‘Alien: King Killer’ Will Finally Deal With That Pesky King Problem Once And For All

What’s the biggest problem facing society today? One, two, three, all at the same time: “kings!” Well, get ready for Alien: King Killer from Marvel to solve your king problem once and for all. The five issue series will go on sale in April 1, with a prelude story coming out a month later (seriously) in the Alien, Predator & Planet of the Apes #1 Comics Giveaway Day book on May 2.

Written by Saladin Ahmed with art by Carlos Nieto, the series takes place on a planet that has already lost to the xenomorphs, while a trio of mysterious siblings called Three Kings rule. Unfortunately for them, they have a fourth sibling who is out for revenge. And they’re all holding onto a deadly secret.

“I’m old enough to remember Aliens landing at the theaters after having watched Alien on Betamax, so I’ve been ready to tell stories in this universe for a good long while now,” Ahmed shared. “KING KILLER is more of an action story than pure horror, but it is centrally about the most fascinating question in the franchise: What makes a monster? I’m super excited for readers to join us for this weird, pulse pounding Alien story!”

Alien: King Killer #1 hits stores on April 1 with a cover by David Yardin.

ALIEN: KING KILLER #1 (OF 5)

Written by SALADIN AHMED

Art by CARLOS NIETO

Cover by DAVID YARDIN

On Sale 4/1

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