X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) (2012)

"It's the comic book event a decade in the making! The all-new Valiant Universe kicks off with a landmark, oversized # 1 issue of X-O Manowar by New York Times-bestselling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates, The Homeland Directive) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)! Born into battle, Aric of Dacia -- heir to the throne of the Visigoth people -- has never known peace. After a brutal encounter with a mysterious enemy known as The Vine leaves him a prisoner on an incomprehensible world, the only hope Aric has of returning to his family and saving them from slavery is to seize a weapon of incalculable destruction and become X-O Manowar! The Vine destroyed Aric's world. Now he will give them war. "

"Held captive by the alien species known as the Vine, Aric of Dacia must survive the brutal pens of a massive ship is he has any chance to return to Rome to free his family. Joining forces with the other prisoners, he devises a scheme to get hsi hangs on the only weapon that can free him: the X-O Manowar armor! He'll need every ounce of his Vigigoth courage and warrior's training, but all his efforts may be in vain, because the armor's history holds a dark secret, one that could be Aric's undoing!"

"With the X-O Manowar armor now in his possession, all that stands between Aric and freedom is a legion of alien soldiers. When he at last comes face to face with Commander Trill - the man responsible for his capture - the enormous power of the Manowar armor reveals its potential in a new and electrifying way. Can Aric lead his band of fellow prisoners off the Vine colony ship and back to Earth, or will their revolt be put down? Who will live, and who will die?"

"With the enormous power of the X-O Manowar armor at his command, Aric has returned to Earth hell bent on destroying the Roman Empire. But the Rome he encounters is as alien to him as the Vine colony ship he escaped from -- because 1,600 years have transpired in his absence. Without fully understanding the consequences of his actions, will Aric's first act in the modern day ignite a new world war? Meanwhile, the secret history of the Vine's presence on Earth is finally revealed. Who is corporate mogul Alexander Dorian? Will he be Aric's one ally in this strange new world -- or his very first enemy?"

"Jump on board the smash hit series of the summer as two Valiant legends collide for the ?rst time! The X-O Manowar armor has fallen to Earth - and now the world's most lethal intelligence agent has a new target. But who is the operative known as Ninjak? And who - or what - has marked Aric of Dacia for death by his blade? Find out as the all-new Ninjak makes his shocking ?rst appearance - and cuts his way to the forefront of the Valiant Universe."

"Ninjak vs. X-O Manowar: Round 2! Aric of Dacia has bonded with the most powerful weapon in the universe, but his command of the sentient X-O Manowar armor will lead him to cross swords with Ninjak, the world's most skilled weapons specialist. Hired by members of The Vine hidden deep within Earth's governments, Ninjak has been sent to bring back the Manowar armor at any cost. It's raw power versus stealth and cunning in the second installment of the espionage-edged thriller that pits two of Valiant's most popular heroes against each other - to the death. "

"X-O Manowar vs. Ninjak. To the victor - Earth! Agents of the alien race known as The Vine have been living in secret among us for centuries and now they've just been activated for one final mission - purge the Earth of all human life! An invasion fleet is on its way and the only weapon in existence powerful enough to defeat it is the X-O Manowar armor. But first, Aric of Dacia must survive his latest encounter with Ninjak, the covert operative and master weapons specialist charged with taking him down. The stakes are raised and revelations abound in the latest issue of the smash hit series that has IGN declaring, 'This is X-O Manowar done for this generation... and it is awesome.'"

"X-O Manowar and Ninjak unearth The Vine's ultimate endgame! Deep within the halls of the MI-6, a sinister plot by The Vine's alien agents is about to come to fruition. Their goal? Wipe humanity off the map - beginning with X-O Manowar. To get the job done, The Vine has enlisted Ninjak, the world's most lethal assassin, but by doing so, they may have sealed their own fate. What began as a war between two men must become an uneasy truce or Earth will fall. Betrayal, death, and a changing of the guard await in this explosive conclusion to the smash hit arc establishing X-O Manowar in the Valiant Universe."

"The countdown to PLANET DEATH starts now! New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti and superstar artist Trevor Hairsine (Ultimate Spider-Man, Cla$$war) kick off the two-part prologue that will lead to the X-O Manowar event nearly a year in the making. The Vine invasion fleet has finally reached Earth, and they aren't leaving until they reclaim their sacred X-O Manowar armor. Standing in their path is Aric of Dacia, the first human to ever wield the armor's power. But the armor is capable of so much more than even Aric knows, and he'll face adversaries old and new in his battle to save humanity from extinction. The war begins here!"

"Planet Death looms! A new X-O Manowar rises! And nothing can stop what's coming. With the Vine invasion fleet waiting in orbit, Aric of Dacia is forced into the one battle he never wanted, against the strongest, most horrifying opponent he's ever faced. This adversary doesn't want the X-O Manowar armor. It doesn't want Earth. It only wants Aric - dead. The winner will hold the fate of everyone - human and Vine - in the palm of his hand. Because before this fight is over, the armor will reveal that it wields far more destructive potential than anyone could have possibly imagined. Robert Venditti and Trevor Hairsine conclude the two-part prelude that sets the stage for the epic war everything has been building up to. X-O Manowar is going home! "

"PLANET DEATH has arrived! X-O Manowar's one-man invasion of the Vine's alien homeworld starts here! At long last, Aric of Dacia will take his revenge on the alien race that have pursued him at every turn. As his Visigoth forefathers sacked Rome, so too will Aric of Dacia bring a devastating assault to the doorstep of his oppressors. Taking the battle directly to the Vine planet of Loam, he will decimate their armies, he will level their cities - and he will not stop until the whole of their empire is reduced to ash. But when one man declares war on an entire world, what painful consequences will he reap for himself - and for the whole of human race? Featuring the return of superstar penciller Cary Nord, PLANET DEATH is THE event that will define X-O Manowar's place in the Valiant Universe. Don't miss this juggernaut of a storyline when X-O Manowar descends on PLANET DEATH in March!"

"What lurks beneath the surface of PLANET DEATH? Aric of Dacia has taken his one-man war to the Vine's homeworld, Loam, and is using their own X-O Manowar armor to wage it. Finding an ally in the unlikeliest of places, Aric will discover that his mission to reduce Loam to ash will come with a high price. Past, present, and future are about to collide, and if Aric isn't careful, he will be the common thread that undoes them all. "

"Part III of the explosive PLANET DEATH mega-event! Aric discovers the Vine he intends conquer aren't the only race on planet Loam, but will these surprise inhabitants offer him refuge or rivalry? Meanwhile, the Vine leaders plan their most devastating attack yet, one that will push the X-O Manowar armor to its limits and beyond. The stakes are raised and the table set for the epic battle from which no one - human or Vine - will emerge unchanged. "

"He has conquered. He has killed. But can he reign over PLANET DEATH? Aric of Dacia came to Loam to exact his revenge against the alien race that captured and tortured his people. Now, Aric must make a choice that will affect both him and the future of the Valiant Universe forever. Don't miss the jaw-dropping conclusion of PLANET DEATH and this monumental moment for the ongoing saga of X-O Manowar!"

"ALL-NEW ARC, ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! X-O Manowar VERSUS the Eternal Warrior! Aric of Dacia returns to Earth after the events of Planet Death with his mind set on reclaiming the ancestral lands of his people. The code of a fifth century Visigoth is about to clash with the militaries of the modern world, and the only one who may be able to convince Aric to stand down is someone from his past - Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior. Artist Lee Garbett (X-O Manowar: Enter Ninjak!) reteams with writer Robert Venditti for a brand-new arc that will set the stage for X-O Manowar's next year in the Valiant Universe."

"THE ROAD TO UNITY CONTINUES! X-O Manowar and the Eternal Warrior. Once they were brothers-in-arms, comrades sworn to the same cause. But now they find themselves on opposing sides of a battle for the very fate of civilization itself. Aric of Dacia and the immense power that he wields have the potential to the plunge the world into a new era of war, and the only man who can broker a world peace also happens its to be its most fearsome warrior. But can Gilad settle this conflict with words rather weapons? And does he know how? As the world watches, two of Valiant's most fearsome heroes will meet once again - and the outcome of their latest clash will decide the fate of us all."

"To this king a kingdom. Since bonding with the sentient X-O Manowar armor, Aric of Dacia has rampaged unchecked, crushing every enemy in his path. But what happens when a one-man war machine must become the protector of an entire people? Aric's skills as king are about to be put to the test, and the result will set off a chain reaction that will lead to one of the biggest confrontations in the history of the Valiant Universe!"

"Toward the future, toward UNITY... With his nationstate of Dacia fortified in the eastern Hungary, X-O Manowar has bent the world to his will. But he will not stand unopposed. With the assembled forces of the United Nations and NATO primed to assail the newly founded homeland of the Visigoth people, the man inside the indestructible Manowar armor is about find himself more vulnerable than ever -- and with everything he holds dear on the threshold of a terrible turning point for the Valiant Universe..."

"All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! X-O Manowar goes head-to-head against the forces of UNITY! Aric of Dacia has fought to reclaim the ancestral lands of the Visigoths - and he has bled for it. But nothing he has faced before can prepare him for the combined might of UNITY - and the deadly combination of Harada, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior and Livewire! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and Eisner Award winner Cary Nord (X-O Manowar: Planet Death) reunite for a landmark, standalone story arc at the heart of UNITY."

"Head-to-head with Toyo Harada and the forces of UNITY! X-O Manowar finally has it all, and his people finally have a land they can call home but threats from all sides now threaten to destroy Aric and the peace he has struggled to secure. While unrest stirs and Aric's camp threatens to rebel against him, the most dangerous strike force ever assembled - UNITY - have joined forces with the Harbinger Foundation's Toyo Harada to achieve but one goal: kill Aric of Dacia. Robert Venditti and Cary Nord ratchet up their standalone story arc at the heart of the year's biggest comic book event!"

"X-O Manowar: Prisoner of War! Stripped of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric of Dacia has been imprisoned and interrogated at an off-the-grid black site. But what knowledge could the governments of the world want from a man who has journeyed 1,600 years to the present? A man who liberated an alien planet? A man who once wielded the most powerful weapon in existence? What knowledge could they want, you ask? All of it. And the agents of UNITY will extract every one of Aric of Dacia's secrets by any means necessary."

"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? A brand new era for Valiant's flagship hero is about to begin..."

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"Prelude to Armor Hunters: Part 2-Who - or what - is the man called Malgam? Aric of Dacia, a fifth-century warrior bonded to alien armor and transplanted to the modern day, is now the most important weapon in the arsenal of M.E.R.O., the top-secret American intelligence organization that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. In order to protect his people, Aric must undergo dangerous missions in space, but nothing can prepare him for the stunning secret that awaits him in the stars! The march toward X-O Manowar #25 - and the coming of the Armor Hunters - continues here in an essential prelude to the Valiant Universe event of 2014!"

"VALIANT FIRST delivers another must-read milestone this May with a blockbuster, 48-page celebration of X-O Manowar's twenty-fifth issue...and an essential introduction to the comic book event of 2014 - ARMOR HUNTERS! Find out why the galaxy's most feared team of hunterkillers have journeyed across the stars to destroy the X-O Manowar armor and the Earth along with it in ARMOR HUNTERS: PART ZERO by Robert Venditti and Diego Bernard. Then, revisit the roots of Aric of Dacia's transformation from Visigoth conqueror into the 21st century's alien-armored guardian, as told by Robert Venditti and J.G. Jones! Plus, all-new tales of the X-O Manowar from Peter Milligan & Bryan Hitch, Justin Jordan & Rafer Roberts, and much, much more!!"

"ARMOR HUNTERS unleashes an all-new starting point for the world's most wanted hero - X-O Manowar - right here with a brand new story arc by Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Flash) and Diego Bernard (Eternal Warrior)! Abducted from his own time by a vicious alien race, the courageous Visigoth warrior known as Aric of Dacia spent years in slavery among the stars before escaping with his captors' most feared weapon - the X-O Manowar armor. Now, stranded in the modern day, the world's most primitive man also just happens to wield its most powerful weapon. But what is the X-O Manowar armor? And who before Aric of Dacia dared to wield its incalculable power? The ARMOR HUNTERS hold the key to the armor's untold history and - one way or another - they'll crush anything that dares threaten their secret."

"Hunt it. Trap it. Kill it. The Armor Hunters are the most dangerous fighters in the universe - unparalleled in their abilities to catch and destroy their prey. Their mission has been long and unforgiving...and has featured the destruction of many X-O Manowars. For the first time, we see the brutal beginnings of the Hunters...and the devastation they have vowed to combat."

"From across the void the true history of the Armor Hunters revealed! In the far reaches of deep space, an elite and hardened corps of soldiers has protected the galaxy by eliminating one singular threat - a plague of X-O Manowar armors that has driven the universe to the brink of madness. Now, for the first time, Robert Venditti opens the vault to reveal the stunning secret of the Armor Hunters - who they are, where they come from, and why a terrible secret from their past now threatens the present!"

"Armor Hunters: Aftermath! The world has changed for Aric of Dacia - the armored earthbound hero known as X-O Manowar. Unable to protect his friends and allies from the interstellar hunters sworn to kill him, the Visigoth warrior who would be king now recoils from the horrendous fallout of his actions - even as a threatening new future looms. Everything changes now!"

"ALL-NEW ARC! ATTACKED BY THE ARMORINES! Armor Hunters was only the beginning! Now, still reeling from his harrowing encounter with the Armor Hunters, Aric of Dacia might face a new threat - the calculating paramilitary force known as the ARMORINES! Armed with an array of astounding abilities far beyond the capabilities of the X-O Manowar armor, has this bleeding-edge commando unit come to save Aric's kingdom or grind it into dust? Find out as Valiant superstars Robert Venditti and Clayton Henry unleash a pivotal new chapter in the saga of X-O Manowar!"

"ARMORINES... ATTACK! Aric of Dacia has laid waste to entire planets and defeated the universe's most skilled hunters, but how can he kill what he can't see? A strange new foe with a fiendishly familiar leader has unleashed a relentless offensive on Aric of Dacia, and he doesn't even know it yet! Be here for the deadliest foe for X-O Manowar has battled yet, as the ARMORINES continue their march towards Aric's destruction!"

"Small package heavy hitters! ENTER: ARMORINES smashes into a GIANT confrontation that will rock X-O Manowar to his very core! The bleeding-edge commando unit codenamed: ARMORINES has finally undermined the X-O Manowar armor and the man inside it - Aric of Dacia, one of the most feared men alive. But who are these hardened men and women, and just who orchestrated their lethal combination of technology and cunning? The new generation of ARMORINES are more than just mercenaries and the figure pulling their strings is about to activate a fail-safe that will leave the world reeling."

"X-O Manowar has beaten the Vine. Survived the Armor Hunters. Come face to face with the Armorines. Now he faces an unimaginable threat a threat from beyond the grave. The lesson needed to defeat them resides with his past and the greatest love of his life, Deidre of Dacia. But the last Aric knew of her, she was captured by the Roman legions and heading towards a slave camp. Her story, however, did not end there. Heavy hangs the head the that wears the crown. Join New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, The Flash) and rising star Rafa Sandoval (X-Men: Legacy) for this special done-in-one jumping-on point issue - revisiting a mystery ripped from the pages of X-O Manowar #1!"

"ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! DEAD HAND is coming! He survived ENTER: NINJAK. He waged war on PLANET DEATH. And now he must defend the Earth from an unholy reckoning and the doomsday protocol codenamed: DEAD HAND! This is it X-O Manowar face-to-face with a ROBOT ARMY HELLBENT ON THE DESTRUCTION OF EVERYTHING! Blast off with New York Times best-selling creator Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS, Green Lantern) as he begins the most shocking arc yet of his seminal run on Valiant's flagship series!"

"DEAD HAND means death! In the far reaches of deep space, the ultimate fail-safe of an extinct alien race has finally counted down to zero and the robot army called DEAD HAND has been activated. The civilization that built them has fallen...and, now, to combat the doomsday threat that destroyed their world, DEAD HAND will complete the mission that their creators could not. Soulless and brutal, this billion-strong legion is the phantom army of a dead world and it will cleanse the universe by any means necessary. But what unthinkable menace were they created to destroy? And will DEAD HAND's slow march across the galaxy spell death for countless worlds? Soon, Aric of Dacia will be forced to confront the secrets that have pushed him to the terrible turning point that is DEAD HAND and battle a single-minded killing machine unlike any he has seen before! Outmatched and vastly outnumbered, how can Aric stop something unstoppable something that knows no fear, only eradication?"

"DEAD HAND descends on X-O Manowar! He may wield the universe's most powerful weapon, but not even X-O Manowar is enough to combat the unstoppable doomsday protocol called Dead Hand. To defeat this mighty army, Aric will need some might of his own and an unlikely ally might be the key to victory! Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS, The Flash) and Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) continue the modern epic DEAD HAND!"

"Doomed by DEAD HAND! The colossal cosmos-spanning finale to the X-O Manowar epic of 2015 is here! The fate of millions hangs in the balance as the forces of DEAD HAND go head-to-head with the X-O ARMY! That's right, we said X-O ARMY! Can Aric of Dacia fulfi ll his duty as protector of Earth? Or will this relentless force be his final hour? Valiant superstars Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS, Green Lantern) & Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) bring the defining moment to a rollicking, universe-crunching conclusion!"

"This July, Valiant cordially invites you to the most momentous event of the summer THE WEDDING OF X-O MANOWAR! Aric of Dacia nearly died in battle against the Armor Hunters, and watched a world end at the hands of the Dead Hand. As a king, he knows that it is his duty to marry and provide his people with an heir to protect them in the generations to come. He now makes the next step on his journey With a guest list of the Valiant Universe's finest, what could possibly go wrong? One hint: everything! Alien warriors, Visigoth valor, love and war collide as red-hot creators Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and Rafa Sandoval (Ultimate Hawkeye) joins an all-star cast of special guests for the can't-miss matrimonial melee two millennia in the making!"

"ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! 'EXODUS' BEGINS NOW! Aric of Dacia is X-O Manowar, hero to humanity, leader of the remaining Visigoths, and a husband about to start a new family. He is also the bearer of Shanhara, and tantamount to a God in the eyes of the alien race known as the Vine. Now, in the aftermath of DEAD HAND, the Vine need a new home and have chosen Earth - tearing Aric between two races that worship him, but each despise one another. New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and red-hot artist Rafa Sandoval (Ultimate Hawkeye) unite here to begin a bold and tragic new era in the life of X-O Manowar!"

"'EXODUS': PART 2-Two peoples. One world. Can a man of war broker peace between Earth and the alien nation it now harbors? In the aftermath of a horrible tragedy, Aric is trapped between the two worlds he's sworn to protect. As X-O Manowar, he has made it his mission to protect the Vine's mass of alien refugees but his people want them dead and G.A.T.E. wants them gone! Now, an old enemy will attack Aric at his weakest moment - and the Earth may pay an impossible price for Aric's loyalty. EXODUS unleashes a monumental new chapter as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and Rafa Sandoval (X-Men: Legacy) continue the series-defining X-O Manowar epic of the year!"

"It's X-O Manowar vs. G.A.T.E. as EXODUS continues to rip the Valiant Universe apart! With a conspiracy tearing the Vine and Humanity's tenuous relationship apart, Aric of Dacia takes matters into his own hands to bring peace - but at a dire cost. But when you don't know whom to trust, you must trust yourself. X-O Manowar makes the decision to save two worlds in EXODUS - PART 3 from New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and red-hot sensation Rafa Sandoval (Ultimate Hawkeye)!"

"'EXODUS' excised! As the Vine make a desperate, final stand against G.A.T.E. for a rightful home, only Aric of Dacia can bring peace. But X-O Manowar's fed up with being manipulated and makes a decision that will change Earth forever. New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and red-hot artist Rafa Sandoval (X-Men: Legacy) bring you the heartbreaking finale of 'EXODUS'!"

"ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! X-O MANOWAR AND NINJAK GO DEEP UNDERCOVER FOR 'THE KILL LIST'! With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation - the United States of America - and now America has given him a new mission: destroy the Vine's network of humanoid alien agents once and for all. To do it, he'll have to turn to the one man among us he can trust his own former enemy, the deadly MI-6 operative called Ninjak! Meanwhile, the Vine's most militant warrior, Commander Trill, is readying a counterattack and what happens next will shake the Valiant Universe to its core. Can X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut their way to the source of this stealth attack before all is lost? New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and fan-favorite artist Rafa Sandoval (X-Men: Legacy) prepare the next epic salvo in X-O MANOWAR's unfolding epic as the march toward the issue #50 gamechanger continues!"

"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!"

"Commander Trill comes down on 'THE KILL LIST'! The leader of the Vine insurgency has turned the tables on X-O Manowar and Ninjak in a way they never saw coming! By safeguarding a nation of alien refugees on his own sovereign soil, has Aric unwittingly invited a Trojan horse into his kingdom? And just when everything seems darkest the Armorines return with a surprising new mission "

"The game-changing finale to 'THE KILL LIST'! X-O Manowar and Ninjak have uncovered a Vine terrorist network that goes farther up the rungs of power than they could have ever expected - and revealing its secrets may have just put everyone Aric holds dear in grave danger! Even Valiant's two most powerful heroes might not be able to stop what's coming next and the countdown is about to begin! The all-star creators behind Valiant's blockbuster BOOK OF DEATH event, New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti and red-hot artist Robert Gill, present the most dire hour ever in the life of X-O Manowar!"

"ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING POINT! The march toward the greatest Valiant milestone of all time starts here as X-O Manowar begins 'LONG LIVE THE KING'! They are The Torment - and their name means death. Thought to be a legend by the extraterrestrial empire called the Vine, they have now become Earth's violent reality. They have traveled eons to reach us in search of Aric of Dacia, the unstoppable X-O Manowar. How can Aric of Dacia defeat an omnipotent threat nearly as old as the universe itself? Will the X-O Manowar armor truly be our world's salvation, just as the Vine's myths foretold? Is this the beginning of the end for X-O Manowar or the beginning of something bigger? The countdown to X-O MANOWAR #50 starts now as Valiant visionary Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and blockbuster artist TBD launch our world's most powerful hero into a battle with seismic implications for the future of the Valiant Universe!"

"The countdown to X-O MANOWAR #50 continues as 'LONG LIVE THE KING' escalates! They're here! The Torment - a world-devouring race older than history itself - has arrived on Earth. And now, all that stands between our existence and complete annihilation is Aric of Dacia, heir to the Visigoth throne and wielder of the X-O Manowar armor! But as the Torment unleash a wrath unlike anything the galaxy has seen, even Earth's most powerful protector will find himself hopelessly outmatched. With humanity standing on the brink of extinction, X-O Manowar must turn to his greatest adversary for help - the savage Commander Trill! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and acclaimed artists Joe Bennet (52) and Roberto De La Torre (Daredevil) make history across the cosmos as Valiant's flagship series marches toward a planet-shaking finale! Plus: The X-O MANOWAR #50 COUNTDOWN GIVEAWAY continues right here! Each issue of 'LONG LIVE THE KING' comes bagged with one of 50 micro-prints - featuring artwork from a who's who of comic superstars - or even one-of-a-kind original art!"

"Long live the king! The march to X-O MANOWAR #50 soldiers onward! Witness the last stand of Earth's greatest champion, X-O Manowar! With the world besieged by the Torment, Aric of Dacia has united his bravest allies and fiercest enemies for a last ditch effort to avert armageddon. But will even their combined strength be enough against the seemingly infinite powers of this unfathomable cosmic race? Plus: The X-O MANOWAR #50 COUNTDOWN GIVEAWAY continues right here! Each issue of 'LONG LIVE THE KING' comes bagged with one of 50 micro-prints - featuring artwork from a who's who of comic superstars - or even one-of-a-kind original art!"

"IT'S HERE! THE GREATEST VALIANT MILESTONE OF ALL TIME! 64 MASSIVE PAGES! For centuries, the sacred X-O Manowar armor has stood unrivaled as the universe's most powerful weapon. Today, will it equal Earth's doom? An unthinkable alien race known only as The Torment has come to our world in search of the armor's secrets. Now, they stand opposed by Aric of Dacia - former slave, noble warrior, resolute king, and current master of the armor's near-limitless capabilities. But is one man and one weapon enough to repel a force capable of leveling a thousand civilizations? A whole new era for X-O Manowar begins here and you won't believe what's coming next! From all corners, the Valiant Universe assembles to salute X-O Manowar's unparalleled 56-issue run as Robert Venditti, Joe Bennett, and Roberto de la Torre declare 'LONG LIVE THE KING' with an oversized series finale for the ages! Plus: all-new, never-before-seen X-O Manowar tales and tributes from Jody Houser & Javier Pulido, Matt Kindt & Tomas Giorello, and Philip Tan, and special guest appearances from X-O Manowar's own Cary Nord, Diego Bernard, Rafa Sandoval, Robert Gill, and more!"