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Archie Comics proposed the crossover to [[20th Century Fox]], who owns the Predator character, and [[Dark Horse Comics]], who had licensed the character for comic books.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.cbr.com/exclusive-richardson-looks-to-dark-horses-2015-future/ |title= Exclusive: Richardson Looks to Dark Horse's 2015 Future |last= Sunu |first= Steve |date= November 26, 2014 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |publisher= |access-date= February 21, 2017}}</ref> Both quickly agreed. Dark Horse approached Alex de Campi to write based on her work on the horror comic book ''Grindhouse'' and the humorous comic book ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (comic book)#Friends Forever|My Little Pony: Friends Forever]]''.<ref name="dailydead"/><ref name="HCafter"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.wickedhorror.com/interviews/alex-de-campi-talks-horror-comics/ |title= Exclusive Interview: Alex de Campi on Horror Comics |last= Emm |first= Fox |date= January 7, 2016 |website= Wicked Horror |publisher= |access-date= March 4, 2016 }}</ref> Dark Horse editor Brendan Wright, who was already editing the regular ''Predator'' comic book and had previously coordinated with Archie Comics on Dark Horse's ''Archie Archives'' reprints, was chosen as editor. Ruiz was the first and only artist considered to [[Penciller|pencil]] the series, and [[inker]] Rich Koslowski was selected based on his work with Ruiz on a [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] parody in ''Archie'' #648.<ref name="HCafter"/> The project was originally titled ''Archie meets Predator'', but it was changed to ''vs.'' because the people involved in production kept calling it that unintentionally, and to parody the ''[[Alien vs. Predator]]'' franchise.<ref name="comicbook">{{cite web |url= http://comicbook.com/2015/04/14/archie-vs-predator-writer-alex-de-campi-promises-horribly-gory-v/ |title= Exclusive: Archie Vs. Predator's Alex de Campi Promises "Horribly Gory, Very Wrong, and Funny" Story |last= Siegel |first= Lucas |date= April 14, 2015 |website= ComicBook.com |publisher= |access-date= March 4, 2016 }}</ref>

To prepare for the project, de Campi read over 4000 pages of Archie comic books.<ref name="dc int">{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/alex-de-campi-archie-vs-predator-interview/ |title=They're all a little unbalanced: Alex de Campi talks 'Archie vs. Predator' |last=Sims |first=Chris |date=April 28, 2015 |website=Comics Alliance |access-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219192056/http://comicsalliance.com/alex-de-campi-archie-vs-predator-interview/ |archive-date=February 19, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She drew inspiration for the story from the 1940s era of the series, when she says [[Archie Andrews]]' girlfriends [[Betty Cooper]] and [[Veronica Lodge]] had "more edge".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2014/10/09/archie-meets-predator-comic-book-exclusive/16954799/# |title= Archie Meets Predator a mash-up for the ages |last= Truitt |first= Brian |date= October 9, 2014 |website=[[USA Today]] |publisher= |access-date= February 17, 2016 }}</ref> Her scripts were subject to notes and tweaks from Archie Comics and Fox, but de Campi described both licensors as "extremely mellow, pleasant and easy to work with".<ref name="dc int"/> Fox's primary concern was why the Predator, who is known for choosing challenging prey, would be interested in teenagers, but a suitable explanation was included in the story.<ref name="HCafter"/> She expected some of the notes, such as being told, she "Alex, you can't make jokes about [[Child sexual abuse|child predation]] in an Archie book".<ref name="comicbook"/> Other times, she was surprised when she did not receive notes, such as her use of [[emoji]]s for the Predator's speech.<ref name="comicbook"/> She was pleased when she got to add depth to [[Dilton Doiley]], a character she feels is often overlooked in regular ''Archie'' comics.<ref name="dailydead"/><ref name="dc int"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://emertainmentmonthly.com/2015/07/15/sdcc-2015-archie-vs-predator-writer-alex-de-campi-on-the-onslaught-in-riverdale/ |title= SDCC 2015: Archie vs. Predator Writer Alex de Campi on the Onslaught in Riverdale |last= Moccio |first= Michael |date= July 15, 2015 |website=Emertainment Monthly |access-date= March 4, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160310182904/http://emertainmentmonthly.com/2015/07/15/sdcc-2015-archie-vs-predator-writer-alex-de-campi-on-the-onslaught-in-riverdale/ |archive-date= March 10, 2016 }}</ref> The choice of whether Archie Andrews would survive the series or not was changed several times during scripting, and a final decision was not made until the last draft of the script.<ref name="HCafter"/>

Ruiz experimented with drawing the whole series in a more realistic manner, but from the beginning the plan was to use the traditional Archie design style for the book, which Archie veteran [[Dan DeCarlo]] popularized in the classic comics since the 1960s.<ref name="CA int"/><ref name="HCafter"/><ref name=ddc>{{cite web | url = http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=688 | title = Dan DeCarlo Dead at Age of 82: Artist Defined Archie Comics Style for Decades | publisher= [[Comic Book Resources]] | date= December 20, 2001 | accessdate = March 19, 2013 | archivedate = October 10, 2012 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20121010073114/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=688 | url-status = live}}</ref> The editorial team felt this would make the story feel more "bizarre and unsettling". Although most modern comic art is created using digital tools and scans to accelerate the creation process, the art team for ''Archie vs. Predator'' chose to use traditional methods and used [[FedEx]] to get the physical copy of each page to the person who would complete the next step in the process.<ref name="HCafter"/>