Comic Crypt: ALIEN 3 Unproduced Screenplay From Dark Horse Comics!

Dark Horse Comics is releasing the original, unproduced screenplay of ALIEN 3 from 20th Century Fox Uncovered. The new comic is from writers William Gibson, Johnnie Christmas, and artist Johnnie Christmas. Check out all the details below.

From The Press Release

William Gibson’s Alien 3 #1

• Writer: William Gibson, Johnnie Christmas
• Artist: Johnnie Christmas
• Colorist: Tamra Bonvillain
• Letterer: Nate Piekos
• Cover Artist: Johnnie Christmas
• Publication Date: November 14, 2018

This is the official adaptation of the original screenplay for Alien 3, written by William Gibson, the award-winning science fiction author of the cyberpunk cult classic Neuromancer. You’ll see familiar characters and places–but not all is the same in this horrifying Cold War thriller!

After the deadly events of the film Aliens, the spaceship Sulaco carrying the sleeping bodies of Ripley, Hicks, Newt, and Bishop is intercepted by the Union of Progressive Peoples. What the UPP forces don’t expect is another deadly passenger that is about to unleash chaos between two governmental titans intent on developing the ultimate Cold War weapon of mass destruction.

* Based on the original screenplay by Neuromancer‘s William Gibson!

* Adaptation and art by Johnnie Christmas–co-creator of Margaret Atwood’s Angel Catbird and creator of Image Comics’ Firebug.

* Featuring some of the most famous characters in the Alien film canon: Hicks, Bishop, Newt, and Ripley.