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This interview with MisterIngo totally disappeared from the blog at some point.
I have no idea how that happened. My apologies to MisterIngo, who took the time to send him his answers with promptly.

How did you come to produce Alien-based fan art?

After I saw the first film (I guess I was twelve) and after playing Alien 3 on the Sega Master System, I became hooked. My first fan art wasn’t anything special. I drew people dying in various situations, inspired by the game. Since then I’ve come to love the creature, find it beautiful, and I long to draw it, so I do.

What do you find interesting and/or fascinating in the Alien universe?

I love everything about the Alien-universe, but most of all I love the mystique regarding the aliens, not to mention the Pilot. Where did they come from? What purpose do they have? How intelligent are they?

Which movie in the Alien series is your favorite?

I can’t seem to decide on either Alien or Aliens. I love Alien for the single, one alien. The hunt, the thrill, the slender body of it, how it almost drives the entire crew crazy. I wish I could go back and watch this film for the first time, again. Aliens - well, it’s a wonderful film, lots of action, not to mention the Queen. It’s a perfect follow-up, but I think it’s still got its flaw. The aliens die like flies! The sophistication, the thrill, the feeling of cold, calculated evil which drives you to the edge of your seat has disappeared to be replaced by a craving for action. But still…It’s got the Queen. She’s *gasps in awe*…

Then again, the special edition of Alien 3 is also wonderful…Hm…Can I pass this question?

Did you play any of the “Aliens versus Predator” games?
If you did, what did you think of them?

I remember playing a demo of the first game, when I was 14. I never completed it. Playing as a marine, hearing the familiar “bleeps” from Aliens, hearing the xenomorphs but not being able to see them…It scared the shit out of me…

I played the follow-up when it came out. Only ever completed it as an alien, and I love. I was the sexiest, most stealthy alien ever. I remember my brother and I playing the multiplayer demo for it too. We’d both be aliens, flying over rooftops, shrieking and taunting the other players…We rocked.

What would you want in a new Aliens-based role-playing game?

More mystery, more intelligence to the aliens themselves. They’ve sort of taken on the “stormtroopers-effect” - point a gun at them and they die. I want a RPG that scares me, perhaps give me a glimpse into their culture, how they think, what their motives are…

What would you want in a new Aliens-based first-person shooter?

Lots of scares. Freaky scenes, freaky aliens that creep up on you, hiss, taunt you, play with you before they battle. Not brainless drones. I’d love a game I’d barely want to play because I was afraid it would make me shit my pants.

It was time to resume the fan art series this blog introduced so long ago.

It so happened that MisterIngo contacted me right after I made this decision.

So, here is another great piece of fan art by MisterIngo.

One can undoubtedly sense the admiration and fear such a creature would evoke.

My thanks to MisterIngo.

This image is © MisterIngo. Used Under Authorization.

I would like to build up Interprotean Xenomorph’s blogroll.

If you have a blog that deals with the Alien universe, please contact me or leave a comment on this post. We could exchange blogroll links.

There are 4 souls out there, in the vast Internet, who think this blog serves a purpose.

Better, 100% of voters think this blog deserves to live on.

So, I will continue this little experiment. In fact, I found a new meaning for this site. While I was investigating screenwriting techniques, I realized there is no methodology for producing screenplays aimed at video game production.

It wasn’t long before I decided to work on a screenplay set in the Alien universe.

Obviously, I am no screenwriter and screenwriting is an uncharted territory to me. I am not going to quit my day job or imagine I am the next Ridley Scott or James Cameron. I will take this as a vehicle for my fleeing imagination.

Anyway, if you want to contribute to this blog, please contact me. I would be more than happy to open it to authors who have good ideas and good writing skills.