Alien is a 1979 sci-fi horror film directed by Ridley Scott. It is – on the surface – a basic, by-the-numbers, base-under-siege, monster movie - with one major exception – the HR Giger-designed double-mouthed, psychosexual, phallic nightmare that would eventually be called the Xenomorph. The Xenomorph epitomized the idea of “alien.” It was unlike
"The narration is formed not simply as a recounting of events but as a kind of confession and at times almost as a form of prayer." Today on the program we discuss the 1993 on-shot Aliens: Salvation by Dave Gibbons with art by Mike Mignola. In the long, long history of the Alien franchise, Salvation is
On this episode we discuss the classic 1989 Elseworld story Gotham by Gaslight - the Victorian era Batman adventure by Brian Augustyn and Mike Mignola. An Elseworlds story of course is an alternate version of a character not set in the main continuity. This could involve alternate realities, timelines, or time periods. In this way a character could be explored
