Warning: Contains potential spoilers forAliens vs. Avengers #2!
As Marvel’s sci-fi horror crossover combines theAlienandAvengersfranchises in bold new ways, story elements introduced in Ridley Scott’sPrometheusofficially debut in the alternate continuity miniseries. It’s not just Xenomorphs wreaking havoc on this version of the Marvel Universe, as a new development features a standout synthetic that first debuted in 2012’s prequel film, with The franchise fusion fascinatingly altering the significance of key characters and themes.
Aliens vs. Avengers#2 – written by Jonathan Hickman, with art by Esad Ribić – picks up wherethe crossover’s explosive and devastating first issueleft off, with the Avengers are scattered around the universe and left hopeless in the face of the Xenomorph invasion. In the preview for the issue, the Avengers contemplate abandoning Earth after rewriting a keyAlienprequel scene.
Twisting an important scene fromAlien: Covenant,the Marvel series features three versions of the synthetic David lording over the humanoid figures that resembledthe Engineers, the creators of humanity.
What The Introduction Of David & The Engineers Means For Marvel’s Devastating Crossover
With the introduction of the David synthetic to the comic, portrayed in Ridley Scott’s 2012 and 2017 prequel films by Michael Fassbender, thus confirming the existence of the Engineers in this crossover,Aliens vs. Avengersexpands the scope of its franchise storytelling. The scene from the second issue’s preview is analtered recreation of the scene inAlien: Covenant,where David obliterates a planet of figures that closely resemble the Engineers with Xenomorph eggs, deciding that they are primitive and not worthy of being his creator.The artificial intelligence adds a major villain to the miniseries, beyond the Xenomorph.
Prometheus' David Became An Android Messiah After Alien: Covenant
After the events of Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Alien fans don’t know what happened to the synthetic David, but one comic might hold the answer.
Since the Engineers were revealed inPrometheusto be the creators of humanity,they likely had a hand in the creation of Marvel’s superheroes and the rest of The Avengers left alive to defend Earth. However, Earth’s mightiest heroes could complicate David’s message and his idea that humans are an inferior life form.The Avengers’ immense powershave made themthe world’s last hope against the Xenomorph invasion, and though they look like they are about to finally give up in theAliens vs. Avengers #2preview, their ability to fight the advanced alien species could help them avenge humanity.
Hickman & Ribić Expertly Bring Alien & Avengers Lore Together In Exciting And Unexpected Ways
Aliens vs. Avengerscould have easily been a very simple and straightforward mash-up of the two franchises, with strictly Marvel’s superheroes taking on Xenomorphs in a space survival horror adventure. Solidifying its status asone of the best comics of the year,Hickman and Ribić pull from interesting and complex themes of theAlienfranchise beyond its objectively terrifying monsters. With the Engineers, David, and Weyland-Yutani being significant to the story, along with things that would be deeper cuts to non-Marvel readingAlienfans like Krakoa and the Shi’ar, the crossover is an inventive fusion of the two franchises’ lore.
With the Marvel heroes potentially coming face-to-face with characters and themes first introduced inPrometheus, the Avengersopen up bold new possibilities inAlienlore as the two franchises join forces for one epic story.
The Engineers were one of the most hotly-debated and discussed elements of Ridley Scott’s prequels, along with Michael Fassbender’s synthetic model being standout additions to franchise lore. Though the originators of humanity areshrouded in mystery in theAlienfilms, the secrets of their creation could be further revealed as theyenter the fray of Marvel’s Multiverse. With the Marvel heroes potentially coming face-to-face with characters and themes first introduced inPrometheus, theAvengersopen up bold new possibilities inAlienlore as the two franchises join forces for one epic story.
Aliens vs. Avengers #2will be available June 26, 2025 from Marvel Comics.
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Prometheus, released in 2012, is a science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott. It follows a team of explorers as they uncover clues about humanity’s origins, embarking on a perilous interstellar expedition where they confront formidable challenges to secure the future of mankind.
