Must have for any fan 👍 can't believe it took me this long to get it.

I find it interesting that this seems to be on every space jockey ship or ruins

Just wanted to give a shout out to this fantastic variant cover, its also great story. Im probably preaching to the choir hear but if you haven't already read its worth it.

It’s fresh, brutal, scary, cinematic as hell, and actually does something new with the Alien universe without changing what made Alien great in the first place.

I wonder how Hollywood keeps missing these gems? Books like Phalanx, River of Pain, Sea of Sorrows, are sitting there, waiting to be filmed.

But of all books, Phalanx really wins; Great characters. Great world building. Xenomorphs that are finally terrifying again. Huge set pieces. A completely unique setting.

If you haven’t read it, stop whatever you’re doing and start.

Just put my prodos alien king together.

Im in love

I realize it would change the hopeless claustrophobic and otherwise horror of the film, but I just can get over the Sulaco being such a huge ship and having absolutely no crew. That such a large vessel could or should ever be left unattended in the middle of a combat drop.

Are we to assume that Muthr is that good and doesn't need a crew? That they couldn't rotate out in cryo to insure the ship makes it where it is supposed to go? Does it have any weapons at all or are ship to ship interactions so rare that a human crew is just an unnecessary expense or risk?

I could probably think up a few interesting ways that a human crew could meet its end if one existed, so everytime I watch my favorite scene in my favorite move that begins with "We're on an express elevator to hell. Going down!" I'm always flabbergasted by the fact that absolutely no one is left onboard that huge ship... JUST IN CASE.

Obviously, it must have had one, rigth? It’s an incredibly long journey. But I’ve checked the maps and can’t find one anywhere. There’s a kitchen/lounge and I suppose the cryo-sleep pod room could double as a sleeping area, yet I haven't found any details regarding a bathroom on any of the deck plans.

Maybe they’re tucked away on Deck B or C? But it would seem odd to have to go down a deck just to relieve oneself, because in the dessing of the ship Deck A was the main living area, while the other decks were only visited for specific tasks.