The crossover we didn’t know we would have liked is coming to Marvel Comics.
Just in case you thought the Marvel Universe needed yet one more lethal alien antagonist in its all-star stable, Marvel Comics is injecting the otherworldly combat skills of “The Predator” into its famed roster of iconic characters for the primary time with September’s release of “Predator versus Wolverine.”
Penned by comic book veteran and bestselling writer Benjamin Percy (“X-Force,” “Ghost Rider”), the author behind the present “Wolverine” series, this decades-spanning, four-issue limited series also features the dynamic artwork of Greg Land, Andrea Di Vito, Ken Lashley, Kei Zama, Marco Checchetto and plenty of others. Each chapter exposes more details of a longstanding rivalry pitting Wolverine against the imposing Yautja hunter who’s had the cool clawed mutant in his crosshairs for ages.
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Here’s Marvel’s official description:
“THE THRILL IS THE KILL! Wolverine has lived one in all the longest and most storied lives in comics history. Now witness the untold biggest battles of Logan’s life – against a Predator! One Yautja seeks the best prey in existence – and finds it in Weapon X. From the blood-ridden snows of the Canadian wilderness to the sword-slinging streets of Madripoor, Wolverine and a Predator break every thing of their paths on their approach to the last word victory … or glorious death.”
It’ll be interesting to see the bloodsport unfold over 4 issues within the capable hands of Percy and his stellar team of artists. In anticipation of the heavyweight rumble, Marvel has offered a peek at Marco Checchetto’s intense debut cover above.
“I’m not going to say I used to be born to put in writing this crossover … but sometimes the universe reveals why you were created,” Percy explains in a Marvel press release. “I’m a baby of the eighties. I cannot let you know how over and over I watched ‘Predator,’ just as I cannot let you know what number of Wolverine comics I even have read, because that might be like telling you the way many breaths I’ve taken or cheeseburgers I’ve eaten.
“The mythologies of each are ingrained in me so deeply they could as well be strands of DNA or wisps of soul. The guns, claws, beef and blood of each franchises have been stewing in my brain since 1987, after I read myself to sleep every night with a stack of Marvel comics and my friends and I used to play ‘Predator’ with Nerf guns within the woods and river near our neighborhood.
“This epic hunt will span many years, as each of those giants learn and harden and grow deadlier with time,” adds Percy. “Neither may have time to bleed, but you higher make time to read, because I’m putting every thing I’ve got into this event, and I’m thrilled to affix forces with a few of the perfect artists within the business.”
“Predator versus Wolverine #1” strikes comic shops and digital September 20, 2023.