instead, the tale is adding more depth to the character without fundamentally undercutting the thematic underpinnings that defined him in the first place. Read Full Review
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Plot This chapter shows Carter Burke's true plan, after his name was used to blame the deaths on LV-426. Burke uses a replicant named CYGNUS to search the galaxy for a xenomorph egg. Burke's plan is not only to clear his name and show Weyland-Yutani that they should never have betrayed him, it is to use the xenomorph to cure his wife who is in suspended animation with an incurable disease, not even his daughter knows about it. this plan. Burke must choose one of his employees to be the host of the xenomorph, this sequence is hilarious because it shows how Burke interviews everyone without finding the one who has no family and no one misses him, until he removes his new boss, Hiro. Yu. This new series is exciting and fun, with bril more
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I feel as though I can see where it's going, but that doesn't change the fact that this is probably Marvel's most interesting Alien comic so far.
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This is better than the first issue. I think it's still written in too goofy a tone for the story it wants to tell. Hopefully it continues to get better from here.
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