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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The deadliest serie, September 21, 2001
This has everything you would want from a predator or alien book. On the alien side, the book combines the horror of alien with the action of aliens, something that is rare in an aliens trade paperback and that I have never seen been so seemlessy integrated. On the predator side, one of the main things I look for in a predator novel, information on predator culture, is delivered in spades. New predator technology is shown (another plus) and even some predator physiology is thrown in. I believe this is the first book that describes exactly what gas predators breath (its methane) and what happens to them if they lose their mask. This adds depth to the story. It departs from the aliens vs. predator storyline, having nothing to do with aliens vs. predator or aliens vs. predator: war trade paperbacks (which share a storyline with the aliens vs. predator novels). Taking place after aliens: genocide (aliens: the female war), it deals with a rebuilt, but still dangerous, earth. One of the biggest surprises is that the predator is female, the first (but not the last) time a female has been seen in a predator novel. A familiar face (if you can call it a face) from another aliens book will show up later in the series, as well. The story is set up for a sequel (which hasn't been produced yet), which is always a turn off. However, there is a ton of plot twists, a large amount of character depth, a number of sub-conflicts, and a several villan changes. I have read nearly every aliens, predator, and aliens vs. predator comic and novel ever written , and this is the best (and longest) I have ever seen.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Action-packed, thought provoking writing, spectacular art!, August 21, 1999
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This is the best Aliens and Predator novella I have seen. All the characters are given their piece, the Aliens aren't just big bugs, but characters, the Predator isn't just a hunter, she's a mother searching for her children. Both creatures are like looking at something majestic and ferocious. And the human story is wonderful as well, a woman who is not as she appears to be. The writing may be confusing to first time readers or those who skim through it, I advise to read every word, every line. Enjoy the wonderful art, from the action packed sequences, to the landscapes, to the pain on Caryn's face, the rage on the Predator's, and the open-mouthed hiss of the Alien Queen. Wonderful book!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good idea, mediocre execution, January 3, 2006
To be fair, no book, movie, or comic can ever live up to the expectations people have of the Alien vs. Predator mythos. I'm giving this comic 4 stars, when really it only deserves 3, because it does a better job than most of the other attempts that have been made to do so. (The recent movie, for instance, deserves 1 star, at most, and only because we have the satisfaction of seeing almost all of the inane characters die painful deaths.) Deadliest of the Species is the longest running of the AvP crossovers, with 12 issues. The original cover art (which is all included in the back of the book) is superlative--as gorgeous as anything produced in the comic book industry. Unfortunately, that of the actual story leaves something to be desired. The story arch is interesting and engaging, but the actual dialogue, and internal monologues often wear thin. The thoughts of all the characters except Big Mama (the Predator) seem to be redundant expositions on their favorite virtues: honor, duty, etc. Excessive use of cliched military jargon gets a bit old as well.
Some redundancy has to be forgiven, as people who happened to pick up an issue somewhere in the middle of the series needed enough background to follow whats going on and enjoy the comic, but the cost is that the story sometimes feels a bit rushed, as though chunks of the story line had been cut to meet a page limit, particularly in the last couple issues, and the conclusion isn't really very satisfying.
I don't want to only point out the negative aspects of the comic. Caryn Delacroix's story is definitely an interesting one, and the world in which it takes place is marvelously constructed. If you can forgive some of the flaws in the editing, its quite a lot of fun to read.
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