The part one of Alien: Outland web mini series by Perfect Organism Podcast is out! Josephine and James Denton are scientists that have been dispatched to the planet Elias to research a cure for Roanoke, a virus that’s been spreading to Weyland Yutani colonists. Jo Denton is tasked with reporting on their progress as requested […]
June 2019
William Gibson’s Alien III Audio Drama on Audible
Currently free on Audible, thanks to Greg Bromley for the info. I has a listen to this, although just 2 hours long they really made a great accompaniment to the comic. The original image is from Wil Hughes 3D Modeller on Art Station. It is supposed to be a Nemorph Embryo. Visually it does look […]
Oz Comic Con 2019 – Xeno Free Zone.
Oz Comic Con 2019 is happening in Melbourne, Australia, this weekend. It’s just like its sibling events that take place in San Diego and New York. It’s big. It’s noisy. It’s a vibrant celebration of everything from all corners of Pop Culture. I came to the event wondering what would be on show from booth […]
Creatives: Noah Robert Miller, Director of Alien: Alone
Noah Miller’s pitch for Alien : Alone was really, really simple. “The Orm: W-Y Mining Vessel, derelict 1811 days, quickly deteriorating. HOPE: Hyperdine GR-122 Synthetic Unit, left behind, searching for a purpose. The Specimen: A recently hatched facehugger with no prey.” Of course there was a bit more to it, but let’s go back a […]
Blade Runner Meets Toy Story
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“Equatorial orbit nailed”: the story behind the computer animations of ‘Alien’.
This is such a great read, nice information on the origins of the screen graphics used in Alien.