Happy Alien Day!!!

That’s right, it’s Alien Day! These days, every good franchise needs a holiday!

Star Wars fans have May 4^th, riffing off of “May the Force be with you!” So it was only natural that fan enthusiasm and marketing synergy would collide and spray us all with synergistic acid. The planet where all the Xenomorph excitement sprang from was LV-426, so 4/26 quickly sired April 26^th as our official Alien Day, worldwide. That’s today!

The idea really gained momentum thanks in large part to Alaric Hahn, whose @AlienDay426 “Ripley” Twitter handle helped drive the day into permanence, with a lot of creative support from NECA toy honcho Randy Falk - @NECA_Toys – who thank goodness has the figure license, and has been blowing our minds with spectacular depictions of Ripley, Dallas, Hudson and all the rest for the last few years. And with Fox set to release an all new Alien: Covenant in just a few short weeks, this year Alien Day is full of surprises!

Your first destination should absolutely be NECA:

https://thenecastore.com/

…where you can get an exclusive version of Colonial Marine Jenette Vasquez, styled after the Kenner Aliens line from the early 90s. No mere repaint, this figure features a new head sculpt, detailing, knife – even the teardrop tattoo!

You’ll also want to visit 20^th Century Fox’s dedicated site for all things Alien:

https://www.alienuniverse.com/

…where you can glimpse new products including what I believe is the first peek at NECA’s new Covenant Xenomorph; a live-stream, and tons of other exclusive goodies.

So stop your grinnin’ and drop your linen! Hug your face and let your chest burst with pride!
It’s a great time to be an Alien fan!!!