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First Look: Valiant November 2013 Solicits

See what the Valiant universe will have to offer in three months.

What does the future have in store for the Valiant universe? Well, we have no idea when it comes to the grand scheme of things, but now we at least have pretty good clues and teases about what'll be going on in November with these characters. Plus, the publisher unleashes another "Valiant Masters" volume for one of their classic characters. Check out all of the new covers and recaps below.

UNITY #1

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  • Written by MATT KINDT
  • Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
  • Pullbox Exclusive Variants by BRYAN HITCH, J.G. JONES, TRAVEL FOREMAN, PAOLO RIVERA and CLAYTON CRAIN
  • 8-Bit Evolution Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
  • Valiant Signature Series Variant by BART SEARS
  • Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS
  • B&W Sketch Variant by NEAL ADAMS
  • Blank Variant also available
  • Team USA Luge Variant also available

To kill a king, he has 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 lethal, most volatile, most unforgiving team the world has ever known – UNITY. Their mission: defeat the warrior king armed with the universe's most powerful weapon. Kill X-O Manowar!

Be here when New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Justice League of America, Mind MGMT) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice, Journey into Mystery) launch Valiant's first-ever superteam into the landmark comic book event of the year with an all-new ongoing series in UNITY #1, featuring covers by a murderer's row of comics juggernauts – Doug Braithwaite, JG Jones, Bryan Hitch, Paolo Rivera, Clayton Crain, Travel Foreman, and Neal Adams!

You've heard the buzz, you've seen the reviews. If you still haven't jumped onto Valiant Comics, the time is now! This November, UNITY is the perfect entry point for new readers.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 13th!

X-O MANOWAR #19 (UNITY tie-in)

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  • Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
  • Art by CARY NORD
  • Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
  • Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA
  • Variant Cover by BART SEARS

All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! X-O Manowar goes head-to-head against the forces of UNITY!

Aric of Dacia has fought to reclaim the ancestral lands of the Visigoths – and he has bled for it. But nothing he has faced before can prepare him for the combined might of UNITY – and the deadly combination of Harada, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior and Livewire! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and Eisner Award winner Cary Nord (X-O Manowar: Planet Death) reunite for a landmark, standalone story arc at the heart of UNITY.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 20th! 

QUANTUM & WOODY #5

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  • Written by JAMES ASMUS
  • Art by LEE GARBETT
  • Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON
  • Pullbox Exclusive Variant by LEE GARBETT
  • Variant Cover by DAVID LOPEZ
  • Variant Cover by MIKE McKONE

All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! All-new…problems?

Eric and Woody have had their lives turned upside down. What do you do when the most annoying person in your life is also the only thing keeping you alive? You move in with him! And his goat. And his barely legal clone girlfriend. Besides, every team of heroes needs a secret headquarters…and this one has a slightly used hot tub. Plus: Quantum meets his first true super-villain!

Attention fans and retailers: Look for the Quantum and Woody Vol. 1 TPB in stores the same day! Intro priced at only $9.99!

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 6th! 

ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #15

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  • Written by FRED VAN LENTE
  • Art by KHARI EVANS
  • Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
  • Variant Cover by MICHAEL WALSH

WARNING: This is no longer a (FINGER QUOTES) "fun" comic.

Now that the Sect Civil War has begun, it is now a (FINGER QUOTES) "grim" and (FINGER QUOTES) "gritty" work of (REAL QUOTES) "sequential literature" with blood and headshots and naughty words (like "H-E-DOUBLE-HOCKEY-STICKS") and if you squint real hard at the backgrounds, maybe boobies.

In this particular issue that will change the Valiant Universe forever*, the man now calling himself Dark Archer (NOTE TONAL SHIFT) must find his former partner Armstrong so they can reunite to stop the aforementioned Sect Civil War.

And there are almost no fart jokes.

Okay, one.

(* FOREVER = APPROX. 20 MINUTES)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 13th! 

SHADOWMAN #12

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  • Written by ALES KOT, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA, and NEIL DVORAK
  • Art by CLAYTON CRAIN, MICO SUAYAN, and NEIL DVORAK
  • Cover by DAVE JOHNSON
  • Variant Cover by KEKAI KOTAKI

An all-star anthology of Shadowman tales from the Deadside and beyond!

Superstar artist Clayton Crain and a stellar roster of all-star creators bring you not one, not two, but three chilling Shadowman stories. Ales Kot (Suicide Squad, Zero), Christopher Sebela (Captain Marvel, Screamland), and Neil Dvorak (Easy Pieces) push the outer bounds of the world of Shadowman further than ever before! 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 6th!

ETERNAL WARRIOR #3

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  • Written by GREG PAK
  • Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
  • Cover by J.G. JONES
  • Variant Cover by RILEY ROSSMO

Save the Wizard!

Hungry for glory as the new Fist and Steel, the Eternal Warrior's daughter Xaran has started a war between the mysterious Houses that rule the world. Now, as Gilad struggles to contain his daughter's savage nature, two generations of Eternal Warrior race after the answers that lie between science and myth, rumor and legend, conquest and defeat.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 20th! 

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #16

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  • Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
  • Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
  • Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER
  • Variant Cover by CHRISCROSS

Sometimes gunslingers go out the hard way.

H.A.R.D. Corps has just experienced its first fatality. Bloodshot is severely weakened. He and Charlie are at each other’s throats. And the new rookies are a mess. It would be suicide to take on Harada now…so that’s exactly what they’ll do.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 20th! 

HARBINGER #18

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  • Written by JOSHUA DYSART
  • Art by BARRY KITSON
  • Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
  • Variant Cover by ANDREW ROBINSON

Nothing is what it seems when hyper-psychics go to war.

Scattered across their own mental landscapes, each one of the remaining Renegades must quest to unite with the others or be lost forever inside themselves. It will take courage, strength, imagination and an unwavering belief in one another if they're going to discover the dark truth behind their Perfect Day.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE NOVEMBER 13th! 

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  • VALIANT MASTERS: RAI VOL. 1 – FROM HONOR TO STRENGTH HC
  • Written by DAVID MICHELINIE
  • Art by JOE ST. PIERRE, PETER GRAU, and SAL VELLUTO
  • Cover by JOE ST. PIERRE

The legendary future of the Valiant Universe – back in print after 20 years!

4001 A.D. - Tohru Nakadai is the 42nd Rai, the spirit guardian of Japan. Infused with the energy of his ancestors and dedicated to the way of the samurai, Rai is sworn to the service of Grandmother – the personified artificial intelligence that governs the island nation of Japan. For forty generations Grandmother's benevolent dominion has endured, but in the wake of her sudden disappearance, Rai will become all that stands between his nation and all-out chaos. As humanist factions war with mechanist loyalists for control of the future, the masterless Tohru is about to become the first Rai that must choose for himself how best to defend his people, his family, and his honor.

Collecting RAI (1992) #1-8 in a deluxe hardcover format for the first time anywhere, revisit the future of the original Valiant Universe with Rai’s critically acclaimed, highly sought-after adventures from legendary creators David Michelinie (Amazing Spider-Man, Iron Man), Joe St. Pierre (Spider-Man 2099), Peter Grau (Titans) and Sal Velluto (Bloodshot)!

$24.99/T+/184 pgs.

HARDCOVER

ISBN: 978-1-939346-07-0

ON SALE NOVEMBER 27th! 

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@drewyetti said:

Why isn't Valiant getting more recognition like DC and Marvel cause they're stuff are getting better.

I'm gonna say are outright better. DC and Marvel only have a high number of books compared to Valiant, quality wise Valiant stomps those two to the ground.

undeniable

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Edited By derf_jenkins

For anyone asking if they should try any of the Valiant titles, the answer is always yes.

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i love Quantum&Woody and Harbinger. i may quit reading Harbinger if it doesn't rectify/fix the ending of #15.

p.s

the Rai looks a lot like Bloodshot

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Gosh, I can't wait to read these.

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