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| Title: | Aliens: Stronghold |
| Publisher: | Dark Horse Comics |
| Type: | Limited series |
| Years published: | May-September, 1994 |
| Total issues: | 4 |
| Featuring: | Xenomorphs; Caspar Nordling |
| Creators: | John Arcudi; Doug Mahnke; Jimmy Palmiotti; Perry McNamee; Ellie De Ville; Ryder Windham |
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| Previous: | Aliens: Music of the Spears |
| Next: | Aliens: Colonial Marine |
Aliens: Stronghold is an American comic book limited series of the science fiction and horror genres. It is based on the Aliens film series by Brandywine Productions and the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. The series was published by Dark Horse Comics and ran for four issues from May until September, 1994. The series was written by John Arcudi with artwork and inks by Doug Mahnke. Jimmy Palmiotti provided ink work on issues #2-3. It was colored by Perry McNamee and lettered by Ellie De Ville. The series was edited by Ryder Windham.
Synopsis[]
On an apparently routine supply run, Philip and Joy Strunk deliver a shipment of synthetic photo receptors to Caspar Nordling, biotechnologist for Grant Corporation. When the Strunks discover that Nordling's experiments have exceeded Stanislaw Mayakovsky's work (as seen in Aliens: Hive), they realize that there's more to Nordling — and the Aliens — than meets the eye.
After watching Caspar Nordling conduct nearly sadistic experiments on an Alien Chestburster, Philip and Joy Strunk question Nordling's motivations, and consider bringing the scientist up on charges. But will Nordling's synthetic Alien allow them to do it?
Rebellious androids, secret investigators, and escaped Xenomorphs! It looks as though Casper Nordling's perfect world is about to collapse, but Nordling may still have an ugly trick up his sleeve.
Issues
Annuals & Specials
Collections
- Aliens: Stronghold (TPB)
- Aliens, Volume 8: Stronghold
- Aliens Omnibus, Volume 4
Notes & Trivia
- The Aliens franchise was created by director Ridley Scott and screenplay writer Dan O'Bannon. It was first brought to life in the 1979 sci-fi/horror movie Alien, which spawned multiple sequels, prequels, and crossover films. Other notable directors in the franchise include James Cameron, David Fincher, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Paul W.S. Anderson.
- Aliens: Stronghold redirects to this page.
- Writer John Arcudi has also worked on Aliens: Reapers, Aliens: Genocide, and Aliens: More Than Human.