Batman versus Predator

Batman versus Predator
Cover of the Batman Versus Predator trade paperback collected edition (1993). Art by Dave Gibbons.
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics
Schedule	Monthly
Format	Limited series
Publication date	December 1991 - February 1992
Number of issues	3
Creative team
Writer(s)	Dave Gibbons
Penciller(s)	Andy Kubert
Inker(s)	Adam Kubert
Collected editions
Batman Versus Predator
Bloodmatch
Blood Ties

Batman versus Predator is a comic book crossover featuring a duel between Batman and the alien from the Predator film. It was written by Dave Gibbons, with art by Andy Kubert and published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics in 1991. In 1995, a sequel was published called Batman versus Predator II: Bloodmatch. It was written by Doug Moench, with art by Paul Gulacy and Terry Austin. In this book, Batman gets help from Huntress in taking down the Predator.

A third series, Batman versus Predator III: Blood Ties was published in 1997. Written by Chuck Dixon, the story featured a father-son Predator duo taking on Batman and Robin. Mr. Freeze is the only Batman super-villain to have appeared in a Batman versus Predator story in this comic book, though Catwoman makes a brief cameo, and The Joker is mentioned.

The first book opens with a boxing match in Gotham. Each of the fighters are backed by two of Gotham City's biggest gangsters—Alex Yeager and Leo Brodin. When the winner of the fight is killed in his apartment shortly after the bout, Batman is called in to help investigate the crime. Though accusations are directed against Brodin, the sponsor of the losing fighter, the grisly yet unusual murder (consisting of spine and skull removal) suggest otherwise. Batman's main goal initially is to avoid a battle on the streets of Gotham between the two mob bosses—the death of the losing boxer only making matters more complicated.