Ridley Scott’s Alien was a game-changer for the sci-fi genre, illustrating how horror can also thrive within the claustrophobic confines of a spaceship. Almost a decade later, the sci-fi action movie Predator debuted with a revolution in innovative creature design and a unique script that turned the theme of machismo on its head. As both franchises grew in popularity, Dark Horse Comics took charge of bringing them to comics, making good on the premise of the original movies. After Disney acquired 21st Century Fox, Marvel Comics launched its own Alien and Predator line of books. But one major franchise is still surprisingly missing from their roster.It has been three years since the last Aliens vs. Predator comics came out. Before being conceptualized into a film, the franchise was an original line of comics from Dark Horse. Both Alien and Predator titles have a deep comics history, with Alien: The Illustrated Story, a graphic novel adaptation of 1979’s Alien, predating even the establishment of Dark Horse. Initially, the publisher did not think about having an in-house crossover between the Xenomorphs and Yautja as they looked to pit their extra-terrestrial properties against DC superheroes. Editor Chris Warner was the one who suggested a battle between the violent aliens, and the rest soon became history.In 1989, the Aliens vs. Predator franchise launched with a three-issue black-and-white story on the pages of Dark Horse Presents #34 (by Randy Stradley, Phill Norwood, Karl Story, and Pat Brosseau). It was the first time the Xenomorphs and the Yautja shared the same space, with the latter breeding ovomorphs (alien eggs) to create the next big challenge for their hunt. The issue was instrumental in introducing several aspects of Yautja life into the lore, like their warrior class hierarchy, their propensity for hunting in packs against dangerous prey, and the ritual of becoming blooded hunters after their first kill. However, the real face-off between these behemoths happened in the four-issue miniseries that followed. The deadly confrontation occurred in the human colony of Ryushi under the supervision of Machiko Noguchi, who saved the leader of the Yautja hunt party and joined him in eliminating the Xenomorphs. She became the first human the Yautja blooded in Aliens vs. Predator history, becoming a living legend in their lore.RELATED: Prey: Hulu’s Predator Prequel Finally Gets A 4K, Blu-ray ReleaseRELATED: Disney Has a Completed Alien vs. Predator Anime It’s Not Releasing
Ridley Scott’s Alien was a game-changer for the sci-fi genre, illustrating how horror can also thrive within the claustrophobic confines of a spaceship. Almost a decade later, the sci-fi action movie Predator debuted with a revolution in innovative creature design and a unique script that turned the theme of machismo on its head. As both franchises grew in popularity, Dark Horse Comics took charge of bringing them to comics, making good on the premise of the original movies. After Disney acquired 21st Century Fox, Marvel Comics launched its own Alien and Predator line of books. But one major franchise is still surprisingly missing from their roster.
It has been three years since the last Aliens vs. Predator comics came out. Before being conceptualized into a film, the franchise was an original line of comics from Dark Horse. Both Alien and Predator titles have a deep comics history, with Alien: The Illustrated Story, a graphic novel adaptation of 1979’s Alien, predating even the establishment of Dark Horse. Initially, the publisher did not think about having an in-house crossover between the Xenomorphs and Yautja as they looked to pit their extra-terrestrial properties against DC superheroes. Editor Chris Warner was the one who suggested a battle between the violent aliens, and the rest soon became history.
In 1989, the Aliens vs. Predator franchise launched with a three-issue black-and-white story on the pages of Dark Horse Presents #34 (by Randy Stradley, Phill Norwood, Karl Story, and Pat Brosseau). It was the first time the Xenomorphs and the Yautja shared the same space, with the latter breeding ovomorphs (alien eggs) to create the next big challenge for their hunt. The issue was instrumental in introducing several aspects of Yautja life into the lore, like their warrior class hierarchy, their propensity for hunting in packs against dangerous prey, and the ritual of becoming blooded hunters after their first kill. However, the real face-off between these behemoths happened in the four-issue miniseries that followed. The deadly confrontation occurred in the human colony of Ryushi under the supervision of Machiko Noguchi, who saved the leader of the Yautja hunt party and joined him in eliminating the Xenomorphs. She became the first human the Yautja blooded in Aliens vs. Predator history, becoming a living legend in their lore.
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