The Predator to meet Wolverine
Word Balloons #1166: Plus: store signing and new Halloween cereal
Marvel’s most popular mutant is facing off against an otherworldly omnivore in a September-shipping series from Marvel Comics
The Predator enters the Marvel Universe for “Predator vs. Wolverine” this September.
Writer Ben Percy, who has been writing the Canucklehead’s regular series, will write the four-issue miniseries. Artists include Greg Land, Andrea Di Vito, Ken Lashley, Kei Zama, and many more.
“I'm not going to say I was born to write this crossover... but sometimes the universe reveals why you were created,” Percy said at Marvel.com. “I am a child of the eighties. I cannot tell you how many times I watched Predator, just as I cannot tell you how many Wolverine comics I have read, because that would be like telling you how many breaths I've taken or cheeseburgers I've eaten.”
Percy goes on to explain how both characters have been part of his life since childhood.
"The mythologies of both are ingrained in me so deeply they might as well be strands of DNA or wisps of soul. The guns, claws, beef, and blood of both franchises have been stewing in my brain since 1987 when I read myself to sleep every night with a stack of Marvel comics, and my friends and I used to play ‘Predator’ with Nerf guns in the woods and river near our neighborhood.”
According to Marvel, the series will reveal a bitter rivalry between Wolverine and a Yautja (another name for the alien Predator race). This Predator has been stalking Wolverine since his early days, but the encounters have never before been revealed.
“This epic hunt will span decades, as both of these giants learn and harden and grow deadlier with time,” Percy said. “Neither will have time to bleed, but you better make time to read, because I'm putting everything I've got into this event, and I'm thrilled to join forces with some of the best artists in the business.”
‘Predator vs. Wolverine” #1 is set to go on sale Sept. 20.
New spooky cereal
Bloody Disgusting shared an announcement from General Mills that Halloween the cereal aisle will be a little spookier this year. Carmella Creeper is a new zombie-themed character who is the first new monster cereal character in 35 years. Carmella is also the first female monster hero in the history of the brand.
From General Mills’ statement:
“Carmella Creeper is the long-lost cousin of Franken Berry as well as a zombie DJ with an edgy sound who is always the life of the party. Complete with a fierce attitude and looks to match, Carmella is ready to shake things up at the Monsters’ haunted mansion with her limited-edition cereal featuring caramel-apple-flavored pieces with colored Monster marshmallows.”
Celebrate 25 years with us!
Oklahoma City comic creator Michael Adams, creator of “Kung-Fu Legume,” will sign from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. June 17 at Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N Porter Ave. in Norman, OK, as part of the store’s 25th-anniversary celebration.
Adams recently reported that his comics series from Keenspot is in development for an animated series.
The comic book asks, what happens when a can of beans is jettisoned into space, bombarded by TV transmissions from the Kung Fu Network, then struck by lightning while hurtling to Earth? It’s kung-fu action with a superpowered bean in this comedic adventure from Keenspot.
Sale items for June 17-18 at Speeding Bullet include 25 percent off all back issues and 25 percent off toys & figures.
Matthew & Annette Price took over the former Norman Archives and Millennium Books on June 8, 1998.
Matthew Price, matthew@matthewlprice.com, has written about the comics industry for more than two decades. He is the co-owner of Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman.