Fred Van Lente returns to ARCHER & ARMSTRONG in February special

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Fred Van Lente & CAFU Decode ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – Coming in February!

What secrets await inside the Vault of Spirits? Valiant’s strong-armed immortal adventurer is about to find out…all over again!

 

 Valiant is proud to announce ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – a hard-charging, standalone special coming this winter from New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, Incredible Hercules) and red-hot rising star CAFU (RAPTURE)! On February 7th, join in a riotous celebration for the ages as Armstrong, for the very first time, uncorks the ancient mysteries of his centuries past – and dares his closest comrades into the adventure of several lifetimes!

Deep beneath New York City’s seediest dive bar, Armstrong – the hard-hitting, harder-partying immortal veteran of history’s greatest escapades – is hosting an invitation-only affair for his most beloved friends and allies! Archer… Ivar, Timewalker… Faith… Quantum and Woody… And special guests from across the Valiant Universe… All have been offered a seat at the table for a personally guided tour of Armstrong’s most valuable and tightly guarded treasure… From the Great Flood to ancient Greece to the height of the Crusades, raise a glass as Armstrong recounts the true stories of his wine-soaked path down through the ages and the artifacts that reside within his own secret archive!

Adventure! Mystery! Romance! Get ready to raise a glass and throw a punch on February 7th when ARCHER & ARMSTRONG maestro Fred Van Lente joins CAFU to chronicle the first landmark solo adventure in the very (very, very) long life and times of Valiant’s very own disorderly immortal in ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – featuring covers by Kalman Andrasofsky (Captain Canuck), Juan José Ryp (BRITANNIA), Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead), and Clayton Henry (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG)!

Written by FRED VAN LENTE
Art by CAFU
Cover A by KALMAN ANDRASOFSZKY
Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Variant Cover by RYAN BODENHEIM
Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale FEBRUARY 7th (FOC – 1/15/2018)


ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – Cover A by Kalman Andrasofsky


ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – Cover B by Juan José Ryp


ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – Variant Cover by Ryan Bodenheim


ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 – Variant Cover by Clayton Henry

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