Alien: Hissing Xenomorph and Illustrated Book: With Sound! Paperback – Illustrated, 31 Aug. 2017

If you're thinking about buying this, I imagine you're more interested in the miniature Xenomorph bust rather than the book. I managed to pick up mine for a little over £5, and at that price, for this quality of sculpt, I'd say it's well worth it.The bust is primarily made of a hard gray rubber which becomes soft and bendy at the dorsal spine/button, as well as a small pointy spine which protrudes from between the collar bones; I'm not sure what this one is, I've not seen it on any other Alien sculpt or design.As for the dome, it's a clear, smokey solid plastic which has a slightly, almost pale-golden hue to it and shows off some of the nice skull details hidden within.The finer details are all brought out nicely thanks to a black wash which covers the Xenomorph. This wash gets into all of those little nooks and crannies, between the ribs of the pipes, the teeth, and so on. At the bottom there is a nice little plaque with ALIEN stamped on it to finish the whole piece off. I can't comment on the Hissing feature as I've not tried it out myself as I don't want to wake the baby!The illustrated book is nice, but once you've had a flick through, there's not a whole lot to it. You can't exactly add it to a book collection. I merely used mine to perch the mini bust on top of.Over all, it's a very nice, highly detailed piece which looks great perched on my bookshelf amongst my other Alien/Giger books and mini sculpts.

The book could have come from a Christmas cracker but the alien bust about the size of a mouse is quality.I opened the package and thought the book imagine paperback was missing. I shook the 'empty' box and the credit card sized and very delicate 'book' came out.I feel a bit click baited so to speak as I was in the book section of Amazon.Still as a huge fan of the movie I am keeping and Do Not Regret my purchase.

Happy with this rubber/plastic head. Makes a noise when u push tail down. Only slight need issue is alien seems to be emerging from a egg or pod. As EVERYONE knows the 'facehugger' comes from the egg...the alien emerges from the chest cavity 😄. But all in all im very happy with this purchase

I'd read some other reviews for this and wasn't really expecting much... but for the price I thought it was worth a gamble.Very pleased to say it's much nicer than I expected and has that rubberised plastic (Neca) feel instead of the cheapo lightweight plastic that I expected, the sound effect and mouth operation is a fun novelty but the sound could have been scarier... having said that, I still disagree with the person who said it sounds like a cat - if your cat makes noises like that then you should probably consult a Vet immediately!The book is very small but I like the TLDR style and photo selection, a good quick rundown of Alien.Overall the detailing on the model is really nice for the size and it even has the transparent head, my only gripe would be the lettering on the logo not being painted (but you can always add that yourself later ^_^).Absolute bargain for the price and looks great sitting on top of my external hard drive, the side profile looks best.

This is a tad smaller than I anticipated, but a good little gift all the same.

Love this little Alien bust and book, great quality from Running Press again as I have two Star Trek and one Dr Who item from them. The bust is based on the original design of Scott and Giger's vision, the Big Chap with the transparent skull that differes from the ridged head version from Aliens. For a smaller item there is some excellent details to be found and the addition of sound makes for a nice little touch. The sound is activated by depressing the top of the spine where it curls outwards from the body. Not only does this activate the sound, but it also activates the inner jaws that spring forth!The book is also quite lovely with general information and very nice colour pictures. The packaging box is also very nicely done and is, in my opinion, worth keeping too.

It’s small, it’s daft and amuses the hell out of geeks (myself included). Buy if you love Aliens

Very small in size. Thought it would be a decent sized book to be able to read. This is miniaturePricy fir what it is