VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT FOR APRIL

PUNK MAMBO #1

Written by CULLEN BUNN

Art by ADAM GORHAM

Cover A by DAN BRERETON

Cover B by ZU ORZU

Cover C by CRIS DELARA

Punk Variant Cover by DAN BRERETON

New series, new digs, same Punk attitude! From writer Cullen Bunn (Venom) and artist Adam Gorham (New Mutants: Dead Souls) comes this hilariously horrifying tale. Punk Mambo is a hard-living voodoo priestess who grew up in London, then relocated to Louisiana's Bayou Country. Now, she's a mystical mercenary for hire. In her first-ever solo series, Punk Mambo investigates a series of abductions in the New Orleans gutter punk scene, stumbling upon a deadlier mystery that takes her to the haunted shores of Haiti.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #2

Written by JOSHUA DYSART

Art by CAFU, BUTCH GUICE

Cover A by MICO SUAYAN

Cover B by ARIEL OLIVETTI

Cover C by DEAN HASPIEL

The world-conquering campaign of the most powerful psiot in the Valiant Universe continues! In the present: Toyo Harada finds himself and The Foundation Zone under attack by a coalition of world governments, as one of his own teammates begins to turn on him. In the past: Toyo Harada escapes Japan aboard a fishing vessel and sets sail for the new world.

40 pages, $4.99, in stores on April 10.

THE FORGOTTEN QUEEN #3

Written by TINI HOWARD

Art by AMILCAR PINNA

Cover A by KANO

Cover B by VIKTOR KALVACHEV

Cover C by DIEGO YAPUR

One of Valiant's deadliest villains continues to wage war wherever she goes! Heartbreak and violence as the woman known as War-Monger meets her match in the deserts of Mongolia. Seeking vengeance, Vexana the War-Monger finds a kindred spirit in the man who would become to be known as Dracula – Vlad Tepes, warlord of Wallachia!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.

INCURSION #3

Written by ALEX PAKNADEL Story by ANDY DIGGLE

Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE

Cover A by DOUG BRAITHWAITE

Cover B by PASQUALE QUALANO

Cover C by DOUG BRAITHWAITE

The cosmic and supernatural sides of the Valiant Universe collide on Earth! Oh, my! Having crossed over into the Deadside, the Eternal Warrior comes face to face with Syntilla, the young girl who poisoned Tama on behalf of her master. Will the Eternal Warrior save his young charge or will the world suffer another catastrophic loss? Meanwhile, Doctor Mirage and Hwen do their best to keep Tama alive. Will the doctors find the right medicine or will the young Geomancer perish before help arrives?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 17.

LIVEWIRE #5

Written by VITA AYALA

Art by KANO

Cover A by KENNETH ROCAFORT

Cover B by WILL CONRAD

Cover C by GREY WILLIAMSON

New story arc, featuring artist Kano! "GUARDIAN," Part 1. Investigating the disappearance of a young psiot girl, Livewire stumbles upon OMEN's answer to the psiot "problem," a facility where young psiots are taken and taught to control their powers. Is this facility the safe haven Livewire's dreamed of or is there something more sinister to this sanctuary?

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 10.

BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #6

Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX

Art by RAGS MORALES

Cover A by FELIPE MASSAFERA

Cover B by MARK TEXEIRA

Cover C by DEAN HASPIEL

New story arc, featuring artist Rags Morales! "A GUY NAMED RAY," Part 1. The definitive origin story of the Unrelenting Supersoldier races forward! Two of the leaders of the Bloodshot team find themselves on thin ice with their bosses at Project Rising Spirit. With little left to lose, they decide to take down PRS – and they have the perfect weapon to use!

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 24.

X-O MANOWAR (2017) #26

Written by MATT KINDT

Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO

Cover A by KENNETH ROCAFORT

Cover B by RYAN BODENHEIM

Cover C by MICHAEL MANOMIVIBUL

Interlocking Variant by FRANCIS PORTELA

This is it! This is Matt Kindt's final issue of his run on X-O MANOWAR. "Hero," Part 4, the conclusion! X-O Manowar takes the final battle against the galaxy's baddest bounty hunters into space to decide the ultimate fate of the universe.

32 pages, $3.99, in stores on April 17.

X-O MANOWAR (2017) DOLLAR DEBUT

Written by MATT KINDT

Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO

Cover by LEWIS LAROSA Matt Kindt's historic run on X-O MANOWAR is coming to an end, but if you want to see where it all began, there's no better way to get introduced to this series than with this reprinting of X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1 for just $1! Aric of Dacia, the bearer of a weapon of immeasurable power, the X-O Manowar armor, has been conscripted into an alien army and thrown into an unforgiving conflict. They wanted a weapon. He will give them war!

40 pages, $1, in stores on April 3.

DIVINITY DOLLAR DEBUT

Written by MATT KINDT

Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE

Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC

Discover one of Valiant's most beloved characters in this $1 reprint of Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Trevor Hairsine's (X-Men: Deadly Genesis) groundbreaking DIVINITY #1! At the height of the Cold War, the Soviet Union sent a man farther into the cosmos than anyone has gone before or since. Now, he has suddenly returned, and Earth is about to meet a new god. And he's a communist.

32 pages, $1, in stores on April 3.

LIVEWIRE VOL. 1: FUGITIVE TPB

Written by VITA AYALA

Art by RAUL ALLEN, PATRICIA MARTIN

Cover by ADAM POLLINA

For the first time, Livewire takes center stage! Accomplice. Mentor. Savior. And now, Enemy of the State. Seeking to protect other vulnerable superpowered psiots like herself, Livewire plunged the United States into a nationwide blackout, causing untold devastation. With the whole world hunting her, what kind of hero will Livewire be...or will she be one at all? As with all Valiant Vol. 1 trade paperbacks, this is being offered at the special introductory price of $9.99. Collects LIVEWIRE #1-4.

112 pages, $9.99, in stores on April 24.

IMPERIUM DELUXE EDITION HC

Written by JOSHUA DYSART

Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE, SCOT EATON, KHARI EVANS, CAFU, JUAN JOSE RYP

Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE

The complete series that serves as a prelude to THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA is collected in this deluxe edition hardcover! A psychic dictator, an inhuman robot, a mad scientist, a murderous alien, and a superpowered terrorist are about to try and take over the world...and you're going to be rooting for them every step of the way. Collects IMPERIUM #1-16, along with more than 20 pages of rarely seen art and extras!

416 pages, $59.99, in stores on April 10.