Alien as a Comic Book
Language
en
Article de revue
This item was published in
Extrapolation. 2014, vol. 55, n° 1, p. 75-94
Liverpool University Press
English Abstract
This article examines the 1979 adaptation of Ridley Scott's Alien. It focuses on the way the adaptation process results in two works with very different generic mix. Both the film and the comics can be read a generic hybrid, ...Read more >
This article examines the 1979 adaptation of Ridley Scott's Alien. It focuses on the way the adaptation process results in two works with very different generic mix. Both the film and the comics can be read a generic hybrid, belonging both to horror and science fiction, but the balance is different. The article argues that the constraints of the comics form make it impossible to adapt the established grammar of horror cinema—especially the effect of surprise—which leads to the observed shift in generic affiliation. This leads to a broader argument on the effect of adaptations on genre.Read less <
English Keywords
adaptation
comics
film
alien
Ridley Scott
Walt Simonson
Archie Goodwin
Origin
Hal imported