Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species

"Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species" is a 12 issue comic book limited series published by Dark Horse Comics in 1993-1995.

It was written by Chris Claremont, with art in the first three issues by Jackson Guice (pencils) and John Beatty (inks), Eduardo Barreto took over art duties in issue #4.

Plot

The Story takes place in the futuristic Aliens vs. Predator universe, where the earth has been overrun by Xenomorphs, and the social elite have taken refuge in gigantic skyliners. Caryn Delacroix is the protagonist, with an unclear past regarding both the Aliens and Predators throughout a most of the comic. An artificial intelligence serves as the primary antagonist, while the Xenomorphs and the Predator are many times in cooperation with Delacroix and her companions for parts of the series, in particular the Predator.

Crossovers

Apart from the obvious Aliens/Predator universe crossover, Claremont also made references to his previous short comic "Renegade", [ [http://www.mrcranky.com/movies/xmen/206.html 04/27/03: X-Men Creator ] ] .

Publication

The comics were collected as two trade paperback and then later released as a single volume:

* "Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species" (by Chris Claremont, with pencils Jackson Guice and inks by John Beatty (1-3) and full art by Eduardo Barreto (4-12), Dark Horse Comics, 320 pages, paperback, 1996, ISBN 1-56971-184-4, [ [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=46-527 "Deadliest of the Species" paperback details] ] Titan Books, 1998, ISBN 1852869534, hardcover, 1997, ISBN 1-56971-182-8 [ [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=46-641 "Deadliest of the Species" hardcover details] ] ) collects:
** "Deadliest of the Species" Book 1 (tpb, collects "Deadliest of the Species" #1-6, 152 pages, 1995, Boxtree, ISBN 0-7522-0878-0, Warner Books, ISBN 1-56971-184-4)
** "Deadliest of the Species" Book 2 (tpb, collects "Deadliest of the Species" #7-12, 156 pages, 1995, Boxtree, ISBN 0-7522-0695-8)

It is also collected in:

*" Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus Volume 2" (collects "Deadliest of the Species" plus some shorter stories, 448 pages, October 2007, ISBN 1-59307-829-3) [ [http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-815 Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus Vol. 2 details] ]

ee also

*"Aliens versus Predator"

References

*"Beautiful Monsters: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to the Alien and Predator Films" (pages 241-242, by David A. McIntee, Telos, 272 pages, 2005, ISBN 1-903889-94-4)

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.darkhorse.com/search/search.php?sstring=Chris+Claremont Claremont's works including a synopsis of each issue of Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species]