Predator: Fire and Stone #1

Part of Dark Horse's sprawling 2014 "Fire and Stone" crossover event, this opening chapter sets a tense, foreboding tone right from the cover — a determined man clutching an alien-looking firearm stands unaware (or perhaps all too aware) of the massive, armored Predator looming directly behind him, claws extended and ready. Lucas Graciano's painted cover work gives both figures a gritty, atmospheric weight that immediately raises the stakes. With Joshua Williamson writing and Christopher Mooneyham on art, this first issue of four promises a sci-fi thriller soaked in danger from page one.