The Thing from Another World issue 2

The Thing from Another World
Issue 2
Chuck Pfarrer (script) and John Higgins (art)
Dark Horse / Universal Studios
1991

 

The Thing from Another World issue 1

The Thing from Another World
Issue 1
Chuck Pfarrer (script) and John Higgins (art)
Dark Horse / Universal Studios
1991

One of the greatest comics of the 1990s was the two-issue sequel to the classic 1982 film 'John Carpenter's The Thing'.

By 1991, mainly through the success of its Aliens titles, Dark Horse comics had become the king of presenting licensed film properties in comic books. When the company got the rights to do a sequel to The Thing, they didn't botch the opportunity.

This is due to an excellent script by Chuck Pfarrer, who stayed true to the concepts and themes of the film while introducing new elements that kept the reader turning the page.

And of course, the artwork.

By 1991 John Higgins was an established artist in the UK, with work in comics, advertising, magazines, and other media to his credit, but in America he still was best known as the colorist for the DC comic book series Watchmen. 

With his outstanding work on The Thing (including one of the most memorable covers ever done for a comic book), he became a household name among the U.S. comic book-reading public. 

While copies of the two-issue sequel still can be had for reasonably affordable prices, the followup series (Climate of Fear and Eternal Vows) are long out of print, and copies in good condition have steep asking prices. Maybe one of these days, Dark Horse will re-release all of its Thing from Another World comics in an omnibus edition.

Till then, posted below is the entirety of issue one of The Thing from Another World. 

Issue 2 will be posted next.