Alien vs. Predator: Life and Death #2

The second chapter of Alien vs. Predator: Life and Death arrives with a cover by David Palumbo that pulls no punches — a Predator warrior clashes in brutal close quarters against a Xenomorph, spear raised, while additional creatures press in from the shadows in a swirl of red and dark chrome. The tagline "When the battle is over… the war begins!" sets the tone for what Dan Abnett, Brian Albert Thies, and colorist Rain Beredo are cooking up in this penultimate stretch of the seventeen-part "Life and Death" crossover saga. Part fourteen of seventeen, this 2017 Dark Horse issue sits right at the heart of the action — a great entry point to see how high the stakes have climbed.