Archie vs. Predator

Archie vs. Predator
Cover of Archie vs. Predator #1; art by Fernando Ruiz
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics Archie Comics
Publication date	April – July 2015
No. of issues	4
Main character(s)	Archie Andrews Predator
Creative team
Written by	Alex de Campi
Artist(s)	Fernando Ruiz
Penciller(s)	Fernando Ruiz
Inker(s)	Rick Koslowski
Letterer(s)	John Workman
Colorist(s)	Jason Millet
Collected editions
Hard Cover	ISBN 1616558059
Soft cover	ISBN 1506714668

Archie vs. Predator is a comic book and intercompany crossover, written by Alex de Campi and drawn by Fernando Ruiz. It was originally published as a four-issue limited series in the United States by Dark Horse Comics and Archie Comics in 2015. The single issues were released between April and July, a hardcover collection went on sale in November 2015, and a paperback collection became available in August 2019.

Following in a long tradition of 'all-American' teenager Archie Andrews meeting unusual celebrities and pop culture icons, this comic book shows him meeting 'the galaxy's deadliest hunter', the Predator. The idea was first suggested in the Archie office and then proposed to Dark Horse, which holds the license to comics featuring the Predator character owned by 20th Century Fox. The companies paired de Campi, a horror writer at Dark Horse, with Ruiz, a regular Archie artist. When the comic book was announced, many media outlets noted in their headlines that the new title was not a joke.

In Archie vs. Predator, a trophy-hunting alien arrives on Earth and begins stalking high school student Archie Andrews and his classmates. After a number of teenagers have been murdered, the survivors realize they are being hunted and decide to fight back.

The book received positive reviews from critics, who enjoyed the strange crossover matchup and dark humor. The miniseries was the bestselling book for both publishers during its release and won a Ghastly Award for Best Limited Series. A sequel, Archie vs. Predator II, began in July 2019 written by de Campi and illustrated by Robert Hack.^[1]