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Aliens: Border Lines

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When does Aliens: Border Lines take place?

Aliens: Border Lines is a comic released in 1997. 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: Pig (around 2180) and before Aliens: Havoc (around 2180).


Aliens: Border Lines (comic, 1997)

Description

"Aliens: Border Lines" is a short comic story published by Dark Horse Comics in May 1997, in issue 121 of "Dark Horse Presents." It was written by Darko Macan, drawn in black and white by Tommy Lee Edwards and lettered by John Workman. Dark Horse also listed it as "Aliens: Borderlines."

A soldier at a far outpost learns what it is like to live with the kind of fear that armies inspire. He has come face to face with an Alien, and he is not sure how literal that face-to-face meeting was.

It is one of the few Dark Horse Aliens comics never reprinted in color. Macan also wrote "Aliens: 45 Seconds" for the "Aliens Special" one-shot, released the following month.

Synopsis

A soldier at a remote outpost has come face to face with an Alien, though he is not sure how literal that meeting was. Now he learns what it is like to live with the kind of fear that armies inspire.

Overview

In-Universe year : 2180 (approx)
Release date : May 1997
Release status : Released
Continuity : Legacy

Credits : Darko Macan (Writer) Tommy Lee Edwards (Artist)

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