Preview: X-O MANOWAR # 25

Valiant Preview: On Sale May 21st, 2014 – X-O MANOWAR #25 (PRELUDE TO ARMOR HUNTERS) |


 

X-O MANOWAR #25 (PRELUDE TO ARMOR HUNTERS)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI with TOM FOWLER and JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by DIEGO BERNARD, SEAN CHEN, TOM FOWLER, BRYAN HITCH, J.G. JONES, BARRY KITSON, CARY NORD, RAFER ROBERTS, and ANDY RUNTON
Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (MAR141400)
Cover B by BRYAN HITCH (MAR141401)
Armors Variant by ARTURO LOZZI (MAR141402)
Throwback Variant by SEAN CHEN (MAR141403)
Variant Cover by TERRY DODSON (MAR141404)

VALIANT FIRST delivers another must-read milestone this May with a blockbuster, 48-page celebration of X-O Manowar’s 25th issue…and an essential introduction to the comic book event of 2014 – ARMOR HUNTERS!

Find out why the galaxy’s most feared team of hunter-killers have journeyed across the stars to destroy the X-O Manowar armor and the Earth along with it in ARMOR HUNTERS: BURIAL by Robert Venditti & Diego Bernard. Then, revisit the roots of Aric of Dacia’s transformation from Visigoth conqueror into the 21st century’s alien-armored guardian, as told by Robert Venditti & J.G. Jones! Plus, all-new tales of X-O Manowar from Robert Venditti & Bryan Hitch, Justin Jordan & Rafer Roberts, Tom Fowler, Sean Chen, Cary Nord, Andy Runton, and much, much more!

$4.99/T+/48 pgs.
ON SALE 5/21/14 (FOC – 4/28/14)

Straight Forward Reviews : X-O Manowar # 22

Directly tied into the events of Unity # 4 comes X-O Manowar # 22.

Writer - Rober Venditti

Artist - Cary Nord

Publisher - Valiant

Review by Jeremias de Leon

Story

After the events of Unity # 4 Aric gets back into action, this time with the United States at his corner. The issue's story is all a build up to something that seems to be the next story arc.

Rober Venditti does a great job of adding a sense of foreboding throughout the issue. Even with all the peace and happiness you see in the beginning, you can't help but feel something sinister is in the works.   As cliche it is for me to say, the story really is gripping.

Art

Cary Nord's lines always looks good. The coloring style introduced in this issue is fantastic as well and probably more likely to be liked by a majority of people. Though I did like the way the recent previous issues were colored I do realize that the style wasn't as widely liked.

Verdict

If you read Unity # 4 it's a no brainer that you should read this. If not it's still highly recommended but I recommend picking up Unity as well. This story is well written and has great action and sense of atmosphere. I give X-O Manowar # 22 a 9 out of 10.

Preview: X-O MANOWAR # 21

Imprisoned by UNITY In X-O MANOWAR #21!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of X-O Manowar #21 by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti and red-hot artists Cary Nord, Vicente Cifuentes and Trevor Hairsine! In the aftermath of Unity #3, the X-O Manowar armor has found a new bearer… Now find out what terrible punishment awaits its former host, Aric of Dacia…prisoner of war!

Stripped of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric of Dacia has been imprisoned and interrogated at an off-the-grid black site. But what knowledge could the governments of the world want from a man who has journeyed 1,600 years to the present? A man who liberated an alien planet? A man who once wielded the most powerful weapon in existence? What knowledge could they want, you ask? All of it. And the agents of Unity will extract every one of Aric of Dacia’s secrets by any means necessary.

Separated from the universe's most powerful weapon, can the Visigoth warrior that led the world to war still pose a formidable threat? Find out on January 22nd when Unity exacts its revenge on the man at the epicenter of the winter's blockbuster comic book event, only in X-O Manowar #21!

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X-O MANOWAR #21 (UNITY)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CARY NORD with VINCENTE CIFUENTES and TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by SHANE DAVIS
Variant Cover by CARY NORD
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JANUARY 22, 2014

First Look: UNITY Lets War Begin in X-O MANOWAR #19

First Look: At War with UNITY in X-O MANOWAR #19!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of X-O Manowar #19 – the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new, standalone story arc at the heart of 2013's most anticipated comic book event by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord! 

Aric of Dacia has fought to reclaim the ancestral lands of the Visigoths – and he has bled for it. But nothing he has faced before can prepare him for the combined might of UNITY– and the deadly combination of Harada, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior and Livewire! To some, he is a king… To others, the ultimate threat… Now find out just how brutal, how savage, and how cunning a warrior X-O Manowar can be as he engages the world's most elite superteam head-on!

Start reading here on November 20th with all-new entry point into the one of the most acclaimed superhero action series in comics today as X-O Manowar delivers a deadly opening blow to the forces of UNITY – only in X-O Manowar #19!

And don't miss the landmark debut of Valiant's first-ever superteam in UNITY #1 – the oversized, 40-page FIRST ISSUE of Valiant's next epic ongoing series by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite, in stores November 13th!

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UNITY #1

Written by MATT KINDT

Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (SEP131344)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by BRYAN HITCH (SEP131346)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by J.G. JONES (SEP131345)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by TRAVEL FOREMAN (SEP131349)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by PAOLO RIVERA (SEP131347)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN (SEP131348)

Valiant 8-Bit Evolution Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO (SEP131350)

Valiant Signature Series Variant by BART SEARS (SEP131353)

Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS (SEP131354)

B&W Sketch Variant by NEAL ADAMS (SEP131355)

Blank Variant also available (SEP131351)

Team USA Luge Variant also available (SEP131352)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 11/13/13 (FOC – 10/21/13)

X-O MANOWAR #19 (UNITY TIE-IN)

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI

Art by CARY NORD

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (SEP131356)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA (SEP131357)

Variant Cover by BART SEARS (SEP131358)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 11/20/13 (FOC – 10/28/13)

First Look: Cary Nord Goes "Fully Rendered" for X-O Manowar # 19

UNITY FIRST LOOK: CARY NORD Goes "Fully Rendered" for X-O MANOWAR #19!

 

 

Valiant is proud to present the first look at Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord's fully rendered interior art for X-O Manowar #19 – the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new, standalone story arc at the heart of UNITY! Be here on November 20th as Nord reunites with New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) for a brand new entry point into the year's can't-miss comic book event!

 

Exploding out of the pages of UNITY #1, start reading here as X-O Manowar goes head-to-head against the united forces of Valiant's first-ever super team! Aric of Dacia has fought to reclaim the ancestral lands of the Visigoths – and he has bled for it. But nothing he has faced before can prepare him for the combined might of UNITY – and the deadly combination of Toyo Harada, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior and Livewire! 

 

To kill a king, they created an army – but X-O Manowar isn't going down without a fight! Acclaimed creators Robert Venditti and Cary Nord launch the man behind the armor into his deadliest, most formidable challenge yet on November 20th, right here in X-O Manowar #19!

 

For more information on UNITY and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant on Facebook, on Twitter and at ValiantUniverse.com.

 

UNITY #1

Written by MATT KINDT

Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (SEP131344)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by BRYAN HITCH (SEP131346)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by J.G. JONES (SEP131345)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by TRAVEL FOREMAN (SEP131349)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by PAOLO RIVERA (SEP131347)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN (SEP131348)

Valiant 8-Bit Evolution Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO (SEP131350)

Valiant Signature Series Variant by BART SEARS (SEP131353)

Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS (SEP131354)

B&W Sketch Variant by NEAL ADAMS (SEP131355)

Blank Variant also available (SEP131351)

Team USA Luge Variant also available (SEP131352)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 11/13/13 (FOC – 10/21/13)

 

X-O MANOWAR #19 (UNITY TIE-IN)

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI

Art by CARY NORD

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (SEP131356)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA (SEP131357)

Variant Cover by BART SEARS (SEP131358)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 11/20/13 (FOC – 10/28/13)

Comic News: Valiant Hits Fan Expo Canada

Visit VALIANT This Week at FAN EXPO CANADA!

This weekend, Valiant Entertainment is heading north for Fan Expo Canada!

 

From Thursday, August 22nd to Sunday, August 25th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, visit Valiant at Booth #738 for a week jam-packed with special guests and exclusive giveaways!

 

Stop by for signings and appearances all weekend long by some of the Valiant's greatest talents, including Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (X-O Manowar) and Harvey Award-nominated writer Jim Zub (Shadowman)! And shop a complete selection of Valiant comics, trade paperbacks, hardcovers, and merchandise – including t-shirts, prints, mugs and more! 

 

New to the Valiant Universe? Be sure to pick up your FREE Eternal Warrior #1/Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #14 Sketchbook! Get the inside track on the the Summer of Valiant's next two blockbuster releases with this convention giveaway – featuring exclusive artwork by Trevor Hairsineand Emanuela Lupacchino!
 

 

 

For more information, visit FanExpoCanada.com and ValiantUniverse.com.

 

We'll see you in Toronto!

Comic News: Superstar Artist Trevor Hairsine Signs Exclusive Contract With Valiant

Superstar Artist TREVOR HAIRSINE Joins VALIANT as Exclusive Creator

 

In advance of the release of Eternal Warrior #1 this September, Valiant is proud to announce that superstar artist Trevor Hairsine has signed on as the publisher's next exclusive artist!

 

A veteran of 2000 AD and Judge Dredd Megazine, Hairsine made his mainstream comics breakthrough in 2002 as the artist of the acclaimed mini-series Cla$$war. Shortly thereafter, Hairsine moved to Marvel, where was named to the first wave of up-and-coming "Young Guns," alongside Jim Cheung, Olivier Coipel, David Finch, Adi Granov, and Steve McNiven. From 2003 onward, Hairsine penciled several high-profile titles, including Ultimate Six with writer Brian Michael Bendis, X-Men: Deadly Genesis with writer Ed Brubaker, and Ultimate Nightmare with writer Warren Ellis. 

 

Hairsine made his Valiant debut earlier in early 2013, illustrating the prelude to the best-selling "Planet Death" storyline in X-O Manowar and, at present, is completing an acclaimed four-issue run onHarbinger with co-artist Khari Evans. On September 11th, the newly Valiant-exclusive artist will launch his first ongoing series for Valiant with New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak in the pages of Eternal Warrior #1.

 

"I had a blast working on X-O Manowar and Harbinger, and couldn't be more excited about launching Eternal Warrior with Greg Pak," said Hairsine. "Valiant's an incredibly exciting place to be, and I'm looking forward to making great comics with them for some time to come."

 

"Trevor is one of the premier artists in comics and with good reason," said Valiant Executive Editor Warren Simons. "His work is nothing short of stunning, and, at the helm of Eternal Warrior with Greg Pak, they're readying an absolute monster of a book."

 

Hitting shops on September 11th, Eternal Warrior #1 is the first issue of all-new ongoing series featuring Valiant's most feared immortal, the Eternal Warrior. Across ten millennia and a thousand battlefields, Gilad Anni-Padda has traversed the darkest, most mysterious corners of history. But the horror and bloodshed of constant warfare has finally taken its toll on the man myth calls the Eternal Warrior…and he has abdicated his duties as the Fist and the Steel of Earth for a quiet life of seclusion. But when a blood vendetta from the distant past suddenly reappears in the modern day, he must decide if he will return to the ways of war…for the child who betrayed him thousands of years ago…

 

Hairsine joins Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (X-O Manowar, Conan) and New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars, Harbinger) as the next addition to Valiant’s roster of exclusive talent.

 

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1st Impression: X-O MANOWAR # 14 Review

X-O MANOWAR # 14
Written by Robert Venditti
Art by Cary Nord & Moose Baumann
Valiant Comics

FLIPPING THROUGH:

                The finale to Planet Death has arrived as Aric has amassed an army from the slaves of the Vine while the Vine themselves are split down the middle between those who believe in the religion of Shanhara and those who do not.
               

                It is clear that the Vine who do not believe in the prophecies of Shanhara are ready to do whatever it takes to kill Aric and the Manowar armor … even destroy one of their own cities in order to get him. A verbal confrontation between Vine gets violent as Aric makes his way to the Council to end this battle once and for all.


ART:

                Nord and Baumann deliver big time this issue. Dynamic panels, like a group of panels that revolve around the helmeted Aric looked amazing. The assortment of alien slaves lead by Aric looked formable.  The battles looked grand as we got machines, soldiers and all kinds of aliens making trouble.

                The backgrounds were also fairly diverse. Everything from cities, to fields, to mountains & more were wonderfully rendered. Nord really shines with some interesting panel work, including Aric floating in the air and lighting up … almost in a religious sense with him being the light for the slaves and the Vine who believe in Shanhara. The interesting contracts on the Vine was also well appreciated … making them distinct while Baumann’s colors really brightened up the art. The colors made the art in the book breath while not being overpowering.

                Overall, Nord does a great job this issue with a solid art work.


WRITING:

                Planet Death comes to its climatic conclusion and I have to say that I am pleased yet feeling a bit unsatisfied. Why? While we do get war during the final issue with Aric leading the charge against the Vine, we also get the Priest of Shanhara and other followers of his facing off in a religious/beliefs debate over the armor and what it means.  The debate was extremely well done; full of passionate debate, tension and some really powerful, emotional moments. The problem isn’t the debate … no … that was great … it was the fact that the debate felt it had more weigh this issue than the final battle.

                While I understand the overall set up to the issue and all the players and even why it happened where it happened, there seems to be a problem with balance this issue. The debate felt like it too up more time this issue than the action did. And while I agree that it needed that much time, I felt that the issue was missing some more battle just to give the issue the right girth. The pacing felt a little off.

                Otherwise, Venditti crafted a strong conclusion with emotional weight and character development amidst the war. The theological debate was excellent. Yet, for some reason, it felt like it the amount of it interrupted the flow of the issue. The Battles were the afterthought … which I understand is the meaning but at the same time, the lack of balance made the book felt as if the battles were kind of pointless at one more. Yet, many of the characters evolved and Aric turned his out right racism and hate and stopped going for just the Vine as a race entirely and looked at beings for who they are.  Some really good writing on Venditti’s part.

OVERALL IMPRESSION:

                The art was superb. The writing was top notch yet the battles in this issue felt next to useless over the power and weight of the Theological debate and the meaning behind Aric having the armor. Yet, the story was still a somewhat fulfilling conclusion to the Planet Death storyline and one phase of Aric’s life being done. 

RATING:

                Balance issues aside, this was a good issue. I give X-O Manowar # 14 an 8 out of 10. Get it when it comes out tomorrow.

Preview: Planet Death Comes to Its End in X-O MANOWAR # 14

VENDITTI and NORD Eradicate PLANET DEATH in X-O MANOWAR #14 

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of X-O Manowar #14 – the explosive final chapter of PLANET DEATH from New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Surrogates) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)! X-O Manowar has conquered. He has killed. But can he reign over PLANET DEATH?

With a coalition army of alien freedom fighters at his back, X-O Manowar has brought the throneworld of his alien oppressors, the Vine, to the brink of collapse. And now, with their ultimate weapon at his command, the final battle for the Vine planet of Loam is about to begin. The time of X-O Manowar's vengeance has finally come – and, with it, a monumental revelation that will redefine everything we thought we knew about Aric of Dacia and his future in the Valiant Universe.

The first year of X-O Manowar thunders into its world-ending conclusion as Robert Venditti and Cary Nord deliver the final blow to PLANET DEATH on in X-O Manowar #14! And look for the limited X-O Manowar #14 8-Bit Variant by artist Matthew Waite!

For more information on X-O Manowar and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant on Facebook, onTwitter and at ValiantUniverse.com.

X-O MANOWAR #14

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI 

Art by CARY NORD

Cover by ARTURO LOZZI (APR131288)

8-Bit Variant by MATTHEW WAITE (APR131289)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs. 

ON SALE 6/26/13