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Labarre, Nicolas. "Alien as a Comic Book: Adaptation and Genre Shifting." Extrapolation 55. (2014): 75–94. Added by: joachim (12/8/14, 9:13 AM) Last edited by: joachim (12/4/23, 5:00 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.3828/extr.2014.6 BibTeX citation key: Labarre2014 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "Alien", "Aliens", Adaptation, Film, Genre, Horror, Science Fiction, USA Creators: Labarre Collection: Extrapolation |
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This article examines the 1979 adaptation of Ridley Scott’s Alien. It focuses on the way the adaptation process results in two works with very different generic mix. Both the film and the comics can be read a generic hybrid, belonging both to horror and science fiction, but the balance is different. The article argues that the constraints of the comics form make it impossible to adapt the established grammar of horror cinema—especially the effect of surprise—which leads to the observed shift in generic affiliation. This leads to a broader argument on the effect of adaptations on genre.
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