Preview: HARBINGER # 22 "Death of a Renegade" Begins

Valiant Previews: On Sale April 23rd, 2014 – HARBINGER #22  ("DEATH OF A RENEGADE") 


 

HARBINGER #22 (“DEATH OF A RENEGADE” – PART 1)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by MICHAEL WALSH (FEB141479)
Variant Cover by ZACHARY MONTOYA (FEB141480)
Variant Cover by BARRY KITSON (FEB141481)

ALL-NEW ARC! DEATH OF A RENEGADE – PART 1 (of 3)!

Peter Stanchek and his wayward team of teenage Renegades thought they had found freedom. They thought they could get their old lives back. They thought they could bring down Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation. They were wrong. And now one of them will die.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 4/23/14

First Look: "Death of a Renegade" Begins in HARBINGER # 22

First Look: "DEATH OF A RENEGADE" – Everything Changes in HARBINGER #22!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of HARBINGER #22 – the FIRST ISSUE of DEATH OF A RENEGADE, a devastating new turning point for Valiant's acclaimed superhero series from New York Times best-selling creators Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars, Unknown Soldier) and Clayton Henry(Harbinger Wars, Incredible Hercules)! Peter. Kris. Flamingo. Torque. Zephyr. Anyone can be killed – and, on April 23rd, one of the Renegades's own will begin an inescapable collision course toward the ultimate sacrifice. 

Peter Stanchek and his wayward team of teenage Renegades thought they had found freedom. They thought they could get their old lives back. They thought they could bring down Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation. They were wrong. And, soon, one of them will die.

“It’s not hyperbole to say that EVERYTHING will change after this,” Joshua Dysart told USA Today. “People say that, but in the past we’ve proven that we mean it. And this time I think people will be very surprised as to what’s going to happen in this book.”

Jump on board the series that The Onion/A.V. Club calls "the crown jewel of Valiant's line-up" withDEATH OF A RENEGADE, on April 23rd in HARBINGER #22 – the opening chapter of the most important Harbinger story ever told…and the beginning of a milestone moment that will define everything that follows in its wake.

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HARBINGER #22 ("DEATH OF A RENEGADE" – PART 1)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by MICHAEL WALSH (FEB141479)
Variant Cover by ZACHARY MONTOYA (FEB141480)
Variant Cover by BARRY KITSON (FEB141481)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 4/23/14 (FOC – 3/31/14)

HARBINGER #23 ("DEATH OF RENEGADE" – PART 2)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by MICO SUAYAN (MAR141414)
Variant Cover by ZACHARY MONTOYA (MAR141415)
Variant Cover by KHARI EVANS (MAR141416)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 5/28/14 (FOC – 5/5/14)

HARBINGER #24 ("DEATH OF RENEGADE" – PART 3)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA (APR141430)
Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY (APR141430)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 6/18/14 (FOC – 5/26/14)

1st Impressions: HARBINGER # 21

HARBINGER # 21
Written by Joshua Dysart
Art by Clayton Henry & Brian Reber
Valiant Comics

FLIPPING THROUGH:

                We open to find where the Renegades have been staying since what happened in “Perfect Day.” It seems that @X isn’t the only new person that the Renegades have picked up. As we get to learn why @X hacked into Project: Rising Spirit, members of the group are dealing with Cabin Fever and getting ready for the repercussions of @X’s actions.

ART:

                Henry’s art is absolutely exquisite this issue. The lines are nice and clean. Great panel composition. The backgrounds are varied. Everyone has a distinct look and figure. Henry pulls off some great visual angles this issue as well as giving us some really appealing, emotional moments that are caught well by us.

                Reber’s colors only make Henry’s work stand out more, giving each panel a good amount of color and adding mood to Henry’s already astonishing pencils. This is sequential art at its best.

WRITING:
                Dysart continues what is becoming, in my mind, one of the greatest runs of comics of all time. The amount of character development this issue was astounding and solid. Everyone of the Renegades, including their two new members, got to shine this issue.

                This issue was mostly used for character development and set, which works out just fine.  We see some insecurities amongst our Renegades as well as just how serious the situation is. Dysart molds this issue well; showing us that our protagonists are not only still very human … but are not full ready for what may come.

                Dialogue this issue feels very authentic. Particularly two conversations involving Faith this issue. I really applaud Dysart for making dynamic, fully realized characters who understand their importance. The pacing of the issue was perfect. The various scenes in the book just gave a lot of insight on the characters and the situation they are in. There was definitely a lot of growth with just about all the characters and It feels very real. I applaud the evolution of these characters as Dysart makes sure that each evolution is clearly aligned with what has gone on before. Some of the best work we have seen from him yet. 

OVERALL IMPRESSION:
                Stellar issue. Fantastic art. Characters you can relate to. Gripping story. Amazing visuals. This is how comics should be.

RATING:

                Harbinger # 21 gets a solid 10 out of 10 from me! Buy it when it comes out February 12^th. 

Preview: HARBINGER # 21

HARBINGER #21 ("RESISTANCE" – PART 2)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art & Cover by CLAYTON HENRY (DEC131329)
Interlocking Variant by ZACHARY MONTOYA (DEC131330)

“Resistance” ratchets up the stakes! Peter and the Renegades wanted information to be free, but now they’re about to pay a very steep price.

Once again, the Renegades are on the run with the combined forces of the Harbinger Foundation and Project Rising Spirit closing in on all sides. This time, however, the team’s newest member, Ax, has left a trail of leaked classified information that could could win the day – but also put the few loved ones they have into dire peril. And now the moment has come when they must choose between their fate and their families…

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ON SALE FEBRUARY 12th!!

Preview: HARBINGER # 19 - "Perfect Day Finale"

PERFECT DAY No More in HARBINGER #19!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #19 – featuring the conclusion to the acclaimed story arc "Perfect Day" by all-star creators Joshua Dysart, Barry Kitson, and Riley Rossmo!

With Toyo Harada pushed to the limit and the very walls of Harbinger Foundation crumbling on all sides, the grim truth behind the most shocking arc of Harbinger yet is about to finally be revealed. Peter Stanchek is about to undertake the mental battle of his life...and the fate and freedom of his fellow Renegades hangs in the balance.

Perfect Day no more! With "Resistance" just over the horizon, don't miss the shocking finale that will turn the Valiant Universe upside down in Harbinger #19 on December 11th – in stores alongside Unity #2!

And don't miss the Harbinger #19 Friedman Variant, featuring artwork by celebrated cartoonist Andy Friedman (The New Yorker, Rolling Stone) – on shelves the same day!
 

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HARBINGER #19 ("PERFECT DAY" – FINALE)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by BARRY KITSON with RILEY ROSSMO
Cover by KHARI EVANS (OCT131356)
Variant Cover by ANDY FRIEDMAN (OCT131357)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 12/11/13

First Look: Harada Goes Public in HARBINGER # 20

First Look: HARBINGER #20 Makes Headlines as HARADA Goes Public


 

As revealed today by the Associated Press, the landscape of the Valiant Universe is changing forever this January in the Harbinger #20 – the FIRST ISSUE of "RESISTANCE," an all-new story arc from New York Times best-selling creators Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars) and Clayton Henry (Suicide Squad)!

 

A whistleblower named Ax has just unleashed a secret with the potential to change the course of human history – superhumans walk among us…and billionaire philanthropist Toyo Harada may just be the most powerful of them all. As a "psiot" with nearly unlimited telekinetic potential, Harada and his secret Harbinger Foundation have shaped the world from the shadows for more than half a century, using their abilities to secretly control the balance of power. Treason. Conspiracy. Mass murder. Harada's crimes are too numerous to count…but he won't be held accountable by the laws of mortal men. Instead, he's about to seize the opportunity to inflict his agenda on the governments of the world…and his former protege Peter Stanchek will soon become humanity's only hope of nullifying a tyrant from whom no secret is safe.

 

The Valiant Universe discovers the true of face of its very first super-villain – and meets the Renegades who would oppose him – when "RESISTANCE" ushers in humanity's next great upheaval beginning on January 15th in Harbinger #20!

Read the complete coverage here at the Associated Press.

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Preview: Harbinger # 17

The Untold Final Chapter of HARBINGER WARS – Declassified in HARBINGER #17!

 

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #17 by New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and Valiant superstar Clayton Henry! Ten days ago, Peter Stanchek and the Renegades barely escaped the clutches of Toyo Harada in the epic final battle of the Harbinger Wars…or so they think. As reality unravels, Valiant's teenage superteam is about to discover the true extent of the collateral damage from the summer's blockbuster crossover event – and just what they sacrificed to make it out alive.

 

Meanwhile, an unforeseen threat to Toyo Harada's empire lies dormant deep within the walls of Harada's own fortified prison facility. Meet Monica Jim – aka Animalia – another survivor of the three-way conflagration that decimated the Vegas Strip and a fellow P.O.W. inside the Harbinger Foundation. Just how does she factor into the Renagades' "Perfect Day"? And could this savagely dangerous child be their only hope of escape from a perfectly designed prison of the mind?

 

Ready for the whole truth about what really happened in Vegas? You're about to find out as Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry reunite to reveal the secret final chapter of theHarbinger Wars in Harbinger #17 – on sale October 23rd. And don’t miss theHarbinger #17 Valiant 8-Bit Level Two Variant by artist Matthew Waite, in stores the same day!
 

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HARBINGER #17

Written by JOSHUA DYSART

Art by CLAYTON HENRY

Cover by BARRY KITSON (AUG131489)

Valiant 8-Bit Level Two Variant by MATTHEW WAITE (AUG131490)

Valiant Signature Series Variant by SEAN CHEN (AUG131491)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 10/23/13