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Valiant has released a preview of Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #15 from the all-star creative team of co-writers Christos Gage and Joshua Dysart and artist Emanuela Lupacchino! Project Rising Spirit has just activated a new crop of expendable suicide commandos…and they’re first field mission is a one-way ticket into the crosshairs of Toyo Harada!

Trapped in an enemy stronghold, Bloodshot has been broken – dismantled piece-by-piece, nanite-by-nanite by the Harbinger Foundation’s most disturbed minds. But when Bloodshot’s signal goes dark, who can the black ops military contractor known as Rising Spirit bring in to recover its most expensive soldier? Time to call in…H.A.R.D. Corps!

Post-corporate warfare gets a whole lot deadlier when Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #15 flies out the fire and into the Harbinger Foundation on October 16th! And don’t miss the Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #15 Valiant 8-Bit Level Two Variant by artist Matthew Waite, in stores the same day.

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #15
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art & Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO (AUG131492)
Valiant 8-Bit Level Two Variant by MATTHEW WAITE (AUG131493)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 16th!

Around the Tubes

Posted on September 20, 2013 by Brett

The weekend is almost here! I’ll be heading to the National Book Festival taking place on the Mall in Washington, DC. What’s everyone’s plans?

Around the Tubes Reviews

Comic Vine – Action Comics #23.3

Talking Comics – Action Comics #23.3

Comic Vine – All New Executive Assistant: Iris #1

Comic Vine – Batman: The Dark Knight #23.3

CBR – Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #14

The Beat – Button Man

Comic Vine – Captain Marvel #16

Comic Vine – Daredevil #31

Comic Vine – Detective Comics #23.3

Comic Vine – Green Lantern #23.3

The Fandom Post – Smoke/Ashes

Comic Vine – Morning Glories #31

Comic Vine – Savage Wolverine #8

Comic Vine – Thor: God of Thunder #13

Comic Vine – Uncanny X-Men #12

Comic Vine – Venom #41

Comic Vine – Wonder Woman #23.1

Around the Tubes

Posted on September 19, 2013 by Brett

So what did everyone pick up at the comic book store yesterday? If you haven’t gone yet, what are you planning on picking up?

Around the Tubes

ArtsBeat – Injured ‘Spider-Man’ Actor Blames Equipment Malfunction – What else would it be?

Around the Tubes Reviews

CBR – Adventures of Superman #21

Comic Vine – Batman and Robin #23.3

Comic Vine – Bloodshot #14

Picture Me Reading – Blue Bloods

Talking Comics – Captain Ultimate #2

Comic Vine – The Flash #23.3

Comic Vine – Infinity #3

CBR – Infinity #3

Comic Vine – Justice League Dark #23.2

Comic Vine – New Avengers #10

Comic Vine – Secret Avengers #9

Comic Vine – Superior Spider-Man #18

Comic Vine – X-O Manowar #17

ICv2 – X-O Manowar Vol. 3: Planet Death TP

The Beat – Reviewed! Every Issue of Villains Month, Week Three

Valiant in December 2013

Posted on September 14, 2013 by Brett

SHADOWMAN #13 (NEW ARC)

Written by PETER MILLGAN
Art & Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Variant Cover by BEN TEMPLESMITH
Variant Cover by SHANE DAVIS

All-new creative team… All-new arc… All-new beginning! Comics icon Peter Milligan and visionary artist Roberto De La Torre drag Jack Boniface into his blackest depths yet!

When a troubled young man with a history of violence and a penchant for blackouts meets an overwhelming source of power with a mystical scythe, the results are doomed to be destructive. A voodoo loa has possessed Jack Boniface – or so he believes. But after Jack awakens in an alleyway covered in blood, he embarks on a journey across lands of shadows and death to discover if he can expel the dark force that’s seized control of his life…and which may be responsible for a violent rampage throughout New Orleans…

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 4^th!

UNITY #2

Written by MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Variant Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
Variant Cover by CARY NORD

Broken but not beaten…

Unity has to put down X-O Manowar and avert nuclear war. But Harada’s super-team lasted a grand total of five minutes last issue before they were taken out. Time for Unity 2.0…but how do you get a cast of malcontents, egotists, immortal warriors, and manipulative backstabbers to work together? The answer? You don’t tell them they’re working together.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 11^th!

X-O MANOWAR #20 (UNITY TIE-IN)

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Variant Cover by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA

UNITY TIE-IN! Head-to-head with Toyo Harada and the forces of UNITY!

X-O Manowar finally has it all, and his people finally have a land they can call home…but threats from all sides now threaten to destroy Aric and the peace he has struggled to secure. While unrest stirs and Aric’s camp threatens to rebel against him, the most dangerous strike force ever assembled – UNITY – have joined forces with the Harbinger Foundation’s Toyo Harada to achieve but one goal: kill Aric of Dacia. Robert Venditti and Cary Nord ratchet up their standalone story arc at the heart of the year’s biggest comic book event!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 18^th!

QUANTUM AND WOODY #6

Written by JAMES ASMUS
Art by MING DOYLE
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY

Bravely laying their lives on the line!

…(Unwittingly to uphold the ideals of a multi-billion-dollar private security corporation)…Quantum and Woody have blundered into a suicide mission! And if they make it out alive, it only means a whole new world of trouble for our dyadic duo!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 4^th!

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #16 (SECT CIVIL WAR)

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by KHARI EVANS
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Cover by MICHAEL WALSH

Showdown on the lowdown! The secret factions of Sect Civil War steamroll into their biggest battle yet!

The multiple Sects that secretly govern our world have stepped out of the shadows and right into each others’ faces! Now the newly reunited Archer and Armstrong (for now) must stand tall in this conspiracy free-for-all and find a way to not only survive, but save the world in the process (again)!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 11^th!

ETERNAL WARRIOR #4

Written by GREG PAK
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE & CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
Variant Cover by MICO SUAYAN
Valiant Signature Series Variant by MARK MORETTI

Fist and steel, blood and bone.

Gilad Anni-Padda is the Earth’s sworn champion…but he is not its only immortal defender. Across the globe, the rival Houses have gathered to declare war on the Earth and its Eternal Warrior and, finally, their vengeance will be wrought. Can Gilad withstand the swords gathered at his door? A battle thousands of years in the making will be fought today…and even the bravest warriors must fall sometime…

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 18^th!

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #17

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover by RILEY ROSSMO
Variant Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO

How does a rookie member of H.A.R.D. Corps take on Toyo Harada? With his life insurance paid up.

Bloodshot’s H.A.R.D. Corps team and the uber-powerful Toyo Harada go head-to-head with the future of the Harbinger Foundation at stake. Can this group of physically, mentally and emotionally damaged living weapons survive a battle with the most powerful man in the world? And if they do survive, just how does one walk out of a war zone unscathed?

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 18^th!

HARBINGER #19

Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by BARRY KITSON
Cover by KHARI EVANS
Variant Cover by ANDY FRIEDMAN

Perfect Day no more!

The grim truth behind the most shocking arc of Harbinger yet is finally revealed. Peter Stanchek prepares for the mental battle of his life, with the fate and freedom of his fellow Renegades hanging in the balance!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE DECEMBER 11^th!

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 3: FAR FARAWAY TPB

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by PERE PEREZ and CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY

Castaways in the Faraway!

Mary-Maria, Archer’s arch-nemesis/love interest/adopted sister, is back and dead-set on taking over the Sect by any means necessary. What better way to seize control of the most secret of secret societies than by unlocking their most secretive of secrets inside the secretest place on Earth? Now, as Mary-Maria sneaks her way inside Area 51 to claim a long-hidden prize, Archer & Armstrong are about to discover the forbidden history that binds America’s blackest black-ops base to the time-lost lands of the Faraway – and wind up fighting their way through each of its tightly guarded mysteries, one punch at a time.

Collecting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #0 and ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #10-13 by New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) and artists Clayton Henry (Incredible Hercules) and Pere Perez (Harbinger Wars), follow Valiant’s conspiracy-busting adventurers from the pages of their saga-smashing zero issue and into their most dangerous mission yet, right here in the next epic volume of the series that IGN calls “the most fun you’ll have in a ‘superhero’ comic”.

$14.99/T+/128 pages
TRADE PAPERBACK
ISBN: 978-1-939346-14-8
ON SALE DECEMBER 4^th!

X-O MANOWAR VOL. 4: HOMECOMING TPB

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by LEE GARBETT
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

To this king…a kingdom.

With his nation state of Dacia fortified in eastern Romania, X-O Manowar has bent the world to his will. But he will not stand unopposed. With the assembled forces of the United Nations and NATO primed to assail the newly founded homeland of the Visigoth people, the man inside the indestructible Manowar armor is about find himself more vulnerable than ever – and with everything he holds dear on the threshold of a terrible turning point for the Valiant Universe…

Collecting X-O MANOWAR #15-18 and featuring X-O Manowar’s first explosive confrontation with the Eternal Warrior, start reading here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and acclaimed artist Lee Garbett (Batman R.I.P.) launch a bold new era for the series that SuperHeroHype calls “a must read.”

$14.99/T+/112 pages
TRADE PAPERBACK
ISBN: 978-1-939346-17-9
ON SALE DECEMBER 24^th!

Valiant in November 2013

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Brett

UNITY #1

Written by MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Pullbox Exclusive Variants by BRYAN HITCH, J.G. JONES, TRAVEL FOREMAN, PAOLO RIVERA and CLAYTON CRAIN
8-Bit Evolution Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
Valiant Signature Series Variant by BART SEARS
Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS
B&W Sketch Variant by NEAL ADAMS
Blank Variant also available
Team USA Luge Variant also available

To kill a king, he has created an army.

The world’s most dangerous man, Toyo Harada, has been struck by the one thing he never thought possible – fear. Halfway across the globe, a new power threatens to topple modern civilization and, to preempt the cataclysm that is to come, Harada will unite the most lethal, most volatile, most unforgiving team the world has ever known – UNITY. Their mission: defeat the warrior king armed with the universe’s most powerful weapon. Kill X-O Manowar!

Be here when New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Justice League of America, Mind MGMT) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice, Journey into Mystery) launch Valiant’s first-ever superteam into the landmark comic book event of the year with an all-new ongoing series in UNITY #1, featuring covers by a murderer’s row of comics juggernauts – Doug Braithwaite, JG Jones, Bryan Hitch, Paolo Rivera, Clayton Crain, Travel Foreman, and Neal Adams!

You’ve heard the buzz, you’ve seen the reviews. If you still haven’t jumped onto Valiant Comics, the time is now! This November, UNITY is the perfect entry point for new readers.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 13th!

X-O MANOWAR #19

UNITY TIE-IN

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Variant Cover by BART SEARS

All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! X-O Manowar goes head-to-head against the forces of UNITY!

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! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and Eisner Award winner Cary Nord (X-O Manowar: Planet Death) reunite for a landmark, standalone story arc at the heart of UNITY.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 20th!

QUANTUM AND WOODY #5

Written by JAMES ASMUS
Art by LEE GARBETT
Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by LEE GARBETT
Variant Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
Variant Cover by MIKE McKONE

All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! All-new…problems?

Eric and Woody have had their lives turned upside down. What do you do when the most annoying person in your life is also the only thing keeping you alive? You move in with him! And his goat. And his barely legal clone girlfriend. Besides, every team of heroes needs a secret headquarters…and this one has a slightly used hot tub. Plus: Quantum meets his first true super-villain!

Attention fans and retailers: Look for the Quantum and Woody Vol. 1 TPB in stores the same day! Intro priced at only $9.99!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 6th!

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #15

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by KHARI EVANS
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Cover by MICHAEL WALSH

WARNING: This is no longer a (FINGER QUOTES) “fun” comic.

Now that the Sect Civil War has begun, it is now a (FINGER QUOTES) “grim” and (FINGER QUOTES) “gritty” work of (REAL QUOTES) “sequential literature” with blood and headshots and naughty words (like “H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS”) and if you squint real hard at the backgrounds, maybe boobies.

In this particular issue that will change the Valiant Universe forever*, the man now calling himself Dark Archer (NOTE TONAL SHIFT) must find his former partner Armstrong so they can reunite to stop the aforementioned Sect Civil War.

And there are almost no fart jokes.

Okay, one.

(* FOREVER = APPROX. 20 MINUTES)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 13th!

SHADOWMAN #12

Written by ALES KOT, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA, and NEIL DVORAK
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN, MICO SUAYAN, and NEIL DVORAK
Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
Variant Cover by KEKAI KOTAKI

An all-star anthology of Shadowman tales from the Deadside and beyond!

Superstar artist Clayton Crain and a stellar roster of all-star creators bring you not one, not two, but three chilling Shadowman stories. Ales Kot (Suicide Squad, Zero), Christopher Sebela (Captain Marvel, Screamland), and Neil Dvorak (Easy Pieces) push the outer bounds of the world of Shadowman further than ever before!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 6th!

ETERNAL WARRIOR #3

Written by GREG PAK
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by J.G. JONES
Variant Cover by RILEY ROSSMO

Save the Wizard!

Hungry for glory as the new Fist and Steel, the Eternal Warrior’s daughter Xaran has started a war between the mysterious Houses that rule the world. Now, as Gilad struggles to contain his daughter’s savage nature, two generations of Eternal Warrior race after the answers that lie between science and myth, rumor and legend, conquest and defeat.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 20th!

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #16

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Variant Cover by CHRISCROSS

Sometimes gunslingers go out the hard way.

H.A.R.D. Corps has just experienced its first fatality. Bloodshot is severely weakened. He and Charlie are at each other’s throats. And the new rookies are a mess. It would be suicide to take on Harada now…so that’s exactly what they’ll do.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 20th!

HARBINGER #18

Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by BARRY KITSON
Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
Variant Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON

Nothing is what it seems when hyper-psychics go to war.

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.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE NOVEMBER 13th!

QUANTUM AND WOODY VOL. 1: THE WORLD’S WORST SUPERHERO TEAM TPB

Written by JAMES ASMUS
Art by TOM FOWLER
Cover by RYAN SOOK

Those guys are the worst.

Once upon a time, Eric and Woody Henderson were inseparable. Adopted brothers. Best friends. Brilliant minds. Years later, they are estranged siblings, petty rivals, and washed-up failures. But when their father’s murder leads them into the throes of a life-altering scientific accident, Eric and Woody will find themselves with a whole new purpose – and a perfectly legitimate reason to wear costumes and fight crime. Go big or go home, folks! Quantum and Woody are coming! (And, yes, there is a goat too.)

Collecting QUANTUM AND WOODY #1-4 by creators James Asmus (Thief of Thieves) and Tom Fowler (Hulk: Season One), start reading here to jump into the action-packed, zeitgeist-shredding exploitation stunt comic that Comic Book Resources calls “yet another critically acclaimed hit for Valiant Comics.”

$9.99/T+/112 pgs.
TRADE PAPERBACK
ISBN: 978-1-939346-18-6
ON SALE NOVEMBER 6th!

HARBINGER DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC

Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by KHARI EVANS, TREVOR HAIRSINE, MICO SUAYAN, BARRY KITSON, PHIL BRIONES, LEE GARBETT, PERE PEREZ, and MATTHEW CLARK
Cover by MICO SUAYAN

An oversized, deluxe hardcover collecting the landmark first year of Harbinger in the Valiant Universe!

Outside the law. Inside your head. You’ve never met a team of super-powered teenagers quite like the Renegades. Skipping across the country in a desperate attempt to stay one step ahead of the authorities, psionically-powered teenager Peter Stanchek only has one option left – run. But he won’t have to go it alone. As the shadowy corporation known as the Harbinger Foundation draws close on all sides, Peter will have to find and recruit other unique individuals like himself… other troubled, immensely powerful youths with abilities beyond their control. Their mission? Bring the fight back to the Harbinger Foundation’s founder Toyo Harada – and dismantle his global empire brick by brick…

Collecting the sold-out HARBINGER #0-14, the Harbinger Deluxe Edition Vol. 1 HC also comes jam-packed with more than 20 pages of never-before-seen art and extras, direct from the Valiant vaults.

$39.99/T+/384 pgs.
OVERSIZED HARDCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-939346-13-1
ON SALE NOVEMBER 13th!

VALIANT MASTERS: RAI VOL. 1 – FROM HONOR TO STRENGTH HC

Written by DAVID MICHELINIE
Art by JOE ST. PIERRE, PETER GRAU, and SAL VELLUTO

Cover by JOE ST. PIERRE

The legendary future of the Valiant Universe – back in print after 20 years!

4001 A.D. – Tohru Nakadai is the 42nd Rai, the spirit guardian of Japan. Infused with the energy of his ancestors and dedicated to the way of the samurai, Rai is sworn to the service of Grandmother – the personified artificial intelligence that governs the island nation of Japan. For forty generations Grandmother’s benevolent dominion has endured, but in the wake of her sudden disappearance, Rai will become all that stands between his nation and all-out chaos. As humanist factions war with mechanist loyalists for control of the future, the masterless Tohru is about to become the first Rai that must choose for himself how best to defend his people, his family, and his honor.

Collecting RAI (1992) #1-8 in a deluxe hardcover format for the first time anywhere, revisit the future of the original Valiant Universe with Rai’s critically acclaimed, highly sought-after adventures from legendary creators David Michelinie (Amazing Spider-Man, Iron Man), Joe St. Pierre (Spider-Man 2099), Peter Grau (Titans) and Sal Velluto (Bloodshot)!

$24.99/T+/184 pgs.
HARDCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-939346-07-0
ON SALE NOVEMBER 27th!

Fan Expo Canada 2013: Valiant Heads North to Toronto

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Brett

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 and Harvey Award-nominated writer Jim Zub! 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 Hairsine and Emanuela Lupacchino!

Preview: Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #14 Recruits Gage, Dysart, and Lupacchino

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Brett

Valiant has released a first look inside Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #14 – the FIRST ISSUE of a brand new beginning from acclaimed writers Christos Gage and Joshua Dysart and rising star Emanuela Lupacchino! Start reading here on September 18th as Valiant lights the fuse on an explosive new assignment for the world’s most deadly soldier!

Out of the ashes of Harbinger Wars, Bloodshot is about to join the weaponized men and women of the HARBINGER ACTIVE RESISTANCE DIVISION – the black budget, technologically-augmented strike force where the powers are dangerously unstable and every mission is a one-way ticket into the meat grinder. With a reluctant leader calling the shots and a new crop of untested rookies manning the frontline, Bloodshot is about to take H.A.R.D. Corps behind enemy lines – and into a gasoline-drenched, synapse-snapping suicide run where no one is safe…and every mission is someone’s last.

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #14
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Cover by J.G. JONES (JUL131310)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO (JUL131311)
Variant Cover by RAFAEL GRAMPA (JUL131312)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 9/18/13 (FOC – 8/26/13)

Valiant in October 2013

Posted on July 12, 2013 by Brett

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #14

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art & Cover by KHARI EVANS
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MICHAEL WALSH
Level Two Valiant 8-Bit Cover by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
Variant Cover by TOM FOWLER

All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! SECT CIVIL WAR starts here!

Every enemy. Against each other.

For centuries, the cloak-and-dagger coalition of conspiracies collectively known as The Sect has worked together to bring silent oppression and undercover tyranny to a world that thought it was free. But, now after centuries of profit sharing and uneasy alliances, the factions of The Sect are about to erupt into open conflict…and the only men that can end the insanity are Archer & Armstrong! Too bad they’re fighting for different sides! Why? How? And will either survive? The knockdown, drag-out A&A event of the year starts now – and no conspirator is safe!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 9th!

SHADOWMAN #11

Written by JIM ZUB
Art by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Cover by MARCUS TO
Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
Halloween Mask Cover Also Available

Halloween’s here – and it’s about to hit New Orleans like a ton of bricks.

It’s All Hallow’s Eve in the Big Easy – and Shadowman’s about to find himself alone on the job, standing guard on the most dangerous night of the year. Still reeling from the fallout of his cataclysmic battle with Master Darque, can Jack go it alone and protect his city from the legion of evils that haunt the Halloween night? By popular demand, it’s a special October adventure for Shadowman from acclaimed creators Jim Zub (Skullkickers) and Miguel Sepulveda (Red Lanterns, The Thanos Imperative) and a perfect jumping-on point for new readers!
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 2nd!

ETERNAL WARRIOR #2

Written by GREG PAK
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by J.G. JONES
Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

Who is the Sword of the Wild?

After thousands of years on the battlefield, the Eternal Warrior has finally laid down his sword. But today he learns that when you turn your back on your destiny, your destiny may find another champion. And when that new champion is your own savage, immortal daughter, the balance of the world itself may be at stake.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 9th!

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #15

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art & Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by MATTHEW WAITE

Post-corporate warfare just got a whole lot deadlier.

Trapped in an enemy stronghold, Bloodshot has been broken – dismantled piece-by-piece, nanite-by-nanite by the Harbinger Foundation’s most disturbed minds! But when Bloodshot’s signal goes dark, who can the black ops military contractor known as Rising Spirit bring in to recover its most expensive soldier? Time to call in…H.A.R.D. Corps!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 16th!

QUANTUM AND WOODY #4

Written by JAMES ASMUS
Art by TOM FOWLER
Cover by RYAN SOOK
Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
Goat Variant by ROB GUILLORY

The staggering first appearance of…the Goat!

Bitterly divided and hopelessly outgunned, Quantum and Woody are getting torn apart! Literally! Can they get their #$@% together before being shredded to atoms by the mysterious Crone and her super-science foot soldiers?! Probably not. But when a new ally emerges from the shadows, they’ll find the strength to fight baaaaack.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 2nd!

HARBINGER #17

Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by BARRY KITSON
Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by MATTHEW WAITE
Valiant Signature Series Variant by SEAN CHEN

A prisoner of the Harbinger Wars…unleashed.

While Peter and the Renegades deal with the devastating fallout of last summer’s blockbuster crossover event, an unforeseen threat to Toyo Harada’s empire lies dormant deep within the walls of Harada’s own fortified prison facility. The Valiant Universe gets larger as a fan favorite character from Harbinger Wars makes their triumphant return!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 23rd!

X-O MANOWAR #18

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by LEE GARBETT
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Valiant Level Two 8-Bit Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO

Toward the future, toward UNITY…

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE OCTOBER 16th!

BLOODSHOT VOL. 3: HARBINGER WARS TPB

Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by BARRY KITSON
Cover by MICO SUAYAN

In the deserts outside Las Vegas, Bloodshot has banded together with Project Rising Spirit’s most dangerous escapees. But when the Harbinger Wars erupt all around them, can he shape these super-powered children into a force for good – or are they too far gone? He’ll have to find out the hard way as the opposing forces of PRS and the Harbinger Foundation descend on all sides, bringing about a crucible the likes of which the Valiant Universe has never seen…

Collecting BLOODSHOT #10-13 by acclaimed writer Duane Swierczysnki (Birds of Prey) and legendary artist Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), jump headlong into the uncompromising action of Valiant’s first crossover event right here with an all-new standalone story arc that will redefine the weapon – no, the soldier – no, the hero known only as Bloodshot.

“The best big action book on the shelves…” – Comic Book Resources
“Month after month, Bloodshot continues to be the most brutal superhero book on the stands.” – IGN

$14.99/T+/112 pgs.
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ISBN: 978-1-939346-12-4
ON SALE OCTOBER 16th!

SHADOWMAN VOL. 2: DARQUE RECKONING TPB

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN with PATRICK ZIRCHER
Art by PATRICK ZIRCHER, LEE GARBETT, NEIL EDWARDS, and ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER

The true price of becoming Shadowman is always paid in blood…and Master Darque intends to collect…

Jack Boniface has just been to Hell and back. After surviving the horrors of the Deadside, Jack is taking his new abilities to the limit and discovering more about the legacy of the Shadowman with each passing night. But what if he wasn’t the only thing that managed to escape back to Earth? Something dark has arrived in New Orleans, leaving death and madness in its black wake. What’s more, the city’s deadliest cartel assassin is after Jack, and he refuses to die – literally…

Collecting SHADOWMAN #5-9 by acclaimed creators Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode) and Patrick Zircher (Captain America) with Neil Edwards (Dark Avengers), Lee Garbett (X-O Manowar), and Roberto De La Torre (Daredevil), start reading here to follow Jack Boniface headlong into the dark side of the Valiant Universe – and find out why Shadowman is the thrilling series that MTV Geek calls “everything a gripping horror comic should be.”

“Five stars… Shadowman delivers on every level.” – Comic Vine
“Wildly unpredictable, and very good fun.” – The Beat

$14.99/T+/128 pgs.
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ISBN: 978-1-939346-05-6
ON SALE OCTOBER 23rd!

X-O MANOWAR DELUXE EDITION VOL. 1 HC

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CARY NORD, LEE GARBETT, and TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by CARY NORD

An oversized, deluxe hardcover collecting X-O Manowar’s complete first year in the Valiant Universe!

From the epic origin to the battle for Planet Death, the definitive tale of Valiant’s flagship hero comes together in this prestige-sized collection by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Surrogates) and comics visionaries Cary Nord (Conan), Lee Garbett (Batman: RIP), and Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis).

Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth armed with the universe’s most powerful weapon, is all that stands between the Earth and all-out annihilation at the hands of the alien race that abducted him from his own time. Stranded in the modern day, X-O Manowar’s battle against the Vine will take him into the shadows with the lethal operative known as Ninjak — and launch a quest for vengeance that will bring an alien empire to its knees. The Vine destroyed Aric’s world. Now he will give them war.

Collecting the sold-out X-O MANOWAR #1-14, the X-O Manowar Vol. 1 Deluxe Oversized HC also comes jam-packed with more than 20 pages of never-before-seen art and extras, direct from the Valiant vaults.

$39.99/T+/384 pgs.
OVERSIZED HARDCOVER
ISBN: 978-1-939346-10-0
ON SALE OCTOBER 30th!

Valiant 8-BIT Enters Level Two in October

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Brett

Valiant is proud to announce Valiant 8-Bit Level Two – a new wave of 8-bit-inspired covers by artists Matthew Waite and Donovan Santiago hitting comic shops everywhere this October! The Valiant 8-Bit Level Two 8-bit covers follow up on the colossal success of the first Valiant 8-bit cover month – in stores now – with a new round of shelf covers inspired by gaming’s greatest milestones.

Kicking off this October in a comic store near you, level up to Valiant’s next smash-hit sensation with a special, Valiant 8-Bit Level Two cover for each of Valiant’s ongoing monthly titles, including:

Archer & Armstrong #14
Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #15
Eternal Warrior #2
Harbinger #17
Quantum and Woody #4
Shadowman #11
X-O Manowar #18

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