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Did all the Aliens Library Edition trades have altered writing/art?

JohnFPannozzi, Undefined, 10 years ago

I have a question about the Aliens Library Edition series of trades ( http://avp.wikia.com/wiki/Aliens_Library_Edition ):

Did all of them have altered writing and/or art?

I know the first three trades (Outbreak, Nightmare Asylum, and Female War) changed character names and other details to bring it in line with the continuity established with Alien 3 (and the first Aliens comic series was colored), but what about the others? Did they change anything about them, and if so what?

Deathdrop, Undefined, 10 years ago

Beyond the alterations of the first three Aliens volumes, I'm pretty sure Dark Horse gave up on the idea of their comics being in-continuity after Alien 3.

-Bloo-, Undefined, 10 years ago

And it wouldn't have mattered if they continued to canonize the comics anyway since Alien 5 is going to decanonize 3 and Resurrection.

Deathdrop, Undefined, 10 years ago

Prometheus de-caononized a shitload of the EU all on its own, so Alien 5 looks to be continuing that trend.

-Bloo-, Undefined, 10 years ago

Was there anything in the EU that was worth keeping? I'm not insulting the comics, I just haven't read many of them.

One of the biggest things I disliked about the EU: I never liked the idea of separate hives competing for dominance. Their biggest strength (besides the whole 'monster bit') is unity - if two hives ever encountered one another, they'd probably just merge without hesitation.

Xenos did attack each other in Resurrection, but those weren't normal and it wasn't for dominance.

Deathdrop, Undefined, 10 years ago

Books 1 and 2 (AKA Earth War and Nightmare Asylum) are good. Labyrinth is great. I haven't read too many more than that, but my understanding is they range from good to terrible and everywhere in between.