List of Alien (franchise) comics
The Alien comic books are part of the Alien franchise and have had several titles published based on the license, most of which are part of the Dark Horse Comics line, but other comics by other distributors have been made. Marvel Comics obtained the license to the Aliens, Predator comics|Predator] and Alien vs. Predator comics following the Acquisition of [21st Century Fox by Disney|acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company].
''Alien: The Illustrated Story''
Alien: The Illustrated Story is a critically acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of the original 1979 movie Alien, published by Heavy Metal magazine the same year. The creative team consisted of Archie Goodwin as the scriptwriter and Walt Simonson as the artist. It won the Harvey Award for List of [Harvey Award winners#Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work|Best Graphic Album of Previously Published Work] in 2013.Dark Horse Comics
is the most well-known publisher of Aliens comics, having published many limited series from 1988 to 1999. Publishing took a hiatus until 2009. The Predator creature exists in this extended comic universe due to multiple Alien vs. Predator crossovers.Comics
Stories
Stories based on the Alien franchise published in other comics, such as the Dark Horse Presents anthology title.| Story title | Issue | Publication date | Notes |
| "Theory of Alien Propagation" | Dark Horse Presents #24 | November 1988 | Title of the story is taken from the reprint in Aliens Omnibus. Originally untitled. |
| "Part One: Advent" | Dark Horse Presents #42–43 | July 1990 – August 1990 | Two-part story. |
| "Part Two: Terminus" | Dark Horse Presents #42–43 | July 1990 – August 1990 | Two-part story. |
| "Countdown" | Dark Horse Insider #14–27 | September 1990 – October 1991 | Fourteen-part story. |
| "Reapers" | Dark Horse Presents Fifth Anniversary Special | April 1991 | Title of the story is taken from the reprint in Aliens Omnibus. Originally untitled. |
| "The Alien" | Dark Horse Presents #56 | November 1991 | Story is separated in two halves, the first at the beginning of the issue, and the second at the end. |
| "Horror Show" | Dark Horse Comics #3–5 | October 1992 – December 1992 | Three-part story. |
| "Earth Angel" | Previews #1–12, #1 | January 1993 – January 1994 | Later reprinted as a one-shot by Dark Horse. |
| "Alien 3: Terminal Addiction" | Alien magazine #12 | June 1993 | Published by Dark Horse International. |
| "The Taste" | Dark Horse Comics #11 | July 1993 | |
| "Backsplash" | Dark Horse Comics #12–13 | August 1993 – September 1993 | Two-part story. |
| "Cargo" | Dark Horse Comics #15–16 | November 1993 – December 1993 | Two-part story. |
| "Alien" | Dark Horse Comics #17–19 | January 1994 – March 1994 | Three-part story. |
| "Mondo Pest" | Dark Horse Comics #22–24 | June 1994 – August 1994 | Three-part story. |
| "Incubation" | Dark Horse Presents #101–102 | September 1995 – October 1995 | Two-part story. |
| "Lucky" | A Decade of Dark Horse #3 | September 1996 | |
| "Headhunter" | Dark Horse Presents #117 | January 1997 | |
| "Borderlines" | Dark Horse Presents #121 | May 1997 | |
| "Tourist Season" | Dark Horse Presents Annual 1997 | February 1998 | Indicia date says February 1998. |
| "Once in a Lifetime" | Dark Horse Presents #140 | February 1999 | |
| Free Comic Book Day: Aliens / Predator | May 2009 | Story is untitled. Issue also features a Predator story. | |
| Free Comic Book Day: Aliens/Predator, Aliens Day Edition | May 2009 | Story is untitled. Issue also features a Predator and an Alien/Predator story. | |
| "Inhuman Condition" | Dark Horse Presents #12–17 | May – October 2012 | Six-part story. |
| "In Space No One Can Hear You Slay" | Free Comic Book Day and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 / The Guild: Beach'd | May 2012 | Crossover story with Buffy the Vampire Slayer. |
| "Field Report" | Dark Horse Presents #2 | September 2014 | |
| "Extravehicular" | Free Comic Book Day 2016: General | May 2016 |