To celebrate the release of UNITY #1 – Valiant's first fully returnable comic book
event – this November, Valiant is proud to announce a new partnership with
CineFix, the ultimate destination for true movie buffs & filmmakers on
YouTube!
As revealed today at the Hollywood Reporter, Valiant and
CineFix have come together to produce the UNITY #1 8-Bit Evolution Variant –
Valiant's first fully animated 8-bit cover! Simply use any smartphone to read
the QR code embedded in the cover to unlock an exclusive CineFix "8-Bit
Cinema" animated short starring the team of heroes behind the year's
biggest comic book event – X-O Manowar, Toyo Harada, Eternal Warrior, Ninjak
and Livewire!
"We couldn't be more excited to work with Valiant on
this unique opportunity," said Philip Byron of BermanBraun, the media
company behind CineFix. "It's not everyday that you help launch a major
comic book series through digital video. The collaboration between UNITY #1 and
'8-Bit Cinema' is a prime example of transmedia storytelling." 
"This really is a dream project for Valiant,"
said Valiant Executive Editor Warren Simons. "We've been huge fans of
CineFix's '8-Bit Cinema' since day one, and the CineFix team, along with our
Assistant Editor Josh Johns, have managed to the capture the heart and soul of
the characters behind UNITY."
Written by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt
(Justice League of America, Mind MGMT) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite
(Journey into Mystery), UNITY #1 is the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new ongoing
series launching Valiant's first ever super-team into battle against X-O
Manowar!
As announced previously, UNITY #1 will be 100% returnable
for qualifying retailers and feature five limited Pullbox Exclusive Variants
(available to fans who pre-order with their local retailer) from a “murderers’s
row” of comics all-stars – Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates, Age of Ultron), J.G.
Jones (Final Crisis, Wanted), Travel Foreman (Animal Man), Paolo Rivera
(Daredevil) and Clayton Crain (Ghost Rider, Carnage). Artist Doug Braithwaite
and colorist Brian Reber have also joined Valiant on an exclusive basis for the
launch of UNITY #1. 
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 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!
You’ve heard the buzz. You’ve seen the reviews. On
November 13th, start reading here to discover the most acclaimed universe in
comics. UNITY #1 is the perfect entry point for new readers!