Marvel’s Alien universe gets even darker with Alien: Black, White & Blood

Strap in, because Marvel looks to be dealing “four issues of unbridled violence” with 2024’s Alien: Black, White & Blood.

Well, that’s promising

We have to admit, that even as huge Alien fans, we haven’t yet delved into what Marvel Comics has created since it took over Fox’ Aliens license. But that holding out might not last much longer, since it certainly sounds like 2024 might bring a book that could be tough for franchise fans to pass up.

Aliens: Black, White & Blood will be the next installment in the “Black, White & Red” collection, which serves up comics printed in that very color scheme. We’ve so-far seen Black, White & Red books centering on Wolverine and Star Wars’ Darth Vader, but now it’s the xenomorphs’ turn, and it sounds at least like it might be a gore-fest.

This debut issue of the mini-series will include a trio of extraterrestrial horror tales, with each one starring a different creative team. Oh, and did we mention there’s an extra color this time around? Yeah, well there is, and it’s… green.

• Superstars Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing (Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, Guardians of the Galaxy) and brilliant artist Michael Dowling (Black Cat, Amazing Spider-Man) kick off “Utopia,” a generations-spanning saga that will be told across all four issues! Soaring through space to find a perfect world, a society descends into darkness as they’re shaped by their fear of the Xenomorphs!  
• Fan-favorite writer Ryan Cady (Winter Guard) and Marvel newcomer Devmalya Pramanik explore the limits of compassion in “Maternal Instincts.” On a deep space vessel, a small child is the sole survivor of a Xenomorph slaughter and her only hope for salvation is the ship’s comforting and guiding AI computer unit.
• Rising stars Stephanie Phillips (Capwolf & the Howling Commandos, Cosmic Ghost Rider) and Marcelo Ferreira (Moon Knight: City of the Dead) deliver a tale of guts, glory and the most exhilarating of games in “The Hunt.” Xenomorphs become the main attraction when Weyland-Yutani gives wealthy thrill-seekers a chance to hunt down the galaxy’s deadliest species.

Marvel Comics press release

Alien: Black, White & Blood #1 (of 4) arrives in stores on January 7th, 2024.