Aliens: More Than Human

In 2010, Dark Horse Comics released a single-issue one-shot that reframed the classic Aliens mythos through a medical and psychological lens, focusing on the terrifying process of human transformation into a Xenomorph host. Written by John Arcudi and illustrated by Zach Howard, this self-contained story zeroes in on a scientist's desperate, morally fraught attempt to weaponize the alien's genetic code, exploring the cost of pushing human evolution past its breaking point. A compact, unsettling addition to the Aliens expanded universe, it stands out for its claustrophobic, character-driven horror rather than action set-pieces.