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Predator: Badlands Gets An Official Prequel In November

Predator: Badlands #1 by Ethan Sacks and Elvin Ching is an official prequel to the Predator: Badlandscfilm, from Marvel Comics in November.

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  • Predator: Badlands #1 launches in November as the official prequel to the new Predator: Badlands film.
  • The comic is written by Ethan Sacks with art by Elvin Ching, in collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg.
  • The story follows a young Yautja sent to retrieve tech from a wrecked ship, uncovering a deadly threat inside.
  • Serves as a prelude to the film, expanding the Predator universe with new characters and fresh storytelling.

Predator: Badlands #1 by Ethan Sacks and Elvin Ching is an official prequel to the upcoming Predator: Badlands film made in collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, and will be published by Marvel Comics in November.

PREDATOR: BADLANDS #1
Written by ETHAN SACKS
Art by ELVIN CHING
Inks by OREN JUNIOR
Cover by JUAN FERREYRA
Variant Cover by CAFU
Movie Variant Cover Also Available
On Sale 11/12
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.

"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.

"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. 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," Trachtenberg raves. "Dek kicking ass in his very own comic book is a dream come true."

Cover by Juan Ferreyr.

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