| abstract | - Aliens: Mondo Pest is a three-part comic book story that was first published by Dark Horse Comics in the company's self-titled anthology series Dark Horse Comics #22-24, from June-August 1994. It was written by Henry Gilroy, illustrated and inked by Ronnie del Carmen, colored by Matt Hollingsworth, lettered by Steve Dutro and edited by Ryder Windham. Issue #22 of Dark Horse Comics featured an Aliens cover by del Carmen, while the one-shot reprint featured another cover by del Carmen. At the time of release it was referred to by Dark Horse as one of the Aliens line's "most out-of-control stories ever!" The comic is one of the few Aliens, Predator and Aliens vs. Predator comic books to serve as a direct sequel to an earlier story. Specifically, it features the return of Herk Mondo, the Xenomorph-slaying mercenary featured previously in an issue of Aliens: Colonial Marines. In the Aliens comics line, Aliens: Mondo Pest was preceded by Aliens: Music of the Spears, published concurrently with Aliens: Colonial Marines, Aliens: Stronghold and Aliens: Earth Angel; the unreleased comic Aliens: Matrix was also due to be published concurrently. Mondo Pest was followed by Aliens: Frenzy.
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