June 17, 2026 by Gary Collinson

Marvel Comics has announced its next 20th Century Studios crossover as the Children of the Atom look to protect Earth from the deadliest species in the galaxy with Alien vs. X-Men, a four-issue limited series from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Geraldo Borges, which also features a back-up tale from legendary X-Men creator Chris Claremont pitting Kitty Pryde against the Xenomorphs and the Brood.

“Alien was the first R-rated movie I ever saw,” said Gillen. “Aliensis one of the four founding teenage films that I built my understanding of story structure upon. As a hormonal teen, I had a loomingAlienposter hung over my bed. I loveAliensso much that I am unhelpfully explaining beats to Geraldo by referencing two-second sequences featuring tertiary characters, as if he cares about Ferro and Dietrich as much as I do. So, yes, this is some prime-grade bucket list stuff for me, and I’m highly enjoying taking the X-Men on an X-press elevator to hell.”

“For me, the coolest aspect here is returning to a universe where I can pit my deadliest alien predators against their movie counter-parts, with Kitty caught in the middle,” added Chris Claremont. “Kitty brings a hero’s perspective to the challenge that embraces the heart and soul of the X-Men. This story is cram-packed with adventure – plus some crazy surprises along the way.”

Check out the main cover to Alien vs. X-Men #1 below from Ryan Stegman along with a variant from Ivan Shavrin…