Alien: The Illustrated Story is a graphic novel adaptation of film of the same name that was first published by Heavy Metal magazine in June 1979. Originally published in black and white, the story was written by Archie Goodwin, based on the original screenplay by Dan O'Bannon, illustrated and inked by Walt Simonson, lettered by John Workman and edited by Charles Lippincott, with cover art by Simonson.