VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT FOR MARCH

X-O MANOWAR #11

Written by Robert Venditti, art by Cary Nord, covers by Clayton Crain, Cary Nord, Paolo Rivera, Bart Sears.

New arc! 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?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 20.

SHADOWMAN #5

Written by Justin Jordan and Patrick Zircher, art by Patrick Zircher, covers by Patrick Zircher, Dave Johnson and Rafael Grampa.

New arc! The coming of Master Darque is upon us.

Jack Boniface has just been to Hell and back. After surviving the horrors of the Deadside, Jack is taking his new abilities to the limit and discovering more about the legacy of the Shadowman with each passing night. But what if he wasn't the only thing that managed to escape back to Earth? Something dark has arrived in New Orleans, leaving death and madness in its black wake. What's more, the city's deadliest cartel assassin is after Jack, and he refuses to die – literally!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 6.

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #8

Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Emanuela Lupacchino, covers by Emanuela Lupacchino and Tom Fowler.

Nothing is forever. So say the Null.

"The Wrath of the Eternal Warrior" gears up for its universe-shattering penultimate issue! "Nothing is Forever." That is the motto of the Null, the enemies of the Geomancers for centuries. Now, at last, the Null have found the key to the utter destruction of all that is -- and his name is Obadiah Archer! Can Aram and Gilad set aside their differences long enough to team up against Armstrong's best friend -- and will any of them survive the final battle?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 13.

BLOODSHOT #9

Written by Duane Swierczynski, art by Manuel Garcia, covers by Clayton Henry and Kalman Andrasofszky.

There's no turning back now.

The man with a past he can't remember has to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life. Should he play the role of savior and unleash a force that could possibly destabilize the world? Or should he settle into the role he knows best -- killer -- and wipe the slate clean, once and for all? Full of shocks, heart-stopping action and more backstabbing than a dozen productions of Julius Caesar, Bloodshot has his finger on the trigger -- and the shot that will be heard around the Valiant Universe gets fired right here.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 13.

HARBINGER #10

Written by Joshua Dysart, art by Pere Perez, covers by Mico Suayan and Khari Evans.

Lead or die. Peter Stanchek is about to face his toughest test yet.

Trapped between the opposing forces of Toyo Harada's Eggbreakers and Project Rising Spirit, Peter Stanchek and his wayward band of renegade telekinetics are about to find themselves in a vicious, three-way firefight. Can they put aside their fears and do battle as the team they'll need to be to survive? The Renegades are about to make their big debut -- and, when the smoke clears, the Valiant Universe is going to be a very different place.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on March 20.

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 1: THE MICHELANGELO CODE TPB

Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Clayton Henry, cover by Mico Suayan.

It's history in the breaking!

After years of meditation and training, 18-year-old Obadiah Archer has been dispatched to New York City to carry out the sacred mission of his family's sect – locate and kill the fun-loving, hard-drinking immortal known as Armstrong! But as this naive teenage assassin stalks his prey, he'll soon find that both hunter and hunted are just pawns in a centuries-old conspiracy that stretches from the catacombs beneath Wall Street to the heights of the Himalayas. And Archer & Armstrong will have to work together if the future is to stand any chance of surviving the past's greatest threat! Collecting Archer & Armstrong #1-4.

112 pages, $9.99, in stores on March 8.

X-O MANOWAR VOL. 2: ENTER NINJAK TPB

Written by Robert Venditti, art by Lee Garbett, cover by Mico Suayan.

X-O Manowar has returned to Earth -- and now the world's most lethal intelligence agent has a new target. 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. But what happens when the world's foremost weapons specialist engages the universe's most powerful weapon head on? And even if Ninjak can defeat the armor's defenses, does he stand a chance against the savage warrior that controls it? It's raw power versus stealth and cunning in the second thrilling volume of X-O Manowar -- and the Valiant Universe will never be the same again. Collecing X-O Manowar #5-8.

112 pages, $14.99, in stores on March 27.