Comic book writer Ed Brisson’s pivotal contributions to the Predator franchise will continue in the upcoming Predator: The Last Hunt miniseries, which will expand further on the lore established in his previous take on the iconic alien hunter-killers: with the revelation of “Predator Stasis Farms,” where the Yautja hold prisoners to use in later hunts, Brisson changed the franchise forever, and now he gets to keep unraveling those story threads.
Speaking with AIPT, Ed Brisson confirmed The Last Hunt will once more focus on protagonist Theta, a human hunting Yautja on a mission of vengeance. Having learned of the the Yautja’s Stasis Farms, Theta embarks on a perilous quest to find the countless prisoners from across the galaxy, taken by the Predators from various worlds over the years.
However, as the writer teased, Theta’s mix of heroism and thirst for revenge “is all coming to a head” in The Last Hunt, “as she suddenly finds herself in the crosshairs, as it becomes clear that her mission may be a trap.“
Marvel’s “Predator” Has Redefined Yautja Lore
Traditionally, the Yautja depicted in the Predator franchise have operated, at least to some degree or another, according to some form of honor code – while their values, and their logic, may be as alien to human beings as their appearance, on at least some level, human characters within the franchise have been able to recognize that there is some degree of gamesmanship, so set of rules, governing their intergalactic hunting expeditions. The iconic Predator species has also typically been depicted killing for sport during designated encounters on various other worlds – only recently did Marvel’s Predator reveal an industrial aspect to their hunting operation.
Ed Brisson’s Predator (2023) #1 – with art by Netho Diaz – astounded readers by revealing that beyond simple hunting expeditions, the Predators routinely abduct prey to stock their game preserves back home. Now, in his follow-up series, Predator: The Last Hunt, Brisson sets his human protagonist Theta on a trajectory for a final, major confrontation with the Yautja, as she is determined to free the many beings trapped in stasis, waiting for their turn to be hunted and killed for the Yautja’s satisfaction. “The stakes are higher than they’ve ever been,” the writer told AIPT, in anticipation of his third Predator installment.
If This Is Theta’s “Last Hunt” It Will Be A Memorable One
“Theta has been carrying a lot of guilt over the events of the last arc and has made it her mission to find the Predator Stasis Farms,” Brisson explained, setting the stage for an adrenaline-pumping four-issue adventure. “at the same time, her 20 plus years of Predator hunting is all coming to a head.” Reader were only recently introduced to Theta, but with the new series subtitled The Last Hunt, it is a reasonable to suggest she might not survive the miniseries’ final pages. Whether her mission to liberate the Yautja Stasis Farms ends in triumph, or tragedy, it will make for perhaps the most fist-pumping, exhilarating installment of Marvel-era Predator comics yet.
Predator: The Last Hunt #1 will be available from Marvel Comics in February, 2024.
