As Book of Death reaches its final chapter this October, Robert Venditti and Clayton Henry are flashing forward to reveal the stunning last stand of Valiant‘s most formidable hero…the unstoppable X-O Manowar!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar #1 – the next essential one-shot at the heart of Valiant’s cataclysmic summer event from writer Venditti and artist Henry! On October 21th, before Book of Death reveals its widespread ramifications for the heroes of today, discover the world that awaits Valiant’s alien-armored Visigoth in the century yet to come as Aric of Dacia’s journey from past to future comes full circle!

After hundreds of years in exile on an alien planet, Aric of Dacia – better known to the world as the unstoppable hero called X-O Manowar – has returned to an unfamiliar Earth, only to find a planet that doesn’t remember…or want him. Can X-O Manowar finally find happiness in the aftermath of the apocalypse? Plus: the ultimate fate of the X-O Manowar armor, Shanhara, stands revealed…and a new generation of Valiant heroes get ready to take flight in defense of a radically transformed planet Earth!

Featuring covers by Cary Nord, Stephen Segovia, Ryan Lee, and Diego Bernard, don’t miss the final fall of the hero that kicked the Valiant Universe into action!

BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover A by CARY NORD (AUG151762)
Cover B by STEPHEN SEGOVIA (AUG151763)
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE (AUG151764)
Variant Cover by DIEGO BERNARD (AUG151764)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale OCTOBER 21 (FOC – 9/28/15)