Valiant revealed big plans for their marquee hero’s anniversary.
X-O Manowar #25 – will be Valiant’s first 48-page anniversary spectacular from series creators Robert Venditti and Diego Bernard, with an all-star cast of special guests including Bryan Hitch, J.G. Jones, Justin Jordan, Peter Milligan, Rafer Roberts, and more.
The celebration issue is just before the big crossover event: Armor Hunters.
X-O Manowar #25 will include:
ARMOR HUNTERS: PART ZERO by Venditti and Bernard.
THE ORIGIN OF X-O MANOWAR retold by Venditti & J.G. Jones.
Valiant’s very first throwback cover by Valiant veteran artist Sean Chen and an iconic, fully painted variant cover by artist Terry Dodson (X-Men) – his first work for Valiant.
“X-O Manowar #1 was the first issue of a monthly comic book series that I’d ever written, so I didn’t know what to expect. I hoped I’d at least make it a year, and I really hoped I’d make it two. So to be at #25 now, and to be planning far beyond, I feel very fortunate,” said series writer Robert Venditti.
“When X-O Manowar #1 by Robert Venditti and Cary Nord hit shelves in 2012, it didn’t just mark the return of one of the greatest characters in comics – it also marked the return of Valiant,” said Valiant Executive Editor Warren Simons.
“Now, with our biggest story yet – Armor Hunters – just over the horizon, X-O Manowar #25 is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the incredible work that Robert, Cary, Lee Garbett, Trevor Hairsine, Stefano Gaudiano, Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic and Diego Bernard have accomplished.”
“We’re overjoyed to be celebrating our first major anniversary with X-O Manowar #25, and we’re packing this issue to capacity to make sure it’s the must-read milestone that this series deserves. With the Armor Hunters crossover event about to come crashing down on Aric of Dacia’s world, summer 2014 is going to be the summer of X-O Manowar – and issue #25 is the perfect place to jump on board,” said Valiant CEO and Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani.
Here’s some history connecting the character with the biggest names in the business:
X-O Manowar #1 arrived in in 1992. Since then X-O Manowar has sold more than 8 million copies and featured work by a distinguished roster of comics icons including Joe Quesada, Jim Shooter, Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton.
Two decades later, Aric was the first hero of Valiant’s 2012 relaunch in the all-new X-O Manowar #1 by Robert Venditti and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord.
X-O Manowar #25 – a milestone 48-page celebration arrives this May.
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