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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 "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"/>
Archie Comics and Dark Horse Comics jointly announced ''Archie vs. Predator'' and its creative team at the 2014 [[New York Comic Con]].<ref name="announcement"/> Soon after, many media outlets carrying the news used a headline indicating the bizarre announcement was not a joke.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.newsarama.com/22349-archie-vs-predator-no-really.html |title= Archie vs. Predator ... No, Really |last= Arrant |first= Chris |date= October 9, 2014 |website=[[Newsarama]] |publisher= |access-date= March 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.hngn.com/articles/60108/20150114/archie-vs-predator-is-a-real-thing-and-its-coming-soon-see-it.htm |title='Archie vs. Predator' Is a Real Thing and It's Coming Soon |last= Bonner |first= Jerry |date= January 14, 2015 |website=Headlines and Global News |publisher= |access-date= March 2, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.comicsbeat.com/archie-vs-predator/ |title= Archie vs... Predator? |last=[[Heidi MacDonald|MacDonald]] |first=[[Heidi MacDonald|Heidi]] |date= October 9, 2014 |website= The Beat |publisher= |access-date= March 2, 2016 }}</ref> Wright described it as his "most nutso project" and was continually surprised by the scale of positive reaction to it.<ref name="HCafter"/><ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bleedingcool.com/2015/09/01/brendan-wright-editor-of-mind-mgmt-grindhouse-archie-vs-predator-leaves-dark-horse/ |title= Brendan Wright, Editor Of Mind MGMT, Grindhouse, Archie vs Predator, leaves Dark Horse |last= Means-Shannon |first= Hannah |date= September 1, 2015 |website=[[Bleeding Cool News]] |publisher= |access-date=March 2, 2016}}</ref>
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When Archie and his friends take a [[spring break]] trip to Los Perdidos Resort, an alien, trophy-hunting [[Predator (alien)|Predator]] touches down in the nearby jungle. [[Betty Cooper|Betty]] and [[Veronica Lodge|Veronica]] get into a fight during a contest and attract the attention of the Predator, who follows them home to [[Riverdale (Archie Comics)|Riverdale]].<ref name="Archievs.Predator#1">{{cite comic|title=Archie vs. Predator|issue=1|story=Part 1|publisher=[[Dark Horse Comics]], [[Archie Comics]]|writer=[[Alex de Campi|de Campi, Alex]]|artist=[[Fernando Ruiz|Ruiz, Fernando]]|date=April 2015}}</ref> While targeting Veronica, the Predator also kills several armed people. The creature's picture is taken by Betty. [[Kevin Keller (comics)|Kevin Keller's]] father, a US Military General, identifies it as a teenager from a race of nearly unstoppable alien hunters. The Kellers organize Archie's friends, and [[Jughead Jones]] is used as bait to lure the Predator, but the trap fails and the Predator kills most of the ambush party.<ref name="Archievs.Predator#2">{{cite comic|title=Archie vs. Predator|issue=2|story=To Live and Die in a Small Town|publisher=Dark Horse Comics, Archie Comics|writer=de Campi, Alex|artist=Ruiz, Fernando|date=May 2015}}</ref>
Some members of the group decide to split up in hopes the Predator will continue to pursue Veronica, allowing them to escape, while Archie, Betty, Jughead, and [[Dilton Doiley|Dilton]] stay with Veronica. When the Predator attacks again, it kills Dilton and Jughead and critically wounds Archie.<ref name="Archievs.Predator#3">{{cite comic|title=Archie vs. Predator|issue=3|story=Part 3|publisher=Dark Horse Comics, Archie Comics|writer=de Campi, Alex|artist=Ruiz, Fernando|date=June 2015}}</ref> Betty and Veronica take refuge at Lodge Manor, where they hook Archie to an experimental healing machine. When the Predator attacks, Archie is killed and Veronica and Betty are critically wounded, which causes the Predator to show regret since it was motivated by a crush on Betty. Veronica recovers to find that Betty has used the healing machine to restore them both to full health and is now using it to transform the Predator into an Archie look-alike.<ref name="Archievs.Predator#4">{{cite comic|title=Archie vs. Predator|issue=4|story=Guess Who's Coming To Dinner|publisher=Dark Horse Comics, Archie Comics|writer=de Campi, Alex|artist=Ruiz, Fernando|date=July 2015}}</ref>
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