Via Newsarama, Marvel have announced a new, ongoing “Predator” comic book series. “Predator” will be written by Ed Brisson (“Uncanny X-Men”) with Kev Walker (“Doctor Strange”) on art, and is set in the future, after the events of the entire film series. Marvel describes the new series as “a violent, heartbreaking, unforgettable new chapter in the Predator saga.”
The official synopsis reads: “Hunt. Kill. Repeat. In the near future, a young girl sees her family slaughtered by the deadliest and most feared hunter in the universe: a PREDATOR. Years later, though her ship is barely holding together and food is running short, Theta won’t stop stalking the spaceways until the Yautja monster who killed her family is dead… or she is.”
“Predator” joins the previously announced “Alien” comic book series in a two-part line of sci-fi comics Marvel began as part of Disney’s acquisition of the 20th Century Fox film library, which includes Alien and Predator. Marvel have also teased plans for a new iteration of “Aliens vs. Predator,” which Dark Horse Comics began in 1989.
“Predator” #1 goes on sale June 9, 2021, with a primary cover by Leinil Francis Yu. The series will also have a number of variants by Ryan Brown, Philip Tan, Rahzzah, Peach Momoko, David Finch, Inhyuk Lee, Ron Lim, and Skottie Young. You can read Marvel’s full June solicitations here, and we’ll share our thoughts on them in our column Soliciting Multiversity at the end of the month.
