This July, the galaxy’s greatest hunter finds new prey on a world ruled by apes in Predator Vs The Planet of the Apes, a five-issue Marvel Comics series written by Greg Pak (Planet Hulk) and drawn by Alan Robinson (X-Men Infinity Comic).
Made in collaboration with 20th Century Studios, the series marks the first-ever crossover between the two groundbreaking sci-fi franchises and is the latest in Marvel’s line of acclaimed 20th Century Studios storytelling that includes recent hits like Planet of the Apes Vs. Fantastic Four and Predator: Bloodshed. Blending the mythology as well as the themes of both universes, the revolutionary saga pushes both Yautja and ape to their limit in a brutal battle for dominance!
Worlds collide when a deadly Yautja crash-lands on the legendary Planet of the Apes!
After a rescue mission gone wrong, astronaut Arch finds herself embedded in a hostile ape society where humans are subservient. But the hunters soon became the hunted when the apes find themselves being stalked by Predators! A three-way war is about to erupt between humans, apes and Yautja – who will reign supreme?!
On his love for both franchises, Pak shared, “I vividly remember watching the first Planet of the Apes movie on an old 13″ black and white television in the early 1980s and having my mind TOTALLY BLOWN. So I was thrilled when Marvel approached me to write Planet of the Apes comics — and then even MORE thrilled when they said it would be a Predator book as well!”
“Planet of the Apes and Predator are two of the most iconic sci-fi series of all time—I’d be thrilled to work on EITHER of them. But both of them together? Just incredible,” he continued.
“Both series do so much wild worldbuilding, grapple with a deeply organic and compelling kind of sci-fi, and take on massive and eternally relevant themes of violence and war. Both also absolutely GO THERE, taking huge risks and leaps all the time. I can’t wait to show what we’re cooking up with Alan Robinson and the rest of the creative team. “
Check out Stonehouse’s main cover, a variant cover by Tim Seeley, and the first of Chris Campana’s Movie Poster Variant Covers. Pick up ALIEN, PREDATOR & PLANET OF THE APES #1 CGD 2026 at participating comic shops on May 2 for a special PREDATOR VS. THE PLANET OF THE APES prelude story and stay tuned for more about the series in the months ahead.
PREDATOR VS. THE PLANET OF THE APES #1 (OF 5)
Written by GREG PAK
Art by ALAN ROBINSON
Cover by STONEHOUSE
Foil Variant Cover by BEN OLIVER
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG
Movie Poster Homage Variant Cover by CHRIS CAMPANA
Variant Cover by CARLOS MAGNO
Variant Cover by TIM SEELEY
Virgin Variant Cover by STONEHOUSE
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