X-O MANOWAR #5, PART 1 OF “UPGRADE THE WORLD”

X-O MANOWAR #5, PART 1 OF “UPGRADE THE WORLD”

August 16th, 2021 – Valiant Entertainment’s flagship character has returned.

Aric of Dacia is X-O MANOWAR, a warrior pulled from the past who is wielding the universe’s most powerful sentient armor. X-O has been an unstoppable force, but what happens when Aric can no longer rely on his weapon while an enormous threat to humanity is lurking on the horizon?

Valiant Entertainment is proud to present part 1 of “Upgrade the World” in X-O MANOWAR #5, on sale this Wednesday from writer Dennis Hopeless, artist Emilio Laiso, inker Raffaele Forte, colorist Ruth Redmond, and letterer Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou. The issue features covers by Rahzzah, Michael Cho, and Christian Ward.

As always, there is NO EMBARGO on reviews. Thank you in advance for reading X-O MANOWAR #5 and we look forward to your coverage! Stay Valiant, everyone.

X-O MANOWAR #5 (Jumping on point!)
Written by DENNIS HOPELESS
Art by EMILIO LAISO
Inks by RAFFAELE FORTE
Colors by RUTH REDMOND
Letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU
Cover A by RAHZZAH
Cover B & 1:25 Cover by MICHAEL CHO
Pre-order Cover by CHRISTIAN WARD

An all-new adventure starts here in Part 1 of “Upgrade the World!”

Harvey-nominated writer Dennis Hopeless and breathtaking artist Emilio Laiso return to the epic saga of Aric of Dacia, aka X-O MANOWAR, as he battles an unknown nanite monstrosity that is devouring the earth.

Will our hero out of time finally evolve into the warrior of the future or will X-O Manowar drown with the past?

On sale AUGUST 18th | 32 pages, full color | $3.99 US | T+

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