BLOODSHOT (ONGOING) (2012)

"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 "

"! It's the start of a new mission for one of comics' all-time best-selling superheroes in Bloodshot #1 -- the first issue of new ongoing series from acclaimed novelist Duane Swierczynski (Immortal Iron Fist, Birds of Prey) and the lethal artistic tag team of Manuel Garcia (Checkmate) and Arturo Lozzi (Immortal Weapons)! Your name is Angelo Mortalli. Your brother is trapped behind enemy lines and on the verge of -- no. That's not right. Your name is Raymond Garrison. You've retired from the dangers of the field, but a desperate plea from your oldest friend plunges you into a vicious firefight that -- no. That's not right, either. You are Bloodshot. You are the shade of gray that freedom requires. The perfect confluence of military necessity and cutting-edge technology. A walking WikiLeaks that is a reservoir of dirty secrets that could set the world on fire. And you've just been captured. "

"Waking up inside a body bag is no way to start the day. But that's where you are, and worse yet, you're 35,000 feet above the desert, guarded by the some of the toughest soldiers on the planet. You're being flown back to the people who created you, who may have even betrayed you. You're having a hard time separating your false memories (of family, duty, country) from the grim reality (of bullets, blood, screaming). Who's really on your side? Why were you created? Where does the 'real you' end and the programming begin? There's only one way to find out -- by reaching up and zipping open this bag. And God have mercy on anyone who comes face-to-face with the weapon -- no, the man -- no, the soldier -- known only as Bloodshot."

"Heroes aren't born. They're built. You have no name, just a project designation. They call you Bloodshot, but the voices inside your head call you 'daddy, 'sir,' 'commander,' 'comrade' - whatever it takes to motivate you to get the job done. But after so many missions and so many lives, you're finally ready to confront your handlers at Project Rising Spirit and find out who you really are. You'd better move quickly though, because your former masters don't like it when a billion-dollar weapons project decides to go rogue. Can you discover the truth before their next deadly mind wipe takes you off the board for good? Let's hope so because everyone inside you is counting on it."

"They call you Project Bloodshot, but you had a real name once. You were born, raised, maybe even loved. And at some point, some evil bastards filled your head with dozens of false memories to motivate you, restrain you, control you. And oh, what they made you do in the name of national security But what if one of those memories wasn't false? What if you had a real wife and a child somewhere in the world who thought you were dead? Wouldn't you go through seven kinds of violent hell to find them? Congrats. Your wish is about to be granted "

"ALL-NEW ARC! Before Bloodshot, who was Raymond Garrison? Bloodshot is finally free of the memories that have haunted him since his awakening--but now even greater mysteries remain. Who was he before he was transformed into a walking weaponperson of mass destruction? And does he have a real family out there somewhere? Unfortunately, the only man with the answers is the former mastermind of Project Rising Spirit, Dr. Emmanuel Kuretich--and he's just struck a devil's bargain with Bloodshot. 'Destroy your creators and I'll reveal everything.' Well, almost everything "

"What dark secret connects Project Rising Spirit and Toyo Harada's Harbinger Foundation? Bloodshot is the creation of Project Rising Spirit, and for years they've loaned him out to the U.S. government for the kinds of insane, blood-splattered missions that only a nanite-enhanced commando could possibly survive. But those will be nothing compared to the horrors that await him inside the heavily fortified walls of PRS itself, whose subterranean levels are populated by failed 'projects' that kill and maim for fun. And God help anyone who dares pry open the doors to the 'nursery' If you've been hesitating, waiting for the right moment to jump on board Bloodshot - the series Robot 6/Comic Book Resources calls 'simply mind bending' - here's that moment! After this issue, there might not be too many characters left alive "

"In the beginning Bloodshot: Harbinger Hunter! At last: discover Bloodshot's hidden history in the Valiant Universe - and why he is so crucial to its future! Recently, the mysterious Dr. Kureitch freed the unstoppable, nanite-infused weapon known as Bloodshot, and implied that the two of them shared a past and many, many secrets. Now, get ready to finally found out how far back their twisted, symbiotic relationship goes. Bloodshot and Dr. K used to be violently efficient at tracking and slaughtering [REDACTED], and the results of one botched mission in particular now threatens to rock the Valiant Universe to its core Questions will be answered. Alliances will be betrayed. And body counts will tallied. It's a moment that cannot be missed - and one that will be ESSENTIAL to the next year of the Valiant Universe."

"CHAINSAW EAT BLOODSHOT! Bloodshot may be the best, but he wasn't the first. Bloodshot is taking his revenge on Project Rising Spirit-the secret quasi- government experimental division that created him - one body at a time. But nothing could have prepared him for what's waiting for him The Nursery. Deep underground, get ready to go to war with the band of misfit killers that Bloodshot used to call brothe"

"There's no turning back now. The man with a past he can't remember has to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life. Should he play the role of savior and unleash a force that could possibly destabilize the world? Or should he settle into the role he knows best - killer - and wipe the slate clean, once and for all? Full of shocks, heart-stopping action and more backstabbing than a dozen productions of Julius Caesar, Bloodshot has his finger on the trigger - and the shot that will be heard around the Valiant Universe gets fired right here. "

"All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! HARBINGER WARS continues in a standalone, four-part arc of BLOODSHOT, featuring comics legend Barry Kitson (Fantastic Four)! o Bloodshot has banded together with Project Rising Sprit's most dangerous escapees. o Can he shape them into a force for good - or are they too far gone? o Find out in PART ONE of HARBINGER WARS: BLOODSHOT! "

"HARBINGER WARS: BLOODSHOT continues here! Everyone says they want what's best for the children... but Bloodshot's the only one who's willing to fight for it. After a lifetime of lies, destruction and pain, he's vowed to use his extraordinary abilities to do one simple thing: keep these kids alive, even if they're terrified of him. The war for GENERATION ZERO, however, has been waging longer than Bloodshot realizes. And what can one soldier do when he's up against two powerful, secret armies?"

"HARBINGER WARS tie-in! It's payback time! After Dr. Emanuel Kuretich freed Bloodshot from Project Rising Spirit, he promised Bloodshot that the answers to his identity would be found inside PRS' secret Nevada facility. He lied. Instead, Bloodshot discovered two dozen super-powered psiot children -- children that Kuretich then manipulated him into setting free. Now that the kids are out and have ignited a Harbinger War in the middle of the Vegas strip, Bloodshot is all that stands between them and the opposing forces of Toyo Harada and Peter Stanchek. But Bloodshot hasn't forgotten about Kuretich. And he's about to reap his revenge."

"Harbinger Wars is going out with a bang! A battle for the lives of Project Rising Spirit's escaped psiot children is being waged between Toyo Harada, Peter Stancheck's Renegades and the H.A.R.D. Corps - and Bloodshot stands in the center of it all. But even if Bloodshot manages to win the day, will the tortured, tramautized, and über-powerful kids he's fought for choose to remain under the protection of the Harbinger Hunter that once haunted their nightmares? Something's in the air - and a new era is unfolding for the weapon - no, the soldier - no, the man known as Bloodshot."

"ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW CREATIVE TEAM! Acclaimed writer Christos Gage (Avengers Academy, Thunderbolts) joins New York Times best-seller Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars) and superstar-in-the-making Emanuela Lupacchino (Archer & Armstrong, X-Factor) to light the fuse on an explosive new chapter for Bloodshot and the Valiant Universe's most feared team of superhuman operatives! The world's most deadly soldier has a new assignment. 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 heroes always die trying."

"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!"

"Sometimes gunslingers go out the hard way. H.A.R.D. Corps has just experienced its fi rst 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."

"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?"

"MUST READ VALIANT! All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! 'GET SOME!' starts here! Bloodshot and the expendable commandos of H.A.R.D. Corps face off against a network of terrorist saboteurs in the heart of the Persian Gulf! But as Bloodshot digs into the multinational oil conglomerate that's signing his paychecks, he'll soon find himself confronted by the complex truth behind the terror - and face-to-face with an older, scrappier, more grizzled generation of superhuman soldier from the glory days of proxy wars and state-sponsored assassination. Start reading here when comics legend Bart Sears comes on board for a two-part action epic pitting Valiant's 21st century shock troops against the fi rst wave of superhuman specialists!"

"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! "

"MISSION: IMPROBABLE - PART TWO! Project Rising Spirit has sent Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps, their all-or-nothing paramilitary team, after a rogue asset - an assassin-turned-leader of a global fundamentalist terror sect - and his immortal bodyguard. And their names just happen to be Archer & Armstrong! Do Bloodshot and the steely killers of the H.A.R.D. Corps stand a chance against a teenager and a big sweaty drunk? The answer may surprise you!"

"MISSION: IMPROBABLE - FINALE! Bloodshot! Archer! H.A.R.D. Corps! Armstrong! It all comes down to this!! 'Mission: Improbable' rockets into its explosive climax as four world-shattering forces collide! Will Bloodshot re-capture Archer for Project Rising Spirit or is a double-cross in the works?! Will H.A.R.D. Corps figure out how you kill an immortal like Armstrong or are they going home in body bags? Only one thing's for certain it doesn't matter who loses - you win!"

"ALL-NEW ARC! START READING HERE! Bloodshot VS. H.A.R.D. Corps! The one-man army known only as Bloodshot is forced to turn his guns on his own people! Project Rising Spirit, the private military organization that created Bloodshot, enlisted him to fight on their side - and Bloodshot, seeking his own secret justice, agreed. Now his agenda comes to light, and Bloodshot turns around to destroy Rising Spirit once and for all but he has to go through Major Palmer and his own ragtag team of men and women to do it! Our hero versus our heroes in a bloody battle with life-or-death stakes to save or destroy an evil corporation and whoever wins everyone loses!"

"BLOODSHOT VS. H.A.R.D. CORPS - ROUND II! The six men and women of H.A.R.D. Corps are all that stand between Bloodshot and everything he's ever wanted - the total destruction of Project Rising Spirit. The clock is ticking down to zero, the stakes are life-or-death and no one in this fight has anything left to lose."

"Russian super-spies don't die easy! Deep in the biting cold of a former Soviet state, a mysterious cell of sleeper agents - their minds clouded, but their bodies genetically enhanced - are wreaking havoc and inching the region toward war. Forced into a fight he never wanted, Bloodshot is about to discover the shocking secret of their agenda and, when faced with the might of their unstoppable power, will meet an enemy eerily similar to himself "

"A murderer's row of all-star talents is going all-in for an oversized, 48-page milestone anniversary blowout chronicling the classifi ed history of Valiant's most dangerous, most brutal, most relentless hero - BLOODSHOT! Meet the man behind Bloodshot - or is he? - when one soldier's untapped killer instinct takes over in a feature-sized lead tale of blood, guts, and heart by Peter Milligan and Lewis LaRosa! PLUS an all-new story by comics master Howard Chaykin! The original BLOODSHOT launch team of Duane Swierczynski and Manuel García join forces again for an all-new adventure! AND Duffy Boudreau and Al Barrionuevo take you on Bloodshot's journey from the end of the line with H.A.R.D. Corps to the Colombian jungle where Unity found him! Along with many more bonus stories and artwork, a complete cover gallery, and more!"