Aliens vs Predator: Duel was a two-issue limited comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics from May-April 1995. The story was written by Randy Stradley, drawn by Javier Saltares and inked by Jimmy Palmiotti. It was colored by James Sinclair and edited by Edward Martin III & Ryder Windham.

Contents 1 In AVP Comic-verse 1.1 Plot 2 See also 3 External links 4 Gallery

In AVP Comic-verseEdit

Duel was first collected alongside other AVP stories in the tradepaperback edition of Aliens/Predator: War in May 1996. It was finally definitively collected in Aliens vs. Predator Omnibus: Volume 1 in June 2007. The story was a sequel to the original Aliens vs. Predator comics miniseries and the short story Blood Time. It follows a squad of Colonial Marines that come to the planet Ryushi to investigate a distress signal. It was most notably the first official appearance of the Predalien. In the AVP comics line, Duel was published concurrently with Aliens/Predator: Deadliest of the Species (July 1993-Aug. 1995) and was followed by Aliens vs. Predator: War (May-Aug. 1995).

PlotEdit

Official description of individual issues: The violent clash of Alien against Predator left the planet Ryushi a desolate wasteland. But now, years later, a mysterious alien beacon beams a distress signal from the supposedly abandoned world. When Marine ship Brilliant responds to the call for aid, they step neck deep into disaster!

It's hard enough going toe-to-toe with the meanest Aliens in the galaxy, even if you are the toughest Marine hombres around. But throw in a batch of fresh Predators, and the only solution to this dilemma will have you wiping blood from your goggles for the next week!

See alsoEdit

• Dark Horse Comics
• Aliens vs. Predator (comic series)
• Glass
• One-Handed Predator
• Predalien (Ryushi)

External linksEdit

• AVP Zone at DarkHorse.com

GalleryEdit