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Wondercon 2014: Harbinger #25 and Harbinger: Omegas #1 this Summer!

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Spinning out of the deadly consequences of “Death of a Renegade” in next week’s Harbinger #22, Valiant has announced two major milestones coming this summer for the wildly acclaimed ongoing series Harbinger by writer Joshua Dysart!

As detailed at WonderCon 2014, the title will reach its long-planned finale with July’s Harbinger #25 – an oversized, anniversary milestone issue featuring the final chapter of Dysart’s long-running confrontation between Harbinger’s super-powered team of teenage Renegades and their omega-powered ex-mentor, telekinetic zealot Toyo Harada.

Clocking in at a massive 48 pages, Harbinger #25 will also feature the return of original series artist Khari Evans – plus all-new stories and artwork from an incredible cast of talents, including Barry Kitson, Justin Jordan, Lucy Knisley, Riley Rossmo, Ron Wimberly, and many, many more.

Then, in August – out of the ashes of Harbinger #25‘s devastating climax – find out what happens next to the most powerful players in the Harbinger universe as Joshua Dysart and heat-seeking artist Rafa Sandoval pick up of the pieces with an all-new, three-issue mini-series – Harbinger: Omegas #1 (of 3) – that closes the door on one generation of Harbinger Renegades…and prepares the foundation for another.

This is an all-new starting point that reveals what happens when the full extent of Harada’s secret superhuman empire is exposed to the public, and just the how the surviving members of the Renegades recover from a catastrophic loss that will change their lives… their team… and their destinies forever.

Look more major Harbinger news to follow during summer 2014.

HARBINGER #25 (ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULAR)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART with JUSTIN JORDAN, LUCY KNISLEY, and MORE!
Art by KHARI EVANS, BARRY KITSON, LUCY KNISLEY, RILEY ROSSMO, RON WIMBERLY, and MORE!
Covers by MICO SUAYAN and JENNY FRISON
Variant Cover by LUCY KNISLEY
Throwback Cover by SEAN CHEN
Variant Cover by BARRY KITSON
$4.99/T+/48 pgs.
COMING IN JULY!

HARBINGER: OMEGAS #1 (of 3)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by RAFA SANDOVAL
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
Variant Cover by GLENN FABRY
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
COMING IN AUGUST!

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Preview: Harbinger #22

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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

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.

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Preview: X-O Manowar #25 Adds Cary Nord, Tom Fowler, Andy Runton, and More!

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Valiant has announced that May’s X-O Manowar #25 – an oversized anniversary spectacular leading directly into June’s massive Armor Hunters crossover event – is adding even more creative firepower to an already jam-packed roster of superstar talents for X-O Manowar’s biggest milestone issue ever!

Joining previously solicited creators Robert Venditti, Diego Bernard, Bryan Hitch, J.G. Jones, Justin Jordan, and Rafer Roberts, Valiant is proud to add red-hot creators Cary Nord, Sean Chen, Tom Fowler, Barry Kitson, and Andy Runton to the all-star line-up!

X-O Manowr #25 is a perfect jumping on point with an all-new, full-length Armor Hunters prologue by Robert Venditti and Diego Bernard; the origin of X-O Manowar retold by Robert Venditti and J.G. Jones; a brand new five-page story by superstar artist Bryan Hitch; a new short story by Eisner Award winner Andy Runton; and much, much more!

A relentless and surgical strike team from the farthest reaches of space – sworn to exterminate the X-O Manowar armor and all like it – have found finally their last target. They will hunt it. They will trap it. They will kill it. And, soon, the Armor Hunters will rid the universe of the X-O Manowar’s incalculable destructive power…even if it means taking the Earth with it.

The issue also features covers by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic and Bryan Hitch, and incentive variants by Arturo Lozzi, Sean Chen and Terry Dodson!

X-O MANOWAR #25 (ARMOR HUNTERS PRELUDE)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI with TOM FOWLER, JUSTIN JORDAN, and Many More!
Art by DIEGO BERNARD, SEAN CHEN, TOM FOWLER, BRYAN HITCH, J.G. JONES, BARRY KITSON, CARY NORD, RAFER ROBERTS, ANDY RUNTON, and Many More!
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC and BRYAN HITCH (MAR141400/MAR141401)
Armors Variant by ARTURO LOZZI (MAR141402)
Throwback Variant by SEAN CHEN (MAR141403)
Variant Cover by TERRY DODSON (MAR141404)
$4.99/T+/48 pgs.
ON SALE 5/21/14 (FOC – 4/28/14)

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Image Expo 2014: Willingham and Kitson Bring Magic and Mayhem in Restoration

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On Restoration Day, magic comes back into the world. This is not good news.

Bill Willingham and Barry Kitson reveal that the magic and gods of legend and lore are not just oral history, but real…and now they’re back in the forthcoming series Restoration.

Millennia ago, a group of some of the more forward-seeing movers and shakers in the world got together and decided to remove magic from the world—our world. They called themselves The Brotherhood of the Cauldron, because, in the first stages of their massive project, they would feed captured magical items and beings into a large magic cauldron, which would render them down into their most basic magic essence, which could then be bottled and stored away, much like we store the unwanted residue of our nuclear programs.

The world settled down into manageable natural laws that were always the same for everyone. Magic was gone. Until one day something terrible went wrong and the gods and monsters broke loose. Suddenly, all at once, magic came rushing back into the world.

Now the gods wish to keep their freedom—and magic—while the rest of the world seeks to imprison them. Will there be war? And who will win?

Restoration is a new ongoing fantasy action series coming to Image Comics in 2014.

Preview: Perfect Day No More in Harbinger #19!

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Valiant has released a 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 – on shelves the same day!

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

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Preview: Dysart, Kitson, and Rossmo Shatter “Perfect Day” in Harbinger #18!

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Valiant has released an advance preview of Harbinger #18 from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and all-star artists Barry Kitson and Riley Rossmo! The Renegades are about to find out that imagination can be a killer as “Perfect Day” barrels toward a psyche-shattering conclusion!

Nothing is what it seems when hyper-psychics go to war. Held hostage by the Harbinger Foundation and scattered across their own mental landscapes, each one of the remaining Renegades must quest to unite with the others or be lost forever inside themselves. It will take courage, strength, imagination and an unwavering belief in one another if they’re going to discover the dark truth behind their Perfect Day.

HARBINGER #18
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by BARRY KITSON with RILEY ROSSMO
Cover by MICHAEL WALSH (SEP131371)
Variant Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON (SEP131372)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 11/13/13

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Preview: The Untold Final Chapter of Harbinger Wars – Declassified in Harbinger #17!

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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?

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

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Preview: “Perfect Day” Darkens in Harbinger #16!

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Valiant has released a preview of Harbinger #16 – the next mind-bending chapter of “Perfect Day” from all-star creators Joshua Dysart and Barry Kitson! Heading west, the Renegades have found themselves at the end of Route 66 in a little town called Los Angeles, California. And now, like the decades of wannabe starlets and rockers before them, Peter Stanchek and the Renegades are about to find out that having your dreams come true is severely overrated.

After the harrowing ordeals of the past several weeks, the Renegades found themselves enjoying a perfect beachside day and a much-deserved rest. Then it all went horribly wrong. Kris Hathaway, seemingly experiencing a psychotic break and claiming to be following instructions from troubling voices inside the ocean itself, managed to violently attack Torque, bludgeoning him beyond recognition. Has a member of the Renegades murdered one of their own? And if so…why?

The shocking saga of “Perfect Day” continues as a teammate falls – and reality sets in – only in Harbinger #16, on sale September 18th!

HARBINGER #16
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art & Cover by BARRY KITSON (JUL131319)
Variant Cover by ZACHARY MONTOYA (JUL131320)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 9/18/13

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Baltimore Comic Con 2013: Kickoff it off with an All-Star Reception!

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The inaugural All-Star Baltimore Comic-Con Reception will take place on Friday, September 6, 2013 at 8:00 pm, and we’re hosting an an all-star lineup of special comics guests!  Join us for this intimate evening, which is unlike anything else the rest of the weekend has to offer! On Saturday and Sunday, thousands of comic book fans will be meeting these creators in the hall.  Ticket holders to THIS event will be able to enjoy the company of these creators in a cocktail party setting.

The previously announced guests for the night include Mark Buckingham, Mike Carey, Paul Jenkins, Barry Kitson, George Perez, Stan Sakai, Louise Simonson, Walter Simonson, Mark Waid, and Bill Willingham.

Superstar artist Jim Cheung and award-winning inker Mark Morales have been added to the line-up of special guests for the evening! Jim has recently completed covers for Avengers vs. X-Men and Spider-Men from Marvel Comics, and Mark is currently inking Jim on the hot summer/fall Marvel event, Infinity, is nominated for Best Inker for Avengers vs. X-Men from Marvel Comics at this year’s Harvey Awards, and has won multiple past Harvey Awards for inking Marvel Comics’ Thor.

Matt Sturges, who made waves writing on both Fables and Jack of Fables, joins the all-star line-up as well. The Eisner Award-nominated Sturges, who became exclusive to DC Comics, has written Blue Beetle, Final Crisis Aftermath:  Run!, and Justice Society of America.

The exclusive event will be held at a 4-star hotel adjacent to the convention center, high atop the city of Baltimore with a wonderful view of Inner Harbor.

Tickets are now available at baltimorecomiccon.com/tickets/.

Kick-off the Baltimore Comic-Con in style at this private, limited event, which is only open to ticket holders. This special engagement will include a panel discussion and catered light snacks and desserts. A cash bar will be available.

The All-Star Baltimore Comic-Con Reception will include:

  • A private panel discussion and opportunity to mingle afterward
  • Finger foods, appetizers, and desserts
  • 1 Stan Lee autographed item!
  • A copy of the Collectible Hardcover Baltimore Comic-Con 2013 Yearbook

The All-Star Reception Packages are priced at $195.00 and does not include admission to the show, which is available separately.

Baltimore Comic Con 2013: Valiant Brings Unity, Robert Venditti, Barry Kitson and More!

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This September, Valiant is headed to Baltimore Comic-Con for a weekend packed with special guests, exclusive programming, and convention-only giveaways!

On Saturday, September 7th and Sunday, September 8th, join the publisher behind 2013’s most anticipated comics event, Unity, at Booth #1505/1506 for signings and appearances by some of Valiant’s greatest talents, including New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti and legendary artist Barry Kitson!

Be sure to stop by and pick up your copy of the Unity #1 Preview Edition – an all-new convention-only comic book featuring the very first look inside Unity #1 by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite! The first issue of all-new ongoing series debuting this November, Unity #1 is the perfect place to find out why Valiant is the most-talked about publisher in comics!

And, as always, Valiant will also have a one-stop selection of comics, trade paperbacks, hardcovers, and official Cinder Block merchandise – including t-shirts, limited edition prints, mugs and more – available for readers new and old!

Plus, no fan will want to miss Valiant Comics: The Road to Unity – Valiant’s Baltimore-exclusive panel presentation on Saturday, September 7th at 2 pm! Join an all-star panel of Valiant insiders for a must-see round of news and announcements about the most talked-about publisher in comics! Featuring creators J.G. Jones, Barry Kitson, Robert Venditti, and Jim Zub , alongside Publisher Fred Pierce and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani, find out everything you need to know about the massive repercussions of UNITY and what’s next for Valiant’s greatest heroes – only at Baltimore Comic-Con!

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