2017 (MMXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (dominical letter A) of the Gregorian calendar, the 2017th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 17th year of the 3rd millennium, the 17th year of the 21st century, and the 8th year of the 2010s decade.
Real World Events
January
25
- Actor John Hurt passes away.
February
22
- The short film The Last Supper is released online.
25
- Actor Bill Paxton passes away.
March
10
- The short film Meet Walter is released online.
21
- Dark Horse Comics/DC Comics: Justice League Volume 2 is released.
April
12
- Aliens: The Original Comics Series Volume 2 is released.
17
- The short film Crew Messages is released online.
18
- The anthology Aliens: Bug Hunt is released.
26
- Alien Day 2017.
- The short film The Crossing is released online.
- Issue #1 of the comic series Aliens: Dead Orbit is released.
- The comic Prometheus: Life and Death - Final Conflict is released.
- The audio drama Alien: River of Pain is released.
- The VR experience Alien: Covenant in Utero is released.
May
3
- Issue #1 of the comic series Predator: Hunters is released.
4
- The world premiere of Alien: Covenant is held in London.
5
- The short film She Won't Go Quietly is released online.
11
- Alien: Covenant is released into theaters.
23
- The novelization Alien: Covenant, written by Alan Dean Foster, is released.
- The audiobook of Alien: Covenant is released.
- The book The Art and Making of Alien: Covenant is released.
June
6
- The book Alien: Covenant: The Official Collector's Edition is released.
13
- DC Comics/Dark Horse Comics: Batman vs. Predator is released.
14
August
17
- Actor Sonny Landham passes away.
September
15
- Actor Harry Dean Stanton passes away.
26
- The novel Alien: Covenant - Origins, written by Alan Dean Foster, is released.
- The audiobook of Alien: Covenant - Origins is released.
October
5
- The book Alien: Augmented Reality Survival Manual is released.
17
- The anthology Predator: If It Bleeds is released.