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List of Predator (franchise) comics

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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

TitleIssuesCreative teamCover datesNotesLimited seriesOne-shots
*Predator*#1–4June 1989 – March 1990Also 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*#1–2February – June 1991Comic book adaptation of the film Predator 2. Original screenplay by Jim and John Thomas.
*Predator: Big Game*#1–4March – June 1991
*Predator: The Bloody Sands of Time*#1–2February 1992
*Predator: Cold War*#1–4September – December 1991When 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*#0–4February – October 1993Issue 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*#1–4December 1993 – June 1994
*Predator: Dark River*#1–4July – October 1996
*Predator: Kindred*#1–4December 1996 – January 1997
*Predator: Hell & Hot Water*#1–3April – June 1997The crew of a Peruvian fishing boat encounter a Predator visiting Earth to hunt dangerous aquatic life.
*Predator: Primal*#1–2July – August 1997
*Predator: Nemesis*#1–2December 1997 – January 1998
'''''Predator: Hell Come A-Walkin''''''#1–2February – March 1998Set 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*#1–4March – June 1999
*Predator: Xenogenesis*#1–4August – November 1999
*Predator*#1–4June 2009 – January 2010Also known as Predator: Prey to the Heavens.
date=2010-03-04title=WonderCon 2010: A Look Inside Robert Rodriguez's Predators Tie-In Comic! » Bloody Disgustingurl=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/comics/493publisher=Bloody Disgustingaccessdate=2010-03-04}}'''''#1–4June 2010Prequel comic series to the 2010 film Predators.
*Predator: Fire and Stone*#1–4October 2014 – January 2015Fire and Stone crossover event tie-in.
*Predator: Life and Death*#1–4March – June 2016Life and Death crossover event tie-in.
*Predator: Hunters*#1–5May – September 2017This trilogy features surviving characters from previous stories in a rare use of continuity. Such as Enoch Nakai from Big Game.
*Predator: Hunters II*#1–4August 2018 – January 2019
*Predator: Hunters III*#1–2February – March 2020Only two of the four planned issues were released. All four were collected in the trade paperback.
*Predator: Invaders from the Fourth Dimension*#1July 1994
*Predator: Jungle Tales*March 1995
*Predator: Strange Roux*November 1996
*Predator: Captive*May 1998
*Predators Film Adaptation*July 2010Comic adaptation of the 2010 film Predators.
*Predators: Preserve the Game*

Crossovers

Crossovers with the Alien franchise are in their own separate article.

TitleIssuesCreative teamCover datesCo-publisherNotesLimited seriesOne-shots
*Batman versus Predator*#1–3January – February 1992DC ComicsPublished in regular and Prestige format concurrently.
*Predator versus Magnus Robot Fighter*#1–2November 1992 – May 1993Valiant Comics
*Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch*#1–4December 1994 – March 1995DC Comics
*Tarzan versus Predator: At the Earth's Core*#1–4January – June 1996Not an intercompany crossover.
*Predator versus Judge Dredd*#1–3October – December 1997Fleetway PublicationsAlso published in Judge Dredd Megazine (vol. 3) #36–38 in the UK.
*Batman versus Predator III*#1–4November 1997 – February 1998DC Comics
*Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator*#1-4April - July 2000Dark Horse Comics
*Superman vs. Predator*#1–32000DC Comics
*Archie vs. Predator*#1–4April – July 2015Archie Comics
*Archie vs. Predator II*#1–5September 2019 – March 2020
*The Transformers UK*#284August 18 1990Marvel UKThe cover depicts Starscream being stalked by a mysterious bounty hunter, who was later confirmed to be the Predator.
*JLA versus Predator*2001DC Comics

Stories

Stories published in other comics unrelated to the Predator franchise.

TitleIssuesCreative teamCover datesNotes
"Rite of Passage"Dark Horse Comics #1–2August – September 1992
"Blood Feud"Dark Horse Comics #4–7November 1992 – February 1993
"The Pride at Nghasa"Dark Horse Comics #10–12May – August 1993
"Bad Blood"Dark Horse Comics #12–14August – October 1993
"The Hunted City"Dark Horse Comics #16–18December 1993 – February 1994
"Blood on Two-Witch Mesa"Dark Horse Comics #20–21April – May 1994
"Hunting the Heroes: Predators Attack!"September 1995This was a story event in which Predators attack heroes of the Dark Horse Heroes comics.
"Predator: 1718Predator: 1718"A Decade of Dark Horse #1July 1996"Raphael Adolini" is misspelled "Rafael Andolini".

Marvel Comics

TitleIssuesCreative teamCover datesNotes
*Predator: Day of the Hunter*#1–6August 2022 – January 2023First appearance of Theta.
*Predator: The Preserve*#1–5March – July 2023
*Predator vs. Wolverine*#1–4September – December 2023Crossover event with Wolverine
*Predator: The Last Hunt*#1–4February – May 2024Reintroducing a cryogenically frozen John Schaefer in 2168 from the Dark Horse line.
*Predator vs. Black Panther*#1–4August – November 2024Crossover event with Black Panther
*Predator vs. Spider-Man*#1–4April – July 2025Crossover event with Spider-Man
*Predator: Black, White & Blood*#1–4July – October 2025Anthology series
*Predator Kills the Marvel Universe*#1–5August – December 2025Crossover event with the Marvel Universe
*Predator: Badlands*#1November 2025Prologue to the 2025 film Predator: Badlands.

Publications

The 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, )
  • Predator: Big Game (by John Arcudi, Evan Dorkin and Armando Gil, Titan Books, 112 pages, 1992, , Dark Horse, 1996, )
  • 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, )
  • Predator: Race War (by Andrew Vachss and Randy Stradley, Dark Horse, 144 pages, 1995, )
  • 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, )
  • 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, )
  • 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

  • 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, )
  • 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, )
  • 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, )
  • Predator Omnibus Volume 4 (collects Primal, Nemesis, Homeworld, Xenogenesis, *Hell Come a Walkin''', Captive, and *Demon's Gold'', 352 pages, October 2008, )

References

Sources

  • Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Alien and Predator Films (by David A. McIntee, Telos, 272 pages, 2005, )

References

  1. (December 23, 2014). "Toy Review: NECA Predator: Bad Blood Figures".
  2. (2010-03-04). "WonderCon 2010: A Look Inside Robert Rodriguez's {{'}}''Predators''{{'}} Tie-In Comic! » Bloody Disgusting". [[Bloody Disgusting]].
  3. Stanford W. Carpenter (1999) "The Tarzan vs. Predator Comic Book Mini-Series: An Ethnographic Analysis". ''[[International Journal of Comic Art]]''. '''1''' (2). 195-215.
  4. Albert Ching. (January 13, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE: FIRST LOOK INSIDE DE CAMPI AND RUIZ'S "ARCHIE VS. PREDATOR"". Comic Book Resources.
  5. ''The Transformers UK'' #293's letters page
  6. (2007-08-22). "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 1". [[Dark Horse Comics]].
  7. (2008-02-20). "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 2". [[Dark Horse Comics]].
  8. (2008-06-11). "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 3". [[Dark Horse Comics]].
  9. (2008-09-10). "Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 4". [[Dark Horse Comics]].
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