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Valiant in February 2016

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

BLOODSHOT REBORN #11 (“THE ANALOG MAN” – PART 2)

Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by LEWIS LAROSA
Cover A by RYAN SOOK
Cover B by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover C by JEFFREY VEREGGE
Variant Cover by TULA LOTAY
Variant Cover by BRIAN LEVEL

Thirty years from today…”THE ANALOG MAN” goes to war with Ninjak!

Far into a post-apocalyptic future, Los Angeles has descended into chaos. Even the remaining heroes of the Valiant Universe can’t stand against the G.A.T.E. super-tech that dominates the wastelands. As Bloodshot and Magic emerge with a small group of survivors in tow, an unexpected ally from the past shows up, seeking help, forcing Bloodshot to either turn his back on his friend…or his family!

New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men) and artist extraordinaire Lewis LaRosa (The Punisher) bring down the hammer on a metal-tearing vision of the future that must be seen to be believed right here in the second scorching chapter of “THE ANALOG MAN”!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 24

BLOODSHOT REBORN: THE ANALOG MAN – DIRECTOR’S CUT #1

Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art & Cover by LEWIS LAROSA

Witness two master creators at the height of their powers as THE ANALOG MAN returns…in bare-knuckled black and white!

For the first time ever, go behind the scenes and discover the unexpurgated glory of Jeff Lemire and Lewis LaRosa’s post-apocalyptic joyride through the future-shocked badlands of the Valiant Universe with a special 48-page “director’s cut” of BLOODSHOT REBORN #10, showcasing LaRosa’s raw, hyper-detailed pencil artwork and Lemire’s complete script! Stripped down to pencils and letters alone, you’ve never seen Bloodshot like this before as the must-read storyline of the New Year circles back for an encore presentation of THE ANALOG MAN’s gasoline-soaked first chapter!

$4.99 | 48 pgs. | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 24

FAITH #2 (of 4)

Written by JODY HOUSER
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
COVER B by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Cover C by FRANCIS PORTELA
Variant Cover by COLLEEN COOVER

The most talked-about new book of 2016 is just getting started!

Just as she uncovers a conspiracy in the Hollywood Hills that threatens the lives of her fellow psiots and new friends alike, Faith must also deal with the return of her ex-boyfriend and one-time teammate Torque…and a volatile new alien threat that nobody saw coming!

Be here as all-star creators Jody Houser (Orphan Black), Francis Portela (Green Lantern), and Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells) continue the groundbreaking, first-ever solo series for the Valiant Universe’s most extraordinary hero…the high-flying Faith!

$3.99 | 32 pgs | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 24

IMPERIUM #13 (NEW ARC! “STORMBREAK” – PART 1)

Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by KHARI EVANS
Cover A by ROBERT GILL
Cover B by CAFU
Valiant x CGC Replica Variant by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE
Variant Cover by JUAN JOSE RYP

ALL-NEW ARC! JUMP ON BOARD HERE! “STORMBREAK” is about to bombard the front lines of the Valiant Universe!

The world’s most powerful team of mercenaries is on the defense…as an elite international kill squad led by Livewire and H.A.R.D. Corps’ Major Charlie Palmer descends to destroy Imperium’s stronghold!

Toyo Harada will save the world…if he doesn’t doom it first. The revolutionary disruption that Harada and his team have launched – by deposing tyrants, housing refugees, and feeding the poor – has come at the expense of the world’s wealthiest nations. When the planet’s leaders have had enough, it will be decided: Toyo Harada must die. Now a crack unit of operatives will stand against Harada on the global stage…with his own former pupil Livewire taking him head-on. Meanwhile, Harada’s military lieutenant Gravedog meets his match when Palmer drops into the firefight of a lifetime…H.A.R.D. Corps vs. H.A.R.D. Corps!

The war starts here as New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER) and chart-topping artist Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) unite for an explosive new jumping-on point…pitting the Valiant Universe’s notorious team of monsters and revolutionaries against the very system they’ve sworn to overthrow!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 17

WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #4

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by RAUL ALLEN
Cover A by DAVID LAFUENTE
Cover B by RAUL ALLEN
Cover C by MARCOS MARTIN
Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Cover by ADAM POLLINA
B&W Sketch Variant by DAVID LAFUENTE

Even Hell has met its match…in the unrelenting fury of the Eternal Warrior!

In the wake of BOOK OF DEATH…the Earth’s immortal champion is dead…but his battle is far from over. Cast out of our world and into a fearsome afterlife of pain and punishment, Gilad is determined to return to our world and resume his duty… But can even history’s most formidable master of war forge ahead in an unearthly domain built to break the human spirit? Now, on the cusp of freedom, the Eternal Warrior rises to fight an enemy with a grudge as old as himself…only to the find that the price of victory might just be everything and everyone he has ever loved…

The year’s heart-shattering new ongoing series steps out of Hell…and into the battle for life itself as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and visionary artist Raul Allen (NINJAK) force the Eternal Warrior into the next brutal level of rebirth in a world beyond our own!

$3.99 | 32 pgs | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 17

NINJAK #12 (“OPERATION: DEADSIDE” – PART 3)

Written by MATT KINDT
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE with JUAN JOSE RYP
Cover A by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover B by TOM RANEY
Cover C by CLAYTON HENRY
Character Design Variant by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant Cover by KERON GRANT

Into the darkness…as “OPERATION: DEADSIDE” reveals the secrets of Shadowman!

MI-6’s doomed rescue mission into a parallel dimension is in dire peril as Ninjak and Punk Mambo find themselves face-to-face with the one and only Shadowman! But what is the true nature of the man once called Jack Boniface…and has his time trapped amidst the Deadside’s horrors stolen his humanity once and for all? A battle to save the soul of the Valiant Universe is about to begin – but even the good guys can’t be sure if they’re on the right side!

The Valiant milestone of 2016 continues here as superstar creators Matt Kindt (DIVINITY) and Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS) bring “OPERATION: DEADSIDE” thundering towards an unmissable climax!

$3.99 | 40 pgs | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 10

X-O MANOWAR #44

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover A by PHIL JIMENEZ
Cover B by STEPHEN MOONEY
Variant Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut deep into “THE KILL LIST”!

Dispatched by MI-6 to dismantle a Vine terror cell before its next deadly attack, the Valiant Universe’s fiercest warrior and most elite master assassin have reunited to locate their target…and they might already be too late! But as Commander Trill’s master plan comes to fruition, he may discover that his greatest enemy is within!

Epic storytellers Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) plunge into the world of espionage and intrigue as X-O Manowar’s latest page-turner hunts the heroes of the Valiant Universe!

$3.99 | 32 pgs | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 3

THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE: SECOND LIVES #3 (of 4)

Written by JEN VAN METER
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC
Cover B by KEVIN WADA
Cover C by BILQUIS EVELY
Variant Cover by JEFFREY VEREGGE

Shan Fong-Mirage thought she had solved the riddle of her ghostly husband…

They thought the magic of an ancient scroll, the Secunda Vita, could restore Hwen Mirage’s physical form. But the spells in the scroll are deadly…and after spending decades trapped within its words, the malevolent and corrupted spirit of a long-dead sorcerer has been freed to wreak lethal havoc on Earth! To stop this dark force once and for all, Shan and Hwen Mirage must marshal an alliance of old friends and new enemies, of the living and the dead. If they should fail? The living will die…and the dead will be extinguished in this life and the next!

Valiant‘s Harvey Award-nominated sensation unleashes an all-new chapter as acclaimed creators Jen Van Meter (Hopeless Savages) and Roberto de la Torre (Daredevil) throw the Doctors Mirage into their biggest adventure yet!

$3.99 | 32 pgs | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 10

BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 2: THE HUNT TPB

Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by MICO SUAYAN

“THE HUNT” IS ON!

Bloodshot is on the hunt. Determined to stop the violent reign of terror that plagues Colorado,Bloodshot journeys across the Rocky Mountains to destroy the remaining nanites that have caused mass murderers to spring up across the state. But will the drugs, booze, and insane visions rattling around his head put an end to his journey before it begins?

Start reading here as New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT, Descender) and Eisner Award-nominated artist Butch Guice (NINJAK, The Winter Soldier) begin the second staggering story arc of the chart-topping new series that Entertainment Weekly calls “a subversive new take on Valiant’s resident unkillable killing machine.”

Collecting BLOODSHOT REBORN #6-9

$14.99 | 112 pgs. | On sale FEBRUARY 10
TRADE PAPERBACK | 978-1-939346-82-7

IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOL. 3: ENDING HISTORY TPB

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by PERE PEREZ
Cover by KANO

CREATION, ANNIHILATION…AND THE DEBUT OF AN ALL-NEW TIMEWALKER!

As history falls apart around her, only one man can help Neela Sethi save Ivar’s life—and time itself—and that man is…Ivar! Wait…what?! Can Neela teach a new Timewalker the ropes of time travel as time collapses? Or will the universe finally meet its doom?

Find out right here as Harvey Award-nominated artist Pere Pérez (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) joins New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (THE DELINQUENTS) for IVAR, TIMEWALKER.

Collecting IVAR, TIMEWALKER #9-#12

$14.99 | 112 pgs | T+ | On Sale FEBRUARY 17
TRADE PAPERBACK | 978-1-939346-99-5

SHADOWMAN DELUXE EDITION BOOK 2 HC

Written by PETER MILLIGAN with DUFFY BOUDREAU, NEIL DVORAK, ALES KOT, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA, and JIM ZUB

Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE and VALETINE DE LANDRO WITH DIEGO BERNARD, CAFU, NEIL DVORAK, ROBERT GILL, MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, and MATTHEW SOUTHWORTH
Cover by RUSSELL DAUTERMAN

Comics icon Peter Milligan (Hellblazer) joins visionary artists Roberto de la Torre (THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE), Valentine de Landro (Bitch Planet), Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) and many more for the oversized hardcover collection concluding the bone-chilling series Bloody Disgusting calls “the perfect cauldron of mystery.”

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

Featuring an anthology of tales from a roster of all-star creators – including Jim Zub (Skullkickers), Ales Kot (DEAD DROP), Christopher Sebela (Captain Marvel), and Duffy Boudreau (BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS) – that push the outer bounds of the world of Shadowman further than ever before, this prestige-sized deluxe hardcover also comes jam-packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features!

Collecting SHADOWMAN #11-16, the never-before reprinted SHADOWMAN
#13X, SHADOWMAN: END TIMES #1–3 and PUNK MAMBO #0.

$39.99 | 304 pgs. | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 24
HARDCOVER | 978-1-68215-107-5

ONE DOLLAR DEBUT: THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE #1 (NEW PRINTING)

Written by JEN VAN METER
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN

Re-presenting THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE #1 (2014)

$1 | 32 pgs. | T+| On sale FEBRUARY 3

ONE DOLLAR DEBUT: DIVINITY #1 (NEW PRINTING)

Written by MATT KINDT
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC

Re-presenting DIVINITY #1 (2015)

$1| 32 pgs| T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 17

A First Look at Faith #1, Which Flies Into the Spotlight

Posted on November 21, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

Valiant has released a first look inside Faith #1 (of 4) – the FIRST ISSUE of the stratospheric new limited series from rising star Jody Houser and explosive artists Francis Portela and Marguerite Sauvage! Featuring the breakout star of Harbinger in her first-ever solo adventure, Valiant’s high-flying, high-spirited super-heroine is already stealing the spotlight with mainstream recognition… months ahead of its January 27th debut!

Orphaned at a young age, Faith Herbert – a psionically gifted “psiot” discovered by the Harbinger Foundation – has always aspired to greatness. But now this once ordinary teenager is taking control of her destiny and becoming the hard-hitting hero she’s always known she can be – complete with a mild-mannered secret identity, unsuspecting colleagues, and a day job as a reporter that routinely throws into her harms way! Well, at least she thought it would… When she’s not typing up listicles about cat videos, Faith makes a secret transformation to patrol the night as the City of Angels’ own leading superhero – the sky-soaring Zephyr!

But flying solo is going to be tougher than Zephyr ever thought when she uncovers a deep-rooted alien conspiracy. Two-bit burglars and car thieves are one thing, but when the world needs a hero to stave off a full-blown extraterrestrial invasion, will Faith find herself in over her head…or ready for her biggest challenge yet?

Do you have what it takes to #FLYLIKEFAITH? Find out on January 27th as the all-star team of Jody Houser, Francis Portela, and Marguerite Sauvage begin a landmark new chapter for the Valiant Universe’s newest up-and-coming superstar, right here in Faith #1 (of 4) – featuring covers by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, Marguerite Sauvage, Clayton Henry, Kano, and Colleen Coover!

FAITH #1 (of 4)
Written by JODY HOUSER
Art by FRANCIS PORTELA and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE
Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (NOV151702)
Cover B by MARGUERITE SAUVAGE (NOV151703)
Valiant x CGC Replica Variant by CLAYTON HENRY (NOV151704)
Variant Cover by KANO (NOV151706)
Variant Cover by COLLEEN COOVER (NOV151707)
Blank Cover also available (NOV151705)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale JANUARY 27 (FOC – 1/4/15)

Review: Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior #1

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Alex K Cossa

For five millennia, the Eternal Warrior has shaped history at the end of his sword. He’s razed empires, toppled civilizations, and broken armies as an immortal soldier in service to the Earth.

But now, the Eternal Warrior has been torn from the world he once protected and finds himself stranded in a hostile alien landscape unlike any he’s faced before. Separated from his earthly environs, can history’s deadliest soldier survive a realm far older, far deadlier, and fare more ruinous than anything he’s ever encountered? Beyond Earth lies eternity…
Let’s get one thing out of the way before we start the review proper: there will more than likely be spoilers for Valiant‘s Book Of Death event contained within this review, so if you haven’t read that but you’re curious about this comic, the Cliff’s Notes version is buy it. The opening chapter is interesting, if not perfect, but I’m willing to bet that we’ll soon have one awesome series on our hands.

Alright, there may be spoilers from here on out.

Wrath Of The Eternal warrior is scripted by Robert Venditti (who also handled Valiant‘s summer event, Book Of Death), and I would be lying if I said my expectations were already sky high for this series before even picking up the advance review copy that I was fortunate enough to read. Does the first issue hold up to my expectations? Well, not really. It’s a solid opening issue, and an interesting look at an immortal character, but there was something missing for me, but I can’t quite put my finger on what.

After the events of the superb Book Of Death, The Eternal Warrior has become one of my favourite comic book characters currently being published, so although this comic didn’t quite meet my stratosphere level expectations, that doesn’t mean it’s no good. Indeed, Robert Venditti is on fine form here, scripting an issue that asks more questions than it answers which makes perfect sense for the opening chapter in Valiant‘s latest ongoing series, and in all honesty is exactly what I expected.

Venditti is joined this issue by an extensive art team of artists Raul Allen & Patricia Martin, art assistant David Astruga with additional colours by Borja Pindado (I’m going to refer to them as The Artists or the Art Team from here on out for simplicity’s sake, and because I don’t know who was responsible for what). The layout of the panels in this issue after the story hops back to before are deceptively simple; indeed there are three pages here that have an identical layout of two rows of five panels and a single large one at the bottom that depict some remarkably interesting art. The scenes within those pages are actually quite simple, the Art Team do a wonderful job in showing just how content Gilad is to enjoy the smell of cooking, or the sounds of loved ones approaching. Those pages are very subtle, but they convey a side to the Eternal Warrior that is seldom seen (at least one I haven seldom seen), and adds another layer to an already interesting character.

That Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior #1 didn’t meet my expectations doesn’t disappoint me as much as I expected, indeed I’m actually surprised by just how much more I enjoyed the issue when rereading it as I was writing this review. Robert Venditti and the Artists have delivered a solid issue that visually is packed with a lot of content across some simple (and yet all the more interesting because of that simplicity) panel layouts that allow the Art Team to really pace the story very well. As an opening chapter to a new series, Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior #1 does exactly what it needs to do: it makes me want more.

Simply put, this is a comic you must read if you have any interest in the Eternal Warrior.

Story: Robert Venditti Art: Raul Allen & Patricia Martin
Art Assistant: David Astruga Additional Colours: Borja Pindado
Story: 8 Art: 9 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Buy

Valiant provided Graphic Policy a FREE copy for review, but I had already added this series to my pull list.

hoopla digital Adds New Titles from Valiant Entertainment

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

hoopla digital is the category-creating mobile and online service for public libraries and today they have announced the addition of new titles from Valiant Entertainment. With the agreement, hoopla digital’s app and online service adds popular titles —through Valiant Entertainment’s global digital distribution partner Trajectory, Inc.— including the sci-fi superhero epic, X-O Manowar (Vol. 1-8); the pulsating action series, Bloodshot Reborn, (Vol. 1); and the globe-trotting adventure, Archer & Armstrong (Vol. 1-6), to name a few.

Valiant Entertainment titles and more are now available for patrons to access instantly on hoopla digital’s app and online service via their smartphones, tablets and computers.

Inclusion of Valiant Entertainment titles broadens hoopla digital’s catalog of more than 400,000 movies, TV shows, music albums, eBooks, audiobooks and comics. hoopla digital partners with public libraries across North America to provide patrons with online and mobile access to dynamic digital content. The service’s catalogue already includes titles from DC Comics, Image Comics, Dark Horse Comics, BOOM! Comics and more.

hoopla digital’s innovative Action View creates one-of-a-kind immersive digital reading by allowing for full page and panel-by-panel views of comics and illustrations.

There is no waiting to borrow titles on hoopla digital since on-demand content can be enjoyed by multiple patrons simultaneously. Patrons who use hoopla digital also avoid library late fees as digital content borrowing periods simply expire without charges.

hoopla digital has partnerships with more than 860 public library systems across North America including Toronto Public Library, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library, Cuyahoga County Public Library, Calgary Public Library and The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County.

New comic books will be added to the service weekly. The service is available only to patrons of participating public libraries.

Graphic Policy’s Top Comic Picks this Week!

Posted on November 17, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

Wednesdays are new comic book day! Each week hundreds of comics are released, and that can be pretty daunting to go over and choose what to buy. That’s where we come in!

We’re bringing back something we haven’t done for a while, what the team thinks. Our contributors are choosing up to five books each week and why they’re choosing the books.

Find out what folks think below, and what comics you should be looking out for this Wednesday.

Alex

Top Pick: Wrath Of The Eternal Warrior #1 (Valiant) – The Eternal Warrior has become one of my favourite comic book characters recently, and with this new series being the first released when my ear is turned toward Valiant has really got me excited.

Hero Hourly #1 (21 Pulp) – What if your day job was to be a superhero? What if instead of asking “you want fries with that?” you were punching people just waiting for the clock to tick own? Yeah, I can’t wait to get my hands on this inaugural offering from 21 Pulp.

The Paybacks #3 (Dark Horse) – Probably one of the funniest series on my pull list, the idea of a superhero repo squad is hillarious. If you can’t tell, I seem to have a hankering for non-traditional superhero fare this week.

Red Thorn #1 (Vertigo) – After talking with David Baillie and Meghan Hetrick about this comic (the writer and artist, respectively), I’m really pumped to check this out on Wednesday. That it’s chock full of Scottish mythology is also very interesting, as I know very little about that, and I’m looking forward to read some more.

Brett

Top Pick: Hero Hourly #1 (21 Pulp) – You think your job sucks? 21 Pulp kicks off their publishing slate with this new series which sees an average joe who can’t get the work he wants after college taking on a low paying gig as a superhero. Yes, superheroes are hired out as hourly security guards

Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven (Lion Forge/IDW Publishing) – I remember watching WWE/WWF when I was a kid in the 80s, and one of the rockstars of that time was Andre the Giant, the mountain of a man. This graphic novel, working with his daughter, presents us the life of this legend. There’s already been one graphic novel released on Andre, and I loved that, and am looking forward to seeing how this one compares.

The Paybacks #3 (Dark Horse) – One of the funniest comics out there right now. It’s a superhero repo team. If that idea alone doesn’t put a smile on your face…

Star Wars: Vader Down #1 (Marvel) – I’ve read the first issue and if you’re a fan of Marvel’s Star Wars comics, you’ll love this start of their first crossover event. So good.

Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1 (Valiant) – When I think of Valiant, I think quality. The event Book of Death really shook up the Eternal Warrior setting him upon this new path. When it says Valiant, I know I’m going to be entertained and this kicking off a new series is a great place to start and find out yourself.

Elana

Top Pick: Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl #4 (Image Comics) – Phonogram is the best new comic around. I wrote an essay on why. A must for all music lovers and comics fans alike.

Jughead #2 (Archie Comics) – It’s a new world — one in which people who mostly read super heroes or read creator-owned comics are won over by the quirky humor and art of Chip Zardski and Erica Henderson. A world where people like me actually read an Archie comic. I truly enjoyed this new take on the world of Archie. From what I know of Jughead (ok, not much) Erica and Chip are channeling Jughead’s spirit for a new age. Really fun.

The Mighty Thor #1 (Marvel) – Thor is still Doctor Jane Foster, therefore I’m still interested.

Pretty Deadly #6 (Image Comics) – Pretty Deadly is about Death’s Daughter. But the real focus is the comic’s atmosphere — like a psychedelic Western movie, and the unusual poetic rhythm of its prose. This new arc takes place many years after issue 5. It starts like a psychedelic western too but it ends like…. you’ll just have to read it.

Review: Bloodshot Reborn #8

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Alex K Cossa

The secrets behind Project Bloodshot are finally revealed!

Festival and Hoyt fall deep down the rabbit hole and discover a much bigger conspiracy than they ever imagined. Meanwhile, Bloodshot must race to stop the nanites from claiming another victim – this time, someone with close, personal ties to Ray Garrison…

The penultimate issue of the current story arc The Hunt, is not a great jumping on point because if you haven’t read any of the previous issues, you’ll be a bit lost. That being said, this is a solid entry into the Bloodshot Reborn series.

Jeff Lemire and Butch Guice send this story rocketing to its conclusion with a comic that starts out mirroring the slower pace of issue #7 before taking off. Focusing more on the emotional struggle of Ray Garrison as he’s torn between reabsorbing the nanites that turn him into Bloodshot in order to prevent an insatiable blood lust from claiming innocent lives, while at the same time potentially losing his humanity at the same time; the more nanites that Garrison absorbs, the more he feels his humanity slide, and the closer he is to returning to the killing machine he used to be.

It’s an interesting idea and one that’s explored well in this issue, but there’s certainly still more that could be said on the matter (an I’m sure next issues there will be). That there is going to be an emotional confrontation next issue is quite likely, but until then, Guice and Lemire continue to build a phenomenal story that could easily be adapted into other media.

Bloodshot Reborn #8 is another solid comic book from Valiant that continues the current story arc brilliantly. As it stands, this is a story that’s worth picking up whether in single issues or the inevitable trade, but with the finale yet to come, the final verdict on this arc will have to wait till next month.

Story: Jeff Lemire Art: Butch Guice Colours: David Baron
Story: 8.25 Art: 8 Overall: 8 Recommendation: Read

Valiant provided Graphic Policy a FREE copy for review.

A First Look at The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives #2

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

A lethal menace has been loosed on the world and everyone – living, dead, or in between – is in harm’s way!

Valiant has released an advance preview of The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives #2 (of 4) – the next breathtaking chapter from Eisner Award-nominated writer Jen Van Meter and astonishing artist Roberto de la Torre! The hotly anticipated follow-up to Valiant’s Harvey Award-nominated debut continues this January as the world’s top paranormal investigators discover the true meaning of oblivion!

Shan Fong-Mirage is married to a ghost – the late Hwen Mirage, who she herself pulled back from the brink of eternal imprisonment in the underworld. But this team of paranormal investigators has discovered that even the unliving like Hwen can be killed…and that their own research has unwittingly freed a malevolent spirit from a centuries-old enchantment. Now innocent victims – both among the living and dearly departed – are being massacred. To set this right, the Mirages need to unlock another copy of the ancient spell…and only one other paranormal collector has it. And so now the good doctors must pay a house call to an old enemy…

Featuring mesmerizing covers by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, Kevin Wada, Roberto de la Torre and Emi Lenox!

THE DEATH-DEFYING DOCTOR MIRAGE: SECOND LIVES #2 (of 4)
Written by JEN VAN METER
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover A by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (NOV151717)
Cover B by KEVIN WADA (NOV151718)
Cover C by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE (NOV151719)
Variant Cover by EMI LENOX (NOV151720)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale JANUARY 13 (FOC – 12/21/15)

Preview: Bloodshot Reborn #8

Posted on November 15, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

BLOODSHOT REBORN #8

Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by BUTCH GUICE
Cover A by MICO SUAYAN (SEP1516600)
Cover B by DAVE JOHNSON (SEP1516601)
Cover C by GLENN FABRY (SEP1516602)
Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL (SEP1516603)
Variant Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA (SEP1516604)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale NOVEMBER 18

The secrets behind Project Bloodshot are finally revealed!

Festival and Hoyt fall deep down the rabbit hole and discover a much bigger conspiracy than they ever imagined. Meanwhile, Bloodshot must race to stop the nanites from claiming another victim – this time, someone with close, personal ties to Ray Garrison…

“THE HUNT” continues here as New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men, Descender) and legendary artist Butch Guice (Captain America) bring Bloodshot to the precipice of a devastating new revelation!

Preview: Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by RAUL ALLEN
Cover A (Wraparound) by DAVID LAFUENTE (SEP151652)
Cover B by RAUL ALLEN (SEP151653)
Cover C by CARY NORD (SEP151654)
Cover D by MARCOS MARTIN (SEP151655)
Emblem Variant by DAVE LANPHEAR (SEP151657)
Artist Variant by LEWIS LAROSA (SEP151658)
B&W Sketch Variant by DAVID LAFUENTE (SEP151659)
Blank Cover also available (SEP151656)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On sale NOVEMBER 18

For five millennia, the Eternal Warrior has shaped history at the end of his sword. He’s razed empires, toppled civilizations, and broken armies as an immortal soldier in service to the Earth.

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH, X-O MANOWAR) and visionary artist Raúl Allén (NINJAK, Hawkeye) forge a new legend for Valiant’s master of war with an all-new ongoing series in…WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1!

Jeff Lemire & Lewis LaRosa Gear Up for Valiant’s Bloodshot Reborn: The Analog Man — Director’s Cut #1

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Graphic Policy Team

Valiant has announced Bloodshot Reborn: The Analog Man — Director’s Cut #1 – an oversized collector’s edition re-presenting the blistering first chapter of Jeff Lemire and Lewis LaRosa’s gear-stripping joyride through the future of the Valiant Universe! On February 24th, go behind the scenes with this special 48-page “director’s cut” of The Analog Man’s opening salvo from Bloodshot Reborn #10 with an electrifying look inside this all-new jumping-on point for Valiant’s most relentless hero!

Stripped down to pencils and letters alone, this is your exclusive first chance to marvel at Lewis LaRosa’s jaw-dropping, hyper-detailed pencil artwork from Bloodshot Reborn #10 alongside Jeff Lemire’s complete and expurgated script for the first time anywhere! You’ve never seen Bloodshot like this before as the must-read storyline of the New Year circles back for a bonus presentation of the bare-knuckled first issue jumping-on point!

Many years from now, Los Angeles has become a post-apocalyptic wasteland and the once unstoppable killing machine known as Bloodshot has become The Analog Man. Hopelessly outdated, Bloodshot’s taken on a new role as the protector of a small town, eking out a subsistence existence with the great love of his life – Magic – and protecting a group of stragglers who’ve weathered the storm. But when a gang of marauders arrives, the settlement’s survival is threatened, and Bloodshot is forced to bring justice to the distorted and disjointed badlands of the Valiant Universe!

BLOODSHOT REBORN: THE ANALOG MAN – DIRECTOR’S CUT #1
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art & Cover by LEWIS LAROSA
$4.99 | 48 pgs. | T+ | On sale FEBRUARY 24 (FOC – 2/1/16)

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