Way back in prehistoric times (1979) and before the days of the internet, Hollywood costume maker Ben Cooper Inc released their very weird Halloween costume for children as part of the marketing of the movie, ALIEN. It comprised of a vacform face mask and printed smock. NECA have revealed a tribute figure of this costume as part of their San Diego Comic Con 2024 preview. TOYARK have posted an image gallery featuring the upcoming figure including the costume.
This item appears to be in the 7 inch scale and comparable in size to other figures in NECA’s exceptionally popular Reel Toys range. The original 1979 Ben Cooper ALIEN costume and mask set is now a rare and sort after collector’s item. It was also celebrated in miniature form some years back on ALIEN DAY, 2018 as a collectible mini mask by Fright Rags.
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Here’s some info about this upcoming publication, “Marvel’s one-shot will take place prior to the events of the film, providing an illuminating backstory behind the film’s main threat. Made in close partnership with Director Fede Alvarez and frequent collaborator Rodo Sayagues, both of whom wrote Alien: Romulus, the comic is a must-have companion to one of the most highly anticipated films of the summer.” Not a big fan of comics myself these days but this item can certainly be treated as a prologue of sorts to ALIEN Romulus due to the director and writer of the movie being involved in its production. You can pre-order the upcoming ALIEN: Romulus comic at your local comic shop today and it will be available on store shelves on October 16, 2024.
Here’s some comments posted by Matt in regards to the construction of this item, “To create Newt, I took a Mego 3 3/4” Uncle Jesse figure from the Dukes of Hazzard line. The smaller size and somewhat rounder physique actually works perfectly for the character. In the interest of keeping things simple, I opted to use an Ellie Sattler head from the Jurassic Park line. A hollowed-out Cpl. Hicks head makes for a perfect helmet.Newt now can fight Xenomorphs side by side with Ripley!” Fascinating and wonderful.
The bucket clearly resembles an Alien head. Curiously, it is not based on the designs we have seen to date appearing in ALIEN Romulus. The bucket design appears to be lifted directly from the creatures seen in ALIEN Covenant. A great design in its own right – just seven years too late. Nonetheless, this looks like a wild item for a popcorn bucket. Once contents are consumed, it could be used to stow any number of things inside. Wads of cash, your stash of weed, your old socks; or maybe, y’know? Just leave it on display in your collection. This isn’t the only Alien themed popcorn bucket we’ll see become available upon release of ALIEN Romulus. Another bucket featuring a facehugger attached to the outside is also known to become available. Release information, prices and availability are unknown at this stage for either of these items.
There’s a lot to unpack here but the original Giger design is demonstrably present and features the iconic elongated head, with the skull visible beneath the carapace. The original Giger designed six fingered hands, clavicles and thigh details are also weighty in this design. The heels and lengthened feet with raised ankles demonstrates ALIEN Isolation is also being represented here with digitigrade legs and elongated tail spike. Of peculiar interest are the raised claw spurs appearing on the toes of the creature. This detail is evocative of one of Giger’s early abandoned concept designs of similarly clawed feet for the creature that appears in ALIEN 3.
Here is more info by the supplier, “In space, no one can hear you scream – but they can see your awesome, limited-edition ALIEN: ROMULUS Collector’s Glass. This Alamo-exclusive ticket add-on features custom art by Mutant artist Ken Taylor and is the best way to add a Xenomorph to your collection without the risk of it melting your couch with acid blood. These are only available while supplies last, so preorder yours with your tickets if you don’t want your chest to burst with FOMO.”
Accompanying the video is the ambiguous phrase “Something is coming…”. That’s all the information we currently have right now. Nonetheless, Prime 1 Studio’s reputation for releasing extremely high quality statues and figures means expectations from this manufacturer will be high among fans. Again, no other details regarding price or availability are included in the announcement but this as yet unrevealed content is likely to be released around August 16, when ALIEN Romulus lands in cinemas worldwide.
Here’s the info from the developer’s 
Not being a US resident, I’m guessing the “Holiday 2024” release window refers to the end of the year. Here’s what the developer has to say about this upcoming title “This brand-new single-player, action-horror VR game features an original story that fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe. Designed by Alien fans for Alien fans, Survios brings their expertise to crafting this technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.” I love ALIEN video games and have spent a lot of time playing them during the past quarter century. Yeah. That’s a long time. I don’t have a VR set up but that might change if this title is released to a positive reception.
I haven’t played these myself, I’m more of a video game junkie than a table top enthusiast. Nonetheless, I have been wanting to play the Ravensburger ALIEN Fate of the Nostromo board game for some time, though. Might have to try that title one day. Still, AvP2 and ALIEN Isolation have been great video games. I’m happy with those.
The range includes a long sleeve shirt, two short sleeve variants and a zip up hoodie. Prices range from US$30 to US$50 dollars each and all are available in different sizes. DON’T WAIT! Here’s what the supplier has to say about the limited availability of this item, “THIS DESIGN WILL VANISH ON MONDAY, APRIL 29 @ 1 PM EST. This will be your only chance to grab this design before it’s gone FOREVER. NO REPRINT, EVER. You’ll have to BUY… or DIE!” You can order yours now directly from
Bucket leak or just a leaky bucket? We don’t know. Nothing public has been announced or released regarding this item nor any verification this leak is legitimate. Leaks of this nature can fall either side of the truth. Nonetheless, there’s some interesting features to be queried here. The head design appears to be inspired by the Protomorphs appearing in ALIEN Covenant. Maybe, the creatures in ALIEN Romulus share some design elements with that iteration of the Alien? We’ll have to wait and see.
It’s a wonderful backhanded celebration of Kenner’s ALIEN toys of yesteryear, ranging from their original nefarious release of 1979 and through the decade of the 1990s. Kenner released several product lines of toys inspired by all of the ALIEN movies during the late 20th Century. All of those toy lines featuring implacable hostile space creatures marketed towards children based on movies children were not recommended to be exposed. It’s a fabulous piece of single panel art and commentary.
When I first read about this item, I was sure it was a gag; but no. Here’s the description direct from the publisher, “Follow Ripley and the rest of the Nostromo crew on a space adventure that introduces the alphabet from A to Z. With fun illustrations, this light-hearted re-imagining of the iconic movie ALIEN will delight fans young and old, as well as Little Golden Book collectors through(ou)t the universe.” I know people who are already speculating how this is going to work. They are wanting “C is for Chestburster”, “F is for Facehugger” and “H is for Headbite that leaves large chunks of your brains hanging out of your skull”. It’s a safe bet the usually difficult letter to assign, “X is for Xenomorph”, will be present.
So I placed my order with AliExpress, expecting an incredible piece of junk to be delivered and hoo-boy! I was not disappointed. Mind you, I would have had a completely different response had I not known the level of junk I was about to receive. It only matches the advertised sample by a significant stretch of the imagination. I sure would have been sorely disappointed had I not known exactly what was heading my way. This tragic “bait and switch” item now has a new home, it has been added to HIDEOUS PLASTIC’s lengthy examination of 
Well, that worked out kinda neat, hey. This is great! Now I just need to find a badly dubbed Hong Kong version of ALIEN and burn it to disc as contents. If you want one of these paper inserts for yourself, that’s no problem at all. Below is the full uncropped image. It’s yours, if you want it. Just click on the image, a single image gallery item will open and it will then be ready to download. Feel free to use as you see fit as there exists no copyright on AI generated imagery. Have fun with this:
