Predator: Fire and Stone – Graphic Novel Review

by | Aug 21, 2015 | Comic/Graphic Novel Reviews, Reviews | 0 comments

51PqglNsP0L._SX323_BO1,204,203,200_Predator: Fire and Stone
Written by Joshua Williamson
Illustrated by Christopher Mooneyham
Dark Horse Books
July 28, 2015
Reviewed by Jess Landry

Taking place somewhere after the events of the three preceding entries (Prometheus: Fire and Stone, Alien vs Predator: Fire and Stone and Alien: Fire and Stone), the Predator: Fire and Stone storyline sees the three remaining crew members of the Perses coming out of cryostasis, only to wake up and realize that something sneaked aboard their ship when they fled the shit-show from the AvP series. Two of the three disposable characters are taken care of quickly in the first few pages of this collection, while the unlikeable captain Galgo is kept alive by your friendly neighbourhood predator.

With no means of escape, the predator (whom his human companion later dubs Ahab) forces Galgo to return to the planet where everyone’s trouble started, LV-223, so he can do what a predator does best – add to his spinal cord trophy case. Ahab’s prey? None other than one of the Engineers from the Prometheus series.

On the alien-filled surface of LV-223, Galgo is reunited with the crew he abandoned in Prometheus: Fire and Stone and the reunion is not a friendly one. Luckily, Galgo and Ahab are now best buddies (which seems to be a recurring theme in the Predator universe – humans and predators standing on a united front), so the two go off on their own to find the Engineer. Plus Ahab has bound them at the wrist with a high tech, super sophisticated alien version of those leash things parents strap onto their wandering children, so Galgo can’t go far.

In the graphic novel’s climax, the battle begins as Ahab and Galgo come face-to-face with none other than the Engineer.

Predator: Fire and Stone collects issues 1 through 4 of the series of the same name. Written by Joshua Williamson, the Predator series does its best to tie into the other Fire and Stone storylines. The illustrations and colourings done by Christopher Mooneyham, John Lucas and Dan Brown work quite well. They keep the consistency of the Alien universe (a xenomorph or two makes an appearance) while blending it seamlessly with the world of Predator. Signature Predator visuals, like the thermal imaging POV and sound bar are great touches that shows a lot of care went into the crafting of these stories.

If you’re a fan of the Predator / Alien / AvP / Prometheus crossover world (PvAvP?) or even the worlds on their own, then you’ll most likely enjoy this contribution to the on-going saga.

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