Reddit reviews Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus, Vol. 1

Start here and keep plowing till you're in the Aliens comics (then keep going)

The first place I would start is at the beginning. Most if not all can be purchased on Comixology for less than the physical copies, if you have a tablet.

This is the first three Aliens comic series that were done by Dark Horse Comics:

Aliens Omnibus Vol 1

• These are probably some of the best aliens books written.
  
  The Aliens vs Predator books are the next best.
  
  Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus, Vol. 1
  
• This is the original Aliens vs Predator series. It includes the three stories that were published in Dark Horse Presents and is 100% better than either of the movies that were made.
  
  The Predator comics are probably the weakest of the comics in my opinion. The first few series are in this book:
  
  Predator Omnibus Volume 1
  
  Unlike Marvel or DC, these Omnibuses are published in release order, so the next series are found in volume 2 of the title comics.
  
  If you want the first Aliens series in a collectible format, the 30th Anniversary hard cover is good. It is a reprint of the original series in the original format. Some names were changed in the comics after Alien^3 was released. Those changes are not present in the hardcover and its in the original black and white.
  Aliens 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series
  
  From what I can tell on Amazon. Anything listed as "The Complete Omnibus" are actually novelizations of the comic books. If you are looking for the comics, I would avoid those titles.

To be honest i'm not really sure what to say or where to start. There are alot of great comics to draw inspiration from. The most important thing is that the right authors/directors are chosen. I have no clue why the hell Paul Anderson's bad script was chosen to write/direct AvP..
Just read this and you will know what i mean. In my mind these comics are as true to the ALIENS and Predator franchises as possible.

I would recommend this:

http://www.amazon.com/Aliens-vs-Predator-Omnibus-Vol/dp/1593077351/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346734841&sr=1-2&keywords=alien+vs+predator

It's just a big collection of Alien VS Predator comics. Some of them long, others just a few pages. It is a pretty vast collection. Definitely a good place to start. If you read this and like it, there are plenty of other Omnibuses out there.

Just going to mention that the Aliens VS Predator novel was amazing, and so were the graphic novel follow ups, pretty cool. Forget that horrible movie you saw. The original was the shit.

The AvsP comic that the first one is loosely based on tells the same story (queen accidentally gets loose on Predator hunting reserve, broken-tusked warrior Predator realizes everything's going pear-shaped and allies with humans to eradicate the Queen threat) except that

a) It's set firmly in the Aliens universe, on a farming colony on a planet called Ryushi and

b) It's actually good.

https://www.amazon.ca/Aliens-vs-Predator-Omnibus-1/dp/1593077351