In stores today, don’t miss UNITY VOL 1: TO KILL A KING from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice)! Collecting the first four issues of one of 2013’s biggest new series debuts, start reading here to join the most volatile team of heroes ever united as Ninjak, Eternal Warrior, and Livewire go head-to-head with the rogue warrior known as X-O Manowar!
To kill a king…they created an army. The world’s most dangerous man, Toyo Harada, has been struck by the one thing he never thought possible – fear. Halfway across the globe, a new power threatens to topple modern civilization and, to preempt the cataclysm that is to come, Harada will unite the most unforgiving team the world has ever known – UNITY. Their mission: defeat the threat responsible for the destruction of MI-6, the decimation of an alien world, and the occupation of Eastern Europe… Unseat the warrior king armed with the universe’s most powerful weapon… Kill X-O Manowar!
A perfect jumping-on point for Valiant’s award-winning line of titles, UNITY VOL 1: TO KILL A KING is the place to find out why Unity is the chart-topping new series that has fans and critics wanting more:
“10 out of 10… Count me in.” – Newsarama
“★★★★★… Matt Kindt sets everything up perfectly…[and] Doug Braithwaite’s art is breathtaking.” –Comic Vine
“One of the best looking Valiant debuts yet, with a story that’s as multifaceted as the artwork…” – The Onion/A.V. Club
“A well-paced, action-packed big-screen adventure… Valiant continues to hook me.” – Comic Book Resources
“Amazing… [This] is a big superhero book done right.” – IGN
“[Unity] lives up the hype… Kindt and Braithwaite already have readers on the edge of their seats…” –Bloody Disgusting
“Gutsy, high-conflict, page-turning storytelling… If you want a great jumping on point, this is it.” – Geeks of Doom
“Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite have created something monumental. It is that simple.” – Comic Bastards
“[Unity] sets the bar high for superhero comics.” – Culture Mass
“Awesome all over the place… A very good comic that has me genuinely excited about what’s next.” –Multiversity Comics
Also arriving in comic shops today, look for UNITY #5 – the FIRST ISSUE of “Trapped by Webnet,” an all-new story arc pitting the newly fortified Unity team against a cunning and unpredictable new foe…the deadly Dr. Silk! With the fate of untold millions on the line, can this team of cutthroat heroes uncover Silk’s endgame – and his connection to Ninjak’s shadowy past?
Find out why Unity is the series that Ain’t It Cool News calls “completely satisfying” with two all-new entry points – UNITY VOL. 1: TO KILL A KING and UNITY #5 – on stands today!
Written by MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
112 pgs./T+/$14.99
ON SALE 3/12/14
UNITY #5 (NEW ARC – “TRAPPED BY WEBNET”)
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CAFU
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (JAN141349)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MICO SUAYAN (JAN141350)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by PHILIP TAN (JAN141351)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by RAUL ALLEN (JAN141352)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by DIEGO BERNARD (JAN141353)
Variant Cover by MATT KINDT (JAN141354)
B&W Sketch Variant by MICO SUAYAN (JAN141355)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 3/12/14
