PREDATOR #1
Recap
Day of The Hunter Part 1 (of 6)
The year is 2056 Humanity is capable of interstellar travel. Though humans have made advancements in technology, they are still vulnerable prey. Proof if proof were needed is the plight of Theta Berwick, the sole survivor of a settlement that fell foul of a Predator on the planet Damara. Fifteen years pass and somehow she has managed to not only escape the fate of her parents and other members of their settlement, but also acquired control of Predator weaponry and travel logs and has one specific Predator in her sights. The one that destroyed her family. However, she has yet to find him. And to make matters worse her equipment is failing her, causing her to seek help from people who want to arrest her for stealing property of Astar, her parents former employers. Namely her ship the Sandpiper. Presumably ‘a rather expensive piece of hardware’. And her only means of exacting her revenge.
Review
This is Marvels second sci-fi/horror acquisition from 20th Century Fox, having recently also adapted Aliens into its archives. As such it has a big job ahead of it, especially in light of recent events and the success of the new ‘Preyquel’. And having laid out the events in prologue of all of the previous Predator films it has set its stall out and made it clear that they intend to forge on with the continuation of the movie franchise, with this as canon to its entries. The prologue also decidedly states that in all cases the Predator was defeated and killed, with casualties. With the notable exception of the 2010 movie. In this case alone it simply states “They come to learn they are being hunted for sport and that the planet is a game reserve.” So already Ed Brisson makes no bones about the fact we are to believe there is always a chance of survival. And as we enter the world of the adult Theta I’m definitely finding it believable in terms of this character. In a fifteen year gap she has become a skilled hunter herself and is out for the blood of the Predator “what done her wrong”.
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Final Thoughts
A worthy entry into Predator lore, this story is defining itself as being the rightful heir to the yarns that have gone before it and giving us a relatable and believable protagonist. It just needs to keep the pace up in the next five instalments.
Predator #1 Try Not To Crash
- Writing - 8/108/10
- Storyline - 7/107/10
- Art - 8/108/10
- Color - 7/107/10
- Cover Art - 9.5/109.5/10