The Thing from Another World 1 (December 1991)

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Do how does Dark Horse handle a sequel to a film unable to have a sequel?

Lamely.

Chuck Pfarrer’s writing is weak all around. Some of it isn’t his fault. Making Kurt Russell’s character talk to himself more than Peter Parker is a necessity. What if a reader hasn’t seen the movie? Too bad it’s poorly written dialogue.

The plot is also problematic. Macready gets away and heads immediately back to the site of the film to destroy it. I thought the movie ended with it being destroyed but apparently not. Men with guns–they have some lame backstory (Pfarrer’s not good, really not good)–appear and predictable complications ensue.

I suppose the pacing’s all right (I kept expecting to the issue to end, but Pfaffer kept having more).

John Higgins’s painted art is wrong for the title and his action inserts are sometimes painful.

Still, there’s worse licensed material.

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