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.

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Dark Horse Comics

TitleIssuesCreative teamCover datesNotes
Limited series
Predator#1–4June 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#1–2February – June 1991 Comic 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#1–4
  • Mark Verheiden
  • Ron Randall
  • Steve Mitchell
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#0–4February – 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
  • Evan Dorkin
  • Derek Thompson
  • Chris Warner
  • Keith Aiken
December 1993 – June 1994
Predator: Dark River#1–4
  • Mark Verheiden
  • Ron Randall
  • Rick Magyar
July – October 1996
Predator: Kindred#1–4December 1996 – January 1997
Predator: Hell & Hot Water#1–3April – June 1997 The 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 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
  • James Vance
  • Kate Worley
  • Toby Cypress
  • Mark Lipka
March – June 1999
Predator: Xenogenesis#1–4August – November 1999
Predator#1–4June 2009 – January 2010 Also known as Predator: Prey to the Heavens.
Predators [2] #1–4June 2010 Prequel comic series to the 2010 film Predators .
Predator: Fire and Stone#1–4
  • Joshua Williamson
  • Christopher Mooneyham
  • John Lucas
October 2014 – January 2015 Fire and Stone crossover event tie-in.
Predator: Life and Death#1–4March – June 2016 Life and Death crossover event tie-in.
Predator: Hunters#1–5May – 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
  • Chris Warner
  • Agustin Padilla
  • Neeraj Menon
  • Mike Heisler
August 2018 – January 2019
Predator: Hunters III#1–2
  • Chris Warner
  • Brian Thies
  • Wes Dzioba
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#1July 1994
Predator: Jungle TalesMarch 1995
Predator: Strange RouxNovember 1996
Predator: CaptiveMay 1998
Predators Film AdaptationJuly 2010 Comic 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-publisherNotes
Limited series
Batman versus Predator #1–3January – February 1992 DC Comics Published in regular and Prestige format concurrently.
Predator versus Magnus Robot Fighter#1–2November 1992 – May 1993 Valiant Comics
Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch#1–4December 1994 – March 1995 DC Comics
Tarzan versus Predator: At the Earth's Core [3] #1–4January – June 1996 Not an intercompany crossover.
Predator versus Judge Dredd #1–3October – December 1997 Fleetway Publications Also published in Judge Dredd Megazine (vol. 3) #36–38 in the UK.
Batman versus Predator III#1–4November 1997 – February 1998 DC Comics
Aliens vs. Predator vs. The Terminator #1-4April - July 2000 Dark Horse Comics
Superman vs. Predator #1–3 2000 DC Comics
Archie vs. Predator [4] #1–4April – July 2015 Archie Comics
Archie vs. Predator II #1–5
  • Alex de Campi
  • Robert Hack
September 2019 – March 2020
One-shots
The Transformers UK #284August 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 2001 DC 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 #16–18
  • Charles Moore
  • D. Alexander Gregory
  • Scott Fischer
  • Rob Haynes
  • Jason Rodriguez
December 1993 – February 1994
"Blood on Two-Witch Mesa"Dark Horse Comics #20–21April – May 1994
"Hunting the Heroes: Predators Attack!"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
  • Henry Gilroy
  • Igor Kordey
July 1996 "Raphael Adolini" is misspelled "Rafael Andolini".

Marvel Comics

TitleIssuesCreative teamCover datesNotes
Predator: Day of the Hunter#1–6August 2022 – January 2023 First appearance of Theta.
Predator: The Preserve#1–5
  • Ed Brisson
  • Netho Diaz
March – July 2023
Predator vs. Wolverine#1–4September – December 2023 Crossover event with Wolverine
Predator: The Last Hunt#1–4
  • Ed Brisson
  • Francesco Manna
February – May 2024 Reintroducing a cryogenically frozen John Schaefer in 2168 from the Dark Horse line.
Predator vs. Black Panther#1–4
  • Benjamin Percy
  • Chris Allen
  • Lee Ferguson
  • Sean Damien Hill
August – November 2024 Crossover event with Black Panther
Predator vs. Spider-Man#1–4
  • Benjamin Percy
  • Marcelo Ferreira
April – July 2025 Crossover event with Spider-Man
Predator: Black, White & Blood#1–4
  • Joe Kelly & Álvaro López
  • Eliot Rahal & Brian Level
  • Sarah Gailey & Fran Galán
  • Curtis Baxter & Acky Bright
  • Rebecca Roanhorse
July – October 2025 Anthology series
Predator Kills the Marvel Universe#1–5
  • Benjamin Percy
  • Marcelo Ferreira
August – December 2025 Crossover event with the Marvel Universe
Predator: Badlands#1
  • Ethan Sacks
  • Elvin Ching
November 2025 Prologue to the 2025 film Predator: Badlands.

Publications

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

Collected editions

See also

References

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

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