The Thing (1982) Gets A Prequel

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"the thing" prequel gets a comic prequel

september 22nd 2011

dark horse comics has created an exclusive digital comic to serve as a prequel to the upcoming thriller remake "the thing" opening october 14th.
starting this week, the comic will be released in three eight-page installments on september 21, september 28 and october 5 and is available free online at digitaldarkhorse.com and via the free dark horse comics mobile app.
"the thing: The northman nightmare" tells the origin story which is set in a frigid greenland and introduces us to a group of norsemen who find themselves caught in a game of survival when they discover a terrifying creature.
the shape-shifting monster has the ability to turn itself into a perfect replica of any living being. It can look just like you or me, but inside, it remains inhuman. And it hides somewhere in a desolate village with few human survivors, among them a strange group of women.
steve niles ("30 days of night") wrote the comic while patric reynolds ("serenity") did the art and dave stewart ("hellboy") the colors.
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Just saw the trailer. Nothing about any kind of prequel and the title was simply: The Thing. All lies, this is just another sad little remake. Not going to pay to see this. May catch it when it hits the intrawebs. Maybe.
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Just saw the trailer. Nothing about any kind of prequel and the title was simply: The Thing. All lies, this is just another sad little remake. Not going to pay to see this. May catch it when it hits the intrawebs. Maybe.

Negative. This is indeed a prequel. It covers the events leading up to the emergence of the dog in the first film. It's the story of the Norwegian Team that originally finds the body.

"Despite having the same title as its progenitor, The Thing is a prequel, not a remake. It opens three days before the Carpenter film and moves forward so that the conclusion of this tale dovetails with the opening of the 1982 production." - Reelviews
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It's possible it started off production as a straight remake and somewhere along the line they decided to make it a prequel - it would explain why it hits so many of the same beats as the original.