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Somebody call Fede Álvarez.

OK, so technically Fede Álvarez just collects comics in the Alien franchise, but we still think that he (and you, sci-fi horror fan) will be thrilled to learn of a brand new Predator comic on its way to Marvel Comics. And we're not just talking about a Predator story you don't know yet - come this fall, Marvel will be putting out an official prequel to the upcoming Predator: Badlands, with a foreword by the film's director, Dan Trachtenberg himself.

Marvel made the announcement in a press release in which we learned that the prequel would take the form of a one-shot comic from Star Wars comic scribe Ethan Sacks and artist Elvin Chang, a newcomer to Marvel Comics storytelling.

"For a writer who grew up a lifelong fan of the Predator franchise," said Sacks in a statement, "There is no bigger game than the chance to hunt with the Yautja [...] Working hand in hand with the filmmakers behind Predator: Badlands, we made sure this prequel story fits into the cinematic saga like a puzzle piece. It's going to give fans a deeper, richer experience – especially when they get to feast their eyes on Elvin Ching's art."

Plot details for the upcoming one-shot are pretty scant at the moment, save that it appears to be about Badlands' main character, a young Yautja called Dek. Dek apparently will go on a hunt for something contained within a crashed alien spaceship, but it's unclear what kind of threat he will face when he reaches.

Who knows? Maybe this will turn out to be a comic with a xenomorph in it after all. Somebody let Fede know.

Predator: Badlands comes to theaters November 7. Marvel's Badlands prequel comic hits shelves November 12.

The two greatest sci-fi monsters of all time are crash-landing in the heart of pop culture once again, and Popverse is here to tell you how to survive. Explore the interconnected Alien and Predator universe with:

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...and more. Keep your eyes peeled and remember, if anybody can hear you scream in space, it's us.