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After a fairly futuristic blockbuster consisting of several miniseries (which makes it even more confusing for general readers to dive into, which seems to be the new Marvel technique) and some crossovers with superheroes, it’s good to see Predator go back to basics to some extent.
What we have here is a futuristic UFC x Predator story. The Yautja are about to attack as the toughest fighters and martial artists gather in a secret tournament to entertain the world’s wealthiest people.
The setting here feels pretty generic, and fighting tournaments are a very popular topic these days. This sort of thing seems to be making a comeback in other media, with both Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter movies coming out this year.
But with the influence of DC KO and other comics based on fighting tournaments, I can’t help but feel that this one is underwhelming. The Yautja almost feels like an afterthought, and the way the main human characters are set up to be very sympathetic to him makes this feel a little more predictable than it should be.
There are some nice touches in the art and the brief moments of gore are handled well, but overall this first issue felt a little so-so about the whole thing. We’re already working on issue 2, so we’ll see if things improve as the story progresses.
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