Alien (film series)

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Name:	Alien
Abbreviation(s):
Creator:
Date(s):	1979-
Medium:	film, associated multi-media franchise
Country of Origin:	USA
External Links:	wikipedia on the first film, wikipedia on the franchise
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Ellen Ripley, artist is Joni Wagner, from Organia (1982)

The film Aliens opens in Melbourne, Australia, in 1986. Photo by Jan MacNally.

Inside the theatre for the Melbourne opening of Aliens in 1986.Photo by Jan MacNally.

Decorations upon entering the cinema for the opening of Aliens in Melbourne, 1986. (Photo: Jan MacNally).

Alien is a franchise of movies, comics, books and video games that started with the 1979 film Alien by Ridley Scott. The main character is Ellen Ripley, played by Sigourney Weaver:

• Alien (1979)
• Aliens (1986)
• Alien 3 (1992)
• Alien Resurrection (1997)

There is also a prequel series in the same franchise:

• Prometheus, directed by Ridley Scott and released in 2012. Possibly due to the casting of Michael Fassbender as an android, fan fiction and fan art for the movie were posted before the movie's release.
• Alien: Covenant, a sequel to Prometheus, was released in 2017.

Besides the main movies there is a lot of stuff using the alien creatures from the film, such as the Alien vs. Predator movies and comics.

Fanwork

Fanfiction

• The Pink Rabbit Consortium has a nice collection of Alien Resurrection f/f fanfiction.
• "Diary/The Final Downfall" by Kristine Johnson. Tells what the Nostromo didn't find in the derelict ship - proof that the Alien is more intelligent than man. "Kane was the first victim of Alien, but it wasn't the first time he'd died at her hands. Through his countless lives we discover our own beginnings. Witness the start of life on Earth from the POV of the Alien. Phoenix Issue #1 [1980]
• "The Sentinel" by Jack Heston. On a planet rich in mineral wealth, the crew of the Nostromo discover the terrifying machines of an alien warzone. Syndicated Images Issue #2 [1985]
• "All Hope Abandon, Ye Who Enter Here" by Susan M. Asselin. An alien ship and a time-travel anomaly send Harrison and Ironhorse to join Ripley and the Colonial Marines' assault on the xenomorphs on LV-426. (War of the Worlds/Aliens). CrosSignals Issue #5 [1991]
• "A Sequel to Aliens" by Taerie Bryant. Just ignore that regrettable third movie and read this instead. Heroes Issue #2 [1993]
• "Resurrection" by Robert Beardsell (Star Trek: TNG/Aliens) Data learns something about his past that may affect the entire human race! The Aliens have returned. Side-Trekked, Issue #1 [1994]
• "Etched" by Sean Smith The X-Files/Aliens crossover. [1995]
• "Fear" is a TPM (Q/O) slash crossover and horror story. [2000]
• "Sadness, Loss & Love" by Deanna Gray. The crew of the Enterprise meets up with the monsters of Alien. First Time Issue #51 [2000]
• "Killing Elvis" by David Hines. Hilarious e-mail correspondence for the Alien films; a Yuletide hit. [2009]
• The Feline Specialist by Supertights. Alien from the point of view of Ripley's canonical cat Jones. Written for Yuletide. [2013]
• "Aliens: Bad Company" is a series following the Colonial Marines from Aliens. Mostly gen with some shipping. [2018]

Fanart

• Shriek, cartoon of what happened in the Nostromo shuttle at the close of the movie, by Hans Dietrich in R & R Issue #11 [1979]
• Queens by Paul Reinwand
• Fanart by unknown
• I finally watched alien!! :D by muffinpines
• Parker abd Brett by grrrenadine
• Fanart by lesleydraws
• You started this. Show me everything. by artgroves

Gallery

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  from Baystar v. 1 n.3, by Steve Leiahola (1976)

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  From the Tex-Con Program Book, by Jim Thompson (1979)

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  Front cover of Once More With Feeling by Paulie Gilmore (1990)

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  From the 1990 Science Fiction Movie Hysterical Calendar by Michael Fisher

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  "The Shape of Water Oscar Party", including the Xenomorph by nazrigar [2018]

Fanzines

• Alienation (1970s), cartoons
• Invictus (1990s), gen anthology zine
• Mixed Media (multimedia cartoon zine) (1983), cartoons
• Once More With Feeling (1990), gen novel
• Rocket's Blast Comicollector Issue #148 - Special Alien issue.
• Syndicated Images (1985-1986), multimedia anthology zine
• Tales of the Colonial Marines (mid-1980s), gen fiction zine, fusion with Blade Runner
• USCM Dispatches (newsletter out of Tyler, TX, USA)

Fannish Communities and Websites

• The Aliens Ring
• Daily Aliens on Tumblr
• Alien series fanfiction on AO3
• alt.cult-movies.alien
• Alien Lore on Alien vs. Predator Central
• Fanlisting for the first movie
• Aliens 2 Fanlisting
• Fanlistings for the series
• Alien Vs. Predator Fanlisting
• Alienator Fan Confederation (fan club in Germany, headed by Matthias Hofchen)