Dan Trachtenberg's Predator: Badlands has just hit theaters, but if you only watch the film, you're only getting part of the story. That's because Marvel is set to release Predator: Badlands #1, the official prequel that reveals more about the past of Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi's young Yautja hunter Dek.
Ahead of the comic's release next week, IGN can exclusively debut a new preview of Predator: Badlands #1. Check it out in the slideshow gallery below:
Predator: Badlands #1 is written by Ethan Sacks (Star Wars: Bounty Hunters) and drawn by Elvin Ching (The Woodsman), with a main cover by Juan Ferreyra and a variant cover by CAFU. Trachtenberg consulted on the book's storyline to make sure it aligns with the plot of the film.
Here's Marvel's official description of Predator: Badlands #1:
The official prequel, done in collaboration with director Dan Trachtenberg, to the new, eagerly anticipated film, PREDATOR: BADLANDS, is here! A young Yautja warrior is given a seemingly simple task by his father: Retrieve a piece of technology from a derelict spaceship that crashed years ago. Inside, however, an ancient and deadly threat lies in wait. Now the Predator will become the prey…
"Our story directly ties into Dek's journey in the film, and I approached it in a similar way to how I approached Old Man Hawkeye, the prequel to Old Man Logan," Sacks tells IGN. "I wanted the story to feel like a unique and interesting puzzle piece that could slide right in and connect seamlessly with the beloved original."
Predator: Badlands #1 will be released on November 12, 2025. You can preorder a copy at your local comic shop.
Clint gage gave the movie an 8 in IGN's Predator: Badlands review, writing, "Dan Trachtenberg is heading in an interesting direction with this franchise and he gets bonus points for that. The Predator as a mysterious murder monster is getting some of his backstory filled in, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Badlands, in shifting the perspective to a Yautja main character, actually highlights what’s been great about this franchise in its better moments. Dek and Thia are an unexpectedly fun pairing that bring a new energy to the franchise and an altogether different kind of hunt. It might not be pulling the skull and spine out of us and screaming in bloody victory, but it gets close."
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