Aliens vs. Predator vs. the Terminator

The Terminator graphic novels

by Mark Schultz

Centuries after Skynet goes into hiding, it awakens only to create invincible Terminators by gene-splicing human tissue with the DNA of Aliens, and Earth's only chance for survival lies in the hands of the super-hunters known as Predators. Graphic Novel. Original.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Horror, Comic Book, Aliens, Action

96 pages, Paperback

First published June 22, 2001

About the author

Mark Schultz is an American writer and illustrator of books and comics. His most widely recognized work is the creator-owned comic book series Xenozoic Tales, which describes a post-apocalyptic world where dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures coexist with humans. In 1993, Xenozoic Tales was adapted into an animated series titled Cadillacs and Dinosaurs and a video game of the same name. Schultz's other notable works include various Aliens comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse and a four-year run on the DC Comics series Superman: The Man of Steel. In 2004, Schultz took over the scripting duties of the Prince Valiant comic strip.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wow how much can you cram into this mini series. Not a bad story though. Recommended

[Benji's Books · Rating 2 out of 5]

Peak mediocrity.

Who thought it was a great idea to write a sequel to the worst Alien film in the franchise?

I suppose the story was alright, but it fell apart in the end. The Predators kidnap the Ripley from Alien Resurrection because she has Alien blood in her, so they want to study her... They essentially give her a good ol' fashioned alien probing to get answers.

That whole idea (admittedly I found interesting), but they decide for some reason, "hey, you can hunt with us now because you're a main character in this story and we can't kill you off or send you home."

So she does. I'm not sure how having Alien blood in her makes her qualified to hunt, but alien rules are alien rules, I guess.

Oh, and since this is also a Terminator crossover, a John Connor hologram shows up out of nowhere, delivers a whole lot of exposition and then the crew fights off Terminators too because plot. There is also an Alien/Terminator hybrid that I probably would have gotten a kick out of as a kid, but it's pretty lame now.

The art is very disappointing too.

I probably would not recommend it, but hey. We all have different tastes. (Skip this one).

[Sam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three awesome films make for one incredibly DISAPPOINTING LACKLUSTER crossover, due to the lazy-assed premises, awful grasp on the source materials, and poor portrayal of many aspects of these franchises. Also, numerous plot holes and inconsistencies throughout.

[Dan]

This looks so bad that I want to read it.

[Caleb Stratos · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sigh........
I love the aliens, I think the terminators are badass, and Predator I think is cool.but I never gave him much of the chance.
I read this 4 part comic cause it sounded insane and I knew it wasn't gonna be good. It felt way rushed for what it was. I didn't think the preditors really had any important part in this and could have gone just fine without them. Not enough aliens for my taste.
I felt like I was reading a bunch of crying and build up to nothing much happening.

Artwork was cool tho :D

[Donavon · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have read most of all Alien, Predator, and Terminator comics. This might be worst of them all. Such missed potential with being the only post-Resurection comic with Ripley 8. Did not like it in 2000 and maybe even less now 20 years later...

[Petabyte]

This is one title I'm all excited about! :)

[Justin Young · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had so much potential, but trying to be a sequel to "alien resurrection" and trying to squeeze in the terminator film history didn't work. The predators as always were badass

[Mhorg · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible. Flat ending. Almost seems like part of the story is missing.

[ReyReyPod · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 out of 5...could have done more here..concept had plenty of potential

[Malcolm Cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Considering how hard it was to get hold of a copy, this was a bit of a disappointment. There were some great ideas in here, but they were bogged down by the Predator aspect. This story would have been more streamlined if it were just Aliens versus The Terminator. The Predators have no real reason to be there and don't really do anything meaningful while they are. The other aspect that really got under my skin was the fact that the characters insisted on calling the aliens "Linguafoeda acheronsis" or just "Linguafoeda" for short. This term has not been used anywhere else in the Alien universe and really irritated me that they kept on using it. I did some research and found that technically they're not even supposed to be called Xenomorphs as that's just a generic term for a strange alien thing. Call them bugs, creatures, monsters, etc. but not "Linguafoeda" in casual conversation.
This was set post Alien Resurrection so features Call and Alien hybrid Ripley, but neither were really well utilised. There was a great scene near the end when Ripley is hiding in the pipework of the shuttle stalking the Terminator in a fun reversal of roles from the original film.
In the end this felt more like a missed opportunity than a clash between three titans of comic and screen.

[Andrew F · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely needed a bit more time to breathe, and it’s a bit clumsy in introducing the Terminator universe into the Alien universe (it’s plausible Call wouldn’t have heard about Skynet, but Ripley would surely know about it having lived not too long after the Skynet era), but the novelty of the three way universe is still fun. Know what would have made it even better? RoboCop showing up.
Anyway, it’s a direct sequel to Alien Resurrection, a rightly neglected part of the alien timeline that none the less increases the novelty factor. Art is typical Dark Horse of the era, meaning it’s pretty good, if generic.

[JonFlash · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somehow gets all 3 franchises wrong. Aliens are hardly in it. Terminators are somehow hybrid terminators with alien DNA. Predators are green and weird. All they needed was to come up with a reason for the 3 iconic monsters to fight in a few panels. Don’t even get that. Read for free if you can but don’t buy it.

[AintGotTimeToRead · Rating 2 out of 5]

For a few panels here, you almost get the best sequel to the superlative original duology, but then it becomes a comic book: poor scene transitions, swiss cheese plot, obligatory violence, you know how it goes.
For a moment there, this was almost interesting.

[Abu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very weak, predictable, and at times boring, but the fact that this is the first time all 3 "movie monsters" are finally together, killing each other makes it a must-read. While the story isn't as good, the artwork is very much great. The covers are amazing.

[Marvin Arevalo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh... too short and not a good story line .. better luck next time

[José Vázquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pudo haber sido muchísimo mejor. El arte es bueno pero la narrativa es muy básica y no hace justicia a ninguna de las tres franquicias. Pero vale la pena como mezclaron ambas franquicias.

[Brannigan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun story dealing with Aliens, Predators and the Terminators. I wish it had been longer to go into more detail but still a fun read.

[Simon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Genuinely terrible.

[Robert · Rating 1 out of 5]

This shit's retarded.

AvPvT content is all of about 3 pages, and that's in the final 15. The rest is garbage.

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was not expecting this to be a direct sequel to Alien: Resurrection! It isn’t the Ripley/Call lesbian adventure I requested (demanded, really), unfortunately, but it was still cool to see some non-canon continuation of their story. I thought the story was pretty good, overall. I certainly would’ve liked a bit more like big, messy indulgent three-way battles between the three titular menaces, and I can’t say the Terminators really felt all that… Terminator-like for the most part? But it was still a perfectly good read.

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[Kaisersoze · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one manages to scrape into "okay" territory, mainly on the basis of the fantastic idea of Skynet sending terminators into the future to utilise the aliens DNA to make them even more powerful. Unfortunately, the execution lacks, with the presence of Call being largely wasted, Ripley a shadow of her movie self, and a bunch of the most pansy predators ever assembled being killed more easily than ducklings with a flamethrower.

2 Wasted Opportunities for Aliens vs. Predator vs. the Terminator.

[Travis · Rating 1 out of 5]

A prime example of how to take a great idea and turn it into a completely uninteresting story.

How do you make a huge monster fight this uninteresting?
That takes some serious work and thought.

[B. Reese · Rating 1 out of 5]

The ultimate fulfillment of a teenage fantasy. I had drawn crude pictures of this years before it was thing.

Sadly, I couldn't get all the issues, and honestly it was not as cool as I had hoped anyways.

[LK]

What?!!

[Carolina Casas · Rating 2 out of 5]

Three of my favorite sci fi genres and it had a good storyline at the beginning but it felt dry by the end of it and it could've done better.