Alien Nation comic books were a number of comic books based on the Alien Nation entertainment media franchise. DC Comics initially produced a single-issue comic book adaptation of the 1988 film. Later, Malibu Comics, under their Adventure Comics imprint, produced several spin-off titles between 1990 and 1992.
Publications TitleCreatorsPublisherNumber of IssuesPublication DatesNotesAlien NationWriter: Martin PaskoPenciller/Inker: Jerry Bingham DC ComicsOne-shotDecember 1988Story: An adaptation of the original theatrical film written by Rockne S. O'Bannon.Alien Nation: The SpartansWriter: Bill SpanglerPenciller: James Tucker Adventure Comics(Malibu Comics imprint) 4July - November 1990Also released as a trade paperbackStory: Ruth Lawrence, of the Newcomer Advocacy League, is asked by Newcomer Harvey Wallbanger to help locate his missing brother, Art Deco. After receiving a visit by a mysterious Overseer, Wallbanger wants the case dropped...which deepens the mystery for Lawrence even more.Alien Nation: A Breed ApartWriter: Steve JonesPenciller: Stan Timmons Inker: Jimmy PalmiottiAdventure Comics (Malibu Comics imprint) 4November 1990 - March 1991This mini-series ended on an unresolved cliffhanger.Story: LAPD detectives Wayne Hadenfelt, a human, and Log B'Omen, a Newcomer, respond to a home invasion call. In the aftermath, details of the case suggest gangland assassination.Alien Nation: The Skin TradeWriter: Lowell CunninghamPenciller: Leonard Kirk Adventure Comics(Malibu Comics imprint) 4March - June 1991Ape NationWriter: Charles MarshallPenciller: M.C. Wyman Adventure Comics(Malibu Comics imprint) 4February - June 1991Crossover withPlanet Of The ApesAlien Nation: The FirstcomersWriter: Martin PowellPenciller: Tim Eldred Adventure Comics(Malibu Comics imprint) 4May - August 1991Alien Nation: The Public EnemyWriter: Lowell CunninghamPenciller: Sandy Carruthers Adventure Comics(Malibu Comics imprint) 4December - March 1991Alien Nation Television Special:The Lost EpisodeWriter: Bill SpanglerPenciller: Terry Pallot Malibu Graphics One-shot1992Based on "Soul Train," a script from the aborted second season of the Alien Nation TV series, by Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider. The premise and elements of this script were later developed into the Alien Nation: Dark Horizon TV movie.
See also List of comics based on films
References
External links Welcome Back to the Planet of the Apes, Comics Scene #13 (1990) about the Adventure Comics run on PotA, including Ape Nation