Eddie Powell was a British stuntman. He performed stuntwork in several films for Hammer Studios, serving as a regular stunt double for Christopher Lee. His credits during this time included portraying Dracula in Dracula: Prince of Darkness and the Mummy in The Mummy’s Shroud. He also appeared in several James Bond films and in Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD. Powell portrayed the Aliens for stuntwork in Alien and Aliens. He also did stunts in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. He was married to Hammer wardrobe mistress Rosemary Burrows and is the brother of Joe Powell, also a film stuntman.

Aliens vs. Predator (also known as AVP) comics are part of the crossover franchise originated and published by Dark Horse Comics. According to the notes which accompany the first Aliens versus Predator graphic novel, the original idea of combining the Aliens with Predators was the result of a brain-storming session between the comic’s creators (AVP artist and editor Chris Warner is specifically credited) in the late 1980s.