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Aliens vs. Predator (comics)

January 01, 1970

Aliens vs. Predator (also known as Aliens versus Predator, abbreviated AVP) is a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics between 1989 and 2020 on an intermittent basis, written and drawn by various artists. Dark Horse also publishes the Aliens and Predator lines of comics.

Aliens vs. Predator
Cover of the trade paperback of the original Aliens versus Predator comic series.
Publication information
PublisherDark Horse Comics
Marvel Comics
FormatsOriginal material for the series has been published as a strip in the comics anthology(s) Dark Horse Presents and a set of limited series and graphic novels.
GenreHorror
Publication dateDark Horse: 1989–2020
Marvel: 2021–

AVP is part of the crossover franchise originated and published by Dark Horse Comics.

According to the notes which accompany the first Aliens versus Predator graphic novel, the original idea of combining the Aliens with Predators was the result of a late 1980s brain-storming session between the comic's creators and Dark Horse executives. AVP artist and editor Chris Warner is credited with suggesting the concept.[1][2] Eventually, a film, Alien vs. Predator, was made in 2004, with a sequel in 2007 (called Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem) including a hybrid of a Xenomorph and a Predator. However, the films did not follow either the settings or the stories of the original comic series.

Original Aliens vs. Predator comic edit

The first Aliens versus Predator centers on Ryushi, a recently colonized planet, and Machiko Noguchi, the Chigusa Corporation's administrator there. The settlers on Ryushi raise cattle-like quadrupedal ungulates called rhynth for export to other solar systems, and at the time of the story are in the process of assembling a shipment of the native livestock.

Unbeknownst to the colonists, Ryushi is a traditional hunting ground of the Predators, and they are returning for their initiation rites. On board the Predator ship, the prey are prepared: an Alien queen lays eggs for delivery to Ryushi. Confounding the Predator's safeguards, this queen manages to slip an egg containing the seed of another queen into the shipment.

On reaching Ryushi, the eggs hatch and infect Rhynths. Led by a Predator elder, "Broken Tusk", the Predators arrive expecting to encounter Aliens. However, they soon encounter the settlers and, after Broken Tusk is incapacitated, change their plans to hunt them instead.

Meanwhile, the infected Rhynth have been loaded aboard a cargo transporter and, with a queen among their number, an Alien colony quickly takes hold. The Predator assault continues to the settler colony itself, and the surviving settlers find themselves pitched between the Aliens and Predators. Broken Tusk, now recovered due to the intervention of a human doctor, sides with Machiko, and together with the cargo ship's crew they arrange for the transporter's massive orbiter to crash into Ryushi and destroy the colony and the Aliens.

In the ensuing fight, Broken Tusk is mortally wounded, but, admiring the courage of his human comrade, "bloods" Machiko with the mark of his clan. The story concludes with Machiko the sole inhabitant of Ryushi, the surviving settlers having been evacuated from the planet. She awaits, and is rewarded with, the return of the Predators and another hunt. One of Broken Tusk's former Predator rivals greets her and, recognizing Broken Tusk's clan symbol, accepts Machiko into the hunt.

Limited series edit

  • Aliens vs. Predator (1989-1990 short story, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator (a.k.a. Aliens versus Predator, 1990, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator (1990 short story, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens: Space Marines (1992, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Illegal Aliens (1992, Eclipse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator 2 (a.k.a. Aliens vs. Predator II, 1992-1993 short story, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Deadliest of the Species (1993-1995, Dark Horse Comics) — In this story, the aliens have overrun the Earth and the rich have left the surface to live in skyliners. In one of these airships a girl is having strange dreams and they are about to start coming true.
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Blood Time (1994 short story, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Booty (a.k.a. Aliens versus Predator: Booty, 1995-1996, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Duel (1995, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: War (a.k.a. Aliens versus Predator: War and Aliens/Predator: War, 1995, Dark Horse Comics) — In this story, Machiko Noguchi, disgruntled with her life amongst the hunters, turns on the Predators as they conduct a xenomorph hunt on a planet with a human exploratory colony. Three refugees from a prior corporate-staged Alien encounter have just arrived on the planet and also trying to battle their way to freedom.
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Booty (a.k.a. Aliens versus Predator: Booty, 1996 collected version, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Dark Horse Classics - Aliens versus Predator (1997, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Eternal (a.k.a. Aliens versus Predator: Eternal, 1998, Dark Horse Comics) — An old man uses technology from a salvaged Predator ship to gain fame and fortune, and uses Predator body parts to unnaturally extend his life. In the near future, a self-serving reporter gets caught up in his schemes just as the man unwittingly unleashes xenomorphs from the ship, attracting a Predator hunting party.
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Annual (1999, Dark Horse Comics) — Contains Hell-Bent, Pursuit, Lefty's Revenge, Chained to Life and Death and Old Secrets.
  • Aliens vs. Predator: The Web (1999, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Xenogenesis (a.k.a. Aliens vs. Predator: Genocide, 1999-2000, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Thrill of the Hunt (2004, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Whoever Wins... We Lose (2005, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Sand Trap (2007, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus: Volume 1 (2007, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus: Volume 2 (2007, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Deadspace (2008, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Civilized Beasts (2008, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War (2010, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Aliens vs. Predator: Special Collector's Edition (2010, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Fire and Stone (2014-2015, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Life and Death (2016-2017, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Alien vs. Predator: Thicker Than Blood (2019-2020, Dark Horse Comics)

Crossovers edit

Other series have thrown extra combatants into the mix in a range of crossovers:

  • Witchblade/Aliens/Darkness/Predator:
    • Mindhunter (by David Quinn, Mel Rubi, and Mike Perkins, Dark Horse Comics, four-issues miniseries, 2000, tpb, 96 pages, 2001, ISBN 1-56971-615-3)
    • Overkill (by Paul Jenkins and Clarence Lansang, Top Cow, two-issue mini-series, 1999)
  • Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator (2000, Dark Horse Comics)
  • Superman and Batman versus Aliens and Predator (2007, Dark Horse Comics); a.k.a. Superman and Batman vs. Aliens and Predator)
  • Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens: Splice and Dice (2016-2017, Dark Horse Comics); a.k.a. Predator vs. Judge Dredd vs. Aliens)

Publications edit

 
Aliens versus Predator comic book cover for the story Booty

Aliens vs. Predator was introduced in Dark Horse Presents #36 in February 1990 as a conclusion to a three-part story arc.[3] The two previous issues had separate stories for the two franchises, #34 (November 1989) had an Aliens story and #35 (December 1989) had a Predator story with #36 bringing the two franchises together for the first time.[4][5]

Collected editions edit

A number of Aliens vs. Predator trade paperbacks have been published:

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley, Chris Warner (2005). Aliens vs. Predator - The Comic Book (DVD). 20th Century Fox.
  2. ^ Estrella, Ernie (July 27, 2018). . Syfy Wire. Archived from the original on July 27, 2018. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Dark Horse Presents #36". Grand Comics Database.
  4. ^ "Dark Horse Presents #34". Grand Comics Database.
  5. ^ "Dark Horse Presents #35". Grand Comics Database.
  6. ^ "Deadliest of the Species paperback details". Darkhorse.com. 1996-11-01. from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  7. ^ "Deadliest of the Species hardcover details". Darkhorse.com. 1997-06-01. from the original on July 5, 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  8. ^ "Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus Vol. 1 details". Darkhorse.com. 2007-06-13. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  9. ^ "Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus Vol. 2 details". Darkhorse.com. 2007-10-17. from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved 2011-07-19.

References edit

External links edit

  • Dark Horse Comics's Aliens vs. Predator section

January 01, 1970
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artist and editor Chris Warner is credited with suggesting the concept 1 2 Eventually a film Alien vs Predator was made in 2004 with a sequel in 2007 called Aliens vs Predator Requiem including a hybrid of a Xenomorph and a Predator However the films did not follow either the settings or the stories of the original comic series Contents 1 Original Aliens vs Predator comic 2 Limited series 3 Crossovers 4 Publications 4 1 Collected editions 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksOriginal Aliens vs Predator comic editThe first Aliens versus Predator centers on Ryushi a recently colonized planet and Machiko Noguchi the Chigusa Corporation s administrator there The settlers on Ryushi raise cattle like quadrupedal ungulates called rhynth for export to other solar systems and at the time of the story are in the process of assembling a shipment of the native livestock Unbeknownst to the colonists Ryushi is a traditional hunting ground of the Predators and they are returning for their initiation rites On board the Predator ship the prey are prepared an Alien queen lays eggs for delivery to Ryushi Confounding the Predator s safeguards this queen manages to slip an egg containing the seed of another queen into the shipment On reaching Ryushi the eggs hatch and infect Rhynths Led by a Predator elder Broken Tusk the Predators arrive expecting to encounter Aliens However they soon encounter the settlers and after Broken Tusk is incapacitated change their plans to hunt them instead Meanwhile the infected Rhynth have been loaded aboard a cargo transporter and with a queen among their number an Alien colony quickly takes hold The Predator assault continues to the settler colony itself and the surviving settlers find themselves pitched between the Aliens and Predators Broken Tusk now recovered due to the intervention of a human doctor sides with Machiko and together with the cargo ship s crew they arrange for the transporter s massive orbiter to crash into Ryushi and destroy the colony and the Aliens In the ensuing fight Broken Tusk is mortally wounded but admiring the courage of his human comrade bloods Machiko with the mark of his clan The story concludes with Machiko the sole inhabitant of Ryushi the surviving settlers having been evacuated from the planet She awaits and is rewarded with the return of the Predators and another hunt One of Broken Tusk s former Predator rivals greets her and recognizing Broken Tusk s clan symbol accepts Machiko into the hunt Limited series editAliens vs Predator 1989 1990 short story Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator a k a Aliens versus Predator 1990 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator 1990 short story Dark Horse Comics Aliens Space Marines 1992 Dark Horse Comics Illegal Aliens 1992 Eclipse Comics Aliens vs Predator 2 a k a Aliens vs Predator II 1992 1993 short story Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Deadliest of the Species 1993 1995 Dark Horse Comics In this story the aliens have overrun the Earth and the rich have left the surface to live in skyliners In one of these airships a girl is having strange dreams and they are about to start coming true Aliens vs Predator Blood Time 1994 short story Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Booty a k a Aliens versus Predator Booty 1995 1996 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Duel 1995 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator War a k a Aliens versus Predator War and Aliens Predator War 1995 Dark Horse Comics In this story Machiko Noguchi disgruntled with her life amongst the hunters turns on the Predators as they conduct a xenomorph hunt on a planet with a human exploratory colony Three refugees from a prior corporate staged Alien encounter have just arrived on the planet and also trying to battle their way to freedom Aliens vs Predator Booty a k a Aliens versus Predator Booty 1996 collected version Dark Horse Comics Dark Horse Classics Aliens versus Predator 1997 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Eternal a k a Aliens versus Predator Eternal 1998 Dark Horse Comics An old man uses technology from a salvaged Predator ship to gain fame and fortune and uses Predator body parts to unnaturally extend his life In the near future a self serving reporter gets caught up in his schemes just as the man unwittingly unleashes xenomorphs from the ship attracting a Predator hunting party Aliens vs Predator Annual 1999 Dark Horse Comics Contains Hell Bent Pursuit Lefty s Revenge Chained to Life and Death and Old Secrets Aliens vs Predator The Web 1999 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Xenogenesis a k a Aliens vs Predator Genocide 1999 2000 Dark Horse Comics Alien vs Predator Thrill of the Hunt 2004 Dark Horse Comics Alien vs Predator Whoever Wins We Lose 2005 Dark Horse Comics Alien vs Predator Sand Trap 2007 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Omnibus Volume 1 2007 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Omnibus Volume 2 2007 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Deadspace 2008 Dark Horse Comics Alien vs Predator Civilized Beasts 2008 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Three World War 2010 Dark Horse Comics Aliens vs Predator Special Collector s Edition 2010 Dark Horse Comics Alien vs Predator Fire and Stone 2014 2015 Dark Horse Comics Alien vs Predator Life and Death 2016 2017 Dark Horse Comics Alien vs Predator Thicker Than Blood 2019 2020 Dark Horse Comics Crossovers editOther series have thrown extra combatants into the mix in a range of crossovers Witchblade Aliens Darkness Predator Mindhunter by David Quinn Mel Rubi and Mike Perkins Dark Horse Comics four issues miniseries 2000 tpb 96 pages 2001 ISBN 1 56971 615 3 Overkill by Paul Jenkins and Clarence Lansang Top Cow two issue mini series 1999 Aliens versus Predator versus The Terminator 2000 Dark Horse Comics Superman and Batman versus Aliens and Predator 2007 Dark Horse Comics a k a Superman and Batman vs Aliens and Predator Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens Splice and Dice 2016 2017 Dark Horse Comics a k a Predator vs Judge Dredd vs Aliens Publications edit nbsp Aliens versus Predator comic book cover for the story Booty Aliens vs Predator was introduced in Dark Horse Presents 36 in February 1990 as a conclusion to a three part story arc 3 The two previous issues had separate stories for the two franchises 34 November 1989 had an Aliens story and 35 December 1989 had a Predator story with 36 bringing the two franchises together for the first time 4 5 Collected editions edit A number of Aliens vs Predator trade paperbacks have been published Aliens vs Predator by Randy Stradley Chris Warner and Phill Norwood tpb 176 pages Dark Horse Comics 1991 ISBN 1 878574 27 2 Titan Books 176 pages 1992 ISBN 1 85286 413 3 Aliens Predator Deadliest of the Species by Chris Claremont with pencils Jackson Guice and inks by John Beatty 1 3 and full art by Eduardo Barreto 4 12 Dark Horse Comics 320 pages tpb 1996 ISBN 1 56971 184 4 6 Titan Books 1998 ISBN 1 85286 953 4 hardcover 1997 ISBN 1 56971 182 8 7 collects Aliens vs Predator Deadliest of the Species Book 1 tpb collects Deadliest of the Species 1 6 152 pages 1995 Boxtree ISBN 0 7522 0878 0 Warner Books ISBN 1 56971 184 4 Aliens vs Predator Deadliest of the Species Book 2 tpb collects Deadliest of the Species 7 12 156 pages 1995 Boxtree ISBN 0 7522 0695 8 Aliens vs Predator War by Randy Stradley 5 issue mini series 1995 tpb 1996 Titan Books 176 pages ISBN 1 56971 158 5 Dark Horse Comics 200 pages ISBN 1 56971 158 5 Aliens vs Predator Booty by Barbara Kesel and Chris Chalenor 1996 Aliens vs Predator Eternal by Ian Edginton and Alex Maleev Dark Horse Comics 4 issue mini series 1998 tpb 88 pages 1999 ISBN 1 56971 409 6 Aliens vs Predator Xenogenesis by Andi Watson Mel Rubi and inkers Mark Lipka and Norman Lee 4 issue mini series 1998 1999 Aliens vs Predator Thrill of the Hunt by Mike Kennedy and Roger Robinson Dark Horse Comics tpb 96 pages 2004 ISBN 1 59307 257 0 Aliens vs Predator Civilized Beasts by Mike Kennedy and Roger Robinson Dark Horse Comics tpb 96 pages 2005 ISBN 1 59307 342 9 Aliens vs Predator Omnibus Volume 1 collects Aliens vs Predator original series Blood Time Duel War Eternal Old Secrets and The Web 456 pages April 2007 ISBN 1 59307 735 1 8 Aliens vs Predator Omnibus Volume 2 collects Deadliest of the Species Booty Hell Bent Pursuit Lefty s Revenge Chained to Life and Death and Xenogenesis 448 pages October 2007 ISBN 1 59307 829 3 9 See also editList of Alien franchise comics List of Predator franchise comics List of Alien vs Predator franchise novels List of comics based on filmsNotes edit Mike Richardson Randy Stradley Chris Warner 2005 Aliens vs Predator The Comic Book DVD 20th Century Fox Estrella Ernie July 27 2018 The creator of Alien vs Predator looks back on his classic and his new Predator books Syfy Wire Archived from the original on July 27 2018 Retrieved July 27 2018 Dark Horse Presents 36 Grand Comics Database Dark Horse Presents 34 Grand Comics Database Dark Horse Presents 35 Grand Comics Database Deadliest of the Species paperback details Darkhorse com 1996 11 01 Archived from the original on July 5 2008 Retrieved 2011 07 19 Deadliest of the Species hardcover details Darkhorse com 1997 06 01 Archived from the original on July 5 2008 Retrieved 2011 07 19 Aliens vs Predator Omnibus Vol 1 details Darkhorse com 2007 06 13 Retrieved 2011 07 19 Aliens vs Predator Omnibus Vol 2 details Darkhorse com 2007 10 17 Archived from the original on April 20 2008 Retrieved 2011 07 19 References editAliens Predator Panel to Panel Dark Horse Comics 192 pages 2006 ISBN 1 59307 479 4 ISBN 978 1 59307 479 1 An official companion to the Dark Horse Comics Aliens Predator and AVP series Beautiful Monsters The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Alien and Predator Films by David A McIntee Telos 272 pages 2005 ISBN 1 903889 94 4 External links editDark Horse Comics s Aliens vs Predator section Alien vs Predator Hub Comics Section Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aliens vs Predator comics amp oldid 1190891060, 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