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Dave Gogel 4

Aliens: Fire and Stone #4

 

  • The good

    Nice set-up for Prometheus series, Russell’s struggle

  • The bad

    This movie universe is depressing.

  • The ugly

  • *Spoilers ahead*

     

    This Aliens story arc has been a fun ride. I liked the idea of survivors finding their way off of LV-426, and it was something I never considered. Unfortunately for them, they crash landed on LV-223 and brought some xenomorphs with them. Such is life sometimes.
    To recap: Everyone dies except for Cale, who merges with a xeno after getting splashed with the black goo. Russell is left to his cave and “Rover”, his pet scanner. Aliens: Fire and Stone #4 begins with Russell laying out theories about the planet and the accelerant and he decides to go out exploring. He comes across Standish’s journal XenoCale. The human/alien looked strange, and it’s always cool to see something new in the Alien mythology. As an added bonus it was more convincing than the Newborn from Alien Resurrection.
    Much to Russell’s surprise, XenoCale saves him from an Alien ambush. He retreats to his cave and then to the crashed Prometheus in search of answers. Ideas dance in his head that Francis is familiar with. Unfortunately, Russell gets exposed to the goo while doing experiments and is suddenly on death’s bed. Rover informs him that he’s picked up a signal in the mountains.
    It all goes downhill from here, as is there are no happy endings on LV-223. The ending wasn’t epic, but it smoothly leads us into Prometheus #1. The issue was more plot than action based, as Russell was the lone human. The focus was on the final stages of survival, and how one reacts to adverse conditions.

    SUMMARY

     

    This story never seemed to fully reach it’s potential. The meeting of the habitants of LV-223 and LV-426 acted more as a point guard for the other series. There are plenty of highlights to talk about too. The shifting of the dynamics between the survivors and how each reacted was presented in a logical manner, and the xenomorphs action was satisfying.

     

    Release Date: 12/24/14

    Writer: Chris Roberson

    Artist: Patric Reynolds

     

  • Rating ( 7.5 )
  • Total score 7.5

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