Predator: The Preserve
| Predator: The Preserve | |
|---|---|
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Publication date | March – July 2023 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Main character(s) | Theta Berwick |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Ed Brisson Kev Walker |
| Written by | Ed Brisson |
| Artist(s) | Netho Diaz |
| Letterer(s) | Clayton Cowles |
| Colorist(s) | Erick Arciniega |
| Collected editions | |
| The Preserve | ISBN 1-30292-620-9 |
Predator: The Preserve (initially published simply as Predator) is the second comic book limited series of Marvel Comics' Predator, created and written by Ed Brisson and illustrated by Netho Diaz. The series ran for five issues from March to July 2023. Giuseppe Camuncoli provided cover art for this series only. A trade paperback was released on October 24, 2023. The series follows Theta Berwick from Predator: Day of the Hunter as she takes on a trio of Bad Blood Yautja operating on the game preserve planet from Predators, in 2062.
The series was followed by the 2024 miniseries Predator: The Last Hunt, while the 2025 film Predator: Killer of Killers would return to concepts introduced in this series, developed by Alex Litvak for the unmade sequel to Predators, in revealing the humans captured by Bad Blood Yautja and brought to their game preserve as having been taken from different time periods in history.
Publication history
[edit]In July 2020, Marvel Comics was announced to be developing a new line of Predator comic books to release in 2021,[1] The second limited series in a planned series about Yautja-hunter Theta Berwick, Predator: The Preserve, written by Ed Brisson and drawn by Netho Diaz as a continuation of Predator: Day of the Hunter and the 2010 film Predators, would be published in 2023.[2]
The series returns to a concept developed by Alex Litvak for the unmade sequel to Predators, in revealing the humans captured by Bad Blood Yautja and brought to their game preserve planet in the future as having been taken from various time periods in human history,[3] a cut subplot from the 2018 film The Predator further revealing their ships to have time travel capabilities.[4]
Plot
[edit]Issue #1: "Fear Is Reborn!"
[edit]In the year 2062, eight soldiers from different points in human history are brought to a game preserve plant to hunt by a trio of Bad Blood Yautja.[5]
Issue #2: "The Predators Become Prey!"
[edit]While most of the captured soldiers are killed, Theta Berwick arrives on the planet hunting the Bad Blood Yautja herself.[6]
Issue #3: "A Woif in Wolf's Clothing!"
[edit]Theta has gotten the surviving soldiers to her ship the Sandpiper, but an unexpected ambush by the Yautja prevent all but one from boarding. While Theta fights for her life, Kiyoshi boards the ship and prepares to escape, leaving everyone else behind.[7]
Issue #4: "Sacrifices Must Be Made!"
[edit]A fight for control of the Sandpiper breaks out as distrust and fear splits the survivors into opposing groups, as Theta must decide whether a human life is worth giving up on the last remaining connection to her family, reluctantly realising how similar they really are.[8]
Issue #5: "There's No Glory in Losing the Game!"
[edit]In the final showdown, the human soldiers hunt each other across the ship, to Theta's chagrin, while a hidden Yautja quietly and curiously watches the carnage unfold.[9]
Reception
[edit]Predator: The Preserve received positive reviews.[10][11][12]
Follow-ups
[edit]A sequel, Predator: The Last Hunt, was published for four issues between February and May 2024 and collected into a trade paperback on October 15, 2024,[13] while an animated film adapting concepts introduced in both series, Predator: Killer of Killers, was released on June 6, 2025.
References
[edit]- ^ Jackson, Matthew (July 2, 2020). "Marvel Set to Publish New Alien and Predator Comics in 2021". Syfy. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Dominguez, Noah (November 26, 2023). "Marvel's Predator Saga Continues With New Miniseries in 2024". Superhero Hype. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Mendelsohn, Jon (August 30, 2020). "Predators 2 Story Details Reveal Scrapped Sequel To 2010 Movie". Screen Rant. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ Cavanaugh, Patrick (April 30, 2021). "How The Predator Ending Nearly Featured Ripley, Newt, and Time Travel". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
- ^ Simmons, Nathan (March 8, 2023). "'Predator' #1 is a franchise-spanning crowd-pleaser". AIPT Comics. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ Gaussoin, Zoe (April 12, 2023). "Comic Book Review: Predator #2". ComicsOnline. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ Perry, Spencer (May 17, 2023). "Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 5/17/2023". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ Generally, Deron (June 28, 2023). "Predator #4 Review". The Superpowered Fancast. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
- ^ Perry, Spencer (July 26, 2023). "Comic Book Reviews for This Week: 5/17/2023". ComicBook.com. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ Brooke, David (October 25, 2023). "'Predator by Ed Brisson Vol 2: The Preserve' review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
- ^ Collier "CJ" Jennings (March 8, 2023). "Review: 'Predator (2023),' Issue #1". But Why Tho?. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
- ^ Beveridge, Chris (March 15, 2023). "Predator (2023) #1 Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
- ^ "Vengeance Arrives for the Galaxy's Deadliest Hunters in New '[[Predator: The Last Hunt]]' Series". Marvel Entertainment. November 21, 2023. Retrieved December 31, 2024.
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