BOOK OF DEATH LEGENDS OF GEOMANCER (2015)

"A special BOOK OF DEATH retailer incentive! The true history and lineage of the Geomancers - revealed here in an all-new series of never-before-seen stories from New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) and artist Juan Jose Ryp (Ghosted) that won't be collected for the trade paperback! Out of the pages of BOOK OF DEATH, the genesis of the very first Geomancer and the sacred pact that swore them to the service of the Earth can finally be told but, with it too, the source of the divine mysteries that have haunted their line for centuries. Has their mission redeemed or corrupted the world that followed in their wake and will the ultimate secrets of the Geomancers' book doom us all in the end?"

"Watch a legend be born before your eyes as the saga of the Earth's fi rst Geomancer continues! New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and breakout artist Juan Jose Ryp (Clone) reveal the hidden story of the Valiant Universe's beginnings as Earth's protector enters a world of war, ruin and fire at the far end of pre-history!"

"Before BOOK OF DEATH the coming of humanity's first Geomancer continues! Buried deep in a time long forgotten, the hero called Anni becomes history's first observer-and warrior-for the Earth. But what happens when the Earth just wants humanity dead? Fred Van Lente (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) and Juan José Ryp (NINJAK) finally tell the violent, untold story of the world's first Geomancer!"

"Anni's final trial lays everything on the line and the violent transformation it creates will determine the shape of the Valiant Universe forever! Anni, the first Geomancer, has lived countless centuries and shepherded the Earth and her people through upheaval and disaster. Now, generations upon generations later, she finally begins the twilight of her life. The secrets of the Geomancer will not die with Anni, and the Earth must not be left without her warrior."