It’s new comic book day!!! What’s everyone excited for? There’s not much news, but a few reviews.
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Valiant has released a preview of Archer & Armstrong: Archer #0 – an all-new jumping-on point. Start reading here on February 5th as Valiant superstars Fred Van Lente and Pere Perez reveal the never-before-told truth behind Valiant’s very own boy(ish) wonder – the incomparable Obadiah Archer!
Who is Archer, where did he come from, and how can he do the incredible things that he can do? (Which is everything, remember?) Get ready to learn the startling secret of Archer’s origins with an exciting look into the classified archives of Project Rising Spirit with an all-new starting point, perfect for new readers and longtime fans alike.
Then, discover Valiant’s next wave of breakout characters with three more standalone zero issues from some of the brightest talents in comics today in Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps: H.A.R.D. Corps #0, Quantum and Woody: The Goat #0 and Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0!
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: ARCHER #0
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY (DEC131314)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by JOE EISMA (DEC131315)
Variant Cover by ANDY KUHN (DEC131316)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 2/5/14 (FOC – 1/13/14)
UNITY #4
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by RILEY ROSSMO
Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
UNITY divided!
Here comes heavyweight showdown you’ve been waiting for! As Harada’s secret machinations come to light, the newly minted UNITY team will be faced with a choice that will change this team forever – and the Valiant Universe along with it. Get ready for a world-shaking battle royale as the final installment of UNITY’s first adventure pits X-O Manowar and Toyo Harada against the most dangerous battalion ever united – and each other.
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 19th!
X-O MANOWAR #22
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by DIEGO BERNARD
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
Variant Cover by WILL CONRAD
Valiant Signature Series Variant by JIM CALAFIORE
UNITY EPILOGUE! When X-O Manowar thought he had finally found peace, he instead found only more war, death, and destruction…
Now, at his lowest point, Aric of Dacia’s fate rests in the hands with the most unlikely of allies. Will X-O Manowar regain his lost power and seek bloody vengeance on his enemies, or will be forge a new path? The beginning of a brand new era for Valiant’s flagship hero starts here.
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 26th!
SHADOWMAN #15
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art & Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Variant Cover by MIKE ALLRED
Shadowman must die!
Jack Boniface is out of control. A monstrous supernatural force known only as Tremble threatens to destroy Shadowman…if the ghosts that haunt Jack don’t tear him apart first! Before he cracks, the Abettors — sworn to aid the Shadowman and shield him from the forces of darkness — must take drastic measures to protect the world from Jack’s terrible power. Can Jack defeat the evil that’s coming to kill him…and save himself from the allies trying to drive a knife into his back?
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 5th!
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: ARCHER #0
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by JOE EISMA
Variant Cover by ANDY KUHN
Once upon a time…a baby went into Project Rising Spirit…
Who is Obadiah Archer, where did he come from, and how can he do the incredible things that he can do? (Which is everything, remember?) Fresh off the shocking conclusion of the Sect Civil War, learn the startling truth behind Archer’s origin with an exciting look into his secret past by Valiant superstar Fred Van Lente and fan favorite artist Pere Perez!
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 5th!
HARBINGER #21
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art & Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Interlocking Variant by ZACHARY MONTOYA
“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…
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 12th!
BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS: H.A.R.D. CORPS #0
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CHRISCROSS
Cover by ARTURO LOZZI
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Variant Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
Remember the ’90s?!
The most elite assets of Project Rising Spirit team up for an early mission together — Bloodshot and the H.A.R.D. Corps, living weapons! But, in the decade of dial-up, the technology is far from perfect and bugs are bound to pop up in the wetware…with disastrous results…
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 26th!
BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #19
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art by BART SEARS
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by BART SEARS
“GET SOME” – Part Two! Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps fight for more than they bargained for!
When a routine rescue mission goes horribly wrong, Director Kozol is taken captive by a group of grizzled psiot mercenaries with a vital key to Bloodshot’s past. The team fight to save Kozol’s life…and they don’t even like him! Duck and cover – because you’ve just dropped into in the middle of the Arabian Desert for a super-powered gunfight at an exploding oil pipeline!
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 19th!
ETERNAL WARRIOR #6
Written by GREG PAK
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
Variant Cover by DIEGO BERNARD
Long live the Eternal Emperor!
The first glimpse into the Valiant Universe in the year 4001 continues here! The Eternal Emperor rules over a blighted landscape, the last hope of a desperate band of survivors. When an enigmatic force appears and threatens to destroy the last remnants of his people, he faces a horrific choice: travel an irradiated landscape in search to kidnap an innocent, or see his people destroyed. Welcome to the Valiant Universe of 4001.
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 12th!
QUANTUM AND WOODY #8
Written by JAMES ASMUS
Art by MING DOYLE
Cover by TOM FOWLER
Variant Cover by MING DOYLE
CHARGE!
Quantum and Woody vs. Magnum Security…for all the marbles! Who would have suspected that Quantum’s employer Mr. Magnum and his private security firm were up to no good? So now the would-be victims of Magnum’s violence and greed rally around our unlikely heroes to protect their heavily fortified, heavily armed mountain town. These colors don’t run!
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE FEBRUARY 19th!
HARBINGER VOL. 4: PERFECT DAY TPB
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by BARRY KITSON and CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by BARRY KITSON
Nightmares are just dreams too.
It’s been a brutal few months for Peter Stanchek and the Renegades, culminating in the harrowing events – and losses – of the Harbinger Wars. But now the members of the team have woken up to the Best. Day. Ever. As Lou Reed sang, it’s just a perfect day, problems left all alone. But for Peter Stanchek – a kid who deserves a good day – something seems off…like all is not what it seems…
Collecting HARBINGER #15-19 by New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars) and all-star artists Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man) and Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong), start reading here with the mind-bending story arc that Comic Vine calls “an excellent jumping-on point.”
$14.99/T+/128 pgs.
TRADE PAPERBACK
ISBN: 978-1-939346-15-5
ON SALE FEBRUARY 5th!
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 4: SECT CIVIL WAR TPB
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by KHARI EVANS with CHRISCROSS
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
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!
Collecting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #14-17 by New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules) and acclaimed artists Khari Evans (Harbinger) and ChrisCross (Superman/Batman), jump into the series that IGN calls “a must read” with an all-new adventure pitching Archer & Armstrong into their biggest battle yet!
$14.99/T+/112 pgs.
TRADE PAPERBACK
ISBN: 978-1-939346-25-4
ON SALE FEBRUARY 26th!
In the midst of UNITY…jump into the ongoing adventures of Valiant‘s next breakout heroes with an all-new wave of Valiant zero issues in February and March!
Discover the origins and secret early exploits of the fan favorite heroes of the Valiant Universe right here with four essential jumping-on points, designed to bring new readers up to speed and lay the foundation for the next year of Valiant’s monthly series!
Valiant’s all-new #0 initiative kicks off in February with Archer & Amrstrong: Archer: ARCHER #0 – revealing, at last, the untold story of young Obadiah Archer, where he came from, and just how can he do the incredible things that he does! (Which is everything, remember?) From the minds of writer Fred Van Lente and artist Pere Perez, start reading here to peer inside the war journal of a teenage assassin!
Also in February, the all-star creative team of Christos Gage, Joshua Dysart, and ChrisCross unleash Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps: H.A.R.D. Corps #0! Hey, remember the 90s? The most elite assets of Project Rising Spirit are teaming up for an early mission together — but, in the decade of dial-up, the technology is far from perfect and bugs are bound to pop up in the wetware…with disastrous results…
Then, coming in March, artist Tom Fowler returns to pull double duty with the world’s worst superhero team for Quantum and Woody: The Goat #0 – co-written by ongoing series writer James Asmus! Are heroes born or are they bred? Who – or what – spawned the powerhouse of animal husbandry known simply as Vincent Van Goat?
Also in March, original series creators Joshua Dysart and Khari Evans journey into the darkest corners of the Harbinger Foundation for Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0. The Bleeding Monk, formerly Toyo Harada’s right hand, has been missing for over a year. Now, uncover the true whereabouts of Harada’s cryptic advisor – and the first of many secret revelations to come…
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG: ARCHER #0
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by JOE EISMA
Variant Cover by ANDY KUHN
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE IN FEBRUARY!
BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS: H.A.R.D. CORPS #0
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CHRISCROSS
Cover by ARTURO LOZZI
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
Variant Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE IN FEBRUARY!
QUANTUM AND WOODY: THE GOAT #0
Written by JAMES ASMUS & TOM FOWLER
Art & Cover by TOM FOWLER
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MATTHEW WAITE
Variant Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE IN MARCH!
HARBINGER: BLEEDING MONK #0
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by KHARI EVANS
Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by MICO SUAYAN
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE IN MARCH!
