VALIANT Solicitations for JULY 2013
QUANTUM AND WOODY #1
Written by JAMES ASMUS
Art by TOM FOWLER
Cover by RYAN SOOK
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MARCOS MARTIN
Variant Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
QR Voice Variant by TOM FOWLER
Writer James Asmus (Thief of Thieves, Gambit, The End Times of Bram & Ben) and artist Tom Fowler (Venom, Hulk: Season One) punt the world’s worst superhero team headfirst into the Valiant Universe!
Once upon a time, Eric and Woody Henderson were inseparable. Adopted brothers. Best friends. Brilliant minds. Years later, they are estranged siblings, petty rivals, and washed-up failures. But when their father’s murder leads them into the throes of a life-altering scientific accident, Eric and Woody will find themselves with a whole new purpose – and a perfectly legitimate reason to wear costumes and fight crime. Go big or go home, folks! Quantum and Woody are coming! And the action-packed, zeitgeist-shredding exploitation stunt comic you demanded is here at last.
(And, yes, there will be a goat too. Eventually.)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 10th!
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HARBINGER WARS #4 (of 4)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART & DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Wraparound Pullbox Variant by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Variant Cover by JUAN DOE
Variant Cover by STEPHANE PERGER
It all comes down to this!
H.A.R.D. Corps vs. Bloodshot vs. Toyo Harada vs. Peter and the Renegades! Who will be left standing amidst the wreckage once called Las Vegas? The bone-crushing conclusion to Valiant’s first summer blockbuster is here – and no hero in the Valiant Universe can escape its aftershocks.
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 17th!
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HARBINGER #14 (HARBINGER WARS)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by KHARI EVANS
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
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?!
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 24h!
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BLOODSHOT #13 (HARBINGER WARS)
Written by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI
Art by BARRY KITSON
Cover by DAVE BULLOCK
Variant Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Harbinger Wars is going out with a bang!
A battle for the lives of Project Rising Spirit’s escaped psiot children is being waged between Toyo Harada, Peter Stancheck’s Renegades and the H.A.R.D. Corps – and Bloodshot stands in the center of it all. But even if Bloodshot manages to win the day, will the tortured, traumatized, and über-powerful kids he’s fought for choose to remain under the protection of the Harbinger hunter that once haunted their nightmares? Something’s in the air – and a new era is unfolding for the weapon – no, the soldier – no, the man known as Bloodshot.
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 24h!
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X-O MANOWAR #15
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by LEE GARBETT
Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN
Variant Cover by LADRÖNN
Variant Cover by KEKAI KOTAKI
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.
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 10th!
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ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #11
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art & Cover by PERE PEREZ
Variant Cover by JUAN DOE
Dinosaurs! Flight 19! The lost colony of Roanoke! Alien Greys! Ambrose Bierce?!
The mysterious disappearances of history have all wound up in the hollow world called The Faraway – and now so have Archer & Armstrong and their arch-nemesis! Can the Valiant Universe's greatest conspiracy-busters find their way out before they're trapped forever? And we warn you to have your insurance premiums paid up before reading the last page revelation of the origin of The Boon – because your jaw will drop! (And probably need to be reattached surgically.)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 17th!
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SHADOWMAN #8
Written by JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by NEIL EDWARDS
Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
Variant Cover by DAVID MACK
Jack Boniface’s life is about to become a living hell.
Master Darque may be trapped in the forbidden realm known as the Deadside, but his disciples on earth, the Brethren, continue to track Jack’s every move. When Shadowman takes the fight to their doorstep, the Brethren's counterattack proves much more than Jack bargained for…and the people he cares about are going to pay the price…
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 3rd!
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ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 2: WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR TPB
Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art & Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
No one in the Valiant Universe is more dangerous or more experienced in the art of war than the undying Eternal Warrior. After thousands of years on the battlefield, he’s a master of strategy and weaponry, an unrelenting force of nature capable of dismantling entire armies with little effort and less conscience. His brother Armstrong, on the other hand, likes to read poetry and drink beer. Maybe that’s why they had such a bad falling out? But now – after years apart – the Eternal Warrior has a new mission: destroy young Obadiah Archer, Armstrong’s best-est new buddy and teammate in the war against The Sect. And, like it or not, Valiant’s history-smashing adventure duo are about to feel the brunt of the Eternal Warrior’s fist and steel.
Collecting ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #5-9 by New York Times best-selling author Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) and critically acclaimed artist Emanuela Lupacchino (X-Factor), the second volume of the series that IGN calls "hilarious and action packed" slams into high gear with a savage manhunt straight through the heart of the Valiant Universe.
“Exactly what you should want from a monthly comic.” – Comic Book Resources
“It’s a masterclass in how to tell a story, in every respect.” – The Beat
“A knockout punch of awesomeness…” – Comic Vine
$14.99/T+/128 pgs.
ISBN: 978-1-939346-04-9
ISBN: 978-1-939346-04-9
ON SALE JULY 31st!