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Marvel Announces Predator vs. Wolverine Crossover Series!

It’s the moment that many of us expected once news came that Marvel would be taking over the Alien and Predator comics – Marvel has just announced the first crossover with one of their legacy characters, Wolverine! Written by Benjamin Percy (who previously wrote Aliens: Aftermath), Predator vs. Wolverine is a 4 issue series that is currently expected to hit shelves in September.

THE THRILL IS THE KILL! 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.

 Marvel Announces Predator vs. Wolverine Crossover Series!

Cover artwork by Marco Checchetto.

According to Marvel’s announcement,  the interior artwork of Predator vs. Wolverine will be provided by many different artists including the controversial Greg Land, Andrea Di Vito, Ken Lashley, Kei Zama, and “many more.” 

In addition to Benjamin Percy’s previous credit writing for Aliens under Marvel, he is writing Marvel’s current Wolverine and X-Force series. Describing the scope of the upcoming crossover, Percy explains:

“This epic hunt will span decades, as both of these giants learn and harden and grow deadlier with time,” Percy 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.”

Marvel also recently announced the second volume of Predator: The Original Years which is expected to release March 2024. The first issue of Predator vs. Wolverine will release in September 2023. Thanks to Julio Nimbley Jr. and Gareth Von Kallenbach for the news.

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  1. jacobo1122
    I was interested until I saw creative team. Benjamin Percy is one of the worst Writers Marvel currently employs, and Greg Land is controversial artist with his plagiarism, wchich Alien fans already experienced. Yeah, it doesn't look good for the series.
  2. Corporal Hicks
    Quote from: Mr.Turok on Jun 17, 2023, 03:24:14 AMIf Marvel really wanted to have a Predator Hunter in their series, they should have just gotten a series based around Dutch 2025 and his hunt after Cleopatra. Theta's storyline about revenge is a nice concept but just done poorly.

    Agreed. There's a lot of lore that could have been explored more in Hunting Grounds. I do like the idea of Theta's story, they just jumped to part 2 of the story. They wanted Machiko without earning her.
  3. Mr.Turok
    If Marvel really wanted to have a Predator Hunter in their series, they should have just gotten a series based around Dutch 2025 and his hunt after Cleopatra. Theta's storyline about revenge is a nice concept but just done poorly.
  4. SuperiorIronman
    A book where Predator wins could work provided it's a character they want to use for later. But being the villain, no. Wolverine is likely to win based on that alone. Assuming the Predator kills Wolverine he's probably kicking the bucket shortly thereafter.
  5. Whiskeybrewer
    Should have a series where The Predators just slaughter a load of characters Marvel cant be bothered with anymore.

    Well thats what i'd see Marvel doing at some point anyway. Then a BIG hero takes The Predator down
  6. BishopWantsIt
    Some famous Marvel Comics heroes (Thor, Hulk, Iron Man) would annihilate an army of Predators, let alone a single Predator. Wolverine—at the time I stopped reading Marvel—could not die, had indestructible skeleton and was better at hand-to-hand combat than a Predator. He would win easily, but I don't know if things have changed, I heard there was a death of logan storyline and old-man logan, so.. who knows.

    To make things interesting they should use less powerful heroes.
    A Daredevil encounter with a Predator in the city would give a Predator-2 vibe. His powers would even allow him to become aware of the exploding device used by the pred.
    I would like a Captain America kind of Predators story where he gets kidnapped and transported to a hunting reserve planet along with other expert fighters. After the first couple of deaths, he would take the lead and make sure that no one else dies on his watch.
    Shadowcat(Kitty Pride) on holiday in the wilderness would make a good story for those who appreciated Prey but I am not one of them.
  7. davewesker
    Quote from: RakaiThwei on Jun 12, 2023, 02:00:42 AM
    Quote from: davewesker on Jun 11, 2023, 09:56:11 PMThat my fear tbh.

    I kinda like the idea of different preds throughout history goong against wolverine and each time wolverine wins a differe t pred comes back with new tactics etc and Id love, absolutely love that in the end the pred wins. But this is Marvel. Havent enjoyed a comic from them in probally last 5 years plus and that includes all the Alien and Pred ones they have done.

    I'm a bit confused... From how I interpreted it, you seem to be agreeing with what I said in that particular post. At least, that's what I got from but...

    Having multiple Predators go after Wolverine in each different encounter? I dunno, I think that would further dampen the Predators reputation as opponents. That would just give Wolverine fans more gasoline to fuel their arguments in that the Predators are not really any threat to Logan.

    I rather one Predator go after Logan, learning from each encounter, getting better and deadlier to make Logan work and maybe... JUST maybe.. be an ACTUAL and CREDIBLE threat who could make Logan worry.

    But hey... a Predator fan can dream.

    You know what that makes more sense. But concidering how Marvel have handled Pred (only read the first run) i can see then having wolverine killing then off left and right. Now if they actually learnt from each encounter that would make sense but this is Marvel
  8. RakaiThwei
    Quote from: davewesker on Jun 11, 2023, 09:56:11 PMThat my fear tbh.

    I kinda like the idea of different preds throughout history goong against wolverine and each time wolverine wins a differe t pred comes back with new tactics etc and Id love, absolutely love that in the end the pred wins. But this is Marvel. Havent enjoyed a comic from them in probally last 5 years plus and that includes all the Alien and Pred ones they have done.

    I'm a bit confused... From how I interpreted it, you seem to be agreeing with what I said in that particular post. At least, that's what I got from but...

    Having multiple Predators go after Wolverine in each different encounter? I dunno, I think that would further dampen the Predators reputation as opponents. That would just give Wolverine fans more gasoline to fuel their arguments in that the Predators are not really any threat to Logan.

    I rather one Predator go after Logan, learning from each encounter, getting better and deadlier to make Logan work and maybe... JUST maybe.. be an ACTUAL and CREDIBLE threat who could make Logan worry.

    But hey... a Predator fan can dream.
  9. davewesker
    Quote from: RakaiThwei on Jun 10, 2023, 10:41:43 PMSomething I want out of these crossovers is that the Alien and the Predator being shown as a credible threat to Marvel's heroes. DC treated the Alien and Predator with some level of respect, especially when it came to the Batman crossovers-- and we know that a Predator can kill Batman (without prep and plot armor) in a way that makes the beating which Bane gave Batman look quite tame by comparison.

    A lot of Marvel fans, especially Wolverine fans, tend to throw the Predator under the bus and often cite that Wolverine would win... EASILY. I  hope that this comic changes that mindset for Wolverine fans, and make them respect the Predator as an opponent and character.

    That's all I want for our favorite monsters. Respect from Marvel's writers and the Marvel fans.

    That my fear tbh.

    I kinda like the idea of different preds throughout history goong against wolverine and each time wolverine wins a differe t pred comes back with new tactics etc and Id love, absolutely love that in the end the pred wins. But this is Marvel. Havent enjoyed a comic from them in probally last 5 years plus and that includes all the Alien and Pred ones they have done.
  10. SiL
    Great way for a Predator to win.

    The Alien is a parasitic space rapist, why would I want to see that win? I don't find anything particularly entertaining or interesting about the idea of indiscriminate rape monsters succeeding.
  11. Xenomrph
    Quote from: SiL on Jun 10, 2023, 10:47:39 PMLogan vs Predator net will be interesting to see.

    There are lots of ways to end the story without the Predator dying, but he's never going to "win" and walk off with Logan's skull.

    But considering how violently they murder their characters in some stories, I don't see why we couldn't get a situation with an Alien or Predator winning.

    Getting upset if it doesn't happen, though, is just kind of dumb. They're villains fighting heroes. I like the Alien more than any of them and I'd more likely  get annoyed if they won, because bad guys winning is usually a lame gotcha ending.
    What if they flipped the script and did some "Aliens/Predator vs [Marvel villain]" stories?
  12. RakaiThwei
    Quote from: SiL on Jun 10, 2023, 10:47:39 PMLogan vs Predator net will be interesting to see.

    There are lots of ways to end the story without the Predator dying, but he's never going to "win" and walk off with Logan's skull.

    Like I said, I'm gonna be real here in that the winner's already been decided. We know Wolverine's going to win because this is a Marvel book and Marvel doesn't really kill off their characters unless it serves a story-- i.e. Marvel Zombies, Days of Future Past, Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe.

    As for a Predator not dying but not "winning" and walking off with Wolverine's skull... Weeeeeeeell... I could think of ways for that to happen, especially with we're going off old AVP/Dark Horse canon (Pre-Fire and Stone anyways) BUT that's moot since Marvel's going off their own canon. Marvel would have to think of a way for that to happen but... again, I'mma be real here, they're not going to do that.

    However... It would be neat if they gave a little nod to this panel from Deadliest of the Species. Also worth of note, DotS was written by famed X-Men writer, Chris Claremont. So... this was neat to see. I know, I know, an Easter Egg-- that doesn't count, blah, blah, blah.

    But still, it'd be neat if this was nodded to in the comic with say... Wolverine getting his hand chopped off.

    https://i.imgur.com/1ZHiPcR.jpg

    Quote from: SiL on Jun 10, 2023, 10:47:39 PMBut considering how violently they murder their characters in some stories, I don't see why we couldn't get a situation with an Alien or Predator winning.

    Getting upset if it doesn't happen, though, is just kind of dumb. They're villains fighting heroes. I like the Alien more than any of them and I'd more likely  get annoyed if they won, because bad guys winning is usually a lame gotcha ending.

    I would love to see Wolverine getting killed a Predator, I would love to see a Predator slaughter Spider-Man, I would enjoy seeing the Xenomorphs turning the X-Men or the Avengers into hosts. But the chances of that happening in a Marvel book is maybe... 0.10% of actually happening.

    Getting upset? I wouldn't say that, but more like a sigh and roll of the eyes and then just moving on with my day. I mean when the winner is already decided, it kind of takes the anticipation away and you're just in it to see the fight-- which is why I wanna read this and see how they handle it, but I know Logan is gonna win. He's the more popular character, he's a Marvel character. They're not gonna kill him unless it serves a story and then bring him back.

    I personally wouldn't get annoyed if either an Alien or Predator would beat a popular DC or Marvel hero, and I don't think it's lame-- in my opinion it would be refreshing. If anything, I would be elated because I loved these creatures a lot and I think a big win would get them some major respect points in Debate communities (which is something I'm a part of). So agree to disagree.

    Also, if ANYONE is interested in seeing a Predator fighting a superhuman enemy, and WINNING, might I suggest Agents of Law #6 from Dark Horse? You can read it here on my Tumblr!

    https://thelastraigeki.tumblr.com/post/690355026459230208/agents-of-law6
  13. Some Old Dude
    I wasn't looking forward to these because the marvel heroes will just win, but as a certified Wolverine dickrider I'm all for this. The best thing to do would make these stories non canon and have the monsters wipe out some big mame heroes.
  14. SiL
    Logan vs Predator net will be interesting to see.

    There are lots of ways to end the story without the Predator dying, but he's never going to "win" and walk off with Logan's skull.

    But considering how violently they murder their characters in some stories, I don't see why we couldn't get a situation with an Alien or Predator winning.

    Getting upset if it doesn't happen, though, is just kind of dumb. They're villains fighting heroes. I like the Alien more than any of them and I'd more likely  get annoyed if they won, because bad guys winning is usually a lame gotcha ending.
  15. RakaiThwei
    Something I want out of these crossovers is that the Alien and the Predator being shown as a credible threat to Marvel's heroes. DC treated the Alien and Predator with some level of respect, especially when it came to the Batman crossovers-- and we know that a Predator can kill Batman (without prep and plot armor) in a way that makes the beating which Bane gave Batman look quite tame by comparison.

    A lot of Marvel fans, especially Wolverine fans, tend to throw the Predator under the bus and often cite that Wolverine would win... EASILY. I  hope that this comic changes that mindset for Wolverine fans, and make them respect the Predator as an opponent and character.

    That's all I want for our favorite monsters. Respect from Marvel's writers and the Marvel fans.
  16. Xenomrph
    Quote from: Still Collating... on Jun 09, 2023, 06:55:32 PMSo it's finally happened... As long as it stands as "what ifs", why not? And wolverine is the perfect Marvel character for this. And the Predator does lend itself to more crossovers. But I hope that doesn't happen too much with Alien. AVP is the only Alien crossover I love personally.

    And counting Land in as one of the great artists that the author mentions made me chuckle. :laugh:
    Predator vs Punisher could be really cool.

    Hell, Predator vs Spider-man could be cool as a real "underdog" story, even better if Kraven the Hunter shows up and turns it into a three-way battle.
  17. Mr.Turok
    It would be a nice idea for both of them to just limp away from this bloodfeud. Like it ends in a stalemate where they really just can't get the drop on each other because the Predator is too skilled for receiving the final death blow and Wolverine just can't die. Have this individual grown into it's own unique character in other stories where this individual was the one to fight Wolverine to a stand still and live to tell the tale about it. It would be one hell of a origin story for this particular Predator to start off in it's own stories or guest stars in other stories.
  18. RakaiThwei
    Quote from: Corporal Hicks on Jun 09, 2023, 08:11:27 AMre: PvW continuity. I do hope it's not the main Marvel universe. We all know the characters inevitably come back to life, but I'd love to see it take place in some other universe where Wolverine could actually be in danger and perhaps die. These crossovers do loose some teeth in that that expectation can make them predictable. It's a reason I quite enjoyed Archie vs. Predator - the Archie characters actually die.

    I kind of agree with this in a lot of ways. I don't think this will be set in the 616 continuity but rather it's own universe which has a similar feel to 616 but none the less, I would like to see a story where Wolverine could actually be in danger and has the risk of actually dying...

    Adamantium skeleton and healing factor be damned.

    For all we know, though this is highly unlikely, Predator technology might have something which could potentially render the healing factor either slowed down to a crawl, or even so much have something which could cut through Adamantium. Emphasis on highly unlikely though.

    And there have been only two crossovers where the Predators have killed the titular characters...

    1) Law - Agents of Law
    2) Archie Andrews - Archie Comics

    Quote from: The Shuriken on Jun 10, 2023, 11:42:56 AMI think a Predator winning for once would be a interesting and welcome change. They're smart, and adaptable creatures. Sometimes the bad guy wins. Wouldn't bother me none.

    It would be a nice change of pace, but more often than not... Predators usually tend to job in crossovers because they're the designated "bad guy". And that's something I would like to see tossed out the window but... I don't expect it to happen. At all.

    And besides... some of us like the Predator more than Wolverine, for those who can't understand why some of us want the Predator to win. I like the Predator a hell of a whole lot more than Wolverine, but I'm gonna be real and go into this knowing the winner's already been decided, and it's Wolverine.
  19. BlueMarsalis79
    Quote from: The Shuriken on Jun 10, 2023, 11:42:56 AMI think a Predator winning for once would be a interesting and welcome change. They're smart, and adaptable creatures. Sometimes the bad guy wins. Wouldn't bother me none.

    Logan will win though, because of the bloody healing factor, and his feral senses probably making cloaking somewhat unreliable for the Predator.
    Unless he gets melted or they kiss and make up.

    https://64.media.tumblr.com/17cac04d84b1e1d6d770c82fd15b7e87/tumblr_mzymiqrRpJ1s4ddyqo1_400.gif
  20. Hed-Veta
    Why can't a bad guy be the protagonist? In the games, we played for the Predators and there were no problems. Ahab wasn't such a bad guy. Dachande turned out to be even good to some extent. And each poacher can have his own huntsman-activist, if you specifically focus on the topic of hunting. We all understand perfectly well that being a villain is the basic concept of a Predator. But why not play around with the deconstruction of this concept?
  21. Hed-Veta
    If we are talking about the concept of a dying Predator in the finale of the story, it upsets people, probably due to the fact that for 30+ years of the franchise's existence, people are already a little tired of it. Why not make an unusual creative story with a Predator protagonist (such, for example, was in the anthology "If It Bleeds")? Predators are an intelligent alien race, after all. I remember the 2008 movie Outlander, where an alien fell to earth in the Viking age and hunted another alien creature (this, if I remember correctly, was a kind of free adaptation of the Beowulf story) - why not do something similar?
    Yes, maybe I'm too skeptical about the current Marvel comics on Alien and Predator, but... This crossover with Wolverine was, well, super obvious even at the stage of the announcement of the publisher's rights to the characters. Maybe it will turn out to be a good story, but I still hope for something more unusual and bold than an obvious and safe crossover for sales.
  22. RakaiThwei
    Quote from: SiL on Jun 10, 2023, 12:44:24 AMI'm actually looking forward to Alien vs {Superhero} where the Alien invariably gets someone's super powers.

    We actually had that in WildCATS vs Aliens. And THAT'S canon to Stormwatch, WildCats, and the Authority since well... the story was somewhat referenced in a few Authority comics if I remember, and was the reason WHY the Authority team was formed.

    https://avp.fandom.com/wiki/Fire-Eater_Alien

    But yeah, it would be awesome to see happen if a Marvel character got infected with a Xenomorph chestburster.
  23. SiL
    I'm actually looking forward to Alien vs {Superhero} where the Alien invariably gets someone's super powers.

    Alien vs Wolverine, Alien gets Wolvie's healing ability. Wolverine, who obviously survives the bursting, hunts it down.

    X-Men Vs Aliens is just asking for some ridiculous fun.
  24. Still Collating...
    So it's finally happened... As long as it stands as "what ifs", why not? And wolverine is the perfect Marvel character for this. And the Predator does lend itself to more crossovers. But I hope that doesn't happen too much with Alien. AVP is the only Alien crossover I love personally.

    And counting Land in as one of the great artists that the author mentions made me chuckle. :laugh:
  25. SuperiorIronman
    The face is at least Scar. Looking at it now it looks like the plasmacaster while Jungle Hunter scale is Scar's and mounted directly on the shoulder which is certainly a choice. The chest plating while shaped like Jungle Hunter's is also pulling back like City Hunter's. And there's no visible backpack either so it's not like he's leaning forward with the gun.

    I'm pretty sure it's an art flub but it's not like there isn't an abundant amount of references to the way the canon sits on the backpack. Or otherwise mounted to the armor's backplate.

    Edit- they sourced the wrist blade from an AVP 2010 promo image with the marine attack a Predator. So the artist is most definitely mashing things together.
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