The Press Release:
Marvel’s highly-anticipated foray into the terrifying Predator universe began this past August in Ed Brisson and Kev Walker’s PREDATOR #1! Delivering all the explosive action and relentless horror that fans of the pop culture phenomenon crave, PREDATOR introduced a brand-new protagonist, Theta Berwick, who stalks the spaceways on a mission to rid the galaxy of the lethal alien killers, the Yautja. Her quest for vengeance has only just started and this March, she’ll increase her kill count on a brand-new hunt in PREDATOR #1!
Joined by rising star artist Netho Diaz, Ed Brisson will kick off the explosive next chapter of PREDATOR with a brand-new series that continues Theta’s thrilling journey! Set years after the opening arc, the new series will be perfect for newcomers and a must read for fans of Brisson’s PREDATOR run so far. The epic new saga will introduce a host of new characters trapped fighting for their lives against three distinct Predators. Each Predator uses their vicious skills and alarming expertise in distinct and terrifying ways but they all share the same objective: HUNT. KILL. REPEAT.
On a planet far from Earth, eight strangers find themselves in a deadly game. But this time, the Predators aren’t the only ones on the hunt. Someone has the Yautja in their sites – and they’ve been searching for this game preserve for a long time. Prepare for a brutal, carnage-filled adventure that will turn everything you thought you knew about Predators on its head!
“As a lifelong Predator fan — ever since seeing the first at the drive-in theatre at too-young-of-an-age — writing the comic has been an absolute dream gig,” Brisson said. “I’ve been thrilled at fan reaction and how I’ve been able to bring Theta into Predator lore — a bad-ass hunter we haven’t seen the likes of since Dutch took down the Jungle Hunter back in 1987.”
“My only problem with our first series was that it was over too soon! I waned, no…needed, to write more in this universe,” he continued. “Thankfully, we’re coming back, with incredible newcomer Netho Diaz on art, to tell a tale that ties into film continuity, while breaking new ground. We’ve got a new cast, new Predators, and some huge surprises in store! If you’ve read and enjoyed our first series, you are not going to want to miss out.”
Check out the cover now and let your fears be reborn when PREDATOR #1 launches in March! Don’t miss the final issue of Brisson’s first Predator arc by picking up PREDATOR #6 on January 11 and look out for PREDATOR BY ED BRISSON VOL. 1: DAY OF THE HUNTER TPB, the collection containing all six issues, on sale this summer! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
PREDATOR #1: Written by ED BRISSON; Art by NETHO DIAZ; Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
On Sale 3/8
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Way back when the license for “Predator” comics was under the control of the Dark Horse Comics brand, I was a very regular reader of those first limited-series that had come out. It was amazing to see these creatures in new stories outside of what we had seen on the big screen already and now that Marvel owns the company that released the films, it was only a matter of time until properties like them began being published. I am very interested but I might wait for a collected edition unless it screams at me to pick it up when I see it on the racks in March. What do you readers think about this one? Will you be purchasing it when its released or having it added to your pull list? Chime in down below in the comments so I can see where you stand on it all. I like having some back and forth with the readership as long as we can have a fun and topical exchange. Negative soap-boxing is never welcome or advised but I digress. I will see you again soon my friends, please stay safe out there.
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