Aliens: Salvation and Sacrifice [Paperback]

Dave Gibbons (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 14, 2001

Two of the most powerful and demanded Aliens tales ever told are finally once again available. First, in Salvation (written by Dave Gibbons and featuring the sensational art of Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan), a God-fearing space freighter crewman is forced at gunpoint to abandon ship with his captain. Marooned on an off-the-path planet, the two soon discover that they have not been left alone and must now contend with the Nova Maru`s deadly cargo! In the emotionally gripping Sacrifice (written by Peter Milligan and fully painted by Paul Johnson), Ann McKay stranded on an isolated planet takes shelter in a remote village that is being terrorized by an Alien. But the villagers are also hiding a horrible secret, and to discover the truth Ann must face her own innermost demons in order to save the souls of the lost villagers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse Comics (March 14, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569715610
• ISBN-13: 978-1569715611
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,036,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dave Gibbons passionately roams in three different global playgrounds: The first park is THE AWAKEN GROUP (THEAWAKENGROUP.COM), a consulting firm specializing in creativity, culture and innovation; the second park is a movement of churches not bound by geography that he calls "home" (NEWSONG.NET), throughout Southeast Asia, China, India, Korea, Mexico City, London, and North America. And lastly there is a crazy bunch of people in an organization called XEALOT that focuses on transforming marginalized communities through strategic leadership development and ideation ventures. Dave has written a book on culture and leadership based on an eastern parable called The Monkey and the Fish.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Aliens: Salvation+Sacrifice=Greatest Aliens comics ever told!, August 16, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Aliens: Salvation and Sacrifice (Paperback)

The Aliens: capable of fear unknown to most humans. But what happens when they meet our God? In Sacrifice a young woman named Ann crashes on jungle-like planet and sees the Alien in the jungle. Terrified, she runs until she stumbles on a little town, protected by a wall, that harbors dark and dangerous secrets... Will she find out what they are doing? Or will they first find out her secrets... The art in Sacrifice is truly fantastic, different than most of the art in these comics. The writing is also fantastic, and even though there is not much action, the story moves along pretty quickly, with the reader wondering what's going to happen. Then in Salvation(sorry I'm going out of order, I read Sacrifice first) a space crewman finds God on a desolate island with only some monkey natives, him, and his captain, who may not live much longer. And also what was in the storage hold that made their ship go down? What was the captain so afraid of? Possibly the best Alien story I have ever read,(on a par with Genocide) this one is more action oriented, so get ready for an action-packed conclusion! The art is o.k.,(not much detail) but that does NOT stop the stories fast paced action. A MUST for Aliens fans! Overall this is great story-telling together. 5 stars and a Grade: A+

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a truly great aliens book, August 27, 2002

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Stavros (Singapore) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aliens: Salvation and Sacrifice (Paperback)

This is the Aliens book with a good balance of action and a different kind of drama: religion. Both parts of the book involve a character isolated from their friends and left to fend themselves from the Alien menace. The art is both unique. In Aliens salvation we get a simple yet stylish art technique, involving lots of shadows much like AvP Eternal. In Aliens sacrifice the art is cover art quality, and this is an entire comic we're talking about! Its rare to find such good quality art in comics, but Aliens Sacrifice has it. Salvation is the more action oriented of the two, and the dialogue style and the character of Selkirk mold it into something that will leave you completely awed at the very end, it also has an alien 3 feel to it but not in that bad way. Sacrifice is the more drama oriented one, dealing with human spirituality and its will to survive. The ending is something different, considering this is a book with religion in it, I was glad it had a twist that nobody could imagine the main character would do. Overall, both stories are great and I promise that their endings will move you in one way or another. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Aliens Comic EVER!, June 20, 2002

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Daniel V. Reilly (Upstate New York, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aliens: Salvation and Sacrifice (Paperback)

Aliens: Salvation and Sacrifice collects two one-shots by Dark Horse Comics that coincidentally deal with not only the marauding Alien "Bugs", but also with Religious faith being tested under extreme conditions....

Part one, Salvation, by Dave Gibbons, Mike Mignola, and Kevin Nowlan revolves around a marooned duo, trapped on a planet with the Alien cargo their ship was carrying. As if the Aliens weren't bad enough, one of the men is stone-cold crazy, while the other clings to his religious beliefs for justification of the things he must do to survive. Mignola and Nowlan's art is gorgeous, and I've never been a fan of Dave Gibbons' writing, but his story is gripping, and the feeling of impending doom he creates is palpable.

Part II, Sacrifice, deals with another marooned shipwreck survivor, this time a woman, who stumbles across another group of survivors, who have a faustian pact with the lone Alien who haunts the jungle outside their crude compound. Did I mention that the woman, Ann, is a Priest? She's been dealing with memories of seeing her mother murdered by an Alien over 20 years ago, and she sees this as her chance at redemption. Writer Peter Milligan does a great job, and the art, by painter Paul Johnson, is staggeringly beautiful. I've never seen the Aliens so well-depicted! You truly get a sense of the awe and fear that these creatures could inspire.

All in all, Salvation and Sacrifice is an amazing example of what could be done with these creatures in the Comic format. (Try reading it while listening to Elliot Goldenthal's score for Alien 3- It'll crank the creepy factor up to 11!)