WildC.A.T.s/Aliens
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WildC.A.T.S/Aliens was a single issue comic book and crossover event, published by Wildstorm, while still part of Image Comics, and Dark Horse Comics in 1998. The comic was written by Warren Ellis, pencilled by Chris Sprouse, with Kevin Nolan inking and Laura Depay as the colorist.
The story is set between the events of Stormwatch vol 2. #10 and #11, and between WildC.A.T.S vol. 1 and Vol. 2, and depicts the events which led up to the disbanding of Stormwatch and the formation of The Authority.
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[edit] Summary
The story opens with a Stormwatch escape pod, containing a scarred Flint, crash landing in New York City. The resulting rescue, retrieval and debriefing are witnessed by Grifter and Void. Upon hearing Flints description of the aliens, Grifter mistakenly believes the creatures to be Daemonites and quickly gathers up the original WildC.A.T.S team sans Voodoo for a rescue mission to the Stormwatch space station, Skywatch.
Void teleports the team to the station where they quickly uncover a video log and security tapes depicting the events that led up to the alien attack. A mysterious asteroid was passing nearby and a Stormwatch science team was dispatched to take surface samples and to plant explosives that redirect it into the sun. Skywatch lost contact with the team but their ships automatically returned to Skywatch. They quickly found themselves out of their depths and dealing with an unknown xenomorph. The Aliens ripped through the stations slaughtering and infecting the majority of the crew. The Stormwatch superhuman team attempted to fight them off but were ultimately wiped out, yet there were indications of a small group of survivors hidden away on the satellite.
After watching the footage to WildC.A.T.S continue to look for the survivors, eventually finding them hidden their cryogenic lock down section. The survivors included Jackson King, Christine Trelane, Winter and 96 crew members. With help of Void, most of the crew and all of the WildC.A.T.S escaped, injured but alive. Winter, however, stayed behind to pilot the station into the sun, ensuring that the xenomorphs weren't able to spread to the Earth.
[edit] Notes
- Stormwatch vol. 2 #10 depicts the arrival of the asteroid and the deployment of the science teams to investigate it. Stormwatch vol. 2 #11 covers the aftermath, including the decision to disband the team and the funeral for the fallen Stormwatch members. It also serves as a lead in to The Authority series.
- The dead Stormwatch members were Fuji, Hellstrike, and Fahrenheit. Winter was believed dead at the time of the crossover, but later returned in an Authority one-shot, "Scorched Earth".
- Stormwatch Black (Jenny Sparks, Jack Hawksmoor and Swift) were not onboard the station and made no appearances during the crossover.
[edit] Publication
The issue was a one-shot but has been collected in a volume:
- Stormwatch: Final Orbit (collects Stormwatch vol. 2 #10-11 and WildC.A.T.s/Aliens, ISBN 1-56389-788-1)
