Teaser details revealed: ARMOR HUNTERS #1 – X-O MANOWAR and UNITY Spearhead the Valiant Event of 2014

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from the official press release . . . . . . .  .

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Next summer…Earth will be the greatest hunt of all.


The most ambitious crossover event of 2014 begins in ARMOR HUNTERS #1 (of 4) – the first issue of an all-new, four-issue mini-series by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar, Green Lantern) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Unity, Justice).
When Aric of Dacia returned to Earth with the stolen X-O Manowar armor of an alien race, he thought he finally found a weapon to guard the peace and kingdom he’d struggled so long to secure.   But now, a relentless and surgical strike team from the farthest reaches of space – sworn to exterminate the armor and all like it – have found their final target.  The ARMOR HUNTERS are coming. They will hunt.  They will trap.  They will kill.  And they will rid the universe of the X-O Manowar’s incalculable destructive power…even if it means taking the Earth with it.
“2014 will be a year of all-new jumping-on points for Valiant, and ARMOR HUNTERS #1 is the perfect place to start.  (Editor’s Note: I wouldn’t wait this long to jump in if you haven’t already. The current UNITY crossover is fantastic and the place to start exploring the Valiant universe. I was somewhat concerned when  Valiant started to announce all these events and crossovers wondering if they were going to copy the Marvel template. However, they’ve done a very good job on these. )    Robert Venditti and Doug Braithwaite are two of the finest storytellers in the medium. They’ve shaped the Valiant Universe, and we couldn’t be happier to have them architecting ARMOR HUNTERS,” said Valiant Executive Editor Warren Simons.
"X-O Manowar is about to find himself at the center of a firestorm embroiling all of Valiant's most powerful heroes.  Believe us when we say that, in an era of events, the scale, scope and intensity of ARMOR HUNTERS will be the biggest and most daring undertaking we’ve ever attempted,” said Valiant CEO & Chief Creative OffFCBD_ARMOR_HUNTERS_cov_72icer Dinesh Shamdasani.
ARMOR HUNTERS #1 (of 4) kicks off Valiant’s landmark 2014 crossover event in June.  Then, ARMOR HUNTERS continues with two brand new story arcs beginning in UNITY #8 by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT, Justice League of America) and rising star Diego Bernard (Eternal Warrior); and X-O MANOWAR #26 by Venditti and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan).  And look for even more Valiant heroes to join the fight against Valiant’s first full-scale alien incursion as the summer continues.  Further details will follow in 2014.
Next summer, bend the knee…or take the head when Valiant unleashes an all-new starting point for the year's most acclaimed comic book universe, beginning in ARMOR HUNTERS #1 (of 4) by superstar creators Robert Venditti and Doug Braithwaite.

Valiant will offer a free preview of the event as part of Free Comic Book Day in May, 2014.

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