Predator Hunts Marvel Heroes In New Series First Look
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Could the Predator take out an Asgardian god like Thor? How about the Incredible Hulk? Or Wolverine? Well, Marvel fans are about to find out in what promises to be a bloody limited series, "Predator Kills the Marvel Universe". You can see the main cover for the first issue below, provided by IGN.
'Predator Kills the Marvel Universe" #1
'Predator Kills the Marvel Universe" #1
Marvel Comics
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Thanks to the events of "Predator vs. Black Panther" and "Predator vs. Spider-Man", the Yautja have amassed enough power that they cannot only challenge Earth's mightiest heroes, but they've turned Earth into one giant game preserve. There, a Predator King plans to hunt down every Marvel hero and villain he can.
"Predator: Killer of Killers"
"Predator: Killer of Killers"
20th Century Studios
The miniseries brings together Benjamin Percy and Marcelo Ferreira, who previously worked together on "Predator vs. Spider-Man". Percy has written all the Marvel "Predator Vs." series so far: "Predator vs. Spider-Man", "Predator vs. Black Panther", and "Predator vs. Wolverine".
From the sound of it, while "Predator Kills the Marvel Universe" shares a continuity with the other "Predator Vs." titles, it doesn't share a narrative with the main Marvel Comics continuity, meaning that no one has any plot armor against the Yautja.
"That title? It's not misdirection," Benjamin Percy told IGN. "This one's gonna hurt. Your favorite heroes and villains will fall -- even as others rise up against this extinction-level event. The Predator King is here -- the Yautja are armed with vibranium -- and Earth is now a hunting preserve."
Asked about how the predators could possibly be a match for some of the more powerful Marvel heroes like Hulk and Thor, Percy responded, "The playing field has not only been leveled -- it's tipped in the favor of the Yautja. I can't tell you everything, because 'Predator Vs. Spider-Man' hasn't released yet, but something game-changing happens at the end of it that will make people drop their jaws. But here's something you've already clocked, if you've been following along. In Predator Vs. Black Panther ... the Yautja raided the Wakandan mines. We all know how obsessed they are with tech and weaponry, so just imagine what they can do with the motherlode of what they refer to as 'godmetal.'"
This year promises to be a busy one for "Predator". Two months before "Predator Kills the Marvel Universe", the animated anthology movie "Predator: Killer of Killers" streams on Hulu on June 6. Then, on November 7, the live-action movie "Predator: Badlands" hits theaters, giving us our first film in which the predator is the protagonist.
"Predator Kills the Marvel Universe" #1 hits stands August 13.
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