Embark on a cosmic nightmare with today's What's Trending, unveiling six series delivering spine-tingling tales of alien horror. These comics catapult readers into the darkest corners of the universe, where encounters with extraterrestrial beings bring terror beyond imagination.
From interstellar invasions to eldritch horrors from the stars, these stories offer a bone-chilling exploration of the fear that lies in the unknown creatures of our galaxy.
Under a Blood-Red Moon, 159 pages - Published by Dren Productions, (cc/ @drenproductions)
The Earth has been invaded by a race of aliens whose only interest is finding new slaves for their empire. This creates a problem for some of the other species living here--vampires and werewolves. The more humans they take off planet, the less food they have. Our fate is locked in between these two warring factions whose only desire is to retrieve their food source. Whoever wins, we lose!
Story and Art by Dren Productions
John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids, 1102 pages - Published by Storm King Comics, (cc/ @seanstormking)
John Carpenter and Sandy King have brought you every horror imaginable, and now… they’re coming for your kids! John Carpenter Presents Storm Kids is a YA and MG anthology series bringing horror and sci-fi to a whole new generation of fans. Sure, honor students are great, but is your kid a Storm Kid?
Story and Art by Damien Worm, Jeff Balke, Neo Edmund, Renae DeLiz, Steve Niles
I Hate This Place, 116 pages - Published by Image Comics, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
After inheriting a farmhouse Trudy and Gabby are ready to start the next chapter of their lives together...except it's already home to a mysterious force that's attracted ghosts aliens and all kinds of supernatural beings for decades. Now Gabby and Trudy must play by the "house rules" in order to survive living amongst the most frightening creatures on Earth in this new series from Kyle Starks (ASSASSIN NATION THE SIX SIDEKICKS OF TRIGGER KEATON) and Artyom Topilin (Ice Cream Man Presents...
Story and Art by Kyle Starks
Adaptid, 25 pages - Published by Ruddy Wolf Comics, (cc/ @AJMarsh)
Unthinking. Unfeeling. Unstoppable. It fell from the stars. Its purpose? Consume, evolve, survive. Adaptid. The two surviving teens, after narrowly escaping grisly deaths, have some difficult questions to answer. They're safe. For now. Written by AJ Marsh and featuring stunning art by Alfredo Retamar and Luis Santamarina. Adaptid is a sci-fi horror comic ideal for fans of iconic 80's horror films like The Thing, The Blob, and The Evil Dead.
Story and Art by Ruddy Wolf Comics
Rogue Planet, 138 pages - Published by Oni Press, (cc/ @GCpartnerships)
The salvage vessel Cortes tracks the Lonely Orphan, a planet with no star system to call its own. Somewhere on this hostile rock is a payload fit for a king. To attain it, though, the crew of the Cortes must brave razor rock, poisonous vapors, treacherous footing, and…the most mind-numbing horrors imaginable. Struggling to stay alive, they are beset at every turn by horrors from their own nightmares. Now, they have discovered that they are not alone on the planet, and the other inhabitant...
Story and Art by Andy MacDonald, Cullen Bunn, Nick Filardi
Intrusion, 46 pages - Published by Magma Comix, (cc/ @dentontipton)
After being cast out of Canada, the Laguerre family is trying to build a new life in a "cursed" Louisiana swamp in 1766. They fight to defend their homestead... even if that puts them on a collision course with a creature that dwells in the bayou. From creators Ethan Sacks and Marco Lorenzana, you can experience the story through the eyes of both the human and the monster!
Story and Art by Ethan Sacks and Marco Lorenzana
That's it for today's What's Trending. Gather your strength for now, and then check out more Alien stories here! Until then, let us know if you have any themes or topics you'd like us to feature!