It's the bloodthirsty saga we've been waiting for; this September, the Predator will be unleashed on the Marvel Universe for the very first time as he viciously hunts Wolverine across decades of Marvel Comics history in Predator vs. Wolverine.
The four-issue limited series will be written by Benjamin Percy, the writer best known for taking Wolverine to his limits in the character's current solo title. He'll be joined by a host of all-star artistic talent including Greg Land, Andrea Di Vito, Ken Lashley, and Kei Zama.
In the series, we'll learn of a bitter rivalry between Wolverine and a Yautja who's been stalking him since his earliest days. With that, fans will witness these never-before-told encounters as Percy brings the bloodiest hunters in all pop culture to their knees.
Wolverine has lived one of the longest and most storied lives in comics history. Now witness the untold greatest battles of Logan’s life - against a Predator! One Yautja seeks the greatest 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 everything in their paths on their way to the ultimate victory...or glorious death.
"I'm not going to say I was born to write this crossover...but sometimes the universe reveals why you were created," Percy says. "I am a child of the eighties. I cannot tell you how many times I watched Predator, just as I cannot tell you how many Wolverine comics I have read, because that would be like telling you how many breaths I've taken or cheeseburgers I've eaten."
"The mythologies of both are ingrained in me so deeply they might as well be strands of DNA or wisps of soul. The guns, claws, beef, and blood of both franchises have been stewing in my brain since 1987 when 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 in the woods and river near our neighbourhood."
"This epic hunt will span decades, as both of these giants learn and harden and grow deadlier with time," the writer continued. "Neither will have time to bleed, but you better make time to read, because I'm putting everything I've got into this event, and I'm thrilled to join forces with some of the best artists in the business."
Ever since Disney acquired the rights to the Alien and Predator franchise as part of the Disney/Fox merger, sci-fi fans have been dreaming up crossovers like this. Marvel Comics has already launched titles featuring the iconic aliens, of course, but this will mark the first time one of them crosses paths with a Marvel Comics superhero.
Check out Marco Checchetto's cover for Predator vs. Wolverine #1 below.