Alien: The Illustrated Story

Author: Archie Goodwin
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1781161291
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Vacant. Two space helmets resting on chairs. Electronic hum. Lights on the helmets begin to signal one another. Moments of silence. A yellow light goes on. Electronic hum. A green light goes on in front of one helmet. Electronic pulsing sounds. A red light goes on in front of the other helmet. An electronic conversation ensues. Reaches a cresendo. Then silence. And when the silence is broken... the crew of the Nostromo must grapple with a terrifying life force they cannot leash, nor even comprehend - the Alien! The stunning color graphic novel of Ridley Scott's legendary sci-fi thriller!

Alien: the Original Screenplay

Author: Cris Seixas
Publisher: Dark Horse Books
ISBN: 1506717667
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 116

Book Description
In 1976, Twentieth Century Fox bought a screenplay by Dan O'Bannon entitled Star Beast. Three years later with Ridley Scott at the helm, Alien was unleashed on unsuspecting filmgoers. En route to back to Earth, the crew of the starship Snark intercepts an alien transmission. Their investigation leads them to a desolate planetoid, a crashed alien spacecraft, and a pyramidic structure of unknown origin. Then the terror begins . . . Writer Cristiano Seixas and artist Guilherme Balbi have attempted to stay true to the characters, settings, and creatures described in O'Bannon's original screenplay--without replicating the famous designs of Ron Cobb, Moebius, and H.R. Giger. A new experience, but still terrifying! Collects Alien: The Original Screenplay issues #1-#5.

Aliens: Salvation

Author: Various
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
ISBN: 1630082929
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 58

Book Description
MIGNOLA! GIBBONS! NOWLAN! One of the most memorable Aliens tales ever told, now available as a premier-edition hardcover! When the most pious crewman aboard the Nova Maru is forced to abandon ship with his mad captain, the two are marooned on an inhospitable and remote world—and they’re not alone . . . *Back in print for the first time in over a decade!

Mario and the Aliens

Author: Carolina Zanotti
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607656779
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44

Book Description
In this fun tale, a little boy must learn to step away from electronics and play with traditional toys if he wants his new alien friends to stick around. Mario hears loud hissing and beeping noises in the backyard. Then, he sees the flashing lights of a real spaceship! Now Mario has three new alien friends who want to play. It’s up to him to show these friendly creatures how children play on Earth. They are looking for new games and fun toys, and Mario wants to make them happy so that they return. But the aliens are tired of computers and electronic stuff. What will Mario do? “At just the right length for a great good-night book, Mario and the Aliens is a fun, fast paced book that kids will learn from, without being preached to.” —Daddy Mojo “Mario and the Aliens by Carolina Zanotti and Thai My Phuong [(Tamypu)] is an enjoyable short read about the importance of taking breaks from electronic screens around us.” —The Geekiary This is a fixed-format ebook, which preserves the design and layout of the original print book

Heavy Metal Presents Moebius

Author: Moebius
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Graphic novels
Languages : en
Pages : 61

Book Description

Alien Tomato

Author: Kristen Schroeder
Publisher: Page Street Kids
ISBN: 9781624149764
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description
It streaked through the sky on a perfect day in July and landed in the garden... When a mysterious red orb appears one day, the vegetables aren’t sure what to make of it. They decide that it must be an alien tomato! They name her Allie and try to make her feel as welcome as possible. But Gopher isn’t convinced. He’s sure it’s just a ball. This delightfully silly tale and its equally hilarious art are a perfect fit for gardeners and sci-fi fans alike.

Your Alien

Author: Tammi Sauer
Publisher: Union Square Press
ISBN: 9781454950622
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A little boy meets a stranded alien child and the two instantly strike up a fabulous friendship. They go to school, explore the neighborhood, and have lots of fun all day. However, when bedtime rolls around, the little boy must comfort his homesick new friend. This funny, heartwarming story proves that friends and family are the most important things in the universe . . . no matter who or where you are.

An Illustrated History of UFOs

Author: Adam Allsuch Boardman
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1910620696
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A deep dive into the world of Ufology--the study and search for extraterrestrial life--with a fun, informative, humorous look at the history of this strange world of conspiracy. Throughout history people have witnessed a dizzying show of mysterious lights in the sky. Whether they are the devices of alien interlopers or more mundane weather phenomena, they have spawned a legacy of government inquiries, secretive societies, and countless dedicated investigators. We call them "Unidentified Flying Objects," and they have claimed a prominent position in popular culture, enduring in part thanks to the legacy of researchers and persistently peculiar mysteries.

Alien: The Illustrated Story (Original Art Edition)

Author: Archie Goodwin
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1781161305
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Two of comics’ greatest talents joined forces in 1979 to bring Ridley Scott’s epic Alien motion picture to the comic book page. Out of print for over thirty years, this brand new edition (released in time to coincide with Scott’s latest opus 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 produced.

The Making of Alien

Author: J. W. Rinzler
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1789090555
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A comprehensive and definitive volume telling the complete story of how Alien was made, featuring new interviews with Ridley Scott and other production crew, and including many rarely-seen photos and illustrations from the Fox archives. In 1979 a movie legend was born, as Twentieth Century-Fox and director Ridley Scott unleashed Alien - and gave audiences around the world the scare of their lives. To celebrate the movie's fortieth anniversary, author J.W. Rinzler (The Making of Star Wars) tells the whole fascinating story of how Alien evolved from a simple idea in the mind of writer Dan O'Bannon into one of the most memorable sci-fi horror thrillers of all time. With brand new interviews with Ridley Scott and other key members of the original production crew, and featuring many never-before-seen photographs and artworks from the archives, The Making of Alien is the definitive work on this masterpiece of popular cinema.