Similar to the Alien: Romulus one-shot prequel Marvel released two months after the movie hit theaters, the publisher will also be releasing a prequel tie-in to Predator: Badlands. Don’t worry, though, it’s only coming out the week after the movie’s release, so not quite as long a gap.
Written by Ethan Sacks with art by Elvin Ching, the one-shot is being produced, per PR from Marvel, “in close collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, who will also write a foreword for the issue.” Trachtenberg is the current steward for the franchise, directing Badlands as well as the critically-acclaimed Prey and excellent animated feature Predator: Killer of Killers.
“For a writer who grew up a lifelong fan of the “Predator” franchise, there is no bigger game than the chance to hunt with the Yautja,” Sacks said via press release. “Working hand in hand with the filmmakers behind Predator: Badlands, we made sure this prequel story fits into the cinematic saga like a puzzle piece. It’s going to give fans a deeper, richer experience – especially when they get to feast their eyes on Elvin Ching’s art.”
Added Trachtenberg, “Badlands is the first Predator movie to draw inspiration so heavily from the comic books. So it’s with great delight that you and I now get to look at splash pages, from the minds of Ethan and Elvin, of a formative adventure for our characters that serves as a perfect companion to the film. Dek kicking ass in his very own comic book is a dream come true.”
Dek is the Predator in the movie, who is the hero of the film — versus previous entries. Played by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, he’ll be joined in the film by Elle Fanning as a Weyland-Yutani synth missing her bottom half after a spaceship crash.
Predator: Badlands #1 hits stores on November 12, while the movie hits on November 7. You can check out the synopsis, solicit info, and cover by Juan Ferreyra, below.
THE HUNT BEGINS.
In the one-shot, a young Yautja warrior is given a seemingly simple task by his father: retrieve a piece of technology from a derelict spaceship that crashed years ago. Inside, however, an ancient and deadly threat lies in wait.
PREDATOR: BADLANDS #1
Written by ETHAN SACKS
Art by ELVIN CHING
Inks by OREN JUNIOR
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
Variant Cover by CAFU
Movie Variant Cover Also Available
On Sale 11/12
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