I am not familiar with Metalstorm, but this idea might have some legs
I think most of the impulse derived from the fact both Alien and Predator are 20th Century Fox productions and both licensed to Dark Horse comics. Same with Terminator. Might as well cross them over at some point, and it was interesting enough to someone to give a couple crappy movies the green light
On the other hand, I watched Predators again the other day and it still holds up
― mh, Tuesday, 17 February 2015 19:33 (nine years ago) link
I mean, story-wise, Predators are always looking for the most difficult prey to hunt, and the alien creatures are pretty fucking deadly
I always felt that way too, but actually it starts to seem nonsensical; human weaponry (sometimes quite primitive) has overcome the Predators, as well as the Aliens - the latter in fact seem totally outclassed in a one on one fight so long as the Predators have their swivel laser shoulder guns. Obv something more like ''the one hunter against the horde'' is in play but basically the Aliens are scary because they're brilliantly-designed and our heroes are usually underequipped or saddled by other obstacles (environment, treachery). In the light of day, they're just particularly slimy boogeymen.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:14 (nine years ago) link
Also superman could totally beat the hulk btw
Superman hears a hissing sound, looks up, sees kryptonite impregnated xenomorphs, swallows hard
― rabatment of the rectangle (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:16 (nine years ago) link
http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130622200421/marvel_dc/images/1/1b/Superman_Aliens_(Collected).jpg
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:18 (nine years ago) link
The other connection I guess is that Aliens and Predator are both Vietnam allegories, except one is about quagmire and betrayal of the grunts by the military-industrial complex, and the other is about an unleashed American virility that could have won if the enemy weren't ostensibly a bunch of sneaky, invisible cheaters. Both I guess have something of a stab-in-the-back myth but it's still basically trying to jam abstractions together and hope the result will still connect viscerally. It does, if you're 13 and still fascinated by all the other trappings and abilities of each monster.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:21 (nine years ago) link
xp Hahaha should've known
― rabatment of the rectangle (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:22 (nine years ago) link
lol reading the Superman/Aliens summary on Wikipedia, it's great how laborious they have to be to make it basically a generic Aliens story where it kinda doesn't matter that they're fighting Superman at all. I'm actually halfway sure I've read this at some point but none of the details ring any particular bells.
Arriving back in Earth's solar system, Superman's powers are restored just in time to stop the chestburster from emerging, allowing him to "crush" it and regurgitate out of his system before catching the falling satellite,
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:29 (nine years ago) link
I hope that's a splash page
― rabatment of the rectangle (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 00:45 (nine years ago) link
remember when Warren Ellis used an Aliens crossover as an opportunity to kill off most of the cast of an Image series
― mh, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 01:23 (nine years ago) link
https://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/n_iv/600/873663.jpg
http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/uploaded_images/sup_bat_vs_alien_predator-782088.jpg
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/9/96177/1749276-501562_jla_vs_predator_super.jpg
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090428192238/terminator/images/b/bf/RobocopVTerminatorComic1.jpg
http://turrican30.free.fr/Boites%20Sega/Megadrive/robocop%20versus%20terminator.jpg
http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/scale_small/1/11307/251218-20001-119453-1-predator-versus-judg.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ac/ArchiePunisher.jpg
http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/uploaded_images/Godzilla_vs_Barkley-769990.jpg
The 90s were a strange fuckin' time.
then we get into the 2000s
http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/uploaded_images/sup_bat_vs_vamp_wolf-739279.jpg
More fun here: http://www.ferretpress.com/weblog/labels/weekend%20versus.html
― Delbert Gravy (kingfish), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 06:50 (nine years ago) link
want an archie vs punisher logo shirt
― contenderizer, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 07:03 (nine years ago) link
RIVERDALE HIGHCOCK HOP
― rabatment of the rectangle (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 08:09 (nine years ago) link
The look on the Punisher's face makes it seem like it might be his first high school dance.
― rabatment of the rectangle (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 08:14 (nine years ago) link
automatic weapon + high school setting means a sequel is unlikely i guess
― bizarro gazzara, Wednesday, 18 February 2015 09:29 (nine years ago) link
The Punisher's Prom Journal
― rabatment of the rectangle (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Wednesday, 18 February 2015 09:46 (nine years ago) link
timely
http://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--toqo9hQX--/c_fit,fl_progressive,q_80,w_636/pecgycqliufxkj9xjpl5.jpg
America's favorite teen meets the galaxy's fiercest hunter! Archie and friends hit Costa Rica for Spring Break, where party games and beach games are soon replaced by the Most Dangerous Game! What mysterious attraction does the gang hold for the trophy-collecting Predator, and will the kids even realize they're in danger before it claims them all?
― Number None, Thursday, 19 February 2015 15:49 (nine years ago) link
https://judgetutorsemple.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/predator-vs-judge-dredd-vs-alien-rebellion-cover.jpg
I bought this for a friend last Christmas. I was going to quickly read it myself before I wrapped it, but I couldn't be bothered. Supposed to be good, though.
― painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture (DavidM), Thursday, 19 February 2015 17:38 (nine years ago) link
really good writer/artist list and Dredd vs Predator is a good pitch
― mh, Thursday, 19 February 2015 18:43 (nine years ago) link
alien vs predator vs robocop vs batman vs terminator vs archie vs judge dredd vs superman vs vs jla vs stormwatch vs charles barkley
― bizarro gazzara, Thursday, 19 February 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link
we had a great thread on that once
― local eire man (darraghmac), Thursday, 19 February 2015 19:58 (nine years ago) link
So I finally just got around to watching this. And
I liked it a lot. As an Alien fan I was satisfied with the story behind the Engineers, and how it linked (from what we know so far) to the Alien species.
My only complaint comes with some of the characters - felt like there was an imbalance in their 'use' in the movie. And also, who chose this team for the mission ?! Some of them seemed completely incompetent in their roles, or they just didn't give a shit about anything.
But generally yeah really enjoyed it, look forward to the next one.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Thursday, 19 February 2015 22:47 (nine years ago) link
who chose the team? an incompetent megalomaniac iirc
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 19 February 2015 22:49 (nine years ago) link
Yeah I wasn't sure if it was him or Theron's character.
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Thursday, 19 February 2015 22:51 (nine years ago) link
(X) Guy with mohawk, attitude
― rabatment of the rectangle (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 20 February 2015 03:18 (nine years ago) link
"Okay welcome, we're on this rather quite exciting mission with the potential to discover other alien beings and...""YEAH WHATEVS, *EYE ROLL* ROFL, JEES"
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Friday, 20 February 2015 12:02 (nine years ago) link
http://comicbook.com/2015/09/24/prometheus-2-to-be-called-alien-paradise-lost/
― how's life, Thursday, 24 September 2015 17:42 (eight years ago) link
should have just gone with Alien vs. Paradise imho
― Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 24 September 2015 17:52 (eight years ago) link
Fantasy Alien"Look Boss! The Predator Ship! The Predator Ship!"
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 24 September 2015 17:59 (eight years ago) link
They should drop the colon and do a straight adaptation of Paradise Lost featuring a cast of xenomorphs.
― Sitting In The Ape Chair (Old Lunch), Thursday, 24 September 2015 18:04 (eight years ago) link
Paradise Lost... In Space!
― Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Thursday, 24 September 2015 18:09 (eight years ago) link
Notable for its sympathetic portrayal of Space Satan.
― jmm, Thursday, 24 September 2015 18:27 (eight years ago) link
One of the few musical adaptations where the lyrics consist entirely of hissing noises.
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Thursday, 24 September 2015 18:28 (eight years ago) link
So who else just wants an Alien movie set after IV that shows the Aliens coming to earth and then maybe another one that shows them running rampant? Along the lines of the Apes reboots, but way crazier and more global on a World War Z scale. That's all I've wanted since 'Aliens'.
― Spencer Chow, Friday, 25 September 2015 03:33 (eight years ago) link
i don't think i want another alien movie at all and, based on the comic series they did based on Earth War, it would not be much funi would be down for a complete reboot of the whole fuckin' franchise. nu-ripley. otherwise, enough already.
― Meta Forksclove-Liebeskind (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 September 2015 03:58 (eight years ago) link
Oh man, Earth War. What a disappointment that one was.
― a silly gif of awkward larping (Sparkle Motion), Friday, 25 September 2015 05:11 (eight years ago) link
Scott just did Robinson Crusoe on Mars with a different name, so he gets to use a literary name this time.
― aaaaablnnn (abanana), Friday, 25 September 2015 05:26 (eight years ago) link
You guys what if ALIENS came to earthand they like wiped out humanity?and everyone wound up living underground and stuffand then SKYNET comes onlineand TERMINATORS VERSUS ALIENS
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 25 September 2015 06:57 (eight years ago) link
spencer chow otm
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 25 September 2015 10:47 (eight years ago) link
This is pretty much the plot of the Alien comics that Dark Horse released after "Aliens", which follow the events of that movie. (The protagonist is an adult Newt, and Hicks has a large role too. IIRC Ripley is dead, probably because they didn't get the rights to use Weaver's likeness in the comics.) At the time I thought they were pretty good, though obviously Alien 3 made that whole continuity obsolete.
― Tuomas, Friday, 25 September 2015 10:50 (eight years ago) link
Anyway, shouldn't the new movie be called...
[drumroll]
...Parasite Lost!
― Tuomas, Friday, 25 September 2015 10:52 (eight years ago) link
Sorry, I didn't notice Forks and Sparkle already mentioned those Dark Horse comics.
― Tuomas, Friday, 25 September 2015 10:54 (eight years ago) link
would like a crossover that explores what happens if a facehugger gets a mogwai. do the mogwai rules carry over to the resultant hybrid?
― Roberto Spiralli, Friday, 25 September 2015 11:54 (eight years ago) link
ffs can a mod pls close Tuomas' drumroll tags I opened this thread in the library
― deejerk reactions (darraghmac), Friday, 25 September 2015 12:22 (eight years ago) link
lol
― Drop soap, not bombs (Ste), Friday, 25 September 2015 12:37 (eight years ago) link
xxxp and the Dark Horse comics posited that the species of the Space Jockey looked like the thing in the chair, not like a guy in a suit, and was a screen-accurate 12-15 feet tall rather than 7 ft. as in Prometheus.
http://i.imgur.com/RQsB00N.jpg?1
― I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Friday, 25 September 2015 12:41 (eight years ago) link
Would love to read a capsule description of what their deal was in the comics.
― jimmy falloff (GOTT PUNCH II HAWKWINDZ), Friday, 25 September 2015 13:32 (eight years ago) link
Mark Verheiden's first Aliens comic book series (aka Aliens: Book One) depicts a living member of the Space Jockey's race as malevolent. Revealed to be alive 13–15 years after the events of Aliens, this Pilot is called a partner to the one from LV-426, and at first refrains from attacking humans due to its apparent immense hatred of their common enemy, the Xenomorphs, saving the story's protagonists on their mission to the Xenomorph homeworld. But it is then revealed the Space Jockey intends to wipe out and/or enslave humanity and conquer the Earth once its joint war with the Xenomorphs is over and that it is using a beam from space to begin terraforming the Earth into a cold and uninviting environment like LV-426. The Space Jockey creature in the series communicates telepathically with humans.
disappointing, barely preferable to lindelhof's nonsense.
― steppenwolf in white van speaker scam (ledge), Friday, 25 September 2015 13:43 (eight years ago) link
I do like how much it looks like an angry Snuffleupagus in that last panel, though.
― I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Friday, 25 September 2015 13:46 (eight years ago) link