"Salvation" is an eerie tour de force of terror and tested faith, written by Dave Gibbons (The Watchmen) with art by Eisner-Award winning Hellboy creator Mike Mignola and Kevin Nowlan. When a God-fearing space freighter cook is forced at gunpoint to abandon ship with his crazed and violent captain, the two become stranded on an uncharted planet, bereft of civilization and far from human help. Forced to kill in his own defense, and plagued with fear of his bizarre surroundings, the religious Selkirk eventually discovers the original freighter, shattered but functional, and teeming with its once-secret cargo -- dozens of hungry Aliens! There is slim hope for survival, but Selkirk's faith in God is reaffirmed by the Hell that surrounds him and the demons who clamor for his soul.
For more than 20 years, Ann McKay has been plagued with dreams of the Alien demon that killed her mother, and her only sanctuary has been the walls of the church she's made her home. Now she is a missionary stranded on a remote planet and trapped with a small settlement of scared castaways who are terrorized by a bloodthirsty demon -- the same double-jawed beast who took her mother's life. Trapped by the Alien and with little hope for salvation, the settlers develop a brutal and primitive regimen of sacrifice to appease their deadly captor. When McKay learns of their bizarre ritual, she must decide between denying her beliefs in the sanctity of human life and confronting the demon on her own terms. "Sacrifice" is written by Peter Milligan and is fully painted by artist Paul Johnson.
These incredible stories are collected for the first time ever in Aliens: Salvation and Sacrifice, available starting February 7 for the retail price of $12.95.