A very good rendition of one of my favorite films. The art style feels very good for the tone of this story. The text of screens are a little difficult to read (I understand that this is because the artwork wasn't polished up from its original publication). In a way, this makes it even more moody and fun to read. ( )

Harvey 2013 Best Graphic Album Published Work

Great fun. Graphic novel of the 1979 film 'Alien'. Some of the shock and surprise is gone, but it was a fun read. Highly recommended. ( )

The Good: Great artwork. Very recognizable characters. The entire movie boiled down to less than 65 pages without missing anything even vaguely noticeable. An impressive accomplishment.

The Bad: I liked the movie enough. I'm not fanatical about it, but I think it was a good film. Good really isn't enough to fully enjoy the comic version. This really is solely for those who have an obsessive love of the film. ( )

This graphic animated book is drawing attention 30 years after its publication (Find commentary on the Web at http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/09/alien-the-illustrated-story-review)
For those of you enamored with H.R.Giger's artwork and sculpture, the graphic book veers somewhat from his vision, while peppering some of Giger's style here and there. The authors stay true to the film script, and make a tight storyline that flows extremely well, especially where they build suspense to reveal the surprise on the next pages. You know the story, but it's magnetic anyway, and all the more relevant as Ridley Scott's 2012 prequel film "Prometheus" suggests an alteration of the story in ways you hadn't guessed. ( )