As any fan of the Alien franchise will tell you the real villain in the movies is not the xenomorph itself – hey, it's just doing its thing – it's the f**king company, man. Weyland-Yutani has been the hyper-capitalist thorn in the side of Ripley, Rain, and every other Alienverse hero since Ridley Scott's original 1979 movie.
The Weyland Corporation (rather than Weyland-Yutani) plays a major part in Marvel's Aliens vs. Avengers, which just released its second issue, written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by Esad Ribić. The new issue shines some more light on what's going on with the company, while also making some wild connections to two of the more controversial installments in the film series...
