Resident Alien (comics)

Resident Alien (comics)
Cover to issue 1, art by Steve Parkhouse
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Title(s)	Resident Alien The Suicide Blonde The Sam Hain Mystery The Man with No Name
Formats	Original material for the series has been published as a set of limited series.
Genre	Mystery
Publication date	Welcome to Earth April–July 2012 The Suicide Blonde August–November 2013 The Sam Hain Mystery April–July 2015 The Man with No Name September–December 2016
Number of issues	4 per miniseries
Creative team
Writer(s)	Peter Hogan
Artist(s)	Steve Parkhouse
Editor(s)	Philip R Simon

Resident Alien is a comic book series created by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse. The series has been published by Dark Horse Comics in installments of four-issue miniseries since 2013. Four miniseries have been completed.

The story is about an alien who crash lands on Earth, then poses as a doctor while he awaits a rescue. He is pursued by a government agency and passes his time solving murders and other mysteries. The series has received positive reviews from critics, particularly for Parkhouse's ability to draw expressions.

Parkhouse and Hogan had previously collaborated on five issues of The Dreaming for Vertigo comics in 1999, and Hogan had been wanting to collaborate again. When Hogan asked Parkhouse what kind of project he would like to do, Parkhouse suggested something with an alien. The two worked closely on the broader aspects of the plot, but Hogan developed most of the story. Dark Horse Publisher Mike Richardson provided editorial input that helped Hogan and Parkhouse find the right tone for the narrative.

Hogan felt the depiction of aliens as monsters or invaders had become stale and wanted to bring a sympathetic attitude to a nonhuman character. He also wanted to mix the science fiction and Mystery genres to get some "interesting sparks." He drew inspiration from Twin Peaks, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and My Favorite Martian, and he specifically requested Parkhouse design the main character based off aliens from DC Comics published in the early 1960s, such as Chameleon Boy.