The Predator is returning to the Marvel Universe with another high-profile crossover. Marvel has officially revealed that the iconic hunter will face the Punisher in a newly announced limited comic series from Marvel Comics. Alongside the announcement, Marvel has also released the first official look at the series ahead of its launch later this year.
Predator’s next target is the Punisher in a bloody new crossover
Marvel Comics has announced its next Predator crossover, pairing the iconic extraterrestrial hunter with the Punisher in a new limited series. Unveiled during the publisher’s Next Big Thing panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Predator vs. Punisher will be the latest chapter in Marvel’s ongoing line of Predator stories and is scheduled to launch in November.
The four-issue series is written by Frank Tieri with artwork by Jesús Saíz. Unlike the Predator’s recent confrontations with Marvel superheroes, the new story shifts the focus to Frank Castle, setting up a battle between the two characters.
Marvel’s synopsis reveals, “New York City becomes a hunting ground when a Predator arrives looking for worthy prey and finds Frank Castle! As crime bosses fall, the body count rises, and the streets run red, two legendary killers violently collide in a brutal showdown featuring a murderer’s row of underworld villains including KINGPIN, JIGSAW, SILVERMANE, THE OWL and more!”
Speaking about the project, Tieri said, “This is the series that’ll answer the age-old question of who is pop culture’s greatest killing machine.” He added that although he has written multiple Punisher stories in the past, this marks his first time writing the Predator. The writer also revealed, “Our story sees the Predator instigating a mob war between some of Marvel’s biggest gangland characters—but the thing is, we’ll quickly realize the mob might not be his only target… but rather a certain vigilante with a skull on his chest, as well.”
Tieri said the series would feature extensive violence, major twists, and an unexpected shared history between the Predator and the Punisher.
