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Alien vs. Predator: Thrill of the Hunt (Aliens Vs. Predator)

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4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Plot synopsis:

A Predator is captured on a hunting reserve in the distant future. Despite security measures the xeno-life-form escapes...and leaves a trail of Aliens for the pursuing humans to fight their way through.

It seems oddly coincedental that a graphic novel which claims to borrow elements from the movie shares its flaws. To get things done quickly and conveinently:

Pros:

-Predators and Aliens have equal on-screen (on-paper?) time

-Pred (yes, not predS, Pred) drawn well, Aliens okay

-Interesting story, but not perfected

-Pred executes hunting techniques frequently

-Pred's lack of camouflage use explained well

Cons:

-Cut short

-Aliens and Predator never fight (YES! YOU HEARD RIGHT! The Predator and Alien never engage each other in combat!)

-Predator seems underpowered

Well, that wraps it up as quickly as possible...

This was originally due on September 1 and didn't ship until Oct 13, and when it finally did it was digest size as well instead of the usual larger prestige format that special comics like this get. Its a great length for a prestige, but as the digest size it just seems very very small.

The presentation is nice however, even with the non-glossy paper. The story ties in well with the film as well as the established history of the characters in Dark Horse's prior titles, and still takes a unique stance on the entire thing as well.

Its just too little too late, and too small. Huge letdown.

By far the worse title, doesnt compare to the others at all. Poorly written, poor story, waste of money, sorry.

Like the accompanying movie, Alien vs. Predator: Thrill of the Hunt looks nice but ultimately fails to grip the reader. That's not to say that the comic is without merit, but the cons outweigh the pros. The story is well composed, and the action is faced paced and fun, but eventually the whole thing runs out of steam and starts repeating itself. Roger Robinson tries hard to encapsulate the reader by reassuring them that the end will be spectacular, but it dosn't quite match the high expectations I had for this, in what was supposed to be more energetic. A good read, but perhaps it could have done with a stronger story before being rushed into production. A must for hardcore AVP fans only.

There has been a cataclysm in the future, and humanity has lost the worst thing possible to loose: It's history. A generation later, humanity had rebuilt. Records have been recovered but contact with many worlds has been lost. The head of a corporation, his brother and a government official embark on the first interplanetary expedition launched by humanity since the disaster. The goal is to establish a colony on what appears to be a uninhabited world, but two races cloaked in humanity's past will emerge on that planet to do battle, the humans (and their leader's true motivation for coming to the planet) will be caught squarely in the middle. The cliché is: "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" but those who have forgotten history... are locked in the Thrill of the Hunt.

This story came out late and was in digest format. So what? The story is good and I personally like a good digest sized-book every once in awhile. It's easy to carry around and it looks like you are reading a real book instead of a comic book. Bottom-line: Good story, good art and potential for a new series of Alien or Predator (or both) comics. After all, lots of colony worlds were cut off from Earth by the disaster and whatever happened to the Colonial Marines? This story brings you a great Aliens vs. Predator story while at the same time raising questions that will make you want a sequel.

Aliens vs. Predator: Thrill of the Hunt was NOT what it seems. The dialogue was terrible, the art just O.K., it's in digest size, it's not the fine quality storytelling the comics used to be,(see Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus volume 1) and it didn't have much action. It starts off good, put starts to lag and becomes a mess. The characters are two-dimensional,and the reader feels like they should be killed(I'm on that side). For a while there's no action, and when the action start it feels rushed, and leaves the reader with a sense of being cheated out of a good AVP graphic novel. C-

Digest sized production. A garden variety type story. It seems it is supposed to be 100 years or so post Ripley, there are very few human colonies left. A corporate expedition takes a ship to try and rebuild one. They find a Predator, lock him up, as he is unconscious. They fail to treat him with respect. He lures them to a bunch of Aliens, hoping the humans will get rid of them for him. Many people die.

thrill of the hunt does a great job of following the movie and the comic origins of avp. this perticullar comic has great art and an amazing original story.

There has been a cataclysm in the future, and humanity has lost the worst thing possible to loose: It's history. A generation later, humanity had rebuilt. Records have been recovered but contact with many worlds has been lost. The head of a corporation, his brother and a government official embark on the first interplanetary expedition launched by humanity since the disaster. The goal is to establish a colony on what appears to be a uninhabited world, but two races cloaked in humanity's past will emerge on that planet to do battle, the humans (and their leader's true motivation for coming to the planet) will be caught squarely in the middle. The cliché is: "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" but those who have forgotten history... are locked in the Thrill of the Hunt.

This story came out late and was in digest format. So what? The story is good and I personally like a good digest sized-book every once in awhile. It's easy to carry around and it looks like you are reading a real book instead of a comic book. Bottom-line: Good story, good art and potential for a new series of Alien or Predator (or both) comics. After all, lots of colony worlds were cut off from Earth by the disaster and whatever happened to the Colonial Marines? This story brings you a great Aliens vs. Predator story while at the same time raising questions that will make you want a sequel.

While it's not perfect, I think this comic is a good read and it's drawn beautifully. The human characters are all distinct, it has good atmosphere, and the Predators, especially the main one, are awesome. There is a lack of Predator/Alien interaction, except in the begining.

It follows a similar plotline to the original Aliens Vs. Predator graphic novel, but the outcome is quite a bit different. I would recommend this one.