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Marvel Previews Predator: Badlands Prequel One‑Shot, Sets November 12 Release

The director-endorsed comic functions as a narrative companion that builds Dek’s backstory ahead of the film’s debut.

Overview

  • Marvel released interior pages and cover art for the one-shot and confirmed a November 12, 2025 on-sale date, arriving days after the movie’s November 7 theatrical opening.
  • The issue is written by Ethan Sacks with art by Elvin Ching and inks by Oren Junior, with a foreword from Predator: Badlands director Dan Trachtenberg.
  • Trachtenberg calls the comic a "perfect companion" to the film and says "Dek kicking ass in his very own comic book is a dream come true."
  • The story follows the young Yautja Dek on a formative mission to recover technology from a derelict ship, where he encounters an ancient threat.
  • GamesRadar notes Dek is portrayed in the film by Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi, and marketing identifies Elle Fanning’s Thia as a Weyland‑Yutani synthetic linking the narrative to the wider Alien universe.