List of Predator (franchise) comics explained

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 datesNotes
Limited series
Predator
  1. 1–4
June 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. 1–2
February – June 1991Comic book adaptation of the film Predator 2. Original screenplay by Jim and John Thomas.
Predator: Big Game
  1. 1–4
March – June 1991
Predator: The Bloody Sands of Time
  1. 1–2
February 1992
Predator: Cold War
  1. 1–4
  • Mark Verheiden
  • Ron Randall
  • Steve Mitchell
September – 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
  1. 0–4
February – 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]
  1. 1–4
  • Evan Dorkin
  • Derek Thompson
  • Chris Warner
  • Keith Aiken
December 1993 – June 1994
Predator: Dark River
  1. 1–4
  • Mark Verheiden
  • Ron Randall
  • Rick Magyar
July – October 1996
Predator: Kindred
  1. 1–4
  • Scott Tolson
  • Brian Kalin O'Connell
  • Bruce Patterson
  • Dave Nestelle
December 1996 – January 1997
Predator: Hell & Hot Water
  1. 1–3
April – June 1997The crew of a Peruvian fishing boat encounter a Predator visiting Earth to hunt dangerous aquatic life.
Predator: Primal
  1. 1–2
July – August 1997
Predator: Nemesis
  1. 1–2
December 1997 – January 1998
Predator: Hell Come A-Walkin'
  1. 1–2
February – 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. 1–4
  • James Vance
  • Kate Worley
  • Toby Cypress
  • Mark Lipka
March – June 1999
Predator: Xenogenesis
  1. 1–4
August – November 1999
Predator
  1. 1–4
June 2009 – January 2010Also known as Predator: Prey to the Heavens.
Predators[2]
  1. 1–4
June 2010Prequel comic series to the 2010 film Predators.
Predator: Fire and Stone
  1. 1–4
  • Joshua Williamson
  • Christopher Mooneyham
  • John Lucas
October 2014 – January 2015Fire and Stone crossover event tie-in.
Predator: Life and Death
  1. 1–4
March – June 2016Life and Death crossover event tie-in.
Predator: Hunters
  1. 1–5
May – 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. 1–4
  • Chris Warner
  • Agustin Padilla
  • Neeraj Menon
  • Mike Heisler
August 2018 – January 2019
Predator: Hunters III
  1. 1–2
  • Chris Warner
  • Brian Thies
  • Wes Dzioba
February – March 2020Only 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. 1
July 1994
Predator: Jungle Tales March 1995
Predator: Strange Roux November 1996
Predator: Captive May 1998
Predators: Preserve the Game July 2010
Predators Movie Adaptation Comic adaptation of the 2010 film Predators.

Crossovers

See also: Aliens vs. Predator (comics). Crossovers with the Alien franchise are in their own separate article.

TitleIssuesCreative teamCover datesCo-publisherNotes
Limited series
Batman versus Predator
  1. 1–3
January – February 1992DC ComicsPublished in regular and Prestige format concurrently.
Predator versus Magnus Robot Fighter
  1. 1–2
November 1992 – May 1993Valiant Comics
Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch
  1. 1–4
December 1994 – March 1995DC Comics
Tarzan versus Predator: At the Earth's Core[3]
  1. 1–4
January – June 1996Not an intercompany crossover.
Predator versus Judge Dredd
  1. 1–3
October – December 1997Fleetway PublicationsAlso published in Judge Dredd Megazine (vol. 3) #36–38 in the UK.
Batman versus Predator III
  1. 1–4
November 1997 – February 1998DC Comics
Superman vs. Predator
  1. 1–3
2000
Archie vs. Predator[4]
  1. 1–4
April – July 2015Archie Comics
Archie vs. Predator II
  1. 1–5
  • Alex de Campi
  • Robert Hack
September 2019 – March 2020
One-shots
The Transformers UK
  1. 284
August 18 1990Marvel UKThe cover depicts Starscream being stalked by a mysterious bounty hunter, who was later confirmed to be the Predator.[5]
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 #1–2 August – September 1992
"Blood Feud"Dark Horse Comics #4–7 November 1992 – February 1993
"The Pride at Nghasa"Dark Horse Comics #10–12 May – August 1993
"Bad Blood"Dark Horse Comics #12–14 August – October 1993
"The Hunted City"Dark Horse Comics #16–18
  • Charles Moore
  • D. Alexander Gregory
  • Scott Fischer
  • Rob Haynes
  • Jason Rodriguez
December 1993 – February 1994
"Blood on Two-Witch Mesa"Dark Horse Comics #20–21 April – May 1994
"Hunting the Heroes: Predators Attack!" September 1995This was a story event in which Predators attack heroes of the Dark Horse Heroes comics.
""A Decade of Dark Horse #1
  • Henry Gilroy
  • Igor Kordey
July 1996"Raphael Adolini" is misspelled "Rafael Andolini".

Marvel Comics

! Title! Issues! Creative team! Cover dates! Notes
Predator: Day of the Hunter
  1. 1-6
August 2022 – January 2023
Predator: The Preserve
  1. 1-5
  • Ed Brission
  • Netho Diaz
March 2023 – July 2023
Predator vs. Wolverine
  1. 1–4
September – December 2023
Predator: The Last Hunt
  1. 1–4
  • Ed Brisson
  • Francesco Manna
February 2024Reintroducing a cryogenically frozen John Schaefer in 2168 from the Dark Horse line.

Publications

The details of the publication of the comics and trade paperbacks include:

Collected editions

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brown . Luke . December 23, 2014 . Toy Review: NECA Predator: Bad Blood Figures . . en.
  2. Web site: 2010-03-04. WonderCon 2010: A Look Inside Robert Rodriguez's Predators Tie-In Comic! » Bloody Disgusting. Bloody Disgusting. 2010-03-04.
  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. Web site: 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. Web site: Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 1 . . 2007-08-22 . 2011-07-19.
  7. Web site: Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 2 . . 2008-02-20 . 2011-07-19.
  8. Web site: Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 3 . . 2008-06-11 . 2011-07-19.
  9. Web site: Dark Horse Comics > Profile > Predator Omnibus Volume 4 . . 2008-09-10 . 2011-07-19.