Church's horrific back story does make him a unique and very interesting character in the aliens universe. Would be great to see more of that one crazy doc.
From what ive read on the rumour mill, Dr Church was originally meant to be the Father in Colonial Marines. But they constant changes of the writing and art teams caused it to be altered
Church was an opportunity to take the tired mad scientist trope and really make it more ambiguous, and just when you think they're going to do it - they stick with tired mad scientist trope. One of the more eloquent mad scientists to be sure, but still just a mad scientist.
I was literally saying that to myself just now. I did the same. It's still the graphic novel in the sequence I recommend to anyone with a distinct warning that it gets into your head. It really does. Not through violence but the just... disquieting story and ideas.
First came by Church in the Novelisation of Aliens Labyrinth. So a fantastic character. It's like if David Cronenberg directed an Alien movie and Church is very much a Cronenberg character also would you lads ever cover the Aliens Comicbook adventure game plot. I wouldn't ask ye to play it cause it's boardline unplayable. Awesome video.
I had this series as a kid back in the 90's and Labyrinth always haunted me. I loved the Dark Horse comics, as I was obsessed with the franchise, and they introduced me to Kilian Plunkett who is now one of my artistic heroes. I grew up in a time of Liquid Television and Ren & Stimpy, and was a huge fan of Aeon Flux, so Labyrinth was pretty much up my alley (so to speak). I'm glad it's still held its legacy as being not only a great Alien spinoff, but also just amazing science fiction.
This would been much more interesting as an movie than the best of-hits rehash that was Romulus...but I don't think Hollywood wants to touch stuff like what happens in Labyrinth
I never heard of Church until today, only now getting deep into Alien lore. What he had to do to survive almost made throw up. It's so disgust and desperate I was wretch in the bathroom. Really hope that the (eventual) sequel to Romulus goes deeper into Alien lore instead of giving us a pretty safe (but genuinely fun) fan film.
