Superman vs. Aliens

~~JakeSully~~ · 09-05-2012, 08:14 AM

Anyone read this outstanding crossover from Dark Horse and DC? loved it since junior high and has been one of my fave crossovers ever and who thinks it's as good as Batman vs. Predator?

Logan · 09-06-2012, 02:34 PM

It was okay. I wasn't crazy about it, although I thought Superman ralphing up the alien in his chest was awesome and hilarious at the same time.

The first Batman and Aliens comic was pretty cool. I hated the second, though, with the weird hybrid of aliens and Joker, etc.

*Candy Kappa* · 09-06-2012, 02:40 PM

It was a fun read, bought in a store together with the Superman vs. Terminator

Logan · 09-06-2012, 09:07 PM

That one was an interesting crossover. They had to power up the Terminators with eye-lasers, which I thought was lame. Just make them really strong. Make them like Metallo sans the kryptonite heart.

~~Leo656~~ · 09-07-2012, 12:34 AM

I loved both Superman/Aliens and the Superman/Terminator series. Incidentally, "Death To The Future" is my all-time favorite subtitle for a mini-series. I especially loved how they incorporated the entire Superman character roster from Superboy to Steel, and having Cyborg and Luthor in the villain roles was perfect. I wanted a sequel to that one, showing what Luthor did with the stolen Terminator tech, but eh, I'm grateful for what we had.

More on-topic, I dug Superman/Aliens a bit as well. I always love Dan Jurgens' work, although seeing someone other than Bret Breeding inking made his art drastically different from the normal style, which I though worked really well for this series, it was much darker and "rougher". The Kara thing was a neat touch but lessened dramatically by the fact that, you pretty much know she's supposed to be Supergirl, but she can't be, and they went so far as to announce before the book came out that she absolutely was not Supergirl. So it's sort of taken down a notch by the fact that, during this story, Superman forms a deep bond with this blonde girl named Kara who he feels so close to it's uncanny, and who we the readers know *should* be Supergirl, who in the end never appears again in any stories. It's a nice touch, and the story is probably better for it than having Superman all by himself fighting Aliens and narrating his inner monologue would have been, but it sort of feels pointless anyway.

I thought the various sequels adding Batman and Predator weren't bad but not as good. Adding Darkseid was interesting, but I'm not sure if it was making the story "too big" or not. I think the tension and claustrophobic feel of the first one was part of why it worked so well.

~~JakeSully~~ · 09-08-2012, 06:17 PM

Did it make sense for Supes to fight Xenomorphs as much as Batman was to Predator?

*oldmanwinters* · 09-08-2012, 07:40 PM

I like this story alright. I do think the idea of an Alien busting out of Supes' chest is pretty horrifying to imagine. Good thing it didn't have to come to that!

Logan · 09-09-2012, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JakeSully

Did it make sense for Supes to fight Xenomorphs as much as Batman was to Predator?

I would say so, yes.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-09-2012, 08:29 PM

The part with Superman being able to just take a deep breath and cough out the chestburster was pretty cool, I guess.

09-05-2012, 08:14 AM	#1
~~JakeSully~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 782	Superman vs. Aliens Anyone read this outstanding crossover from Dark Horse and DC? loved it since junior high and has been one of my fave crossovers ever and who thinks it's as good as Batman vs. Predator?

09-06-2012, 02:34 PM	#2
Logan Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 483	It was okay. I wasn't crazy about it, although I thought Superman ralphing up the alien in his chest was awesome and hilarious at the same time. The first Batman and Aliens comic was pretty cool. I hated the second, though, with the weird hybrid of aliens and Joker, etc. __________________ We're a team; and as a team let's go kick some ass! -Leonardo Logan the Layman Critic, a youtube channel for movie reviews and animation appreciation. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjn...xrKPml1WlYh6Mw

09-06-2012, 02:40 PM	#3
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09-06-2012, 09:07 PM	#4
Logan Hench Mutant Join Date: May 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 483	That one was an interesting crossover. They had to power up the Terminators with eye-lasers, which I thought was lame. Just make them really strong. Make them like Metallo sans the kryptonite heart. __________________ We're a team; and as a team let's go kick some ass! -Leonardo Logan the Layman Critic, a youtube channel for movie reviews and animation appreciation. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjn...xrKPml1WlYh6Mw

09-08-2012, 07:40 PM	#7
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,501	I like this story alright. I do think the idea of an Alien busting out of Supes' chest is pretty horrifying to imagine. Good thing it didn't have to come to that! __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

09-07-2012, 12:34 AM	#5
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	I loved both Superman/Aliens and the Superman/Terminator series. Incidentally, "Death To The Future" is my all-time favorite subtitle for a mini-series. I especially loved how they incorporated the entire Superman character roster from Superboy to Steel, and having Cyborg and Luthor in the villain roles was perfect. I wanted a sequel to that one, showing what Luthor did with the stolen Terminator tech, but eh, I'm grateful for what we had. More on-topic, I dug Superman/Aliens a bit as well. I always love Dan Jurgens' work, although seeing someone other than Bret Breeding inking made his art drastically different from the normal style, which I though worked really well for this series, it was much darker and "rougher". The Kara thing was a neat touch but lessened dramatically by the fact that, you pretty much know she's supposed to be Supergirl, but she can't be, and they went so far as to announce before the book came out that she absolutely was not Supergirl. So it's sort of taken down a notch by the fact that, during this story, Superman forms a deep bond with this blonde girl named Kara who he feels so close to it's uncanny, and who we the readers know should be Supergirl, who in the end never appears again in any stories. It's a nice touch, and the story is probably better for it than having Superman all by himself fighting Aliens and narrating his inner monologue would have been, but it sort of feels pointless anyway. I thought the various sequels adding Batman and Predator weren't bad but not as good. Adding Darkseid was interesting, but I'm not sure if it was making the story "too big" or not. I think the tension and claustrophobic feel of the first one was part of why it worked so well.

09-08-2012, 06:17 PM	#6
~~JakeSully~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 782	Did it make sense for Supes to fight Xenomorphs as much as Batman was to Predator?

09-09-2012, 08:29 PM	#9
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