James Cameron's ALIENS is Getting a WHAT IF...? Series From Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics has announced that James Cameron’s classic 1987 sci-fi action movie Aliens is getting a What If…? comic series titled Aliens: What If…? The comic will tell a story that follows the character Carter Burke had he survived the events of the film. It’s explained, “The saga will further explore the nature of the man who infamously betrayed Ripley and the lengths he’s willing to go to get his hands on the deadliest species in the galaxy… “
The five-issue comic series asked the question, "What If… Carter Burke has lived?" It was also announced that Paul Reiser, the actor who played the villain, “joins his son Leon and the star-studded team of writers and producers Adam F. Goldberg (The Goldbergs), Brian Volk-Weiss (The Toys That Made Us) and Hans Rodionoff (Damage Control) for this pulse-pounding journey back to Hadley’s Hope and the twisted escape of a man who should have died.”
Guiu Vilanova will be providing the art for the comic series (Cosmic Ghost Rider, Eternals).
The description for the comic reads: “For years, fans of James Cameron’s legendary Aliens questioned whether Carter Burke, a company man more hateable than the Xenos themselves, had actually survived the traumatic events on the terraforming colony Hadley’s Hope. Thirty-five years later, Burke is eeking out a cursed existence on a backwater asteroid. With his once-promising career in the toilet, Burke's only remaining purpose in life is to care for his daughter, Brie. She hates him, probably for being a horrible person. And when she finds out what he’s up to now? It’s not going to be a friendly reunion. Has Burke learned his lesson, or is he about to get all of his companions killed again?”
Reiser said in a statement: "For years, people have asked me about Burke, what it was like to play such a 'bad guy,' to which my response was always 'You say 'bad,' I say 'misunderstood.' Now the world will find out!"
Check out the art for the comic below and let us know if this is a story you’re excited about reading!
