

According to publisher and Dark Horse founder Mike Richardson, editor Chris Warner was the person who first proposed the idea, suggesting that a crossover between two of their own properties may be more straightforward as it would keep the new comic "in-house" rather than involving DC. The concept of a crossover between the Xenomorphs and Yautja originated from a meeting between executives at Dark Horse Comics, originally scheduled to discuss a potential crossover event with DC Comics. Publication History Origins and development Predator stories, as well as various collected editions, reprints and non-canon crossover comics that introduce the titular Alien and Predator species to other franchises. Predator comics, Dark Horse published a total of 25 different Aliens vs. Predator release from Dark Horse.ĭuring the time they owned the rights to produce Aliens vs. Predator: Thicker Than Blood was affected, although the comic was ultimately completed as a trade paperback release, proving to be the final Aliens vs. As a result of the change in ownership, publication of the ongoing series Alien vs. Predator comics moved to Marvel Comics (along with the Aliens and Predator lines), thus bringing Dark Horse's involvement with the franchise to an end. Predator story in Dark Horse Presents #36 in February 1990.įollowing the purchase of 20th Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company in 2019, the license to produce Alien vs. Predator comics, and the company produced a number of limited series, one-shots and short stories, starting with the original Aliens vs.

For almost 30 years, Dark Horse was essentially the sole publisher of Aliens vs. Predator franchise originated, being the medium that originally brought the two species together. The comic book line was in fact where the entire Alien vs. Predator, and commonly abbreviated as AVP, was a long-running series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics that brings together the titular creatures from the popular 20th Century Studios science-fiction film franchises Alien and Predator. Predator comic book line, also known as Aliens versus Predator and Alien vs.
