X-O MANOWAR #43 (NEW ARC! “THE KILL LIST”)
Happy New Year, everyone!
This week, Valiant is kicking off 2016 with the first issue of “THE KILL LIST” – a thrilling new story arc beginning in X-O MANOWAR #43! Reuniting BOOK OF DEATH‘s record-setting creative of writer Robert Venditti and artist Robert Gill, the initial threads of X-O MANOWAR’s opening storylines start to come full circle here as Aric of Dacia re-teams his one-time foe and former teammate, Ninjak, to track down a secret network of alien sleeper agents…and kill them where they stand! Fast-paced and packed with action (not to mention a few double-crosses along the way), the punches for Valiant’s flagship series keep on coming here as the events of the previous three years begin to come to a rolling boil in advance of 2016’s #50 milestone. This is the year of X-O Manowar!
But that’s not all that you have to look forward to… Last week, Valiant released advance sneak peeks at five major projects also coming later this year. In case you missed them, now’s your chance to find out what seismic shake-ups are headed for the Valiant Universe in 2016:
- 4001 A.D. by Matt Kindt & Clayton Crain
- DIVINITY II by Matt Kindt & Trevor Hairsine
- A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG by Rafer Roberts & David Lafuente
- NINJAK: THE SIEGE OF KING’S CASTLE by Matt Kindt & Diego Bernard
- BLOODSHOT REBORN: BLOODSHOT ISLAND by Jeff Lemire & Mico Suayan
X-O MANOWAR #43 (NEW ARC! “THE KILL LIST” – PART 1)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover A by PHIL JIMENEZ (NOV151708)
Cover B by STEPHEN MOONEY (NOV151709)
Variant Cover by DAS PASTORAS (NOV151710)
Variant Cover by MIKE CHOI (NOV151711)
ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! X-O MANOWAR AND NINJAK GO DEEP UNDERCOVER FOR…”THE KILL LIST”!
With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation – the United States of America – and now…America has given him a new mission: destroy the Vine’s network of humanoid alien agents once and for all. To do it, he’ll have to turn to the one man among us he can trust…his own former enemy, the deadly MI-6 operative called Ninjak!
Meanwhile, the Vine’s most militant warrior, Commander Trill, is readying a counterattack…and what happens next will shake the Valiant Universe to its core. Can X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut their way to the source of this stealth attack before all is lost?
New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and rising star Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) prepare the next epic salvo in X-O MANOWAR’s unfolding epic as the march toward the issue #50 game-changer continues!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale JANUARY 6
And in case you missed it… here are last week’s comics!
THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE: SECOND LIVES #1 (of 4)
Written by JEN VAN METER
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (OCT151727)
Cover B by KEVIN WADA (OCT151728)
Cover C by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (OCT151729)
Variant Cover by KHARI EVANS (OCT151730)
Variant Cover by KATIE SKELLY (OCT151731)
Valiant Linewide Variant by COLLEEN COOVER (OCT151732)
In time, even the dead may die…and, now, after multiple 2015 Harvey Award nominations, the most sought-after couple in comics returns with an all-new adventure from Eisner Award-nominated writer Jen Van Meter (Hopeless Savages) and acclaimed artist Roberto de la Torre (Daredevil)!
Occult investigators Shan and Hwen Mirage lived their lives in the thrall of an epic love that few will ever have…until Hwen died tragically before his time. Now, after a perilous trip through the underworld, Shan and Hwen are reunited…but Hwen is still an intangible spirit of the dead – incapable of opening a spellbook or even touching his wife.
Their options exhausted, the death-defying Doctors Mirage are about to enact a dangerous spell to restore Hwen’s solid form…and grant his ghost a second life. But, in the wrong hands, their ancient rite will become a tool of terror – and unleash a force of pure, homicidal evil that lusts for the murder of the living and the dead alike… a torturous death that obliterates not just everything a person ever had in this world, but everything their ghost will be in the next!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale DECEMBER 23
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BLOODSHOT REBORN #9
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by BUTCH GUICE
Cover A by MICO SUAYAN
(OCT151752)
Cover B by DAVE JOHNSON (OCT151753)
Cover C by GLENN FABRY
(OCT151754)
Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL
(OCT151755)
Variant Cover by JUAN JOSÉ RYP (OCT151756)
BLOODSHOT VERSUS BLOODSHOT!
The epic finale to “THE HUNT” brings Ray Garrison face-to-face with the nanite-infected mass murderer that has wreaked havoc across Colorado. But will Ray be able to pull the trigger when he discovers the identity of his adversary? Or will he succumb to the dark whispers of the nanites that threaten to destroy his humanity once-and-for-all? New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire and comics legend Butch Guice bring you the unforgettable final chapter of the story that will change Bloodshot forever!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale DECEMBER 23
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RAI #12
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN
Interlocking Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN (OCT151757)
Interlocking Cover B by CLAYTON CRAIN (OCT151758)
Cover C by RYAN SOOK (OCT151759)
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE (OCT151760)
“THE ORPHAN” ends here with an explosive finale…and a shocking new direction for New Japan’s fallen guardian!
After being exiled to Earth by Father, Rai has survived on his own, finding new friends and discovering some familiar faces. Now, fully restored and ready for battle, Rai is ready to return to New Japan and rescue the allies he left behind!
The next chapter for the future of the Valiant Universe starts here as acclaimed creators Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain present the can’t-miss finale of RAI’s latest volume!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale DECEMBER 23
