I reasoned that doing the entire thing on paper would be impossible, and that I'd go through about 100 printer cartridges. The aim of this Encyclopedia is to be the first stop and the last word for anything related to the Alien universe. This reference guide was intended to incorporate everything Aliens -related from the toys, novels, comic books, cardgames, videogames, and, of course, the films themselves. I tried to work around these inconsistencies as best I could, and tried to cover some of the mistakes by making up theories as to how the storylines could potentially be compatible, or change dates slightly to make them fit the rest of the timeline. Instead, I used the 3 novelizations by Steve and Stephani Perry, which fix these discontinuities.
Any errors are the fault of the author.
Special thanks go out to H.R. Giger, for creating the Aliens. Thanks also go out to Steve Sansweet, author of the Star Wars Encyclopedia , for giving me the idea, Steve and S.D. Perry for writing the first three Aliens comic book adaptations, Dark Horse Comics for expanding the Alien universe more than anyone else, and James Cameron and Ridley Scott for making the first two Alien films. So lock and load, Bughunter, and prepare to delve farther into the Alien universe than you ever thought possible. May the bughunt begin.