The opening issue of the very first Predator comic feels remarkably similar to what ended up on screen as the sequel to the first film, Predator 2, in 1990. It’s so close in its setup that it seems obvious when you realise that it was adapted from an early version of the Predator 2 script, which was likely intended to feature Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character, Major ‘Dutch’ Schaefer.

However, this second issue sees things diverge massively from the second film, with the comic book character, NYPD Detective John Schaefer (Dutch’s brother), heading to the jungle to find clues about what happened to his missing sibling, following his own encounter with the extraterrestrial hunter.

It’s pretty fun, albeit throwaway stuff; it’s heavy on the quips and the snappy action sequences, and it’s all drawn much like the superhero comics of the era it was published in, with a suitably garish colour palette.

Though Predator 2 is hardly a misunderstood classic, I do still think that what we ended up with on screen is better than this more direct sequel to the first film, which relies on a ton of contrivance to get Schaefer involved.

That said, it’s interesting that this could still be a story that unfolds entirely separately to the events of Predator 2, the existence of which doesn’t reduce or nullify either story. At least so far…

Let’s see how crazy things get in issue 3;  spoiler: things get dialled up to 11! It goes way past the budget or technology that would have allowed this to convincingly unfold on screen back in the day!

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