Aliens: Tribes GSA HC

An Aliens tale written by horror comics artist Steve Bissette, accompanied by 24 full-color paintings by one of the most sought-after painters in the field, Dave Dorman. An Alien has been detected on board a space station orbiting Earth, and a crack extermination team sets out to destroy it. The success of their mission depends on one man's sinister secret. This is what is known as a graphic story album (GSA) wherein the story is presented in the traditional text format accompanied by full-page color paintings by Dorman. The concept of Berserkers is first introduced here. Okay, I admit it's good and the painted artwork simply gorgeous, but I still think the limited series I posted earlier is better.

This is the first in a series of graphic story albums based on the popular motion pictures of the same name, with each volume bringing together a well-known writer and artist. s debuted the first major literary work of Stephen R. Bissette, an award-winning comic book artist universally recognized for his artwork on Swamp Thing. Bissette's take on the movie series is to lock us into an orbiting medical facility infested with a horde of aliens. The only way they can be destroyed is to unleash upon them a specially trained military cleanup crew programmed to be even more ruthless than the aliens. Bissette displays an instinctive talent for writing gripping, visceral prose equal to his talents as a horror artist. The volume is further complemented by the magnificent full-color paintings of another award-winning artist, David Dorman. A truly terrifying ride, it should come as no surprise that this book later won a Bram Stoker Award from the Horror Writers Association. --

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