{"id":5358,"date":"2011-09-01T00:00:04","date_gmt":"2011-09-01T04:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=5358"},"modified":"2011-09-01T14:49:44","modified_gmt":"2011-09-01T18:49:44","slug":"elder-predator-addendum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2011\/09\/elder-predator-addendum\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder Predator addendum"},"content":{"rendered":"

In today's review of the NECA Predator 2<\/i> Elder Predator<\/a>, we mentioned the most important accessory, a flintlock pistol from 1715. That single prop spoke of an entire history of the Predator race, just another expansion added by the second movie.<\/p>\n

But did you ever wonder what the story was behind that gun? Well, writer Henry Gilroy and artist Igor Kordey did, because they created a story for A Decade of Dark Horse<\/i> #1<\/a> titled \"Predator: 1718.\"<\/p>\n

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Ooh, that's a nicely moody piece of art, isn't it? Let's get on with the story.<\/p>\n

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Oh snap, someone's in trouble now! That's nice coloring work on the \"stealth mode,\" isn't it? Much easier to do in comics than in film, obviously.<\/p>\n

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Just to interject here, we've told you before that the Predator<\/i> fans like to make up names<\/a> for the Preds. NECA calls the figure in today's review<\/a> \"Elder Predator\"; on-set, he was known as \"Greyback,\" likening him to the gorilla; one of his fan nicknames is \"Golden Angel,\" based on this page in the story.<\/p>\n

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Notice that the Predator is still only repeating sounds it heard, not actually speaking English on its own.<\/p>\n

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Nice ending. If you can't track down a copy of A Decade of Dark Horse<\/i> #1, you can still own a copy of this story (and several others) in Predator Omnibus Volume 2<\/i><\/a>. If you're a Predator fan, we really suggest you buy Dark Horse Comics' various omnia for more fun stories.<\/p>\n

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:<\/i><\/H5>