Paul Guinan

Not satisfied with his already formidable power, Law orders the creation of an augmenting implant that should take him over the top! But while he tinkers with technology to increase his influence, a hooded figure lurks the shadows and alleyways claiming to be the former ruler of Golden City.

Meet Lt. Joseph Henry; the son of one of the most influential politicians on Earth, a proud member of the Colonial Marines, and a poor slob in a heap of trouble. Lt. Henry, after yet again being charged with insubordination, is put in command of a platoon of the absolute worst Marines in the sector and assigned the lowest detail in the corp -- checking up on a toxic waste dump! What Lt. Henry and company don't know is that this mission is about to go from bad to worse, because a strangely organized batch of Aliens has taken over the waste dump!

Private Carmen Vasquez has joined the corp and is working hard to become as tough as her legendary big sister. What Carmen and the rest of her platoon don't know is that their mission will bring them face-to-face with the terror that took her sister's life, and has haunted her dreams ever since... ALIENS! Take a gruesome tour of a derelict space station with a group of Aliens who know the meaning of Semper Fi!

Lt. Henry and his crew of ne'er-do-wells are -- to put it simply -- in the soup. Stranded in a space station with a pack of bloodthirsty Aliens waiting behind every access hatch, this platoon of Colonial Marines will leave no shell unfired in their struggle to survive. And as the pulse-fire echoes through the corridors, a hideous plan of mutating humans into Aliens is uncovered, leading Lt. Henry to wonder if this is more than just a random infestation.

After barely escaping the rail-gun station, our not-so-happy band of Marines is looking forward to a little R&R on the backwater (and we do mean water) planet Bracken's World. Guess again! The mysterious "father" from last issue has already established a foothold on the dreary little planet, and isn't about to let Lt. Henry interfere with his schemes. Get ready for aquatic action and intrigue as our hapless heroes are betrayed from within by the only person that can save them!

Our merry band of Marines has holed up in the only major city on Bracken's World, and as Lt. Henry attempts to rally the local colonists against the approaching Alien army, he begins to suspect Beliveau's real reason for being on this mission. After all, why would a high-powered Company man have any interest in such a remote section of the galaxy? Does Beliveau hold the secret to the bizarre Alien/human hybrid they captured at the railgun station? Could he even be responsible for these well-organized Alien attacks? Intrigue, action, and rusty rooftops -- what more could you want?

The showdown on Bracken's World comes to a skull-crunching climax as Marines and colonists go toe-to-toe with the forces of the maniacal Bug-Men. And lest you think we would forgo plot development for the sake of action -- Beliveau fesses up as to the identity of the enigmatic "father" of the Bug-Men! The plot is thickening quickly, folks, so don't miss this pivotal issue!

Stranded in a remote sector of space with only a Dropship for transportation, Lt. Henry strikes an uneasy deal with Beliveau, the secretive company man who has many hidden, deadly agendas. In return for the aid of the Colonial Marines, Beliveau leads Henry to an Alphatech storage facility piled high with state-of-the-art weapons designed to "eliminate" Aliens. The hardware will indeed come in handy, but the sole occupants of the complex -- outdated maintenance robots -- are already using them to ward off the latest Alien incursion!

Armed with prototype weapons and a powered-up Dropship, Lt. Henry begins the final assault against the Alien menace. While he is planning his strategy, his crew is succumbing to strange withdrawal symptoms, and the ones still on their feet are plotting mutiny! Henry's only hope is to reprogram Liston, the high-powered synthetic, to follow his every command -- even if it means killing a human being. The air is thick with tension, and a traitor will step out of the darkness with a gun in his hand and murder in his heart. A guaranteed shocker!

Collects Aliens (1988 1st Printing) #1-6, Aliens (1989) 1st Printing #1-4, Aliens: Earth War (1990) #1-4 and material from Dark Horse Presents (1986-2000) #24 and 42-43. Written by Mark A. Nelson, Mark Verheiden, Paul Guinan, and Anina Bennett. Art by Mark A. Nelson, Paul Guinan, Ron Randall, Denis Beauvais, Roger Casselman, and Sam Keith. Cover by Denis Beauvais. Back Cover by Mark A. Nelson and Jim Bradrick. The galaxy's most terrifying creatures are coming for Earth! Years after the first two Aliens films, a Xenomorph attack in space leads the Colonial Marines to take action. Soon, the badly scarred Hicks and the now-grown Newt find themselves swept up in a dangerous mission to locate and destroy the creatures' homeworld! But when Earth itself is overrun by a Xenomorph outbreak, Hicks and Newt must join a renegade group fighting to reclaim the planet. Can an obsessed military man train Aliens to wipe out their own kind? And can an old friend help Hicks and Newt turn the tide - by capturing an Alien Queen Mother? Plus: An outer-space treasure hunt becomes a battle for survival when Aliens attack!

Collects Aliens (1988 1st Printing) #1-6; Aliens (1989) 1st Printing #1-4; Aliens: Earth War (1990) #1-4; Aliens: Genocide (1991) #1-4; Aliens: Hive (1992) #1-4; Aliens Tribes HC (1992 Dark Horse); Aliens: Newts Tale (1992) #1-2; Alien 3 (2018 Dark Horse) #1-3; Aliens Colonial Marines (1993) #1-10, and material from Dark Horse Insider Vol. 1 (1989-1991) #14-27 and Dark Horse Presents (1986-2000) #24, 42-43, and 56 and Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special TPB (1991 Dark Horse). As Marvel prepares for a xenomorph invasion, rediscover the comic book legacy of ALIENS! Familiar faces star in tales that expand on the movie mythos! As Hicks and Newt undertake a dangerous mission to destroy the creatures' homeworld, a deadly outbreak leaves Earth overrun with aliens! Billionaire Daniel Grant sets his sights on an alien queen, and scientist Stanislaw Mayakovsky must retrieve the galaxy's most precious substance: alien royal jelly! But can even Earth's finest fighting force, the Colonial Marines, hold off the most frightening and relentless creatures in all of film?

Collects Aliens (1988 1st Printing) #1-6; Aliens (1989) 1st Printing #1-4; Aliens: Earth War (1990) #1-4; Aliens: Genocide (1991) #1-4; Aliens: Hive (1992) #1-4; Aliens Tribes HC (1992 Dark Horse); Aliens: Newts Tale (1992) #1-2; Alien 3 (2018 Dark Horse) #1-3; Aliens Colonial Marines (1993) #1-10, and material from Dark Horse Insider Vol. 1 (1989-1991) #14-27 and Dark Horse Presents (1986-2000) #24, 42-43, and 56 and Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special TPB (1991 Dark Horse). As Marvel prepares for a xenomorph invasion, rediscover the comic book legacy of ALIENS! Familiar faces star in tales that expand on the movie mythos! As Hicks and Newt undertake a dangerous mission to destroy the creatures' homeworld, a deadly outbreak leaves Earth overrun with aliens! Billionaire Daniel Grant sets his sights on an alien queen, and scientist Stanislaw Mayakovsky must retrieve the galaxy's most precious substance: alien royal jelly! But can even Earth's finest fighting force, the Colonial Marines, hold off the most frightening and relentless creatures in all of film?

Collects Aliens: Colonial Marines (1993) #1-10, Aliens: Rogue (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Labyrinth (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Salvation (1993), Aliens: Music of the Spears (1994) #1-4, Aliens: Stronghold (1994) #1-4; material from Dark Horse Comics (1992) #3-5, 11-13, 15-19; Previews (1993) #1-12; Previews (1994) #1; and Aliens Magazine (1992, UK) #9-20. Explore new worlds of terror! A rogue scientist's genetic experiments create a horrific new alien king! A ragtag unit of Colonial Marines battles a xenomorph infestation on a space station - and the survivors face a pack of bizarre hybrids! An investigator must solve a murder on a deep-space alien-research station! But what dread music will a deranged composer make with an alien's screams? And can a synthetic xenomorph rebel against its sadistic creator? Plus: Flash back to an alien attack in the 1950s! And witness the fate of England as aliens overrun the Earth!

Collects Aliens: Colonial Marines (1993) #1-10, Aliens: Rogue (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Labyrinth (1993) #1-4, Aliens: Salvation (1993), Aliens: Music of the Spears (1994) #1-4, Aliens: Stronghold (1994) #1-4; material from Dark Horse Comics (1992) #3-5, 11-13, 15-19; Previews (1993) #1-12; Previews (1994) #1; and Aliens Magazine (1992, UK) #9-20. Explore new worlds of terror! A rogue scientist's genetic experiments create a horrific new alien king! A ragtag unit of Colonial Marines battles a xenomorph infestation on a space station - and the survivors face a pack of bizarre hybrids! An investigator must solve a murder on a deep-space alien-research station! But what dread music will a deranged composer make with an alien's screams? And can a synthetic xenomorph rebel against its sadistic creator? Plus: Flash back to an alien attack in the 1950s! And witness the fate of England as aliens overrun the Earth!

There is one battle you cannot win, a battle in which you become your own worst enemy. In this third and concluding chapter of "Arcadia Nocturne," Ghost's demonic new adversary, Cameron Nemo, ushers her on a treacherous, deadly journey... inside herself. It's a brief glimpse at the past of the mysterious Ghost... a glimpse she may not survive!