Quote from: The Old One on Jan 20, 2019, 02:21:04 PM
Confession:
I've never read a standalone Predator
comic/novel, are any at the same tier
as Alien- The Cold Forge or Labyrinth?
I don't think so, no. But what is?
For novels, i agree whith what has been said, Turnabout,South China Sea and to a lesser extend Flesh and Blood were great reads IMO. Especially South China Sea.
For the comics, i like the recent Predator:Hunters series, and some of the old school ones.
The original trilogy about Dutche's brother was nice and an insight what a Predator franchise with a recurring Arnold could have been.
I also like Big Game, Captive and to an lesser extend Hell come Walkin' and Nemesis. The last two mostly because of the historical setting.
Bad Blood is a favorite of mine too and is a good read if you look past some of the design choices, like the Bad Blood's nipple piercings without nipples or the concept of Predator Cops( I like to pretend it was just a survivor that wanted revenge for some killed relatives or friends
)
What all of the Predator comics have in common IMO, especially the classic ones, is an exaggerated amount of gore and a certain "schlockiness".
So that may not be to everybody's taste.