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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2018

VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT FOR MAY

HARBINGER WARS 2 #1

Written by Matt Kindt, art by Tomas Giorello, covers by J.G. Jones, Mico Suayan, Juan Jose Ryp, Felipe Massafera, Lewis LaRosa.

The most powerful Valiant event ever attempted erupts as X-O Manowar, Livewire, the Harbinger Renegades, Bloodshot, the Secret Weapons, Ninjak, and a cast of thousands draw their battle lines.

For the rare and immensely powerful subset of humanity known as psiots, their unique abilities have come with an enormous cost. Once, their existence was known only to a select few. Now, the revelation that thousands of these latent telekinetic "harbingers" secretly live among us with the potential to be activated at any moment has led the American government to a dramatic tipping point.

Armed with new extra-governmental authority, the deep-black military contractor known as Omen has been authorized to identify, evaluate, and, if need be, eliminate all super-normal threats to the homeland. H.A.R.D. Corps units have been deployed into cities and towns across the United States to enforce their orders.

In the East, one of the most powerful minds on Earth, Peter Stanchek, is leading his band of Renegades across the country, activating any potential psiots willing to join them, and building an insurrection force of ultra-powerful and unwieldy new abilities that will soon bring war to Omen's doorstep, and the unstoppable force known as X-O Manowar raging back to Earth.

In the West, Livewire -- the telekinetic technopath with the ability to bend machines and computers to her will -- will be forced to choose between her former allies or her newfound team of Secret Weapons. As the situation escalates beyond human control, the United States will be plunged into darkness from coast to coast, launching Bloodshot and Ninjak into a dangerous mission to neutralize their one-time teammate and setting the stage for the most shocking, most violent, and most consequential clash of powers ever witnessed in the history of the Valiant Universe.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 30.

HARBINGER WARS 2: PRELUDE #1

Written by Eric Heisserer, art by Raul Allen and Patricia Martin, covers by Raul Allen, Michael Cho, Cary Nord and Felipe Massafera.

A standalone introduction to the Valiant Universe's most powerful forces. The Harbinger Renegades have been scattered across America, battered by the brutal massacre that decimated their ranks. Now, Livewire -- leader of the Harbinger Foundation's most unusual group of Secret Weapons -- is about to incite the coast-to-coast clash that brings them all together in an inescapable collision of power. Pushed to the brink by the government she once served, Toyo Harada's former star pupil is about to make an irreversible decision and deactivate America's power supply in a last-ditch bid to save the extraordinary individuals called "psiots" from extinction. As a nation goes dark, the paths of our world's most powerful heroes will soon converge and the stage will be set for the most cataclysmic confrontation in the history of the Valiant Universe!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 2.

QUANTUM AND WOODY! #6

Written by Eliot Rahal, art by Francis Portela, covers by Ariel Olivetti, Geoff Shaw, Javier Pulido.

"Klang, klang...klunk?" In the ultimate display of power, Livewire has plunged the United States into darkness. From coast to coast, once-vital technology has now been rendered worthless. No cars, no phones ... no quantum bands? Without the high-tech gauntlets that bind them together, the world's worst superhero team has 24 hours before they disintegrate into nothingness. Now, stripped of their powers and unable to klang, can Quantum and Woody become the heroes they've always aspired to be and secure the streets of the nation's capital before time runs out?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 30.

X-O MANOWAR #15

Written by Matt Kindt, art by Trevor Hairsine, covers by Lewis LaRosa, Jim Mahfood, Veronica Fish, Viktor Kalvachev.

"Barbarians," Part One! As Harbinger Wars 2 besieges the Valiant Universe -- and X-O Manowar -- Aric of Dacia cannot escape the flames that now threaten his future. Return to the apex of the Visigoth conquest as a younger, brasher Aric and a sword-wielding grifter set off on a continent-spanning quest for fortune, glory and power! From the bloodstained sands of the gladiatorial arena to the dunes of the Arabian Desert, meet the man who would become the warrior-king of an alien civilization -- and our own world's most powerful hero -- as he sets out to seize his destiny once upon a time in a land of faraway kings and unrepentant conquerors!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 23.

SHADOWMAN #3

Written by Andy Diggle, art by Stephen Segovia, covers by Tonci Zonjic, Renato Guedes, Juan Jose Ryp, Greg Smallwood.

After years of purgatorial exile, Jack Boniface -- the newly returned Shadowman -- is back in the one place he thought he'd left behind for good: the damned dimension known as Deadside! His mission? To recover a lost relic of the Shadowman legacy that could redefine the eternal balance of power between the living and the dead. If he fails, the vengeful voodoo god called Baron Samedi will exact a terrible toll on the souls of humanity. But -- back among the monsters, back among the cursed -- can Jack stand resolute against evil incarnate without succumbing to the call of the literal demons within himself?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 23.

NINJA-K #7

Written by Christos Gage, art by Juan Jose Ryp, covers by Tonci Zonjic, Alan Quah, Clayton Crain and Dan Pastoras.

"The Coalition" spells doom! For decades, the mysterious figure known as the Jonin trained and tutored the agents of MI-6's Ninja Programme. In his hands, the men and women of Britain's most elite secret service were refined into more than spies. They became human weapons capable of inflicting extraordinary damage and defying the laws of nature itself. Now, after decades thought dead, this master killer has resurfaced and recruited a new circle of undying, seemingly ageless powerhouses from across the Valiant Universe for reasons unknown. The Jonin's revenge will cast a long shadow, and, to meet it head on, Ninjak has assembled his own squadron of heavy-hitting heroes -- including Livewire, Dr. Mirage, Punk Mambo, and GIN-GR -- for the ultimate black-ops mission!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 16.

BLOODSHOT SALVATION #9

Written by Jeff Lemire and Ray Fawkes, art by Renato Guedes, covers by Kenneth Rocafort, Renato Guedes, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Juan Jose Ryp, Shane Davis.

The origin of Bloodhound! In the wire-strewn trenches of World War I, witness the true story of a good boy gone bad in a special one-shot tale chronicling the never-before-revealed history of Project Rising Spirit's first prototype in nanite enhancement: the indestructible canine weapons unit codenamed Bloodhound! Before he found his place at Ray Garrison's side, Bloodshot's loyal companion learned the depths of mankind's inhumanity toward brother and beast alike on the battlefields of France. Now, as the Kaiser's war machine approaches, find out firsthand how a beloved comrade with four legs and a soul full of fury inspired a legacy that still stands after nearly a century!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 16.

VALIANT HIGH #1

Written by Daniel Kibblesmith, art by Derek Charm, cover by David Lafuente, variant cover by Sina Grace.

Valiant presents its first all-ages escapade with a pitch-perfect entry point for new fans and longtime readers alike! Before they became legends, the world's most formidable heroes were roaming the halls at Valiant High – a super-powered preparatory academy where Aric "X-O Manowar" Dacia is a record-setting running back, Colin "Ninjak" King is a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot is way, way too into dodgeball. Now, Amanda "Livewire" McKee and her best friend, Faith "Zephyr" Herbert, are taking it all in for the first time at the one high school where power trumps popularity!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on May 30.

HARBINGER WARS COMPENDIUM TPB

Written by Joshua Dysart and Duane Swierczynski, art by Khari Evans, Manuel Garcia, Clayton Henry, Pere Perez With Phil Briones, Matthew Clark, Clayton Crain, Lee Garbett, Trevor Hairsine, Barry Kitson, Lewis Larosa, Arturo Lozzi, Jim Muniz and Mico Suayan, cover by Clayton Henry.

Presenting the crossover that redefined the Valiant Universe for a new generation, now in the most complete collection yet. Follow the saga from its beginning in the first issues of Harbinger and Bloodshot and see what set them on the road to collision in the pages of Harbinger Wars! When an untrained and undisciplined team of super-powered test subjects escape from Project Rising Spirit and onto the Vegas Strip, Bloodshot and the Harbinger Renegades will find themselves locked in battle against a deadly succession of opponents – and each other. As the combined forces of the H.A.R.D. Corps, Generation Zero and omega-level telekinetic Toyo Harada all descend on Las Vegas to vie for the control of Rising Spirit's deadliest assets, the world is about to discover the shocking price of an all-out superhuman conflict, and no one will escape unscathed. Who will survive the Harbinger Wars? Collecting Harbinger (2012) #1-14, Bloodshot (2012) #1-13, and Harbinger Wars #1-4.

768 pages, $39.99, in stores on May 2.

X-O MANOWAR VOL 4: VISIGOTH TPB

Written by Matt Kindt, art by Ryan Bodenheim and Ariel Olivetti, cover by Lewis LaRosa.

Aric of Dacia's bone-crushing climb to the throne of an alien world earned him scores of allies -- and a legion of scorned enemies. Now, stripped of his crown and cast out of his kingdom, the man known as X-O Manowar must return to his roots as a sword-wielding warrior of Earth if he is to survive the relentless band of intergalactic bounty hunters that have been hired to kill him cold. But with few places left to turn, could the last Visigoth's best hope be the all-powerful -- but insidious -- weapon he once swore away: the X-O Manowar armor? Collecting X-O Manowar (2017) #11–14.

112 pages, $9.99, in stores on May 23.





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