2011 (MMXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (dominical letter B), the 2011th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 11th year of the 3rd millennium, the 11th year of the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2010s decade.
Real World Events
- Jon Spaihts turns in his first script draft for Prometheus, then called Alien: Engineers.
January
2
- Actor Pete Postlethwaite passes away after a long battle with cancer.
June
23
- Artist Gene Colan passes away.
September
1
- The book Alien Vault is published.
October
11
- The video game Aliens: Infestation is released.
November
- The graphic novella Aliens: Fast Track to Heaven is released.