Alien vs. Predator: Thrill of the Hunt (Alien Vs Predator)

Rating:
Summary: Same flaws as the film, possibly to a lesser degree
Review: There has been a cataclysm in the future, and humanity has lost the worst thing possible to loose: It's history. A generation later, humanity had rebuilt. Records have been recovered but contact with many worlds has been lost. The head of a corporation, his brother and a government official embark on the first interplanetary expedition launched by humanity since the disaster. The goal is to establish a colony on what appears to be a uninhabited world, but two races cloaked in humanity's past will emerge on that planet to do battle, the humans (and their leader's true motivation for coming to the planet) will be caught squarely in the middle. The cliché is: "Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it" but those who have forgotten history... are locked in the Thrill of the Hunt.

This story came out late and was in digest format. So what? The story is good and I personally like a good digest sized-book every once in awhile. It's easy to carry around and it looks like you are reading a real book instead of a comic book. Bottom-line: Good story, good art and potential for a new series of Alien or Predator (or both) comics. After all, lots of colony worlds were cut off from Earth by the disaster and whatever happened to the Colonial Marines? This story brings you a great Aliens vs. Predator story while at the same time raising questions that will make you want a sequel.

Rating:
Summary: Late and small
Review: This was originally due on September 1 and didn't ship until Oct 13, and when it finally did it was digest size as well instead of the usual larger prestige format that special comics like this get. Its a great length for a prestige, but as the digest size it just seems very very small.

The presentation is nice however, even with the non-glossy paper. The story ties in well with the film as well as the established history of the characters in Dark Horse's prior titles, and still takes a unique stance on the entire thing as well.

Its just too little too late, and too small. Huge letdown.