Aric wakes in the year 410 A.D., a prisoner of the Roman Empire and with his wife alive by his side. Convinced that his years in space with the Spider Aliens, his life in the future and the X-O Manowar armor were all delusions, Aric swears to free himself from bondage or to die trying! But this prison is not what it appears to be...

X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut deep into """"THE KILL LIST""""! Dispatched by MI-6 to dismantle a Vine terror cell before its next deadly attack, the Valiant Universe's fiercest warrior and most elite master assassin have reunited to locate their target?and they might already be too late! But as Commander Trill?s master plan comes to fruition, he may discover that his greatest enemy is within! Epic storytellers Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) plunge into the world of espionage and intrigue as X-O Manowar's latest page-turner hunts the heroes of the Valiant Universe!

Featuring explosive artwork by Barry Windsor-Smith and Marvel EIC Joe Quesada, this digitally recolored and remastered Valiant special edition collects the full X-O Manowar origin story from issues #0-6 for the first time ever, and includes an all-new "The Rise of Lydia" story by Bob Layton and a new cover by Sean Chen! Aric Dacia is a Visigoth barbarian captured by spider aliens and enslaved aboard their starship, until he steals their ultimate weapon -- the X-O Manowar armor. Aric returns to Earth only to find that 1600 years have passed. Now, the most primitive man on the planet wields the most technologically advanced weapon in existence!

X-O Manowar and Ninjak go deep undercover forÉÓTHE KILL LISTÓ! With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation Ð the United States of America Ð and now America has given him a new mission: destroy the VineÕs network of humanoid alien agents, once and for all. To do it, heÕll have to turn to the one man among us he can trustÉhis own former enemy, the deadly MI-6 operative called Ninjak! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and explosive artists Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH), Francis Portela (Green Lantern), and CAFU (IMPERIUM) prepare the next salvo in X-O MANOWARÕs unfolding epic! Collecting X-O MANOWAR #43Ð46, X-O MANOWAR: COMMANDER TRILL #0, and X-O MANOWAR: VALIANT 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1.

Earth will be the greatest hunt of all… When Aric of Dacia returned to Earth with the stolen X-O Manowar armor of an alien race, he thought he’d 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 fi nal 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 armor’s incalculable destructive power…even if it means taking the Earth with it. In the tradition of the universe-shaking HARBINGER WARS, be here when New York Times bestselling writer Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar, Green Lantern) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Unity, Justice) launch Valiant’s biggest heroes into the year’s blockbuster crossover event – ARMOR HUNTERS! Collecting ARMOR HUNTERS #1-4 and ARMOR HUNTERS: AFTERMATH #1.

Aric has returned to South America to track down the killers of a native tribe, but he's about to be reunited with the Skammrs and facing their familiar sauroid foe! And can Randy keep herself and her friends alive when the venomous assassin Snakebite comes calling?

Aric traces a mysterious trail of green blood, only to walk right into a surprise attack by extraterrestrials! But, while battling the alien colony, the X-O armor begins to starngely malfunction. Who or what could be causing this?

Witness the last stand of Earth?s greatest champion in ?LONG LIVE THE KING!?? They?re here! The Torment ? a world-devouring race older than history itself ? has arrived on Earth. And now, all that stands between our existence and complete annihilation is Aric of Dacia, heir to the Visigoth throne and wielder of the X-O Manowar armor! But as the Torment unleash a wrath unlike anything the galaxy has seen, even Earth?s most powerful protector will find himself hopelessly outmatched. With humanity standing on the brink of extinction, X-O Manowar must turn to his greatest adversary for help ? the savage Commander Trill! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and acclaimed artists Joe Bennett (52) and Roberto de la Torre (Daredevil) make history across the cosmos as Valiant?s flagship series marches toward a planet-shaking finale! Collecting?X-O MANOWAR #47?50.?

Long live the king! The march to X-O MANOWAR #50 soldiers onward! ?? Witness the last stand of Earth?s greatest champion, X-O Manowar! With the world besieged by the Torment, Aric of Dacia has united his bravest allies and fiercest enemies for a last ditch effort to avert Armageddon. But will even their combined strength be enough against the seemingly infinite powers of this this unfathomable comic race? It?s the beginning of the end as the greatest battle in Valiant history starts here! ?LONG LIVE THE KING? reaches its most thrilling chapter yet as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and acclaimed artists Joe Bennett (52) and Roberto de la Torre (Daredevil) deliver the penultimate chapter of Valiant?s flagship series! Plus: The X-O MANOWAR #50 COUNTDOWN GIVEAWAY continues right here! Each issue of ?LONG LIVE THE KING? comes bagged with one of 50 micro-prints ? featuring artwork from a who?s who of comic superstars ? or even one-of-a-kind original art!

UNITY EPILOGUE! When X-O Manowar thought he had finally found peace, he instead found only more war, death, and destruction? Now, at his lowest point, Aric of Dacia?s fate rests in the hands with the most unlikely of allies. Will X-O Manowar regain his lost power and seek bloody vengeance on his enemies, or will be forge a new path? The beginning of a brand new era for Valiant?s flagship hero starts here.