Warning: Contains potential spoilers forAlien: Romulus #1!
TheAlienfranchise continues to expand, as the first official look at the prequel comic forAlien: Romulusprovides more insight into the film’s backstory. The main plot of the latest movie sees a ragtag group of twenty-somethings try to commandeer a forgotten spacecraft, with unfortunately devastating results.Marvel’s new comic tie-in explains the origins of the film’s Romulus setting, and how the horror could have been avoided.
The preview forAlien: Romulus#1 – written by Zac Thompson, with art by Daniel Picciotto – features a crew investigating the wreckage from the very firstAlienfilm. With story credits to the film’s director Fede Alvarez and co-writer Rodo Sayagues, the comic prequel dives into the terror that started before the events of the movie.
A Xenomorph body is picked up from the destroyed Nostromo ship and brought aboard the Renaissance station, divided into Remus and Romulus sections. Though a new character, Hyla, wants to destroy the alien body, Weyland-Yutani’s science officer keeps the Xenomorph safe for analysis.
Marvel’s Graphic “Alien: Romulus” Prequel Tells The Brutal Backstory Of The Film’s Space Station Setting
Alien: Romulus#1 – Story By Fede Álvarez & Rodo Sayagues; Written By Zac Thompson; Art By Daniel Picciotto; Color By Yen Nitro; Lettering By Clayton Cowles
The prequel miniseries will show the events leading up to the abandonment of the ship that the cast of theAlien: Romulusfilm find themselves on, withall the R-rated violence that surely ensued.The comic-tie in’s preview shows one of the cataclysmic failures in decision-makingthat leads to Rain, Andy, and the rest of the film’s cast coming across the Alien-infested spacecraft. As the franchise’s Weyland-Yutani programmed synthetics prioritize the study of the Xenomorphs over the lives of their crew yet again, the fall of the Renaissance station and its subsequent alien takeover is officially set in motion.
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One of the main characters of the comic series is Rook, perhaps the most controversial aspect ofAlien: Romulus. With the likeness of late actor Sir Ian Holm, Rook is Renaissance’s synthetic science officer. Designed to further Weyland-Yutani’s objective of studying alien life at any cost, Rook is seen in the preview leading the crew to certain danger by denying the obvious threat in the room. Though the crew member Hyla tries to “brain”the original film’s returning Xenomorph, the science officer starts the domino effect that leads to the bloody and violent plot of theAlien: Romulusfilm.
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Alien: Romulus#1 – Variant Covers By Björn Barends, Marco Checchetto, & More; Main Cover By Leinil Francis Yu
ThoughAliencomics have been produced since the 80s, in the past several years,Marvel’sAliencomics has ramped up the franchise’s storytellingwith several original series developing the lore. Just this year, in addition to the newAlien: Romulusprequel comic, other entries includingAlien: Black, White, & Blood,Aliens: What If…?,and the superhero crossover,Aliens vs. Avengers, have been released. An original story about a luxury hotel taken over by the deadly Xenomorphs,Alien: Paradiso, will also be released later this year, as the sci-fi horror franchise continues to rapidly expand.
The newestAliencomic not only offers a prequel to the hitAlien: Romulus, but explains how everything went wrong before the film, leading to grisly Xenomorph violence and a high body count.
Alien: Romulus’ prequel series will give more insight into the film’s settingand the robotic and malevolent figure that is Weyland-Yutani’s Rook. The comic will offer more connective tissue between the franchise’s first movie from 1979 and the 2024 blockbuster film, with even a line vaguely hinting atthePrometheuspart of the franchise’s timelinein the released preview. The newestAliencomic not only offers a prequel to the hitAlien: Romulus, but explains how everything went wrong before the film, leading to grisly Xenomorph violence and a high body count.
Alien: Romulus #1will be available July 18, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
Alien: Romulus
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Alien: Romulus is the seventh film in the Alien franchise. The movie is directed by Fede Álvarez and will focus on a new young group of characters who come face to face with the terrifying Xenomorphs. Alien: Romulus is a stand-alone film and takes place in a time not yet explored in the Alien franchise.
