Steve Orlando, writer of THE X-O MANOWAR:
“When it comes to Valiant, it almost feels written in the stars. In the late 80s and early 90s, I followed Valiant through their first comic releases and then even more obsessively through The Valiant Era trading cards. I was there on day one when Valiant returned again, following X-O MANOWAR by Venditti and Nord. Little did I know that Robert would become one of my true friends in the business a few years later! So, the chance to take part in VALIANT BEYOND, in a new era of X-O MANOWAR, is an honor, plain and simple.”
“Why should you come along? Because VALIANT BEYOND and THE XO MANOWAR bring you that day one experience. Step right in, meet these characters again for the first time–for readers like me who’ve been there on the ride, Aric of Dacia is both the man you knew at his core, but with twists that make him all the more dangerous, all the more heroic, and all the more vengeful. This is a man who’s warred for over two thousand years! Suffice to say, he’s got scores to settle!”
“Aric of Dacia walks the Red Steppe, the wasteland that sizzles and steams beyond the great utopias of the world. There, his quest is both bloody and ever out of reach — the quest to reclaim his honor after centuries in the cosmic arena. Ever the deadly stranger, Aric’s only allegiance is to his quest, and there’s no shortage of monsters standing in his way. Spit up deep from a gash in the dirt are the Earthborn, humans reborn in toxic soil as mad berserkers and the supposed chosen rulers of the Steppe. But these mad men have never met the Man of War.”
Fred Van Lente, writer of ALL-NEW HARBINGER
“All-New Harbinger asks the question, what happens when the super-powered people take over? They’re not hounded anymore, they’re not hiding from the government–they’re now running the whole show, with all the challenges and responsibilities that entails.”
“My feeling about mutan–er, psiots is the same feeling I have about vampires. If they actually existed, they wouldn’t bother living in the shadows. They’re apex predators–they’d dominate any ecosystem they’d find themselves in. They’re like T-Rexes, if T-Rexes could fly and shoot laser arrows.”
“It’s the Krakoa situation, but on a global level.”
“Foundation City is a free haven open to anyone wanting a safe place to live and work, patrolled and protected by the Harbinger team of psiots. And of course there are plenty of people who hate that this ideal exists, and can’t wait to tear it down.”
“The Harbinger field team is the peace-keeping force tasked with defending Foundation City (where psiots rule) from tech-enhanced anti-psiot bigots, rogue psiots, and all the myriad threats that come in from the dangerous world of Valiant Beyond.”
“The team’s comprised of a mix of familiar Valiant characters and brand-new ones all answering to the man in charge, the ultimate winner of the Harbinger Wars, Peter Stanchek.”
“But of course, there are shadows cast in Eden. Everything that seems a little too perfect usually has a dark underside, and when the Harbinger team discovers what that is, they’re going to have to decide where their loyalties really lie.”
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