HARBINGER (ONGOING) (2012)

"What has become of the Bleeding Monk? The Bleeding Monk, formerly Toyo Harada's right hand, has been missing for over a year. Now, the original creative team of Joshua Dysart and Khari Evans are journeying into the darkest corners of the Harbinger Foundation to reveal the true whereabouts of Harada's cryptic advisor - and uncover the first of many secret revelations to come "

"The return of the Valiant Universe continues as the first superhero legend of the moderna ge is reborn, from New York Times bestselling author Joshua Dysart and Harvey Award-winner Khari Evans. Read Minds, Bend Steel, Break All The Rules Teenager Peter Stenchek si out of work, on the skids, and -- unbeknownest to him -- a psionic-powered 'harbinger' with the potential to reshape the course of human history. Toyo Harada is a wealthy business magnate, a respecte philanthropist, and the most powerful harbinger of all -- or so he thought. As they forge an uneasy alliance, with Harada offer Peter a chance for redemption -- or attempt to induct him into a secret network of conspiracy, subversion, and control? Peter is about to discover that he's not alone in the world and, soon, the generation who has nothing will take on the man who has everything."

"The hunt for Peter Stanchek intensifies after an epic battle with Pittsburgh S.W.A.T forces him to use his powers out in the open. Now he faces the most difficult decision of his life. Continue to put his friends in harm's way or abandon them for the safety of Toyo Harada's Harbinger Foundation?"

"Welcome to the Harbinger Foundation. Class is now in session. Throughout his whole life, Peter Stanchek has been confused by his strange powers and their effect on those closest to him. Now, having abandoned everything he knows, Peter has escaped to the confines of Toyo Harada's Harbinger Foundation where his new training will temper his body, torture his mind and reawaken the horrors of his past. But is all of this truly giving Peter more control over his power? Or simply making him far more dangerous than he's ever been before?"

"School is out. Of control. Inside the Harbinger Foundation, Peter Stanchek thought he would finally find freedom. Instead, he found a prison of his own design. As Peter begins to yearn for the comforts of his old life, he's about to discover that leaving Harada's program isn't easy--it's impossible. As rebellion brews among his pupils, Harada must ask himself: has he been building an ally in Peter all this time - or the perfect enemy?"

"Toyo Harada and Peter Stanchek. Master and apprentice. Creator and destroyer. Alpha and Omega. Humanity's most powerful psionic, Pete Stanchek, has been run to ground. His few friends and family are gone. He is loved is by no one. At the nadir of his brief, 18-year existence, he has been drugged, deceived and deluded by a corporate master. But now he's finally had enough. Tonight, the human race will find out exactly how powerful he is. Tonight, the boy who has nothing will go to war against the man who has everything. And soon the Valiant Universe will discover that everything has an end - even the world. "

"Aftr a crushing defeat at the hands of his would-be mentor, Peter Stancheck lies critically wounded and the only person who can save him is the person that hates him the most--his childhood love Kris Hathaway. As Harada's Eggbreaker strike force closes in, the helpless peter wonders if he is going to find forgiveness at Kris's door--or unbridled vengeance. But when Faith returns as the superhero she's always dreamed of being, the game is going to change for everyone involved... As the most daring series in comics enters its staggering second act, find out why this is the book that Comic Book Resources says 'feels new in a way that few comics about characters with superpowers manages these days.'"

"Charlene Dupre feels like she's been on fire since the day she was born. Too hot to handle, abused and misused, she's turned to a dead-end life on the sleazy side of the New Orleans streets. But when Peter and his strange band of teenagers with wondrous powers walk into the strip club where she works, Charlene discovers the heat that's been burning her up inside is the only thing that can set her free. Meanwhile, Project Rising Spirit closes in on Peter Stanchek, the most dangerous boy in the world. Vengeance, acceptance and fire. Meet the next member of the Harbinger Resistance as 'Renegades' begins a brand new chapter!"

"The Renegades recruit their newest member - Torque! In a shed in the backwoods of Northern Georgia lives a meek, sequestered teen named John Torkelson. Raised just this side of feral, and on a steady diet of MMA and reality TV, fried catfish and Cheeto pie, he's a firm believer that women should be seen and not heard (though he really hasn't met many). But when four strange, super-powered outlaw teenagers suddenly appear in the woods outside his shed, Torkelson's life takes a turn he could've never imagined. Now the boy his poppa called 'Stump' is about to become more man than he could've ever imagine. But then...what exactly is a 'real man'? For that matter, what's a real hero? Only one thing's certain, the Renegades are about to get a hell of a lot stronger."

"Nothing can bring her down. She's the light in the dark. The soul of a rising resistance movement. Here now, for the first time, is the story of Zephyr (aka Faith Herbert but shhh don't tell anyone)! As danger closes in on all sides, Faith must begin the trials and tribulations of being the Valiant Universe's first real-life superhero. Learn the secret potential of her powers and the truth about her time at the Harbinger Foundation, then follow her into battle to save the other Renegades. Look, up in the air! It's a bird, it's a plane... it's freakin' Zephyr! "

"Lead or die. Peter Stanchek is about to face his toughest test yet. Trapped between the opposing forces of Toyo Harada's Eggbreakers and Project Rising Spirit, Peter Stanchek and his wayward band of renegade telekinetics are about to find themselves in a vicious, three-way firefight. Can they put aside their fears and do battle as the team they'll need to be to survive? The Renegades are about to make their big debut - and, when the smoke clears, the Valiant Universe is going to be a very different place."

"All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! HARBINGER WARS continues in a standalone, four-part arc of HARBINGER, featuring the return of original series artist Khari Evans (Carbon Grey)! o The world has just become a much bigger, much more dangerous place for Peter Stanchek and the Renegades o How will they react to the revelation of Project Rising Spirit's secret mission and the harbinger hunter known as Bloodshot? o Find out in PART ONE of HARBINGER WARS: HARBINGER!"

"HARBINGER WARS: HARBINGER continues here! Battle weary, the Renegades follow Peter Stanchek's strange dreams and visions into the Southwest American desert, unsure of what exactly they'll find. Under the duress of constant conflict, and led by the words of the Bleeding Monk - who bleeds but does not die - our band of teens begins to fray, barely even a cohesive group by the time they reach Las Vegas, Nevada - now rechristened 'Psiot Nation.' Here Peter and his crew come face to face with the Harbingers who have escaped from Project Rising Spirit's prison Harbingers who call themselves GENERATION ZERO."

"HARBINGER WARS tie-in! The Renegades vs. Bloodshot! At last, the battle you've been waiting for! But the Harbinger hunter called Bloodshot is a much more dangerous - and much more clever - foe than Peter Stanchek and the Renegades ever could have anticipated. Plus: what is the secret of Toyo Harada's first Harbinger War?"

"Choosing sides is never easy - especially when the decision could get you killed. As the Harbinger Wars reach their boiling point, Peter and his team must decide what role to play as the lines between friend and foe blur and the casualties pile high all around them. But just when all seems lost, a new ally will emerge from the unlikeliest of places - and Peter Stanchek's ragtag band of teenage psiots will add a new hero to their ranks. Who will join the Harbinger Renegades?!"

"HARBINGER WARS AFTERMATH! ALL-NEW ARC, ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! In the wake of Harbinger Wars, start reading here as Joshua Dysart and new series artist Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man, FF) begin the next year of Harbinger with a mind-bending trip to the outer limits of the Valiant Universe! 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 "

"It turns out that nightmares are just dreams too. Heading west, the Renegades have found themselves at the end of Route 66 in a little town called Los Angeles, California. But the war they left behind is still waging, somehow, unseen just below the surface of the sun and surf. What if it will never end? What if there is no escape? What if wherever they go, they carry the war inside them? It has long been said that the City of Angels is a place where anything can happen... where reality is pliable and dreams are made real in the blink of an eye. Now, like the decades of wannabe starlets and rockers before them, the Renegades are about to find out that having your dreams come true is severely overrated."

"A prisoner of the Harbinger Wars...unleashed. While Peter and the Renegades deal with the devastating fallout of last summer's blockbuster crossover event, an unforeseen threat to Toyo Harada's empire lies dormant deep within the walls of Harada's own fortified prison facility. The Valiant Universe get larger as a fan favorite character from Harbinger Wars makes their triumphant return! "

"Surprise Perfect Days can be hard to come by. Scattered across their own mental landscapes, each one of the remaining Renegades must quest to unite with the others or be lost forever inside themselves. It will take courage, strength, imagination and an unwavering belief in one another if they're going to discover the dark truth behind their Perfect Day."

"Perfect Day no more! The grim truth behind the most shocking arc of Harbinger yet is finally revealed. Peter Stanchek prepares for the mental battle of his life, with the fate and freedom of his fellow Renegades hanging in the balance!"

"MUST READ VALIANT! All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry launch 'RESISTANCE'- and end the Renegades war against Toyo Harada once and for all. Peter Stanchek and his team of teenage superhuman outlaws have decided that the best defense is a strong offense. Pursued from coast to coast by their would-be overlord in the Harbinger Foundation, the Renegades are about to launch a strategic strike on Harada's secret empire - and they'll start by revealing to the world just what kind of power they've been hiding all along. The ace up their sleeve? A seemingly normal teenage hacker named Ax who knows exactly what Harada has been up to since day one..."

"'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 "

"ALL-NEW ARC! DEATH OF A RENEGADE - PART 1 (of 3)! Peter Stanchek and his wayward team of teenage Renegades thought they had found freedom. They thought they could get their old lives back. They thought they could bring down Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation. They were wrong. And now one of them will die."

"Dead. Means. Dead."

"One of the Renegades is dead but the battle isn't over yet. The penultimate issue of the important Harbinger story ever told is almost here, and the countdown to the 'EVERYTHING CHANGES,' mind-shattering spectacular of Harbinger #25 is heading toward you like a freight train. Hold on tight!"

"A MASSIVE 48-PAGE ANNIVERSARY SPECTACULAR! FEATURING JOSHUA DYSART! KHARI EVANS! BARRY KITSON! JUSTIN JORDAN! RILEY ROSSMO! AND MANY MORE! Toyo Harada's last stand! The future of Harbinger starts here with a star-studded, 48-page anniversary milestone - packed with brand new contributions from an all-star cast of creators and shocking new revelations about the fate of Valiant's teenage superteam! A Renegade has fallen and, now, there is no turning back. Stripped of his allies and all sense of self-preservation, the world's most powerful 'harbinger,' super-powered billionaire Toyo Harada, is about to inflict a terrible reckoning on a world he thought he could control and everything we thought we knew will be forever changed in its wake. Original series creators Joshua Dysart and Khari Evans reunite to deliver a devastating climax to the second year of the series that The Onion/A.V. Club calls 'the crown jewel of Valiant's lineup' - and officiates the 'Death of a Renegade' with all-new artwork and stories from an incredible roster of award-winning talents, including Dan Goldman (Red Light Properties), Justin Jordan (The Strange Talent of Luther Strode), Barry Kitson (Empire), Lucy Knisley (Relish: My Life in the Kitchen), Andrew Pepoy (Fables), Rafer Roberts (Carpool Buddies of Doom), Riley Rossmo (Drumhellar), Ron Wimberly (Prince of Cats), and more!"