As revealed today at Comic Book Resources, Valiant has
announced that UNITY #1 – the oversized, 40-page first issue of Valiant's next
landmark monthly series by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite – will debut with
initial orders of more than 68,500 copies, cementing its status as one of
2013's highest selling new series debuts.
Valiant is also proud to announce that the subsequent two
issues of UNITY's first story arc – December's UNITY #2 and January's UNITY #3
– will be 100% returnable for retailers who match or exceed 50% of their orders
for UNITY #1. As previously announced, UNITY #1 will be limited to a first
printing only and will not go back to press following the issue's November 13th
release.
"Based on pre-orders alone, UNITY #1 has already
outranked a slew of other recent success stories including East of West #1
Hawkeye #1, Lazarus #1, Manhattan Projects #1, Pretty Deadly #1, Saga #1,
Satellite Sam #1, Sex Criminals #1, Ten Grand #1, Trillium #1, Velvet #1, The
Wake #1, and the list goes on," said Valiant Sales Manager Atom! Freeman.
"That's incredible company to keep, and all of us at Valiant would like to
thank the fans and our retail partners for their confidence and support. UNITY
#1 is a major milestone for us as a publisher and our biggest launch to date.
This sales figure only affirms that big things are on the horizon for this
series, and that Valiant isn't slowing down one iota."
From New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt
(Justice League of America, Mind MGMT) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite
(Justice, 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!
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!
UNITY #1
Written by MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (SEP131344)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by BRYAN HITCH (SEP131346)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by J.G. JONES (SEP131345)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by TRAVEL FOREMAN (SEP131349)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by PAOLO RIVERA (SEP131347)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by CLAYTON CRAIN (SEP131348)
Valiant 8-Bit Evolution Variant by DONOVAN SANTIAGO
(SEP131350)
Team USA Luge Variant by DIEGO BERNARD (SEP131352)
Valiant Signature Series Variant by BART SEARS
(SEP131353)
Variant Cover by NEAL ADAMS (SEP131354)
B&W Sketch Variant by NEAL ADAMS (SEP131355)
Blank Variant also available (SEP131351)
$3.99/T+/40 pgs.
ON SALE 11/13/13 (FOC – 10/21/13)
X-O MANOWAR #19 (UNITY TIE-IN)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (SEP131356)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by MIGUEL SEPULVEDA (SEP131357)
Variant Cover by BART SEARS (SEP131358)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 11/20/13 (FOC – 10/28/13)
UNITY #2
Written by MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (OCT131342)
Variant Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN (OCT131343)
Variant Cover by CARY NORD (OCT131344)
B&W Sketch Variant by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (SEP138204)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 11/20/13 (FOC – 10/28/13)
UNITY #3
Written by MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (NOV131283)
Variant Cover by J.G. JONES (NOV131284)
Variant Cover by SHANE DAVIS (NOV131285)
B&W Sketch Variant by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (SEP138205)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.