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Alien: The Illustrated Story
Series: Alien
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Ideal for fans of science fiction, horror, and graphic novels, as well as collectors seeking a definitive edition of a cult classic.
Two of comics' greatest talents joined forces in 1979 to bring Ridley Scott's epic "Alien" motion picture to comics. This edition (released to coincide with Scott's "Prometheus") has been meticulously restored from original artwork in Walt Simonson's studio.
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Two of comics' greatest talents joined forces in 1979 to bring Ridley Scott's epic Alien motion picture to comics. Out of print for over thirty years, this brand new edition—released to coincide with Scott's Prometheus—has been meticulously restored from original artwork in Walt Simonson's studio.
Presenting, for the very first time, the definitive artist's edition of the greatest sci-fi horror ever.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781781161296
Publisher: Titan Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 07 September 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Titan Books Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Walt Simonson
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 207.0mm
Height: 276.0mm
Weight: 278g
Pages: 64
About the Author
Archie Goodwin was an American comic book writer, editor, and artist. He is best known for his Warren and Marvel Comics work. For Warren he was chief writer and editor of landmark horror anthology titles Creepy and Eerie, and for Marvel he set up the creator-owned Epic Comics as well as adapting Star Wars into both comics and newspaper strips.
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