The Predator comic books are part of the Predator franchise and has had several titles published based on the license, most of which are part of the Dark Horse Comics line (Dark Horse also publishes the Aliens and Alien vs. Predator lines of comics) but other comics by other distributors have been made. All Predator solo comics, not counting crossovers like Fire and Stone, were set on Earth in either the present or past until Marvel´s 2022 reboot moved the setting for the first time from Earth and into the future. Some continuity was retained due to the return of John Schaefer.
Dark Horse Comics
edit| Title | Issues | Creative team | Cover dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited series | ||||
| Predator | #1–4 | June 1989 – March 1990 | Also known as Predator: Concrete Jungle, unrelated to the video game of the same name. Set during a blistering heat wave in New York, as police begin to discover evidence of a sadistic killer, Detective John Schaefer, the brother of Dutch Schaefer (Arnold Schwarzenegger) from the first Predator film, quickly learns it is the extraterrestrial hunters, drawn by the heat and the prey. | |
| Predator 2 | #1–2 |
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February – June 1991 | Comic book adaptation of the film Predator 2. Original screenplay by Jim and John Thomas. |
| Predator: Big Game | #1–4 |
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March – June 1991 | |
| Predator: The Bloody Sands of Time | #1–2 |
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February 1992 | |
| Predator: Cold War | #1–4 |
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September – December 1991 | When a Predator spacecraft crashlands in the isolated Northern tundra of Siberia, John Schaefer is called upon once again to aid the US military in capturing the technology. Unfortunately, the Russian forces have their eyes on the craft as well. |
| Predator: Race War | #0–4 |
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February – October 1993 | Issue 0 was published between issues 2 and 3. Black and white prison gangs unite to kill a Predator who's killing members of both. |
| Predator: Bad Blood[1] | #1–4 |
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December 1993 – June 1994 | |
| Predator: Dark River | #1–4 |
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July – October 1996 | |
| Predator: Kindred | #1–4 |
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December 1996 – January 1997 | |
| Predator: Hell & Hot Water | #1–3 | April – June 1997 | The crew of a Peruvian fishing boat encounter a Predator visiting Earth to hunt dangerous aquatic life. | |
| Predator: Primal | #1–2 |
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July – August 1997 | |
| Predator: Nemesis | #1–2 | December 1997 – January 1998 | ||
| Predator: Hell Come A-Walkin' | #1–2 | February – March 1998 | Set during the Civil War, the men of the northern and southern armies unite to stop a Predator that's stalking and killing men from both sides. | |
| Predator: Homeworld | #1–4 |
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March – June 1999 | |
| Predator: Xenogenesis | #1–4 | August – November 1999 | ||
| Predator | #1–4 |
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June 2009 – January 2010 | Also known as Predator: Prey to the Heavens. |
| Predators[2] | #1–4 |
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June 2010 | Prequel comic series to the 2010 film Predators. |
| Predator: Fire and Stone | #1–4 |
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October 2014 – January 2015 | Fire and Stone crossover event tie-in. |
| Predator: Life and Death | #1–4 | March – June 2016 | Life and Death crossover event tie-in. | |
| Predator: Hunters | #1–5 |
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May – September 2017 | This trilogy features surviving characters from previous stories in a rare use of continuity. Such as Enoch Nakai from Big Game. |
| Predator: Hunters II | #1–4 |
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August 2018 – January 2019 | |
| Predator: Hunters III | #1–2 |
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February – March 2020 | Only two of the four planned issues were released. All four were collected in the trade paperback. |
| One-shots | ||||
| Predator: Invaders from the Fourth Dimension | #1 |
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July 1994 | |
| Predator: Jungle Tales | March 1995 | |||
| Predator: Strange Roux |
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November 1996 | ||
| Predator: Captive | May 1998 | |||
| Predators Film Adaptation |
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July 2010 | Comic adaptation of the 2010 film Predators. | |
| Predators: Preserve the Game |
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Crossovers
editCrossovers with the Alien franchise are in their own separate article.
| Title | Issues | Creative team | Cover dates | Co-publisher | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited series | |||||
| Batman versus Predator | #1–3 | January – February 1992 | DC Comics | Published in regular and Prestige format concurrently. | |
| Predator versus Magnus Robot Fighter | #1–2 | November 1992 – May 1993 | Valiant Comics | ||
| Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch | #1–4 | December 1994 – March 1995 | DC Comics | ||
| Tarzan versus Predator: At the Earth's Core[3] | #1–4 |
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January – June 1996 | Not an intercompany crossover. | |
| Predator versus Judge Dredd | #1–3 | October – December 1997 | Fleetway Publications | Also published in Judge Dredd Megazine (vol. 3) #36–38 in the UK. | |
| Batman versus Predator III | #1–4 |
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November 1997 – February 1998 | DC Comics | |
| Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator | #1-4 |
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April - July 2000 | Dark Horse Comics | |
| Superman vs. Predator | #1–3 | 2000 | DC Comics | ||
| Archie vs. Predator[4] | #1–4 |
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April – July 2015 | Archie Comics | |
| Archie vs. Predator II | #1–5 |
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September 2019 – March 2020 | ||
| One-shots | |||||
| The Transformers UK | #284 | August 18 1990 | Marvel UK | The cover depicts Starscream being stalked by a mysterious bounty hunter, who was later confirmed to be the Predator.[5] | |
| JLA versus Predator |
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2001 | DC Comics | ||
Stories
editStories published in other comics unrelated to the Predator franchise.
| Title | Issues | Creative team | Cover dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Rite of Passage" | Dark Horse Comics #1–2 | August – September 1992 | ||
| "Blood Feud" | Dark Horse Comics #4–7 |
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November 1992 – February 1993 | |
| "The Pride at Nghasa" | Dark Horse Comics #10–12 | May – August 1993 | ||
| "Bad Blood" | Dark Horse Comics #12–14 |
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August – October 1993 | |
| "The Hunted City" | Dark Horse Comics #16–18 |
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December 1993 – February 1994 | |
| "Blood on Two-Witch Mesa" | Dark Horse Comics #20–21 |
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April – May 1994 | |
| "Hunting the Heroes: Predators Attack!" |
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September 1995 | This was a story event in which Predators attack heroes of the Dark Horse Heroes comics. | |
| "Predator: 1718" | A Decade of Dark Horse #1 |
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July 1996 | "Raphael Adolini" is misspelled "Rafael Andolini". |
Marvel Comics
edit| Title | Issues | Creative team | Cover dates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predator: Day of the Hunter | #1-6 |
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August 2022 – January 2023 | |
| Predator: The Preserve | #1-5 |
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March 2023 – July 2023 | |
| Predator vs. Wolverine | #1–4 |
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September – December 2023 | |
| Predator: The Last Hunt | #1–4 |
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February 2024 - May 2024 | Reintroducing a cryogenically frozen John Schaefer in 2168 from the Dark Horse line. |
| Predator vs. Black Panther | #1-4 |
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August 2024 - November 2024 |
Publications
editThe details of the publication of the comics and trade paperbacks include:
- Predator: Concrete Jungle (by Mark Verheiden and Chris Warner, Dark Horse, 112 pages, 1990, ISBN 1-56971-165-8)
- Predator: Big Game (by John Arcudi, Evan Dorkin and Armando Gil, Titan Books, 112 pages, 1992, ISBN 1-85286-454-0, Dark Horse, 1996, ISBN 1-56971-166-6)
- Predator: The Bloody Sands of Time (by Dan Barry and Chris Warner, 2-issue mini-series, 1992)
- Predator: Cold War (by Mark Verheiden, Ron Randall and Steve Mitchell, Dark Horse, 112 pages, 1993, Titan Books, 104 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-85286-576-8)
- Predator: Race War (by Andrew Vachss and Randy Stradley, Dark Horse, 144 pages, 1995, ISBN 1-56971-112-7)
- Predator: Kindred (by Scott R. Tolson and Jason Lamb, Penciller: Brian O'Connell, Roger Peterson and Inker: Bruce Patterson, 4-issue mini-series, 1996, tpb, 1997, ISBN 1-56971-270-0)
- Predator: Dark River (by Mark Verheiden, pencils by Ron Randall and inks by Rick Magyar, 4-issue mini-series, 1996)
- Predator: Hell & Hot Water (by Mark Schultz and Gene Colan, 3-issue mini-series, 1997, tpb, 1998, ISBN 1-56971-271-9)
- Predator: Primal (by Kevin J. Anderson, Penciller: Scott Kolins and Inker: John Lowe, 2-issue mini-series, 1997)
- Predator: Nemesis (by Gordon Rennie and Colin MacNeil, two-issue mini-series, 1997)
- Predator: Hell Come a Walkin (by Nancy A. Collins and Dean Ormston, two-issue mini-series, 1998)
- Predator: Captive (by Gordon Rennie and Dean Ormston, one-shot, May 1998)
- Predator: Xenogenesis (by Ian Edginton, Mel Rubi (pencils) and Andrew Pepoy (inks), for Dark Horse, 1999)
- Predators (2010, Dark Horse Comics)
- Predator: Fire and Stone (2014-2015, Dark Horse Comics)
- Predator: Life and Death (2016, Dark Horse Comics)
- Predator: Hunters (2017, Dark Horse Comics)
- Predator 30th Anniversary: The Original Comics Series (2017, Dark Horse Comics)
- Predator: Hunters II (2018-2019, Dark Horse Comics)
- Predator: The Essential Comics Volume 1 (2018, Dark Horse Comics)
- Predator: Hunters III (2020, Dark Horse Comics)
Collected editions
edit- Predator Omnibus Volume 1 (collects Concrete Jungle, Cold War, Dark River, Rite Of Passage, The Pride at Nghasa, The Bloody Sands Of Time, and Blood Feud, 430 pages, August 2007, ISBN 1-59307-732-7)[6]
- Predator Omnibus Volume 2 (collects Big Game, God's Truth (from Dark Horse Presents 46), Race War, The Hunted City (from Dark Horse Comics 16-19), Blood on Two-Witch Mesa (from Dark Horse Comics 20-21), Invaders from the Fourth Dimension, and 1718 (from A Decade of Dark Horse 1), 360 pages, February 2008, ISBN 1-59307-733-5)[7]
- Predator Omnibus Volume 3 (collects Bad Blood (including Dark Horse Comics 12-14), Kindred, Hell and Hot Water, Strange Roux, No Beast so Fierce (from Dark Horse Presents 119), and Bump in the Night (from Dark Horse Presents 124), 344 pages, June 2008, ISBN 1-59307-925-7)[8]
- Predator Omnibus Volume 4 (collects Primal, Nemesis, Homeworld, Xenogenesis, Hell Come a Walkin', Captive, and Demon's Gold, 352 pages, October 2008, ISBN 1-59307-990-7)[9]
See also
edit- List of Alien (franchise) comics
- List of Predator (franchise) novels
- List of Alien vs. Predator (franchise) comics
- List of comics based on films
- Prey, in which Raphael Adolini of Predator: 1718 is loosely adapted.
References
edit- ^ Brown, Luke (December 23, 2014). "Toy Review: NECA Predator: Bad Blood Figures". ComicsAlliance.
- ^ "WonderCon 2010: A Look Inside Robert Rodriguez's 'Predators' Tie-In Comic! » Bloody Disgusting". Bloody Disgusting. 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2010-03-04.
- ^ Stanford W. Carpenter (1999) "The Tarzan vs. Predator Comic Book Mini-Series: An Ethnographic Analysis". International Journal of Comic Art. 1 (2). 195-215.
- ^ Albert Ching (January 13, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: FIRST LOOK INSIDE DE CAMPI AND RUIZ'S "ARCHIE VS. PREDATOR"". Comic Book Resources.
- ^ The Transformers UK #293's letters page
- ^ "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 1". Dark Horse Comics. 2007-08-22. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 2". Dark Horse Comics. 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 3". Dark Horse Comics. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
- ^ "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 4". Dark Horse Comics. 2008-09-10. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
Sources
edit- Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Alien and Predator Films (by David A. McIntee, Telos, 272 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-903889-94-4)