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This review originally appeared on Goodreads on August 25, 2020.

Aliens Omnibus, Vol. 3

By Various – Dark Horse – Mar 18, 2008

Review by Robin Marx

While there are some duds among the miniseries collected in this third omnibus, the average level of quality felt markedly higher than in Vol. 2.

The highlights of this volume are “Sacrifice” and “Salvation.” Both featured exceptionally good artwork. “Sacrifice” involves a priest investigating how an isolated group of colonists manage to coexist with an alien lurking nearby. “Salvation” has a thinner plot, but gorgeous Mike Mignola artwork.

The remaining stories are mostly decent, but there's a particularly heavy reliance on formulaic mad scientist tropes. Once a scientist or doctor character is introduced you can guess where the plot is headed: “I've tamed the alien! Oops!”

★★★☆☆

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