VALIANT UNIVERSE ULTIMATE GUIDE (One-Shot)
WELCOME TO THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE VALIANT UNIVERSE!
This special guide will explore the amazing superheroes and villains of the Valiant Universe.
Who are they, what are their motivations, and most importantly: who can beat whom in a fight?
Perfect for fans new and old, this guide will re-introduce you to iconic characters like X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT, RAI, FAITH, NINJAK and many more!
PLUS: Get your FIRST LOOK at what lies Beyond the events of RESURGENCE as the future of the Valiant Universe begins this March!
Script: Various
Art: Various
Cover: Rafa Sandoval
Final Order Cut-Off: 1/13/25
On Sale Date: 2/12/25
Rated T+
24-page, full color comic
$2.99 U.S.
X-O MANOWAR #0 B&W ARTIST EDITION – JOE QUESADA (One-Shot)
SPECIAL ARTIST’S EDITION REPRINT OF THE LEGENDARY #0 ISSUE OF THE ORIGINAL ‘90s X-O MANOWAR SERIES!
SEE COMICS LEGEND JOE QUESADA’S ARTWORK REPRODUCED IN ITS ORIGINAL BLACK & WHITE PENCILS WITH INKS BY JIMMY PALMIOTTI!
This special edition will contain no dialog, captions or word balloons and will be printed in oversized 7.15×11 format!
Aric of Dacia, nephew of Alaric, King of the Visigoths, is consumed by a relentless desire for vengeance against the Romans, who killed his parents when he was a child. Driven by his thirst to annihilate them, he launches a nighttime assault on what he believes is a Roman encampment, only to be captured by the Spider Aliens. This marks the beginning of years of enslavement. This prologue to“Retribution” (X-O MANOWAR #1, 1992) explores how Aric ultimately bonded with the powerful alien armor known as X-O Manowar.
Art: Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti
Cover: Joe Quesada (Recolored Edition)
Variant Covers: JQ B&W, JQ Recolored Virgin, JQ B&W Virgin
Final Order Cutoff: 01/20/25
On Sale Date: 02/19/25
Rated T+
28-page, black & white comic
Oversize 7.15×11 in
$5.99 U.S.
FCBD: VALIANT ZOMBIES: RESURRECTION
ENTER THE UNDEADSIDE!
After the shocking events of RESURGENCE, the heroes of the Valiant Universe are scattered
and broken! Those who have survived find themselves in a world overrun by flesh eating
creatures intent on their destruction – THE UNDEADSIDE!
Out of hope, out of time, the Valiant superheroes will uncover the secrets of the Undeadside
in an ALL-NEW story that sets up the Valiant Comics event of 2025!
Script: Fred Van Lente
Art: Diego Giribaldi and Tomas Aira
Cover: Fernando Baldo
Available in comic book shops on May 3, 2025
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