Comic Book Review - Aliens: What If…?#1
Carter Burke should have died on LV-426. But what happened if he didn’t? Marvel kicks off a new Alien miniseries this week as the Xenomorph gets the “What If…?” treatment. Focusing on Paul Reiser’s portrayal of Wayland-Yutani “yes man” Carter Burke, this 5-part miniseries deals with a future that sees Burke survive the events as seen in James Cameron’s ‘Aliens’. It’s also a story that’s been developed from an idea created by Reiser and his son Leon. It’s an interesting concept to focus on, and for the most this opening issue succeeds in making you feel something less than utter contempt towards the Carter Burke character. It also gives writers Hans Rodionoff and Adam F. Goldberg one heck of a sandbox to play in. The series opens up with a trip down memory lane as we revisit the pivotal moment in Aliens where things start to go pear shaped for Ripley and the Colonial Marines. Burke has just been caught attempting to impregnate Ripley or Newt with a Xenomorph embryo, and as th...