Marvel Comics’ Next IP War Is With the Predator

Over the last year, Marvel Comics characters have gotten into bouts with the Alien, and are about to do the same with Godzilla. Who’s up next? Who else but the Predator, who’s getting live-action and animated movies this year?

After tangling with Black Panther, Wolverine, and Spider-Man (which starts this week), the intergalactic game hunter is going all out in Predator Kills the Marvel Universe. From returning writer Ben Percy and vs. Spider-Man’s Marcelo Ferreira, the five-issue book sees a Predator King go up against Marvel’s heroes and villains.

In a statement to IGN, Percy said the previous stories would all reverberate into this new event, and that Predator will do what he does best to the assembled Marvel cast.

“That title is not misdirection,” he told IGN. “Your favorite heroes and villains will fall—even as others rise up against this extinction-level event. […] Earth is now a hunting preserve.” The Vibranium stolen by the Yautja in vs. Black Panther is going to be the game changer and let the Predator King be on the same playing field as Spider-Man, the X-Men, and the like—in fact, the final issue of the Spider-Man crossover is going to make that very clear.

Percy teased a jaw-dropping conclusion, so get ready to watch a notable hero die. “Every character is on the chopping block. No one’s safe, and we’re not holding back, so armor up.”

Predator Kills the Marvel Universe begins on August 13.

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