Valiant is proud to announce that it is pulling out all
the stops for X-O Manowar #25 – the publisher's first 48-page anniversary
spectacular from ongoing series creators Robert Venditti and Diego Bernard, and
an all-star cast of special guests including Bryan Hitch, J.G. Jones, Justin
Jordan, Peter Milligan, Rafer Roberts, and more!
Before X-O Manowar steps front and center for the Armor
Hunters crossover event beginning in June, he'll be celebrating 25
chart-topping, critically acclaimed issues with a special oversized anniversary
issue, bursting with all-new content from the top creators in comics today,
including:
- ARMOR HUNTERS: PART ZERO by ROBERT VENDITTI (Green Lantern, The Flash) & DIEGO BERNARD (Eternal Warrior)
- THE ORIGIN OF X-O MANOWAR retold by ROBERT VENDITTI (Green Lantern, The Flash) & J.G. JONES (Before Watchmen: Comedian, Final Crisis)
- Plus: all-new tales of X-O Manowar by PETER MILLIGAN (X-Force), BRYAN HITCH (The Ultimates), JUSTIN JORDAN (Dead Body Road), RAFER ROBERTS (Carpool Buddies of Doom), and more special surprise guests!
Whether you've been reading X-O Manowar since issue #1 or
you have yet to pick up your first issue, X-O Manowar #25 is a can't-miss comic
book event celebrating the character's past and future with a spectacular array
of brand new stories! Featuring stunning shelf covers by JELENA-KEVIC
DJURDJEVIC (Thor) and BRYAN HITCH (Age of Ultron), X-O Manowar #25 will also
feature an Armors Variant spotlighting the different incarnations of the X-O
Manowar armor throughout the ages by artist ARTURO LOZZI (Bloodshot); as well
as Valiant's very first throwback cover by Valiant icon SEAN CHEN (Iron Man);
and an iconic, fully painted variant cover by superstar artist TERRY DODSON
(X-Men) – his first piece 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.
Since debuting in the pages of X-O Manowar #1 in 1992,
X-O Manowar has sold more than 8 million copies and featured work by a
distinguished roster of comics luminaries including current Marvel Chief
Creative Officer Joe Quesada, former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, and
comics legends Barry Windsor-Smith and Bob Layton.
Two decades later, as the first title of Valiant's 2012
relaunch, the all-new X-O Manowar #1 by Robert Venditti and Eisner
Award-winning artist Cary Nord became one of the year's highest selling debut
issues, warranting four sold-out printings. In the two years since, the series
has continued to accrue critical and commercial accolades, including "Best
Revival of 2012" by The Onion/A.V. Club, "Best Ongoing Series"
by Ain't It Cool News, and a 2012 Diamond Gem Award nomination for Best Comic
Book of the Year.
This May, find out why Valiant's X-O Manowar is a legend
in the making, only in X-O Manowar #25 – a milestone 48-page celebration from a
colossal cast of all-star talents!