{"id":483537,"date":"2022-08-11T22:30:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-11T19:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops\/"},"modified":"2022-08-11T22:30:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-11T19:30:50","slug":"the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Marvel Comics Predator is Finally Unleashed in Comic Shops"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3872eae5ae1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3872eae5ae1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Marvel_Comics_Predator_is_Finally_Unleashed_in_Comic_Shops%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Marvel Comics Predator is Finally Unleashed in Comic Shops&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops\/#Day_of_the_Hunter\" >Day of the Hunter<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops\/#If_It_Bleeds_We_Will_Read_It\" >If It Bleeds, We Will Read It<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops\/#A_Pretty_Predator_Comic\" >A Pretty Predator Comic<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-marvel-comics-predator-is-finally-unleashed-in-comic-shops\/#A_Marvelous_Predator\" >A Marvelous Predator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Marvel_Comics_Predator_is_Finally_Unleashed_in_Comic_Shops%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Marvel Comics Predator is Finally Unleashed in Comic Shops&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;The Predator has nearly as long a history in comics as it does in film. So, yes, a new issue in a Marvel Comics <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> is a big deal.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Predator-Marvel-Comics.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Predator Marvel Comics\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Predator-Marvel-Comics.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Predator-Marvel-Comics-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;Marvel Comics&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Brad Gullickson\u00a0\u00b7 Published on August 11th, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    &lt;em&gt;Marvel Explained is our ongoing series where we delve into the latest Marvel shows, movies, trailers, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> stories to divine the franchise\u2019s future. This entry examines the new Marvel Comics Predator series by Ed Brisson and Kev Walker and how it aligns with the franchise\u2019s gory four-color history.&lt;\/em&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<hr\/>\n<p>The first <strong><em>Predator<\/em><\/strong> sequel did not occur on a screen but on a page. Two years after Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019s Dutch tangled with the Yautja, Dark Horse Comics launched the first issue in their sequel series. <em>Predator<\/em> #1 removed the alien hunter from Earth\u2019s Amazon and dropped him in a nameless city\u2019s concrete jungle, where Dutch\u2019s brother roams thuggishly as a police detective. Written by Mark Verheiden and penciled by Chris Warner and Ron Randall, the comic is a brutal and bloody assault on the reader\u2019s eyes. Dark Horse Comics leaned into filmmaker John McTiernan\u2019s overly-machismo aesthetic and slathered it with a few more coats of red.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty-three years later, Dark Horse no longer holds the <em>Predator<\/em> license. After Disney\u2019s 20th Century Fox acquisition, the <em>Alien<\/em> and <em>Predator<\/em> franchises were absorbed into the mouse house. Marvel Comics released their first <em>Alien<\/em> title last year, but <em>Predator<\/em> screenwriters Jim and John Thomas prevented them from doing the same with <em>Predator<\/em> when they sued Disney to recapture their rights to the screenplay. Disney then countersued. The dispute eventually settled out of court, and Marvel dropped their <em>Predator<\/em> #1 this week.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, when I realized Disney owned <em>Predator<\/em>, my heart sunk a little. How could their brand mesh with a storyline caked in gristle and gore? It\u2019s easy to forget how many limbs Wolverine and Deadpool slice through each month. And as the <em>Predator<\/em> prequel\u00a0<em>Prey<\/em> proved on Hulu, Disney owns enough realms where they can let their freak flag fly. They\u2019ve sl<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ed a \u201cParental Advisory\u201d warning over the barcode. The new creators, writer <strong>Ed Brisson<\/strong> and artist <strong>Kev Walker<\/strong>\u00a0are free to go nuts with the mythology.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Day_of_the_Hunter\"><\/span>Day of the Hunter<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Predator<\/em> #1 opens with five nearly wordless pages. We\u2019re on an alien planet with no name, just the designation X14432-B. The year is 2056. We think we\u2019re watching two Predators go at it, trading blows, slicing into each other\u2019s fleshy bits with recognizable alien hardware. One Predator eventually gets the upper hand and takes the other\u2019s head. She then whispers, \u201cDammit.\u201d On the opposite page, the Predator removes their helmet, and we see a human face screaming in anger.<\/p>\n<p>We soon come to realize that the titular Predator hails from Earth. Her name is Theta, and she\u2019s determined to transform the hunters into the hunted. Without spoiling too much, Brisson and Walker\u2019s first issue establishes our hero\u2019s revenge-based motivation. She\u2019s stalking the cosmos looking for a particular Yautja killer. In partnership with her ship\u2019s AI, \u201cSandy,\u201d Theta is closer to her goal than ever before, but when stalking one monster, she stumbles into the habitats of creatures who could cause equal harm.<\/p>\n<p>Using a Previously On page, Brisson links his story to the same timeline where the first two <em>Predator<\/em> movies occurred as well as <em>Predators<\/em> and the most recent Shane Black fiasco. There is no mention of <em>Prey<\/em>\u2018s Naru or either entry in the\u00a0<em>Alien vs<\/em>. <em>Predator<\/em> series. Nor can I find any reference or connection to the Dark Horse Comics material. Granted, we\u2019ve probably got many more issues in our future with all kinds of secrets to unravel.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"If_It_Bleeds_We_Will_Read_It\"><\/span>If It Bleeds, We Will Read It<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Marvel\u2019s <em>Predator<\/em> is not as aggressively violent as its late eighties twin. The Dark Horse tiles reveled in their depravity, with Chris Warner lavishly spotlighting wounds over story. As a kid, I often read those comics with a hand hovering over the panels. If mom or dad ever wandered behind my shoulder, I\u2019d slap my palm down and eject, \u201cNothing to see here!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kev Walker\u2019s art is inherently less gruesome, hiding the impalings and decapitations in shadow but delivering inventive acts of bodily harm. You still wouldn\u2019t want to read <em>Predator<\/em> #1 on a subway unless you were ready for a few passenger glares. A bit involving the Predator\u2019s Smart Disc, aka the deadly Frisbee, coughed an \u201cOuch\u201d from my throat.<\/p>\n<p>The primary pain, however, belongs to Theta. From her screaming introduction to the issue\u2019s climactic crash, Brisson and Walker center the narrative on her torment. They\u2019re taking the Ripley and Sarah Conner route, gifting their extremely capable badass with a broken heart. Theta dominates at every turn, but her vicious effectiveness\u00a0stems from an insufferable loss. One issue down, and I\u2019m already invested in her working through the trauma.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Pretty_Predator_Comic\"><\/span>A Pretty Predator Comic<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Mostly, <em>Predator<\/em> #1 is a pretty comic. Those Kev Walker shadows are not detractors. He gives the opening brawl a gothic quality, creating pages that wouldn\u2019t be amiss in a <em>Hellboy<\/em> comic. Walker\u2019s pacing is crackerjack, littering the pages with razor-thin panels until blowing up the action\u00a0into these thick, chunky, mini-splash-page reveals.<\/p>\n<p>Our investment in Theta\u2019s quest rests exclusively with Walker\u2019s acting ability. The expressions he renders hover between cartooning and realism, and every emotion is brilliantly communicated. Yes, even those belonging to the beasts with the mandibles.<\/p>\n<p>Colorist <strong>Frank D<\/strong>\u2018<strong>Armata<\/strong> is probably responsible for making <em>Predator<\/em> #1 feel like a Marvel comic. The sheen he layers over Kev Walker\u2019s art psychologically connects this story to those stories populated by Avengers and X-Men. There\u2019s not a hint of spandex in this first issue, but we\u2019ve already seen the variant cover mash-ups. We know someday Spider-Man will tangle with the Yautja, and D\u2019Armata is preparing us for such a possibility with his house style. Considering how fantastic Conan the Barbarian has been within <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marvel.com\/comics\/issue\/98795\/savage_avengers_2022_1\">the<em> Savage Avengers<\/em> comics<\/a>, you can\u2019t tell me you\u2019re not a little excited to see these worlds collide.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Marvelous_Predator\"><\/span>A Marvelous Predator<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re flush in IP these days. A <em>Predator<\/em> comic in 2022 is not as exciting as a <em>Predator<\/em> comic in 1989\u2026unless that comic is pretty damn exciting, which <em>Predator<\/em> #1 most definitely is. Expanded Universe stories are addictive because they expand. Dan Trachtenberg\u2019s <em>Prey<\/em> is a story you could have seen on a comics page in the early nineties. It delivers a few key ingredients that the original film established but then rapidly wanders off in its own direction. <em>Predator<\/em> #1 does the same.<\/p>\n<p>What Brisson and Walker do differently is put Stan Winston\u2019s beautiful beastie on the run, making the humans the hunters for a change. Theta is probably just as out-muscled against her opponent as Schwarzenegger and Danny Glover were, but her determination provides unparalleled strength. She may lose a limb or two, but she\u2019ll come out on top in a fight. Will her soul remain intact? That\u2019s the uneasier question.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong><em>Predator<\/em> #1 is now available at <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comicshoplocator.com\">your local comic shop<\/a> or via digital.<\/strong><\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Marvel Explained, Predator\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/brad.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Brad Gullickson is a Weekly Columnist for Film School Rejects and Senior Curator for One Perfect Shot. When not rambling about movies here, he&#8217;s rambling about comics as the co-host of Comic Book Couples Counseling. 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