Valiant Solicitations for December 2018 | LIVEWIRE #1 (NEW SERIES!) | BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #2 | X-O MANOWAR (2017) #22 | And More!
LIVEWIRE #1
Written by VITA AYALA
Art by RAÚL ALLÉN & PATRICIA MARTÍN
Cover A by ADAM POLLINA
Cover B by HARVEY TOLIBAO
B/W Variant Cover by ADAM POLLINA
Glass Variant Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Blank Cover Also Available
ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES! FOR THE FIRST TIME, LIVEWIRE TAKES CENTER STAGE!
Accomplice. Mentor. Savior. And now, Enemy of the State. Seeking to protect other vulnerable super-powered psiots like herself, Livewire plunged the United States into a nationwide blackout with her technopathic abilities, causing untold devastation. After choosing the few over the many, she must now outrun the government she served – and those she once called allies. With the whole world hunting her, what kind of hero will Livewire be…or will she be one at all?
From rising star Vita Ayala (Supergirl) and astounding artists Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín (SECRET WEAPONS) comes an electrifying new series that will launch the Valiant Universe into a new age of champions!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 19th
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LIVEWIRE #1-8 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE
Written by VITA AYALA
Art by RAÚL ALLÉN & PATRICIA MARTÍN
Covers by PAULINA GANUCHEAU & MORE!
Available only as a pre-order set!
The LIVEWIRE #1-8 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE – eight massively expanded editions of Valiant’s pulse-pounding ongoing series – can only be ordered as a set and must be ordered with your local comic shop by the final order cut-off date of November 26th, 2018! Released monthly from December 2018 through July 2019, each PRE-ORDER EDITION comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues! Plus, exclusive covers by a host of amazing artists – beginning with Paulina Ganucheau (The Unbelievable Gwenpool) – that can’t be found anywhere else!
The only way to obtain these exclusive items is to pre-order all eight issues with your local comic shop by the final order cut-off date of November 26th, 2018! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!
$3.99 Each US [8 issues] | 40 pgs. Each | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 19th
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BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #2
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Art by KEN LASHLEY
Cover A by FELIPE MASSAFERA
Cover B by LEIF JONES
Variant Cover by LEONARDO MANCO
Bloodshot’s handlers have a problem: their valuable asset isn’t quite the blank slate they’d hoped for, and keeps rejecting the false memories they attempt to implant into his mind. Can Project Rising Spirit recoup their losses and produce the perfect supersoldier at last – or is their new prototype at risk of being shelved permanently?
Celebrated writer Kevin Grevioux (The Underworld franchise, New Warriors) and acclaimed artist Ken Lashley (X-Men) deliver a powerful blow to the freshly rewritten psyche of Valiant’s larger-than-life legend!
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 19th
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X-O MANOWAR (2017) #22
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Cover A by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Cover B by ALAN QUAH
Cover C by AJ JOTHIKUMAR
Interlocking Variant by RENATO GUEDES
The thrilling finale to “AGENT!”
With the help of Atom-13, X-O Manowar has succeeded in beating back the forces of the Unknown… But the militant leader of New Eden, now known as the Cartographer, may have yet another surprise up his sleeve…
Eisner-nominated writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, NINJAK) and insatiable artist Juan José Ryp (BRITANNIA) push reality to its limited in this show-stopping fight to the finish!
$3.99 | 32. Pgs. | VALIANT PREMIUM | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 19th
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SHADOWMAN (2018) #10
Written by ANDY DIGGLE
Art by RENATO GUEDES
Cover A by TONCI ZONJIC
Cover B KERON GRANT
Cover C SAINASIX
Interlocking Variant by RYAN LEE
Darque Destruction!
Sandria Darque’s vile plans are finally clicking into place… With his allies incapacitated, it’s up to Jack Boniface to stop the machinations of this vengeful sorceress – but can he trust in his ability to control the loa spirit bound to him, or will he have to face an ageless enemy completely alone?
Prepare yourself for an action-packed thrill ride as superstar writer Andy Diggle (Green Arrow: Year One) and sensational artist Renato Guedes (BLOODSHOT SALVATION) launch the next suspenseful segment of “RAG AND BONE!”
$3.88 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 12th
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NINJA-K #14
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE
Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE
Cover A by KANO
Cover B FELIPE MASSAFERA
Ninja Programme Variant by MEGAN HUTCHISON
FINAL ISSUE! England’s top spy has gone rogue!
After going back on his word to find and apprehend his former lover, the super-powered fugitive called Livewire, Ninjak is now on the run from MI6 himself! So, what on earth could force him to travel to the very heart of London?
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 5th
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BRITANNIA VOL 3: LOST EAGLES OF ROME TPB
Written by PETER MILLIGAN
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover by DAVID MACK
A terrifying new quest into the unknown!
The Roman standard – the eagle borne at the front of each Roman legion – was more than just a symbol of the soldiers that carried it… It was a symbol of Rome itself, the ultimate embodiment of the empire’s power…
But now, in the mist-shrouded Germanic forest of Tottenwald, the unthinkable has happened: A rampaging barbarian horde has crushed three of Rome’s most highly skilled detachments in battle…and captured their mighty Roman eagles.
His authority threatened by this all-too-public shame, the mad emperor Nero has dispatched Antonius Axia, the empire’s finest “detectioner” and hero of Britannia, and Achillia, the sword-wielding champion of the gladiatorial arena, to reclaim his stolen relics at any cost.
But what began as a simple mission will soon become a terrifying journey into the dark heart of belief itself as the isolated woodlands of Rome’s enemies reveal unseen dimensions…and the true power of the legion’s lost eagles threatens to consume any who would pursue them…
Valiant’s sold-out descent into the horrors of the ancient world returns with an all-new volume from legendary comics master Peter Milligan (Detective Comics) and Harvey Award-nominated artist Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) as Antonius Axia, history’s first detective, launches into an otherworldly mystery of monsters, magic, and conspiracy at the boundaries of human understanding…
Collecting BRITANNIA: LOST EAGLES OF ROME #1–4.
$14.99 | 112 pgs. | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 12th
TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-291-1
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BLOODSHOT SALVATION VOL. 3: THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS TPB
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Time to kill!
Two thousand years in the future – in the year 4001 A.D. – the man once known as Ray Garrison is no more…but the microscopic nanites inside him live on. Enter Bloodshot 4001 – a strange, gunslinging echo of Bloodshot’s mind, body, and soul that is now more machine than man. But when our century’s Bloodshot finds himself delivered to the dawn of the 41st century with one last mission to fulfill, two Valiant legends will finally come face to face…just as the secret revelation that binds them together across the ages will forever reshape Bloodshot’s place at the center of the Valiant Universe!
From superstar writer Jeff Lemire (The Terrifics, Black Hammer) and artistic powerhouse Doug Braithwaite (X-O MANOWAR, Journey into Mystery), Valiant’s Eisner Award-nominated superhero saga comes to a thrilling conclusion right here in the far, far future with the ultimate meeting of man and machine at the crossroads of tomorrow and today!
Collecting BLOODSHOT SALVATION #10–12.
$14.99 | 112 pgs. | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 19th
TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-293-5
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