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Predator: Race War is a five-issue limited comic book series that was first published by Dark Horse Comics from February-October 1993. The contents of the third issue (actually issue #0) were originally published in three installments in the anthology series Dark Horse Presents, Vol. 1 #67-69, from November 1992-January 1993, as a prologue story taking place immediately prior to the events of the series. The story was written by Andrew Vachss and Randy Stradley, pencilled Jordan Raskin and Lauchland Pelle, inked by Rick Bryant, colored by Matt Hollingsworth and Pamela Rambo, lettered by Clem Robins, and edited by Jerry Prosser, with cover art by Dave Dorman and Raskin. The story chronicles a Predator attack on a state penitentiary.

In Dark Horse's Predator comics line, Predator: Race War (series) was preceded by Predator: Blood Feud, published concurrently with Predator: The Pride at Nghasa and Predator: Bad Blood (short story), and was followed by Predator: The Hunted City and Predator: Bad Blood (series).

Publisher's Summary[]

#1: The Predator hunts the most dangerous game... man. Now the Predator moves to the most dangerous hunting ground on the planet... the Paloverde State Penitentiary in Arizona. Tension is high in the prison as a convicted serial killer arrives, followed by a Predator bent on killing him and the man chasing them both... Cross. Predator: Race War #1 picks up the action after the three-issue prologue in Dark Horse Presents.

#2: Where do you hide from a killer, locked in a prison cell? Tensions rise at the Paloverde State Penitentiary as the Predator claims his first victim. Cross gets his assignment to go undercover in the prison and find what he doesn't even believe in.

#0: The story begins here with a serial killer, a Predator, and the man hired to find the truth — Cross. Presenting the three-part prologue from Dark Horse Presents #67, #68, and #69 in color for the first time, Predator: Race War #0 takes the reader to the heart of the action!

#3: Cross is closing in on the Predator inside Paloverde State Penetentiary, but what he finds is even more than he bargained for! Action behind bars in the penultimate chapter of the hardest-hitting Predator series yet!

#4: Predator fans, pick up this issue or spend a night in the box! Cross and the other prisoners of Paloverde State Penitentiary come face to face with the creature who hunts them. Break out your riot gear, this is the big one!

Reprint History[]

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Cover to Predator: Race War trade paperback by Ray Lago.

The series, along with its prologue story from issue 0, was collected as a trade paperback in August 1995, featuring a new cover by Ray Lago.

The series was collected again as part of Predator Omnibus: Volume 2 in February 2008.

The complete comic was released digitally through Dark Horse Digital on March 13, 2013, reusing Dave Dorman's cover art from issue 1.

This was the only Predator series to not be included in The Original Years collections.

Behind the Scenes[]

Race War was preceded by a prequel short story, also titled Predator: Race War, published in Dark Horse Presents, Vol. 1 #67-69. Several other Predator and Aliens vs. Predator series were preceded by similar namesake prequels.

Predator: Race War suffered from a mid-series shift in creative team during production resulting in a disjointed story and artwork.

Series cover-painter Dave Dorman is much acclaimed amongst Dark Horse Comics fans, having worked extensively on the company's Star Wars, Aliens, Predator and Aliens vs. Predator lines.

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