Predator: No Beast So Fierce is a comic book short story that was first published by Dark Horse Comics in the anthology series Dark Horse Presents, Vol. 1 #119, in March 1997. Published in black and white, the story was written by Mike W. Barr, pencilled by Scott Kolins, inked by Dan Schaefer, lettered by Sean Konot, and edited by Bob Schreck.
In Dark Horse's Predator comics line, Predator: No Beast So Fierce was preceded by Predator: Kindred, and was followed by Predator: Hell & Hot Water.
Publisher's Summary[]
In pursuit of an evil of a different kind, a mismatched band of hunters set out on a trek in the jungle. But are they prepared to meet a Predator and face judgment under his code of honor? The games come courtesy of Mike W. Barr, Scott Kolins, and Dan Schaefer.
Plot[]
The Predator ambushes the hunters.
Rich widow Mrs. Trask hires several hunters to slay a man-eating Lion that killed her husband, Cyrus. With the hunters patrolling the jungles, one group is ambushed and killed by a Predator.
The other group reach the Lion's cave, and the beast suddenly attacks them, only to be netted. The Predator then slaughters the rest of the hunters. Turning its attention to the restrained Lion, he removes his gear and releases it using his Wristblades, preparing to fight the man-eater in a duel.
Reprint History[]
Predator: No Beast So Fierce was eventually collected as part of Predator Omnibus: Volume 3 in June 2008.
The comic was released digitally through Dark Horse Digital on May 15, 2013, collected with Predator: Bump in the Night and Predator: Demon's Gold and reusing Chris Warner's cover art from Predator: Big Game #4, recolored by Dan Jackson.
Marvel Comics[]
Following Marvel Comics' acquisition of the rights to Predator comic books, the comic was collected as part of Marvel's Predator: The Original Years Omnibus Volume 1 collection, alongside many other early Dark Horse stories. The collection was released on December 27, 2022.
Behind the Scenes[]
No Beast So Fierce is notably one of four black and white Predator comics that have never been reprinted in color, the others being Predator: God's Truth, Predator: Bump in the Night and Predator: Demon's Gold. In fact, the only black and white Predator comic story that has ever been reissued in color is the Predator: Race War short story, which was colored when it was complied as issue 0 of the Race War series.
Trivia[]
- The comic's title is taken from a quote in William Shakespeare's Richard III: "No beast so fierce but knows some touch of pity. But I know none, and therefore am no beast."
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