The month of April is going to be our focus on science fiction and fantasy as we move through the various realms of novels, film and TV, games, and more. We’re going to start off with a few baseline things though to get the discussion going with the big fields and then dig into some of the quirkier things.

The importance of a good alien in many facets of its design is critical to making a lot of science fiction films work. From the Alien film with it hidden in shadows for much of it to the lingering disturbing nature of what’s in Arrival, there’s a good range of material when you add in properties like Star Wars and so many more – both TV and film. Today, we want to know what you think the best alien ever is in any of the mediums of choice (book, film, tv, comics) and why.

Bonus Question: What alien has the worst kind of design where you can’t understand how it’d actually exist?