
Script: Ian Edginton
Pencils: Tony Akins
Inks: Ande Parks
Colours: Chris Chalenor
Lettering: Gary Fields
Cover illustration: Den Beauvais
Synopsis
A remote research facility is faced with the reality of a hostile takeover by new corporate owners.
Review
Purge is an interesting story, but also something of a disappointment. There are some novel and interesting concepts introduced here, such as androids built using Alien DNA and impregnated lepers who have a symbiotic relationship with the juvenile Alien.
However these concepts are never developed and what we are left with is a fairly bland tale revolving around the same old tired series trope of a greedy malevolent corporation doing nasty things to people. I get the feeling that if the story was longer that the more interesting concepts could have been explored more, but unfortunately that is not the case.
I wasn’t a huge fan of the artwork, though it was competent enough.
Purge is a decent enough story, with some interesting ideas, but unfortunately these are not developed resulting in a fairly bland tale.
2 thoughts on “Purge”
This story is continued in an Aliens Versus Predator strip.
Do you plan to review those?
Thanks fot the message. I wasn’t aware of that, but I tend to review these comics as Aliens comics not part of a wider crossover story. I may try to go into the AVP uiverse, but there are a lot more newer Aliens comics to review first!