8 Massive Franchises You Didn't Realise Started As Comic Books

6. Alien Vs. Predator

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The Alien Vs. Predator franchise is most well known for being a series with a dream concept but an ultimately disappointing end product, after both the original 2004 film and its 2007 sequel, Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem, were critically panned.

However, despite the film series' misfortunes, the original comic book series, created by Chris Warner, has been a breakout success for publisher Dark Horse Comics.

The idea for the iconic cross-over originated during a meeting about a planned DC/Dark Horse cross-over, when Warner suggested keeping production in-house and combining two characters that Dark Horse already owned the rights to instead of involving DC.

They would later go on to extend the cross-over to a number of DC properties resulting in 2007's Superman and Batman versus Aliens and Predator two-part series.

Dark Horse also licensed the series to produce a range of other media like video games, including Capcom's critically-acclaimed arcade game, and even theme park rides at both Universal Studios Hollywood and Florida.

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