(W) Dennis Hopeless (A) Emilio Laiso (CA) Christian Ward Upgrade or die? X-O Manowar has saved the planet from hostile forces countless times, but faced with a threat unlike anything he has fought before, and with his newly modified armor glitching, his situation is about to get much, much worse... Blaze into battle with Harvey Award-Nominated Writer Dennis Hopeless (All-New X-Men) and breathtaking artist Emilio Laiso (Marvel's Spider-Man: Velocity) as they continue the series Multiversity Comics calls 'the definition of what great superhero comics can be'! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2020) #5-9.

The beginning of the all-new Valiant Universe starts here! Aric of Dacia is a brash warrior and heir to the throne of the Visigoth people. He has lived his life under the heel of the Roman Empire, but now a far more terrible enemy has come to subjugate him. Taken from his home and family, Aric is enslaved aboard a starship belonging to a brutal race of alien colonizers known as The Vine. If he is to have any hope of escaping and returning to Earth, he will have to steal the Vine's most powerful weapon - a sentient suit of indestructible armor - and become X-O Manowar! This volume collects the first four issues of the acclaimed, breakout series by New York Times-best-selling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates, The Homeland Directive) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)!

(W) Matt Kindt (A) Tomas Giorello (CA) Lewis LaRosa WAR IS COMING! Born under the oppressive thumb of the Roman Empire, Aric of Dacia learned warfare at an early age. It was amid such violence that he was abducted by an alien race. Forced into slavery, he survived where others perished. His escape would come from bonding with a weapon of immeasurable power: the X-O Manowar armor. With it, he returned to Earth... only to find himself stranded in the modern day. But that was a lifetime ago. Now, far from home on a strange and primitive new world, Aric has begun a new life. Liberated from his past, he tends to his crops. Free from war. Free from violence. Free from the armor. But the machinery of death marches his way once again. Conscripted into an alien army and thrown into an unforgiving conflict, the fury inside him finds voice as he is forced to embrace the armor once more. With it, he will decimate armies, topple empires and incite interplanetary warfare as he rises from SOLDIER to GENERAL to EMPEROR to VISIGOTH. They wanted a weapon. He will give them war! Join master storytelle

(W) Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad (A) Fernando Heinz & Various (CA) German Peralta ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE RESURGENCE OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE! X-O Manowar returns in the thrilling odyssey of X-O MANOWAR: INVICTUS by Becky Cloonan and Michael W. Conrad, joined by artists Fernando Heinz Furukawa, Fernando Baldo and Pablo Rey. X-O MANOWAR's unyielding quest for justice drives him to the heart of the Novus Romanus Empire to rescue the enigmatic Soothsayer, unveiling an odyssey that tests power, loyalty, and the essence of heroism. Amidst the chaos, Shanhara, the sentient armor, falls silent, shrouding the bond between warrior and armor in mystery. As X-O MANOWAR battles on multiple fronts, the arrival of the cosmic wanderer Ivar adds a layer of complexity to the intricate tapestry of fate. Collects: X-O MANOWAR: INVICTUS #1-4.

(W) Bob Layton & Various (A) Barry Windsor-Smith & Various (CA) Bob Layton, Jim Shooter THE MOST PRIMITIVE MAN, THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON Abducted from his own time by the predatory Spider Aliens and displaced to the present day, Aric of Dacia will make war on his one-time captors and any who stand with them. Armed with a sentient suit of battle armor and savagery born in an age of war, he will become the hero this new age demands. Tyrants from beyond time and space, superpowered corporate raiders, and corrupt government power brokers? all will quake in fear where X-O Manowar dares to tread. Featuring groundbreaking work from comic-book legends Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil), Steve Englehart (Detective Comics) and many more, the complete adventures of Valiant's original armored hero begin here in the first Valiant Classic Collection of the series Graphic Policy calls 'a must read'! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0-9, and X-O DATABASE #1.

To this king?a kingdom. With his nation state of Dacia fortified in eastern Romania, X-O Manowar has bent the world to his will. But he will not stand unopposed. With the assembled forces of the United Nations and NATO primed to assail the newly founded homeland of the Visigoth people, the man inside the indestructible Manowar armor is about find himself more vulnerable than ever - and with everything he holds dear on the threshold of a terrible turning point for the Valiant Universe? Collecting X-O MANOWAR #15-18 and featuring X-O Manowar's first explosive confrontation with the Eternal Warrior, start reading here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and acclaimed artist Lee Garbett (Batman R.I.P.) launch a bold new era for the series that SuperHeroHype calls 'a must read.'

X-O Manwar - locked in battle with Valiant's all-star superteam, Unity! X-O Manowar finally has it all, and his people finally have a land they can call home?but threats from all sides now threaten to destroy the man inside the armor, Aric of Dacia, and the peace he has struggled to secure. While unrest stirs and Aric's camp threatens to rebel against him, the most dangerous strike force ever assembled - Unity - have joined forces with the Harbinger Foundation's Toyo Harada to achieve but one goal: destroy X-O Manowar before his actions push in western civilization to the brink of all-out nuclear annihilation. Collecting X-O MANOWAR #19-22 by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and acclaimed artists Cary Nord (Conan), Vincente Cifuentes (Batgirl), and Diego Bernard (Eternal Warrior), prepare yourself for an all-new story arc of the epicenter of the year's biggest comics event that will X-O Manowar - and the Valiant Universe with him - forever changed.

The road to ARMOR HUNTERS starts here! Aric of Dacia, a fifth-century warrior bonded to alien armor and transplanted to the modern day, is now the most important weapon in the arsenal of M.E.R.O., the top-secret American intelligence organization that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. In order to protect his people, Aric must undergo dangerous missions in space, but nothing can prepare him for the stunning secret that awaits him in the stars. Collecting X-O MANOWAR #23-24 and the oversized X-O MANOWAR #25 anniversary spectacular, the march toward ARMOR HUNTERS begins here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (Eternal Warrior) join an all-star cast of comic book superstars - including Sean Chen (Iron Man), Tom Fowler (Quantum and Woody), Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates), J.G. Jones (Final Crisis), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Cary Nord (Conan), and many more - to deliver an essential introduction to the biggest Valiant event ever attempted.

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Bernard Diego (CA) Clayton Crain Hunt it! Trap it! Kill it! The Armor Hunters are the most dangerous fi ghters in the galaxy - unparalleled in their abilities to catch and destroy their prey. Their mission has been long and unforgiving and featured the destruction of many X-O Manowar armors from across the civilized universe. Now, for the first time, discover the brutal origin of the alien Armor Hunters and the devastation they long ago vowed to combat. Before the Armor Hunters bring ruin to X-O Manowar and the people of Earth, join New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern, Flash) and red-hot artist Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) for an all-new, standalone story arc that will reveal the stunning secret behind the universe's most elite fi ghting force - who they are, where they come from, and why a terrible secret from their past now threatens our present! Collecting X-O MANOWAR #26-29.

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Diego Bernard, Clay Mann (CA) Raul Allen ARMORINES?ATTACK! Since Aric of Dacia returned from the stars, terror and destruction have followed in his wake - and the nations of Earth have had enough. As the world rushes into a new arms race, X-O Manowar will find himself confronted by a calculating paramilitary force designed to duplicate - and outmatch - the destructive potential of his own armor. But who is this bleeding-edge commando unit - and what plans does their fiendishly familiar leader have in store for the universe's most powerful weapon? He survived NINJAK? He survived UNITY? But can X-O Manowar survive his first encounter with the all-new ARMORINES? Find out here as Valiant superstars Robert Venditti (The Flash, Green Lantern), Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns), and Clay Mann (X-Men: Legacy) unleash a pivotal new chapter in the saga of X-O Manowar! Collecting X-O Manowar #30-32, and X-O Manowar #0.

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Diego Bernard, Rafael Sandoval (CA) Jorge Molina Doomed by Dead Hand! In the far reaches of deep space, the ultimate fail-safe of an extinct alien race has finally counted down to zero...and the robot army called Dead Hand has been activated. The civilization that built them has fallen...and, now, to combat the doomsday threat that destroyed their world, Dead Hand will complete the mission that their creators could not. Soulless and brutal, this billion-strong legion is the phantom army of a dead world...and it will cleanse the universe by any means necessary. But what unthinkable menace were they created to destroy? And will Dead Hand's slow march across the galaxy spell death for countless worlds? The devastating cosmic showdown begins right here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS, The Flash) and superstar-in-the-making Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) take X-O Manowar face-to-face with a robot army hellbent on the destruction of everything! Collecting X-O MANOWAR #33-37.

(W) Robert Venditti & Various (A) Rafa Sandoval & Various (CA) Rafa Sandoval Two people. One world. Can a man of war broker peace between earth and alien nation? Aric of Dacia is X-O Manowar, hero to humanity, leader of the remaining Visigoths, and a husband about to start a new family. He is also the bearer of Shanhara, and tantamount to a God in the eyes of the alien race known as The Vine. Now, in the aftermath of DEAD HAND, The Vine need a new home and have chosen Earth - tearing Aric between two races that worship him, but each despise one another. New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and red-hot artist Rafa Sandoval (Ultimate Hawkeye) unite here to begin a bold and tragic new era in the life of X-O Manowar! Collecting X-O MANOWAR #38-42.

(W) Robert Venditti (A) Robert Gill & Various (CA) Phil Jimenez X-O MANOWAR AND NINJAK GO DEEP UNDERCOVER FOR? 'THE KILL LIST'! With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation - the United States of America - and now America has given him a new mission: destroy The Vine's network of humanoid alien agents, once and for all. To do it, he'll have to turn to the one man among us he can trust?his own former enemy, the deadly MI-6 operative called Ninjak! Meanwhile, The Vine's most militant warrior, Commander Trill, is readying a counterattack?and what happens next will shake the Valiant Universe to its core. Can X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut their way to the source of this stealth attack before all is lost? New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and explosive artists Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH), Francis Portela (Green Lantern), and CAFU (IMPERIUM) prepare the next salvo in X-O MANOWAR's unfolding epic! Collecting X-O MANOWAR #43-46, X-O MANOWAR: COMMANDER TRILL #0, and X-O MANOWAR 25th ANNIVERSARY SP

(W) Robert Venditti & Various (A) Joe Bennett & Various (CA) Mico Suayan WITNESS THE LAST STAND OF EARTH'S GREATEST CHAMPION IN 'LONG LIVE THE KING'! They're here! The Torment - a world-devouring race older than history itself - has arrived on Earth. And now, all that stands between our existence and complete annihilation is Aric of Dacia, heir to the Visigoth throne and wielder of the X-O Manowar armor! But as the Torment unleash a wrath unlike anything the galaxy has seen, even Earth's most powerful protector will find himself hopelessly outmatched. With humanity standing on the brink of extinction, X-O Manowar must turn to his greatest adversary for help - the savage Commander Trill! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and acclaimed artists Joe Bennett (52) and Roberto De La Torre (Daredevil) make history across the cosmos as Valiant's flagship series marches toward a planet-shaking finale!

(W) Robert Venditti & Various (A) Clayton Henry & Various (CA) Phil Jimenez New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH, Green Lantern) and Valiant-exclusive sensations Pere P?rez (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and Clayton Henry (HARBINGER WARS) lead off a centuries-spanning look at X-O Manowar's past, present? and future! From the outcome of a bloodstained battle on the frontier of the Roman Empire that continues to be felt to this day, to the last days of Aric of Dacia and the future of the X-O Manowar armor all the way to the year 4001 A.D.! Then: The life and times of the unstoppable X-O Manowar loom large as a massive cast of rising stars and superstar talents - including Amy Chu (Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death), Adam Gorham (DEAD DROP), Jody Houser (FAITH), Mike McKone (Teen Titans) and more - come together for tales of Valiant's most powerful hero?and his allies and foes alike! Collecting X-O MANOWAR 2016 ANNUAL #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1, and 4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1

(W) Becky Cloonan, Michael Conrad (A/CA) Liam Sharp Meet Aric of Dacia, a warrior-king whose destiny is intricately woven with the legendary X-O Manowar armor. From being abducted as a Visigoth and enslaved among the stars, Aric's transformation from a displaced captive to a cosmic powerhouse has left him the wielder of an otherworldly weapon of unimaginable power. Experience Aric's poignant struggle with his past as he confronts an ancient adversary resurrected in the vastness of space-the formidable Nova Romanus legions. Embark on an extraordinary odyssey through the ages and across the cosmos with the captivating X-O MANOWAR UNCONQUERED. Crafted by the stellar team of Becky Cloonan, Michael W. Conrad, (Immortal Wonder Woman, Batgirls) and Liam Sharp (STARHENGE, Green Lantern) this unmissable series catapults X-O Manowar back into the spotlight, reshaping the course of Valiant's flagship saga. Collecting X-O MANOWAR UNCONQUERED (2023) #1-6