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Alien Covenant: David’s Drawings – Dane Hallett and Matt Hatton (Titan Books)

To be honest up front, I was not a huge fan of the movie Alien: Covenant. However I did find the android David to be one of the more interesting and genuinely evil characters in the ongoing Alien movie arc.

So I was intrigued by this companion collection of movie art, Alien Covenant: David’s Drawings, from Dane Hallett and Matt Hatton the film’s onset artists. This incredible package contains two distinct volumes housed in a sturdy, foil wrapped, slipcase. The first is a hardcover sketchbook with over 200 illustrations that are supposed to track David’s transition from research studies of the film’s Engineer’s Planet’s, plant life and indigenous species and his descent into the evil side of experimentation on the creatures he encounters.

The second volume is a soft bound edition which features a detailed interview with the creators/artists. It also offers insights into the pair’s creative process; walking you through things in steps.

The drawings are oddly beautiful and striking in their often gruesome detail and content. The thought that David’s evolution is made all the more creepy when you consider the fact that he is an android. Despite being a machine based lifeform, through the depths of his human based feeling of isolation his artificial intelligence pushed him to this desperate and evil direction.

This gruesome artifact of the creators clearly twisted and creative mindset would find a comfortable home on the shelf or coffee table of any Alien movies fanatic or even the collectors of scary movie facta.