I'm not exactly sure when the Alien franchise evolved from a sci-fi creature feature to an existential epic about the origins of humanity and extraterrestrial contact. And yet, I do remember a simpler time when nuking the film's aliens from orbit was the only way to be sure and “who's going to survive?” was the deepest question we asked of the films. Still, it's easy to appreciate all of layers that have been added to the franchise over the years through the films, video games, comics, and so many other stories and spinoffs built on the legacy of Ridley Scott's original, 1979 classic, Alien. We wanted to know more about the aliens, and storytellers have been happy to weave countless tales about the terrifying, acid-blooded xenomorphs for more than...
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