Talk:Aliens vs. Predator (comics)

message: Sigh. I looked at the image here, plainly showing that the title of the comics is "Aliens versus Predator", so I moved this page to that title (though not before mucking up by moving it to Aliens vs. Predator). But then I found the Dark Horse AvP comic catalogue, where some comics are called "Aliens versus Predator" but others "Aliens vs. Predator". I think I'll refrain from making any more "corrections" and leave it to someone who knows what they're doing! :) Hairy Dude 20:58, 16 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The title is almost always "Aliens vs. Predator" (Heaven knows what the graphic desgners were up to with the covers - perhaps it balances better with "versus") so this should be here Aliens vs. Predator (comics) - its also worth noting that it is sometimes given as "Alien vs. Predator" for no good reason (Emperor 00:08, 12 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: OK as there has been a campaign to clarify comics and comic books and the Alien series is Aliens (comic book) I have moved this to put back the vs. (which is the correct one) and make sure the names are consistent. (Emperor 13:14, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

text: I don't think there is any confusion or dispute about this. The article has been at the current title "Aliens versus Predator (comics)" for almost 4 years. Note that you are responding to a discussion from 2006, which is long over. The people who took part in that discussion (Hairy Dude and Emperor) are unlikely to still be watching this space. Generally in these situations it's a good idea to start a new thread altogether. In any case I don't see the point of your lengthy post: Do you agree with the current title, or are you suggesting a move? --IllaZilla (talk) 03:50, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It should be moved to "Aliens vs. Predator (comics)" as per the updated information that has come out in the past 4 years. The length of the post was in order to be thorough and clear. A new topic was not made in order to avoid redundancy. It is simply a continuation of the ongoing discussion on that topic. The older users may still be around. No way to be sure, and anyway date of the older posts is irrelavant.--F.S.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.118.211.125 (talk) 19:37, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

text: This info clarifies the history of the title changes, so I added it to the article.  I invite others to add links and sources, please.  -thanks 71.194.101.50 (talk) 23:46, 8 August 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It seemed more fitting to have a more uniform title similar to other Alien/Predator articles relating to novels, comics, and other expanded works, and at the same time clarifying that the article deals with all the comics in the franchise rather than any specific set. - TurokSwe (talk) 18:04, 30 December 2018 (UTC)

text: But that's not what its for, you only disambiguate when there is a reason for it, as in when there could be confusion over what the title refers to. There are no other AVP comics and novels, there is nothing to confuse them with. FunkMonk (talk) 23:35, 30 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Naming 

message: I just removed this addition to the opening paragraph: " however, the most likely origin of the idea occurs in the film Predator 2 during a scene that shows the interior of the Predator's ship in which an Alien skull can be seen hanging on the wall" it is speculative and wrong.
David McIntee is pretty clear on the timing: "the crew had simply perpetrated this as a knowing in-joke, to acknowledge the fact there was already a well-received Alien vs. Predator comic strip which had debuted in 1989, before photography had started on Predator 2. In reality there was no real interest in doing such a film until a spec script was pitched to Fox by UK-based scriptwriter Peter Briggs in 1991" (Beautiful Monsters page 197). This script itself is an adaptation of Stradley's first AvP comics. The idea never made it to screen as David Giler and Sigourney Weaver thought it would cheapen the Alien franchise. Aliens 3 and Predator 3 killed it off  completely and the idea for another Predator 3 (actually ideas for Predator 3 and a competing Predators) killed off its second shot at the big screen. Brigg's script is discussed in The 50 Greatest Movies Never Made. (Emperor 14:48, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Inspirational

message: What is this gibberish about AVP comics being published by "various" publishers over the years???  
The AVP line was conceived of by Dark Horse Comics in 1989 after acquiring licenses to produce Aliens and Predator comics in the preceding years. The material has always been created and published by Dark Horse Comics. The only exception is with cross-over comics which are done jointly by Dark Horse in conjunction with other comics publishers. But even then I believe the actual publisher is Dark Horse. Titan Books is a British repackager of Dark Horse material in the UK.  
This information needs to be clarified on the page.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.118.211.125 (talk) 03:51, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: So fix it. --IllaZilla (talk) 04:01, 29 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: Little busy at the moment with real life things. Also not fully versed in all the technicalities of wikipedia posting. Just pointing out the innaccurate information for general info. Hopefully someone with time and little more expertise will get to it before me. Cheers.--F.S.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.118.211.125 (talk) 19:39, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text:  Simply removed the bit about "multiple publishers". --IllaZilla (talk) 19:50, 30 July 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  What is this nonesense about "multiple publishers"???