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Aliens: Music of the Spears                                       Comics Lot
Writer: Chet Williamson
Artist: Tim Hamilton
Inker: Tim Bradstreet
Colorist: Matt Webb
Letterer: Clem Robins
Editors: Bob Cooper & Jerry Prosser
Cover by: Tim Bradstreet & Guy Burwell

Damon Eddington was a frustrated musician living in a synthesized world. Something of a “pet artiste” for the SynSound corporation, he grew increasingly bitter and despondent as his avant–classical compositions were coolly received by smallish audiences, while shock–rock by mutadroid rock groups filled Presley Hall to capacity. Eddington decided that his next work would be a symphony of hate. To produce it, he recorded sounds of rage, death, and insanity in the rooms of madhouses, and in alleyways filled with junkies. But something was missing. He still wanted more. Then he heard it… the sound of hissing hatred incarnate from a military recording of the Aliens. The only problem was fidelity. To capture the Aliens’ strange music of death, he’d need a live specimen. And, using his influence with SynSound, Eddington was actually able to get his wish…

Story/Spoilers
In issue #1, Little-known and under-appreciated composer Damon Eddington wants to hatch an Alien egg so he can nurture the Alien in captivity and capture its sounds of hatred and pain for the ultimate concert – sounds of rage made from “a mouthful of spears.” Damon’s corporate patron, Synsound, has taken on the responsibility of procuring the egg for him, a task that will lead to more excitement than the team of ninjas assigned to it were planning on.

Next in issue #2, Composer Damon Eddington’s plan is to breed an Alien in captivity so he can stimulate and entice it into a rage – just for “the pure sound of it.” He starts by feeding terrified and utterly defenseless dogs and cats to the beast, but it hardly makes a sound while dispatching them in an instant. Maybe some larger and more voracious predatory animals would put up a better struggle…? But as Damon daydreams about other more nefarious uses for his pet, he finally realizes that in order to achieve the sounds he wants, he’s going to need the ultimate predators to face off against the Alien – humans!

Next in issue #3, Normal faceless human guinea pigs aren’t proving to be any more adept at drawing the necessary screams out of Damon Eddington’s pet alien, Mozart, than any of the other animals were. Damon, increasingly dependent on the addictive and mind-muddling alien jelly, schemes to trap his cohort, Darcy Vance, as fodder for Mozart’s murderous desires. Darcy’s parry with Mozart provides minimal satisfaction for Damon, who’s seeking nothing but the ultimate love and death cry of anguish from the alien to record for his symphony. But the jelly is affecting Damon’s reasoning, and he may be ready to overstep the bounds of reason in his pursuit of the apocalyptic scream…

Finally in issue #4, Mozart, Damon Eddington’s “pet” alien, has yet to produce the sounds he desires for his ultimate symphony. Even the humans he tried using to stimulate Mozart didn’t satisfy Damon’s needs. Now it appears Damon himself may be the guinea pig that finally gets Mozart to scream his ultimate “music of the spears.” Suffice it to say, Mozart puts on the impromptu performance of a lifetime – and the Presley Hall audience eats it up – in this concluding chapter to Dark Horse’s latest Aliens gore-fest.

Comics lot contains: Music of the Spears (1994) Issues #1-4.  Dark Horse Comics

Comics are bagged & boarded and will be carefully / securely packaged then shipped via USPS Priority Mail to ensure that it arrives to you perfectly and quickly.

All First Printings
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Publication Date: 1994
Format per comic: FC, 32 pages, Comic, 10.25″ x 6.5″
UPC: None Stated

Collectible Entertainment note: Comics 1,2,3,4 are in Fine to Very Fine condition.  Nice!  See Scans!!  A must have for any serious Aliens collector and/or enthusiast.  A fun & entertaining read.  Highly Recommended.

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