Following the news of Marvel Comics having acquired the rights for the Aliens and Predator franchises from Dark Horse back in July this year, we are finally seeing the first signs of Xenomorphs under Marvel’s new direction starting as soon as January 2021, in the form of comic cover variants across a bunch of Marvel comics. Yes, they are only comic cover variants for now, and nothing more.
This is probably a prelude to bigger things later in the year, perhaps with Predator involvement. Maybe we’ll even have an epic big screen crossover of Aliens vs Predator vs Marvel Cinematic Universe in a few years time? A geek can only hope.
For now, let’s marvel at the beautiful cover variants we’ll get to see next year.
Venom #32 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Ryan Brown Avengers #41 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Leinil Francis Yu Wolverine #9 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by R.B. Silva Captain America #27 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Ivan Shavrin Black Widow #5 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Terry Dodson Black Cat #2 — Marvel vs. Alien variant Cover by Peach Momoko Captain Marvel #25 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Jamie McKelvie Daredevil #26 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Rahzzah Fantastic Four #28 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Joshua Cassara Guardians of the Galaxy #10 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Pepe Larraz Immortal Hulk #43 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Declan Shalvey Iron Man #5 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Junggeun Yoon King in Black #3 (of 5) —Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Valerio Giangiordano Miles Morales: Spider-Man #22 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Valerio Schiti Shang-Chi #5 (oF 5) Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Iban Coello Thor #11 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Daniel Warren Johnson X-Men #17 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Russell Dauterman The Amazing Spider-Man #56 — Marvel vs. Alien Variant Cover by Mark Bagley