Alien: The Space Jockey – Unraveling the Mystery

Alien: The Space Jockey

Before the xenomorph, there was the ‘Space Jockey’. Slaughtered from the chest out and fossilized, this mysterious pilot was our introduction to the macabre environment of Alien. Nick Abadzis look back at Ridley Scott and H.R.Giger’s 1979 partnership and its first victim… It’s difficult to imagine now how immediate and visceral an impact Alien had when it was first released in 1979 … Read more

Aliens: A History In Comics – From the Big Screen to the Page

Marvel now has the rights to publish Alien and Predator comics. As we prepare for those extra-terrestrial hardcases to take on the Avengers, David Black looks back at the mixed history of the Alien comics franchise. In 1988, two years after James Cameron’s Aliens hit cinemas, the first original comic based on the property was published. Later … Read more

First Look: Alien Xenomorph Mega Special Figurine

Alien Xenomorph figurine

Here’s the first 360-degree view of the new mega-scale Alien Xenomorph figurine from the Alien and Predator Collection team. This metallic resin statue stands over 12.5 inches tall. Based on artwork and poses from the original 1979 Ridley Scott Alien movie and H.R. Giger’s classic Alien design, this highly detailed figurine is cast in a specially formulated metallic resin and hand-painted to capture every … Read more