Hell come a walkin is a twoissue limited comic book series that was first published by dark horse comics from februarymarch 1998. The first predator movie is such an iconic, cultural classic, blaine shared in a statement. Thicker than blood scribe jeremy barlow will also be penning the five issue adaptation, and is joined by patrick blaine and andy owens for the art, both of whom are new talent to the alien and predator franchises. In 1986, james camerons aliens brought to theaters the horrors of a new kind of war against a terrifying enemy. This is some awesome and amusing comic cover art for an upcoming series called archie vs. If archie thought the punisher was bad, just wait until he gets a load of predator. For a brief background on the predator in comics and books, see short comics and books history at the end of the page. The predators original script is being adapted for comics. What was the first appearance of the predator in comics.
Action is the key word for this final issue of comicdoms bestselling directsale comic book series. Feb 23, 2020 the star wars was a 20 eightissue comic series from dark horse as well, based on the first draft of george lucass script and was a very different version of the story audiences saw in theaters. Included in the predator screenplay comic announcement is an awesome cover that features a much different design from the alien hunter we see in the 1987 movie. To be involved with dark horse, reimagining it from the original script. The idea came about when some dark horse comics creative types were sitting around, talking about other comics companies doing versus titles to boost sales, and started brainstorming their own versus title. In reason to get excited, i spotlight things from modern comics that i think are worth getting excited about. Like alien, the predator mythos is vast, filled with book tieins and various storylines that extend the world. There have been countless series and crossovers but this is the issue that started it all. Mar 25, 2020 archie is no stranger to some weird mashup comic books as youll see as this list goes on but this one just might take the cake. Judging from the cover art, this take on the predator will not be using steve johnsons previous predator. Predatorarchie is quickly turning back into a predator, and time is running out. Syfy wire can exclusively announce that dark horse is adapting an unused screenplay for 1987s predator into a fiveissue comic book miniseries. Predator 2 is a twoissue comic book adaptation of the film of the same name that was published by dark horse comics from februaryjune 1991. This novel was based on the very first predator comic series, which was released before the movie predator 2.
First, there is a new story that warner has cooked up in predator. Upload the highest resolution cover scan you can find. Sep 22, 2014 what was the first appearance of the predator in comics. 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 is a franchise of films and comic books that detail individual encounters with an impossibly cool alien species with advanced technology, including a personal invisibility field. The original comics series concrete jungle and other. It was written by franz henkel, based on the original screenplay by jim and john thomas. Kicking off in june, predator is the next movie to have its original screenplay turned into a comic with a fiveissue miniseries adapted from james e. Concrete jungle originally titled simply predator in june 1989 since the lines inception, dark horse has. The predator comic book line is a long running series of comic books published by dark horse comics based on the. To be involved with dark horse, reimagining it from the original script, is an artists dream come true. And its hard not to imagine how a series like predator. See more ideas about alien vs predator, predator and predator alien. Values of aliens vs predator free comic book values.
See more ideas about predator comics, predator and comics. The book connects heavily with the original predator movie and nypd detective schaefer, brother of dutch schaefer, the protagonist of the original film, portrayed by none other than arnold schwarzenegger. Predator original screenplay comic book mini series from. Sep 10, 2016 a blog presenting covers to imaginary comic books featuring the greatest team ups that never happened. Original predator script is becoming a dark horse comic book.
A blog dedicated to showcase only the best comic book and non comic book covers from different companies, both mainstream and indie. A few weeks ago i put together a list of crazy comic book crossovers, and one of them featured archie meeting the punisher. Comic age comic type monthly issue annual special giant size king size prestige format hard cover gn soft cover gn trade paperback published month select month january february march april may june july august september october november december winter spring summer fall. The best design for your cover art will incorporate elements of composition, psychology, and. The original screenplay opens the door for adapting other famous unproduced scripts. Shane blacks new film the predator hits movie theaters this weekend, september 14, and to celebrate we figured wed forego the obvious ranking of the film series and instead focus on something a bit different. Throughout history, the screens mightiest monsters have clashed. Before predator 2 was ever conceived as a film, writer mark verheiden and artist chris warner created an acclaimed comicbook sequel to predator that took the alien trophy hunters from the jungles of central america to the concrete jungle of new york citywhere they face dutch schaefers big brother, whos an nypd detective.
Predator lines of comics but other comics by other distributors have been made. Find the value of the dark horse comic aliens vs predator volume 1. Arte horror horror art horror films comic book covers comic books art comic art predator art alien vs predator culture pop the horrifying xenomorph. Dark horse comics set the comics industry on its ear with its comics expansion of the predator mythos, a comics series so true to the spirit of the original 20th century fox film blockbuster that concepts from the first predator comics series were incorporated into the predator screen universe. Theres a lot to take in in this brave, new world, but theyve got a more pressing issue to deal with. Two notable examples from the films is when a predator in predator ii almost killed a male child who pointed a toy gun at a cloaked predator or when the rich. Predator, and here are the details americas favorite teen meets the galaxys fiercest hunter. Aliens is a line of several comic books set in the fictional universe of the alien films published by dark horse comics from 1988 forward. Archie comics has provided with an exclusive first look at the covers to archie vs. Now, dark horse comics is coming out with two releases celebrating predator comics of old and new. Years before any talk of a film sequel, the comics series took fandom by. In the late 80s, dark horse acquired the rights to publish predator comics and it soon begat a cult following. All comics come with board and bag to keep it protected.
Fortunately, the riverdale halloween dance may be just the cover the gang s need. Humanity has seized the stars, using reverseengineered alien technology to explore the far reaches of space. The comic, by jeremy barlow, patrick blaine, and andy owens, is based on the 1984 screenplay hunter by jim thomas and john thomas, who went on to write several action films like predator 2. It deals with a group of union and confederate soldiers that hunt a rogue predator. All of this came out before predator ii, but, as noted above, it is difficult to determine the order of these things, as films often have a much longer production schedule, so something that could have been invented for a film could come out in a comic book first an interesting recent example of production schedules causing confusion is when taylor swifts music video for lover came out. Dark horse comics is the thirdlargest comics publisher in the u. This blog is run by several people, who are more than happy to help you with anything. Concrete jungle originally titled simply predator in june 1989. Aliens versus predator comic book cover for the story booty aliens vs. May 17, 2019 archie comics has provided with an exclusive first look at the covers to archie vs. Dark horse comics the first predator movie is such an iconic, cultural classic, blaine shared in a statement.
How to design a comic book cover with pictures wikihow. Concrete jungle 1989 published by dark horse comics. Concrete jungle is an absolutely fun 90s action comic book. Then on december 12, dark horse is rereleasing the 30year run of predator comics starting with the new collection, predator. Machikos only allies against the everincreasing alien horde are a lone predator and a man on the brink of death. The original comics series concrete jungle and other stories. I mean stuff more specific than this comic is good, ya know. The hunter becomes the hunted as the tale of batman, earths ultimate detective, is pitted against predator in the second installment of this blockbuster comics event. The comic shop has your favorite dark horse presents back issues.
All art is credited and usually linked to artists personal blogs. The stories often feature the company weylandyutani and the united states colonial marines. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. Concrete jungle, originally titled predator, is a fourissue limited comic book series. There were many elements of the movie that appeared here first. Predator ii, featuring art from robert hack, howard chaykin, rebecca isaacs, michael walsh, bill. Predator comic book miniseries by dark horse comics. More like a specific bit from a writer or artist that impressed me. Shop more products from vile consumption on storenvy, the home of independent small businesses all.
This story takes the predators from the jungle into the city, and also establishes the fact there is an entire race of predators who have been traveling to earth for centuries. Before predator 2 was ever conceived as a film, writer mark verheiden and artist chris warner created an acclaimed comic book sequel to predator that took the alien trophy hunters from the jungles of central america to the concrete jungle of new york citywhere they face dutch schaefers big brother, whos an nypd detective. Hunters ii, a sequel to his 2017 story, with the first issue debuting august 8. Dark horse, the independent comics publisher known for original properties like hellboy and. Predators, or yautja, are extraterrestrial hunters who possess advanced technology and weapons used to hunt any being they consider worthy prey. Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your. Following is a list of predator books and comics, all chronologically ordered. Creating an attractive comic book cover is necessary to draw people into your comics and capture their interest. Two years later, dark horse comics released a direct followup to the events in the film.
Dark horse to make a comic out of the original predator. So, early on the morning of 232020, i went online, found some royaltyfree fonts in the style of the predator and terminator logos and i made a comic book header for it. The predator comic books are part of the predator franchise published by. Thicker than blood and artist patrick blaine star wars. Jun 27, 2017 before predator 2 was ever conceived as a film, writer mark verheiden and artist chris warner created an acclaimed comic book sequel to predator that took the alien trophy hunters from the jungles of central america to the concrete jungle of new york citywhere they face dutch schaefers big brother, whos an nypd detective. The predator comic book line is a longrunning series of comic books published by dark horse comics based on the. Yesterday, i had an idea to turn this drawing into a mock comic book cover and i just couldnt get it out of my head.
The reimagining similar to what the publisher is doing for 1979s alien hails from writer jeremy barlow alien vs. Back cover to cover b is chris warner pencilink art. Aliens versus predator is a science fiction comic book created by chris warner in warhammer blood and thunder the original avp tpb, one of my favs. Predator ii, featuring art from robert hack, howard chaykin, rebecca isaacs, michael walsh.
Predator original screenplay comic book mini series from dark. Find the value of the dc comic batman vs predator miniseries. The single issues were released between april and july, a hardcover collection went on sale in november 2015, and a paperback collection became. Values of batman vs predator free comic book values.
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