Alien Nation (comics)
Encyclopedia
Alien Nation comic books were a number of comic book
s based on the Alien Nation
franchise.
DC
produced a comic book adaptation of the 1988 film.
Later, Malibu Comics
produced several spin-off titles between 1990 and 1992. Creators included Charles Marshall, M.C. Wyman and Terry Pallott,
The publisher of the comics was contractually prohibited from publishing stories that involved Matthew Sikes, or George Francisco (the two main characters of the film
& television series'
).
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s based on the Alien Nation
Alien Nation (film)
Alien Nation is a 1988 American science fiction film directed by Graham Baker and produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz and Bill Borden. The storyline was based on a screenplay written by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It stars James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Kevyn Major Howard...
franchise.
DC
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
produced a comic book adaptation of the 1988 film.
Later, Malibu Comics
Malibu Comics
Malibu Comics was an American comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s, best known for its Ultraverse line of superhero titles. The company's headquarters was in Calabasas, California. Malibu imprints included Aircel Comics and Eternity Comics...
produced several spin-off titles between 1990 and 1992. Creators included Charles Marshall, M.C. Wyman and Terry Pallott,
The publisher of the comics was contractually prohibited from publishing stories that involved Matthew Sikes, or George Francisco (the two main characters of the film
Alien Nation (film)
Alien Nation is a 1988 American science fiction film directed by Graham Baker and produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz and Bill Borden. The storyline was based on a screenplay written by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It stars James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Kevyn Major Howard...
& television series'
Alien Nation (TV series)
Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint...
).
Publications
The mini-series consisted of the following comic titles:- Alien Nation: The Spartans
- Alien Nation: A Breed Apart
- Alien Nation: The Skin Trade
- Alien Nation: Ape Nation (a crossover with Planet of the ApesPlanet of the Apes (comic book)Planet of the Apes comics are tie-ins to the Planet of the Apes universe. They have been released by several publishers over the years and include tie-ins and spin-offs.-Japanese comics :...
) - Alien Nation: The Firstcomers
- Alien Nation: Public Enemy
See also
- TenctoneseTenctoneseThe Tenctonese, also known as Newcomers, are a humanoid species in the Alien Nation, television series and earlier film, as well as the later Alien Nation telefilm series. They are from the planet Tencton, though references to numerous slave colonies throughout the series and telemovies indicate...
- Alien Nation (film)Alien Nation (film)Alien Nation is a 1988 American science fiction film directed by Graham Baker and produced by Gale Anne Hurd, Richard Kobritz and Bill Borden. The storyline was based on a screenplay written by Rockne S. O'Bannon. It stars James Caan, Mandy Patinkin, Terence Stamp, and Kevyn Major Howard...
, 1988 - Alien Nation (TV series)Alien Nation (TV series)Alien Nation is a science fiction television series, loosely based on the movie of the same name. Gary Graham starred as Detective Matthew Sikes, a Los Angeles police officer reluctantly working with "Newcomer" alien George Francisco , played by Eric Pierpoint...
, 1989 - 1990 - Alien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation: Dark HorizonAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season, ending in 1990 with a cliffhanger series finale. Dark Horizon was written to be the season opener for the second season, but when the series was unexpectedly canceled and looked like it might never return to...
, 1994 - Alien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation: Body and SoulAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Body and Soul was the second television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series. It follows the television series format of two parallel...
, 1995 - Alien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation: MillenniumAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: Millennium was the third television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series...
, 1996 - Alien Nation: The Enemy WithinAlien Nation: The Enemy WithinAlien Nation was a television show from the Fox Network which lasted a single season. Alien Nation: The Enemy Within is the fourth television movie produced to continue the story after the premature cancellation of the popular series...
, 1996 - Alien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara LegacyAlien Nation: The Udara Legacy was the fifth and final television movie produced to continue the story of the prematurely canceled television series Alien Nation. The plot introduces the idea that among the Tenctonese slaves, there was a resistance movement called the Udara who were implanted...
, 1997 - Alien Nation (novel series)
- List of comics based on films
External links
- Welcome Back to the Planet of the Apes, Comics Scene #13 (1990) about the Adventure Comics run on PotA, including Ape Nation