Fin dalla notizia dell’acquisto dei diritti del franchise di Alien (oltre a quelli di Predator) in molti hanno iniziato a fantasticare su quale avrebbe potuto essere il team creativo a cui la casa delle idee avrebbe potuto affidare la gestione degli Xenomorfi.
Nelle scorse ore la Marvel ha sciolto le riserve annunciando che saranno Phillip Kennedy Johnson e Salvador Larroca a occuparsi del primo numero della serie Alien, che debutterà nel marzo del 2021.
La storia vedrà un protagonista tutto nuovo: Gabriel Cruz, mercenario della famosissima multinazionale Weyland-Yutani, in una trama che mescola azione e horror
Johnson ha dichiarato:
“Just as a reader and fan, I was as excited as anyone when I heard the franchise was coming to Marvel, and when they asked me to WRITE THE LAUNCH, I was floored. I’ve been training my whole life for this gig without knowing it,” “Ever since seeing Ridley Scott’s Alien at way too young an age, I’ve been OBSESSED with the xenomorph, the single most iconic representation of terror on film.”
Larroca invece ha aggiunto :
“Drawing this has been like a dream come true, and I am so grateful to be a part of this series!” “Ever since I was young, Alien has been of my favorite sci-fi horror references, and I never could have expected to have the chance to draw this. Alien is a creative reference to a whole generation of artists, and I’m so proud to now be illustrating this series. I hope readers enjoy it as much as I do drawing it! Phillip’s story is going to be a delight for fans of this awesome franchise!
“I’ve devoured every Alien story I could in every medium available and spent a lot of hours in the back of a classroom sketching out ideas for what happened before, after, and in-between the chapters we got to see. Now I have the opportunity to bring my favorite nightmares to life. And with my insanely talented friends at Marvel and some of the greatest artists in comics telling these stories with me, I can promise you: our nightmares will be yours.”
