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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2015

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT FOR MAY

BLOODSHOT REBORN #2

Written by Jeff Lemire, art by Mico Suayan and Jeff Lemire, covers by Mico Suayan, Dave Johnson, Raul Allen, Rafa Sandoval, Marguerite Sauvage and Ryan Lee

Lemire and Suayan continue their bold reimagining of this classic Valiant icon! The man once known as the unstoppable killing machine called Bloodshot must track down the impostors carrying out mass shootings in his former name. But the hunter becomes the hunted when an upstart FBI investigator and her grizzled partner believe the original Bloodshot himself to be responsible for the murders. Can Bloodshot elude the agents -- and his own inner demons -- long enough to take out a nanite-infused gunman?

32 pages, $3.99.

DEAD DROP #1

Written by Ales Kot, art by Adam Gorham, covers by Raul Allen, Adam Gorham, Juan Jose Ryp, Brian Level.

Four issues. Four stories. One ticking clock! Kot and Gorham start the countdown to Dead Drop as an unlikely cast of superhuman operators fall in deep for an undercover conspiracy action thriller in the darkest corners of the Valiant Universe...

There is a secret black market in New York. It is hidden in plain sight -- in our streets, trains, restaurants. Those who know how to navigate it exchange secrets of extraordinary nature. But when the secret in circulation is a biological weapon derived from Vine technology, the gloves are off -- and the most extraordinary agents are released to stop the disaster before it occurs. Otherwise, in less than thirty minutes, there will be no world to come back to. X-O Manowar, Archer, Neville Alcott, Detective Cejudo and Betamax are ready to save the world.

32 pages, $3.99.

X-O MANOWAR #36

Written by Robert Venditti, art by Diego Bernard, covers by Rafa Sandoval, Jorge Molina, Stephen Segovia and Ryan Lee.

Dead Hand descends on X-O Manowar! He may wield the universe's most powerful weapon, but not even X-O Manowar is enough to combat the unstoppable doomsday protocol called Dead Hand. To defeat this mighty army, Aric will need some might of his own...and an unlikely ally might be the key to victory!

32 pages, $3.99.

IVAR, TIMEWALKER #5

Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Francis Portela, covers by Steve Lieber, Raul Allen, Clayton Henry and Robert Gill.

Breaking History: Part One. A little confused by time travel? Don't worry, these guys don't really understand it either. So they're breaking history! An all-new arc of the series that io9 calls "impressively shocking"!

Dr. Neela Sethi, the inventor of time travel is captured by her evil future-self (because...time travel) and tempted to give into her rage and become the woman who may destroy history! As the Big Crunch rapidly unmakes the universe around her, Neela faces a choice that may give her her life's dreams...at the cost of the very universe itself.

But take heart, inhabitants of the very universe itself, because all of our hopes lie the hands of Ivar, Timewalker! But even he can't save us alone - what happens when history's most jaded time traveler puts together the best team he can find to save time itself? A combination of his estranged family, like his inebriated, immortal brother Armstrong, his interdimensional enemies like history's most re-tweeted prankster Lulz, and a Bloodshot Nanite with one heck of an attitude problem are just the start of history's most unexpected saviors. The plot to save history begins here, so don't worry! ...Well, maybe you should worry a little.

32 pages, $3.99.

IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOLUME 1: MAKING HISTORY TP

Written by Fred Van Lente, art by Clayton Henry and Robert Gill, cover by Raul Allen. From the dawn of the dinosaurs...to the Battle of Trafalgar...to the end of time itself...the first century-spanning adventure of Ivar, Timewalker starts here!

At this very moment in Geneva, Switzerland, history is being made. A thousand meters underground inside the Large Hadron Collider, researcher Neela Sethi is about to discover time travel -- and jeopardize her life in the process. But she doesn't know that yet. Ten minutes from now, every deadbeat chrononaut, wannabe conqueror, and misguided protector of the timestream will be banging down her door. Good thing that the legendary Ivar, Timewalker, got there first... right? Now it's down to history's most jaded, most tempestuous time traveler to stop the worst of everything that is, was, and will be... before time runs out!

A clock-stopping odyssey into the distant past, far future, and every moment in between right here with the first volume of Valiant's latest epic -- intro-priced at just $9.99 for new readers!

128 pages, $9.99.

VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK: 2015 EDITION #1

Art by various, covers by Butch Guice and Rafa Sandoval.

The epic origins! The fearless first adventures! The ever-shifting allies and allegiances! In honor of Valiant's 25th anniversary, get everything you need to know about the most formidable heroes and villains that the Valiant Universe has to offer right here with an all-new 40-page handbook for just $2.99!

From Animalia to Zephyr, get an essential briefing on Valiant's most important players with a highly detailed and thoroughly updated breakdown of the monumental characters that will be making the Valiant Universe tick in 2015 and beyond! Featuring artwork from an all-star cast of Valiant superstars -- Doug Braithwaite, Clayton Crain, Trevor Hairsine Clayton Henry, Bryan Hitch, Cary Nord, and many, many more -- discover everything you need to know to jump into the world of Valiant's award-winning series right here! Plus: start at the beginning and find out what you might have missed with a brand new guide to Valiant's trade paperback collections! It all starts here in the Valiant Universe Handbook... Plus: start at the beginning with a brand new guide to Valiant's tradepaperback collections! It all starts here in the official Valiant Universe Handbook!

40 pages, $3.99.

VALIANT: ZEROES & ORIGINS VOL. 1 TPB

Written by James Asmus, Joshua Dysart, Tom Fowler, Justin Jordan, Matt Kindt, Peter Milligan, Fred Van Lente and Robert Venditti, art by Chriscross, Tom Fowler, Clayton Henry, Robert Gill, J.G. Jones, Lewis Larosa, Clay Mann, Cary Nord, Pere Perez, Bart Sears, and Mico Suayan, cover by Emanuela Lupacchino.

At last -- the essential origins and early adventures of Valiant's most powerful heroes and allies, collected between two covers for the first time anywhere!

Celebrate 25 years of the largest independent superhero universe in comics with these all-star explorations of Valiant's indelible comics book icons, including X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, and many more! Who they are, how they came to be, and what they fear the most... This is your essential one-stop guide to the biggest heroes, villains, and super-teams that the Valiant Universe has to offer, just in time for Valiant's 25th anniversary celebration!

Collecting Archer & Armstrong #0, Bloodshot #0, Harbinger #0, Punk Mambo #0, Quantum And Woody: The Goat #0, Shadowman #0, Unity #0, X-O Manowar #0, and material from Archer & Armstrong #25, Bloodshot #25, Harbinger #25, X-O Manowar #25, and FCBD 2014: Valiant Universe Handbook #1.

144 pages, $19.99.

NINJAK #3

Written by Matt Kindt, art by Clay Mann and Butch Guice, covers by Lewis LaRosa, Dave Johnson, Rafa Sandoval and Antonio Fuso.

Ninjak's to-do-list for May:

1. Subvert the largest most dangerous weapons dealer in the world. 2. Focus on not letting your tortured childhood distract you. 3. Push your memories of loss so far down that you forget how to feel. 4. Betray everyone you know. 5. Don't get killed. (Repeat as necessary)

32 pages, $3.99.

IMPERIUM #4

Written by Joshua Dysart, art by Doug Braithwaite, covers by Rafael Albuquerque, Kano, Rafa Sandoval, Cary Nord and Doug Braithwaite.

The greatest villain in the Valiant Universe wages war...to create Utopia! The unprecedented comics story of a madman determined to save the world...at any cost! Toyo Harada is assembling a legion of living weapons. And the last, greatest gambit he needs is deep within the clutches of his most powerful opponents. To secure the human asset critical to his plan, Harada gambles everything he has in an all-out battle to win everything he desires!

32 pages, $3.99.

DIVINITY #4

Written by Matt Kindt, art by Trevor Hairsine, covers by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, Tom Muller, Raul Allen and Butch Guice.

This is it! The mind-bending, reality-altering reveal of what happened to turn a long-lost Russian cosmonaut into the godlike being known as Divinity! But there are some things even gods can't do -- a lesson that Divinity may not learn easily. Can the super-powered heroes of the world contain the rage of a mad god? The earth-shattering conclusion to the sci-fi epic will have long-term ramifications for the entire Valiant Universe!

32 pages, $3.99.

UNITY #18

Written by Matt Kindt, art by Pere Perez, covers by Pere Perez, Philip Tan, Rafa Sandoval and Joe Eisma.

The truth is declassified! Discover what top-secret mission very nearly broke Unity and brought its heroes to the brink...and beyond. And has Major Palmer, the veteran field commander of H.A.R.D. Corps, come to lead Unity to a new day...or infiltrate it and bring it down?

32 pages, $3.99.

THE VALIANT TP

Written by Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt, art and cover by Paolo Rivera.

A battle ten millennia in the making is about to begin... The Eternal Warrior has protected the Earth for more than 10,000 years. A master of countless weapons and long forgotten martial arts, he is guided by the Geomancers -- those who speak for the Earth. During his long watch, the Eternal Warrior has failed three times. Each time, the Geomancer was killed...and a new dark age for humanity began. Each time, he was unable to stop The Immortal Enemy -- a monstrous force of nature. A civilization killer. A horror that appears differently each time it arrives...and whose seemingly only purpose is to bring disorder and darkness to the world. Now, the time has come for The Immortal Enemy to return once more. But, this time, the Eternal Warrior will be ready. This time, he has a force greater than any single warrior. This time, he has...The Valiant. Collecting The Valiant #1-4.

128 pages, $9.99.

HARBINGER DELUXE EDITION VOL. 2 HC

Written by Joshua Dysart, Dan Goldman, Justin Jordan, Vivek J. Tiwary, art by Clayton Henry, Barry Kitson, Rafa Sandoval, Khari Evans, Lewis Larosa, Rafer Roberts, Mico Suayan, Stephen Segovia, Lucy Knisley, cover by Andrew Robinson.

Peter Stanchek. Toyo Harada. The two most destructive superpowers in the world-- literally -- have come to a reckoning of will. In the fallout of their cataclysmic conflict, their former families -- the Renegades and the Harbinger Foundation -- will lie in shards around them. What will stop these men -- either of them -- from reducing the world to ashes? The Renegades thought they could get their old lives back. They thought they could bring down Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation. They were wrong. And now their loved ones will pay the price...and their once secret conflict will change the world as we know it. Featuring artwork by Clayton Henry (Incredible Hercules), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Rafa Sandoval (Ultimate Hawkeye), and more -- alongside 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features -- the Harbinger Deluxe Edition Vol. 2 represents the entirety of the climatic final act of Harbinger's first series for the first time anywhere in a prestige-sized hardcover format. Collecting Harbinger #15-25, Harbinger: Omegas #1-3, and Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0.

320 pages, $39.99.







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