Superman/Aliens
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| Superman vs. Aliens Superman/Aliens II: God War |
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 Superman vs. Aliens #1. Art by Dan Jurgens & Kevin Nowlan |
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| Publisher | Dark Horse Comics; DC Comics |
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| Schedule | (1st series) Monthly (2nd series) Bi-monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | (1st series) July-Sept 1995 (2nd series) May-Dec 2002 |
| Number of issues | (1st series) 3 (2nd series) 4 |
Superman vs. Aliens is an American comic book limited series about a battle between the superhero Superman and the aliens created by H. R. Giger (a.k.a. the Xenomorphs), from the Alien film series. The writers use the plot device of Superman's powers temporarily diminishing to make the Xenomorphs a believable threat to the Man of Steel.
Creative team on this mini-series: Story and layout art by Dan Jurgens, with finished art by Kevin Nowlan. It was published by Dark Horse Comics in unison with DC Comics from July 1995-September 1995.
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[edit] Superman/Aliens 2: God War
In 2002, a sequel was published called Superman/Aliens 2: God War. It was written by Chuck Dixon, with art by Jon Bogdanove and Kevin Nowlan. In this sequel, Darkseid acquires several Alien eggs, subsequently sending them to New Genesis within several Parademons and unleashing them on his foes, with an embryo even infesting Orion. Learning that he will die from the embryo within him, Orion accompanies Superman on a mission to Apokalips to destroy the Alien Queen, despite the lack of sunlight on Apokalips weakening Superman's powers and Orion growing ever weaker from the embryo within him. Despite the odds, they manage to destroy the Queen. Darkseid subsequently uses his Omega Beams to destroy the embryo within Orion, claiming that Orion may be Darkseid's enemy, but he is also his son, and it would be unfitting for him to die in such a dishonorable manner. After Superman and Orion's departure, however, Darkseid reveals to Desaad that actually Orion being infested was the central focus of his plan; with Orion having been given some evidence that Darkseid may still think of him as a son, his loyalties to New Genesis may become divided at some crucial future date. As the comic ends, Darkseid and Desaad look in at a room filled with facehugger-infected paratroopers in stasis, hinting at a possible sequel.
[edit] Collections
The stories have been collected into trade paperbacks:
- Superman/Aliens (144 pages, August 1996, Titan Books, ISBN 1852867043, June 1996, Dark Horse Comics, ISBN 1569711674)
- Superman/Aliens 2: God War (96 pages, August 2003, Titan Books, ISBN 1840237201, July 2003, Dark Horse Comics, ISBN 1569719632)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Superman Vs. Aliens at the Comic Book DB
- Superman / Aliens II: God War at the Comic Book DB
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