Verheiden, Mark
AVERAGE REVIEW SCORE:
3 out of 5
(1 book)
Aliens: Nightmare Asylum
(Art by Den Beauvais)
Following on from 'Earth Hive', survivors Billie, Willks and Bueller flee the xenomorph infestation of Earth. They find themselves trapped at a military facility on a remote planet where the General in command has developed a deranged fascination for the aliens and believes he can tame them to reclaim the Earth.
So, the version of this I read was the post-Alien 3 version where Billie and Willks were altered to no longer be Newt and Hicks from 'Aliens' (despite still sharing the exact backstories of those characters). Although purists have bemoaned this change, I for one was glad that Billie isn't Newt for the simple reason that she's kind of sexualised quite a bit here and that's not something I'm ready for in regard to the character of Newt, aged-up or otherwise.
Overall this follows a fairly predictable format; human thinks he can tame aliens, aliens break loose, handful of people work to escape and survive. It's done pretty well, but it's not going to shock anyone with how it all unfolds. I did really like Den Beauvais' fully-painted artwork, however.
3 out of 5