Next Chapter of Marvel’s ALIEN Revealed

Marvel revealed the next part of Declan Shalvey and Andrea Broccardo’s ALIEN storytelling with the renumbered ALIEN #1 hitting shelves on November 15th. Keep scrolling for a look at cover art for the first issue from Javi Fernández!

Shalvey and Broccardo’s current series, which encompasses the “Thaw” story arc, will conclude with ALIEN #5 next month. In addition to writing the new series, Shalvey will also take on additional art duties for flashback scenes in each new issue.

"It's such a joy to continue to build out our own little corner of Marvel Comics’ Alien universe with this new ‘Descendant’ story arc,” Shalvey said. “We're building on what we've done before (with some nods to previous stories) and get to dig a bit deeper in this arc (both figuratively and literally). It's also a real treat for me to draw a section of the story.”

Marvel shared the following tease for the new series:

Connected to the current series but offering a fresh start for new readers, the new run will continue to develop the new subspecies of Xenomorphs that Shalvey and Broccardo have introduced, while laying the groundwork for an even greater threat. Before ALIEN #1 launches, fans will get a chance to get up close and personal with this new breed of creatures in October’s ALIEN ANNUAL #1, a double-sized issue that will serve as connective tissue between story arcs.  

Everyone will hear you scream! The next great Alien story starts in ALIEN ANNUAL #1 and continues in the all-new ALIEN #1! In deep space spins a world infected by the universe’s greatest killers. Most people – sane people – would construct a barrier thicker than the hulls of ten Nostromos and leave it to rot. But where most people see a death trap, Weyland-Yutani sees the biggest payout in the history of civilization. And if it costs a few human lives to secure? Those come cheap here. Prepare for more corporate corruption, personal betrayals and extraordinary violence!