‘Alien vs. X-Men’ Pits Mutants against Xenomorphs
Marvel and 20th Century Studios announced Alien vs. X-Men, a four-issue crossover written by Kieron Gillen with art by Geraldo Borges, arriving in September. The series follows Alien vs. Avengers as the next chapter of Marvel's Alien line, pitting the X-Men against the Xenomorphs in a mix of superhero action and cosmic horror. Each issue also includes a four-part bonus story from longtime X-Men writer Chris Claremont, who throws his own alien creation, the Brood, into the path of the Xenomorphs.
Alien vs. X-Men #1 (of 4) is on sale September 16th with a main cover by Ryan Stegman and a variant by Ivan Shavrin.
The X-Men set out to recover a Phoenix egg and came back with something else entirely. They return to Earth carrying deadly cargo, and the fight between mutant and Xenomorph kicks off from there. The press release teases an unexpected ally who could shift the odds, while leaving open whether anyone makes it out alive. Claremont's backup story runs alongside the main event, putting a young Kitty Pryde between two of the galaxy's worst threats at once: the Brood and the Xenomorphs.
"Alien was the first R-rated movie I ever saw. Aliens is one of the four founding teenage films that I built my understanding of story structure upon. As a hormonal teen, I had a looming Alien poster hung over my bed. I love Aliens so much that I am unhelpfully explaining beats to Geraldo by referencing two-second sequences featuring tertiary characters, as if he cares about Ferro and Dietrich as much as I do. So, yes, this is some prime-grade bucket list stuff for me, and I'm highly enjoying taking the X-Men on an X-press elevator to hell."
"For me, the coolest aspect here is returning to a universe where I can pit my deadliest alien predators against their movie counter-parts, with Kitty caught in the middle," said Claremont. "Kitty brings a hero's perspective to the challenge that embraces the heart and soul of the X-Men. This story is cram-packed with adventure - plus some crazy surprises along the way."
