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Aliens: Advent/Terminus

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When does Aliens: Advent/Terminus take place?

Aliens: Advent/Terminus is a comic released in 1990. Its story takes place around 2180, about 1 year after Alien 3 (2179) and about 201 years before Alien Resurrection (2381). In the Legacy Alien timeline, it comes after Aliens: Unleashed (around 2179) and before Do Aliens Dream? (around 2180).


Aliens: Advent/Terminus (comic, 1990)

Description

"Aliens: Advent/Terminus" is a two-part comic book story published by Dark Horse Comics in "Dark Horse Presents" #42 and #43, in July and August 1990. It was written by Paul Guinan and Anina Bennett and drawn by Guinan in black and white. It was the first Dark Horse Aliens story not written by Mark Verheiden, and the first with an all-new cast.

On an unnamed planet, Wellington Frick, a bankrupt playboy and novice explorer, reaches a pyramid built in the Egyptian style. He is sure it holds a fortune. Belle, his synthetic secretary, and Emil Zorn, his cyborg bodyguard, go in with him, along with Posada, a freelance reporter who wants a story. Deep inside, they find the treasure chamber. Three bodies lie there, next to several eggs.

The story was colored for the 1992 collection "Dark Horse Presents: Aliens."

Synopsis

Bankrupt playboy Wellington Frick leads a small expedition into an Egyptian-style pyramid on an alien world, hoping to find treasure. The chamber at its heart holds three corpses and a clutch of eggs.

Overview

In-Universe year : 2180 (approx)
Release date : July 1990 - August 1990
Release status : Released
Continuity : Legacy

Credits : Paul Guinan (Writer) Anina Bennett (Writer) Paul Guinan (Artist)

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