Marvel Comics To Publish PREDATOR: BADLANDS #1, A Tie-In Comic To November's “Predator: Badlands" Movie

By Chad Burdette

on August 25, 2025

“Predator: Badlands,” the thrilling new entry in the “Predator” film franchise, arrives in theaters on November 7.

That same month, Marvel Comics will publish PREDATOR: BADLANDS #1, a tie-in comic by writer Ethan Sacks, known for his stellar work on Marvel’s Star Wars titles, and, in his Marvel Comics debut, artist Elvin Ching, a promising recent participant of Marvel’s Art Atelier program.

Serving as the official prelude to the highly anticipated film, the one-shot is being produced in close collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, who will also write a foreword for the issue.

“Predator: Badlands,” which stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, is set in the future on a remote planet, where Dek, a young Predator outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary. Taking place shortly before these events, the “Predator: Badlands” comic explores the film’s bold new approach to “Predator” franchise storytelling, introducing readers to Dek and other key characters.

PREDATOR: BADLANDS #1 is the latest Marvel Comics series set in the “Predator” universe. For more Predator comic book storytelling, look for the recently launched series like Predator Kills the Marvel Universe and Predator: Black, White & Blood series at your local comic shop today.

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Sacks shared about the project

“For a writer who grew up a lifelong fan of the “Predator” franchise, there is no bigger game than the chance to hunt with the Yautja,”Working hand in hand with the filmmakers behind “Predator: Badlands,” we made sure this prequel story fits into the cinematic saga like a puzzle piece. It’s going to give fans a deeper, richer experience – especially when they get to feast their eyes on Elvin Ching’s art.”

Trachtenberg added:

“Badlands is the first Predator movie to draw inspiration so heavily from the comic books. So it’s with great delight that you and I now get to look at splash pages, from the minds of Ethan and Elvin, of a formative adventure for our characters that serves as a perfect companion to the film,” . “Dek kicking ass in his very own comic book is a dream come true.”

Check out the cover by superstar artist Juan Ferreyra below:

PREDATOR: BADLANDS #1

THE HUNT BEGINS.

In the one-shot, a young Yautja warrior is given a seemingly simple task by his father: retrieve a piece of technology from a derelict spaceship that crashed years ago. Inside, however, an ancient and deadly threat lies in wait.