Predator: Kindred

by Jason R. Lamb, Brian O'Connell, Bruce Patterson

Fleener Creek is a sleepy old Oregon town, the kind that makes you think of Andy and Barney and Aunt Bee. But sleepy towns aren't always dreamy. Sometimes sleep brings on nightmares, the kind that begin and end with an eight-foot-tall monster wielding spears and knives. Fleener Creek may be sleepy, but most folks in this town won't sleep soundly again. And others will never wake up.

Genres: Comics, Comic Book, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels

112 pages, Paperback

First published December 23, 1997

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this one.

Buddy, our main lead here, was basically slapped around and abused mentally too by his father as a kid. But on a hunting trip he sees his father murdered by a Predator. Years and years later Buddy has his own family and treats them all right, taking care of his child and wife, without being a piece of shit. But poor buddy will always have some PDST. At the same time in this small little town he lives in, we have a police officer just trying to do her best, and make her father proud of the way she's running the force.

But when a psycho murderer escapes prison with a few friends, the Predator aims for their deaths. Through various events the murderer leads the Predator to the sleepy town and all hell breaks loose, including the true anger deep inside Buddy.

This is actually a really well done story. Buddy is super likeable and you can see his point of view almost every time. Characters act like normal people, not big action hero star here. The killer is scary as hell, and the Predator even more so. This just overall works in a lot of ways that surprised the hell out of me.

A 4.5 out of 5.

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK art and story in this mini. I wasn't real impressed. Recommended but barely

[Benji's Books · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the better Predator series throughout the Dark Horse years. The story was pretty solid and somehow managed to work, despite being just four issues and having three or four main characters.

The art was great too and featured one of the coolest Predator designs I've seen before.

Sadly, 90s fans will be disappointed, as there was a severe lack of pockets on his design...

[Juho Pohjalainen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Predator goes off hunting in a small midwest town. Surprisingly good - solid characterization for the little time it gives us, with some good tension and catharsis towards the end.

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kind of slow at first, but started to pick up towards the end. Focuses on three characters; a serial killer, a man obsessed with the predator that killed his father when he was a kid, and a female sheriff who looks strikingly like Adrea from The Walking Dead. A different kind of Predator story set in the midwest. Good book, love the artists. Five stars!

[Amarjeet Singh · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up Predator: Kindred in late 2004, early 2005. It was my very first introduction to the Predator franchise and what a literary bomb! I was hooked from the start and have been an ardent fan ever since.

With magnetic artwork and a flowing narrative, Kindred thrusts us into the midst of confronting the unknown.

A credit to its genre.

[doowopapocalypse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun story, liked the art.

[Sam Nicholson · Rating 2 out of 5]

5/10