Back in August Marvel announced that it will expand the world of the upcoming Predator: Badlands movie from director Dan Trachtenberg with an official tie-in prelude comic from writer Ethan Sacks (Star Wars) and artist Elvin Ching, and now we have an unlettered first look preview of the one-shot special.
“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,” Sacks shared. “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.”
“Badlands is the first Predator movie to draw inspiration so heavily from the comic books,” adds director Dan Trachtenberg. “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.”
In the one-shot, a young Yautja warrior named Dek 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.
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Predator: Badlands is released in cinemas on November 7th, with Marvel’s Predator: Badlands #1 following in comic book shops on November 12th.
