Sneak Peek: New BLOODSHOT SALVATION story arc coming February 14

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From the official Valiant Entertainment press release . . . . . 

      Valiant is proud to present your first look inside BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – the FIRST ISSUE of "THE BOOK THE DEAD," an ALL-NEW ARC and TERRIFYING NEW JUMPING-ON POINT from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (The Terrifics, Black Hammer) and explosive artist Renato Guedes (Wolverine).

 

     On February 14th, Jeff Lemire's Eisner Award-nominated superhero saga ratchets up the tension with a brand-new entry point launching Bloodshot, Shadowman, and Ninjak into a realm of unfathomable darkness to strike the ultimate bargain of life and death.

Into the Deadside!

 

     Years ago, Project Rising Spirit’s cutting-edge nanite technology transformed Ray Garrison into the walking weapon codenamed Bloodshot. Now, those very same microscopic machines have infected his infant daughter’s physiology and threaten to destroy her from the inside out. As the life of an innocent hangs the balance, Bloodshot will be forced to make an unimaginable decision: to watch the child he loves die, or to confront death itself…and negotiate a deal for her safety. Now, with only Bloodhound and the enigmatic hero known as Shadowman to guide him, Bloodshot is about to undertake a unreal journey into the demon-haunted dimension known as the Deadside to save a life…or sacrifice his own…

 

     Where walks Bloodshot, slaughter is sure to follow! On February 14th, Ray Garrison begins a heart-stopping journey to Deadside's darkest depths to confront death itself when Jeff Lemire and Renato Guedes usher the first chapter of "THE BOOK OF THE DEAD," only in BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – featuring covers byKenneth Rocafort (The Ultimates), Renato Guedes (X-O MANOWAR), John Bivens (Spread), David Lafuente (Ultimate Spider-Man), and Jim Mahfood (Grrl Scouts).

     But first: The origin of Bloodshot’s most unrelenting nemesis – the brutal, nanite-infused powerhouse known as Rampage – is revealed in all its gruesome glory in BLOODSHOT SALVATION #4.  This is the story of two brothers, who were born into nothing and reaped an inheritance of anger… This is the story of Rampage – an imperfect reflection of Bloodshot’s potential, one enhanced by the very same nanite technology, but fueled by an inextinguishable furnace of hate… This is the story of the Valiant Universe’s most terrifying new villain and a preview of the pain he has yet to inflict on an unsuspecting world…

 

     On December 13th, the gripping debut arc, “THE BOOK OF REVENGE,” unearths a wrenching tale of trauma and terror at the heart of the Valiant Universe from creative juggernauts Jeff Lemire and Mico Suayan, only in BLOODSHOT SALVATION #4 – featuring covers by Mico Suayan (Moon Knight), Juan José Ryp(BRITANNIA), Khari Evans (HARBINGER), Roberto de la Torre (THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE), andCully Hamner (Red)!

 


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Cover A by Kenneth Rocafort


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Interior Art by Renato Guedes


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Interior Art by Renato Guedes


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Interior Art by Renato Guedes


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Interior Art by Renato Guedes


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Interior Art by Renato Guedes


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Cover B (Deadside) by Renato Guedes


BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6 – Cover C (Battled Damaged) by John Bivens

 
 

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