{"id":22345,"date":"2022-03-18T15:35:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T20:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=22345"},"modified":"2022-03-18T15:35:25","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T20:35:25","slug":"new-alien-annual-finally-reveals-gabriel-cruzs-first-xenomorph-encounter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2022\/03\/18\/new-alien-annual-finally-reveals-gabriel-cruzs-first-xenomorph-encounter\/","title":{"rendered":"NEW ALIEN ANNUAL FINALLY REVEALS GABRIEL CRUZ’S FIRST XENOMORPH ENCOUNTER!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Salvador Larroca continue their ALIEN epic with a new annual in June<\/u><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n

Over the last year, Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Salvador Larroca\u2019s explosive run on ALIEN has thrilled new and longtime fans with a brand-new saga set in the iconic\u2014and terrifying\u2014world of the Alien franchise. Packed with incredible action and pulse-pounding horror, the latest ALIEN comic series has been an exciting new chapter that has added new characters, discoveries, and depth to this legendary scifi mythos. To wrap up their first era on the title, Johnson and Larrocca will team up on giant-sized annual issue this June. ALIEN ANNUAL #1 will explore the mysterious tragic past of series\u2019 hero Gabriel Cruz, revealing his original deadly run-in with the Xenomorph.<\/p>\n

Years before Bloodlines, Weyland-Yutani security chief, Gabriel Cruz, was a company man. His devotion to WY came first, no matter what the cost. But when the company decides to conduct a trial run experiment with a Xenomorph, will Cruz stand by and let innocent soldiers die?<\/p>\n

\u201cBy now, it\u2019s no secret how much I LOVE the Alien universe,\u201d Johnson said. \u201cAfter more than a year on the series, I\u2019m still as thrilled writing Marvel\u2019s Alien as I was on the first day. Mainstay Marvel artist Salvador Larroca has been my partner every step of the way, and for Salva\u2019s final chapter as the series artist, I wanted to bring it back to one of our favorite characters we created together: the protagonist of Bloodlines, Weyland-Yutani\u2019s lifelong trigger man Gabriel Cruz.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy mission statement for the series has always been \u2018make it feel like the films.\u2019 But for this chapter, we had an opportunity to tie the films into one of my favorite games in recent memory, ALIENS: FIRETEAM ELITE. Since the first moment I played that game, I wanted to see Gabe in his prime with his fellow soldiers, face-to-face with xenomorphs and combat synths. That\u2019s what readers (and gamers) will see in the annual: a chapter that belongs on the shelf alongside the films, but also alongside the beloved game that my fellow superfans have spent so many hours playing over the past year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more news about Marvel\u2019s ALIEN comic series, including a new series artist, new story arcs, and more! For more information, visit\u00a0Marvel.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ALIEN ANNUAL #1<\/p>\n

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON<\/p>\n

Art and Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA<\/p>\n

On Sale 6\/15<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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