X-O Manowar vs. Ninjak! X-O Manowar has returned to Earth ? and now the world?s most lethal intelligence agent has a new target. Hired by members of The Vine hidden deep within Earth?s governments, Ninjak has been sent to bring back the Manowar armor at any cost. But what happens when the world?s foremost weapons specialist engages the universe?s most powerful weapon head on? And even if Ninjak can defeat the armor?s defenses, does he stand a chance against the savage warrior that controls it? It?s raw power versus stealth and cunning in the second thrilling volume of X-O Manowar ? and the Valiant Universe will never be the same again. From New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and acclaimed artist Lee Garbett (Batman & Robin), this volume collects the best-selling ?Enter: Ninjak? storyline from X-O MANOWAR #5-8, featuring the debut of Valiant?s next breakout hero! ?X-O Manowar is not just one of Valiant?s best books, it?s one of the best books being published right now, period.? ? IGN ?X-O Manowar is about as much fun as you?ll have with a comic all month.? ? Complex

THE MOST PRIMITIVE MAN, THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON Abducted from his own time by the predatory Spider Aliens and displaced to the present day, Aric of Dacia will make war on his one-time captors and any who stand with them. Armed with a sentient suit of battle armor and savagery born in an age of war, he will become the hero this new age demands. Tyrants from beyond time and space, superpowered corporate raiders, and corrupt government power brokers? all will quake in fear where X-O Manowar dares to tread. Featuring groundbreaking work from comic-book legends Jim Shooter (Secret Wars), Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil), Steve Englehart (Detective Comics) and many more, the complete adventures of Valiant?s original armored hero begin here in the first Valiant Classic Collection of the series Graphic Policy calls ""a must read""! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0?9, and X-O DATABASE #1.

From SOLDIER to GENERAL to EMPEROR...to OUTCAST! Aric of Dacia?s bone-crushing climb to the throne of an alien world earned him scores of allies?and a legion of scorned enemies. Now, stripped of his crown and cast out of his kingdom, the man known as X-O Manowar must return to his roots as a sword-wielding warrior of Earth if he is to survive the relentless band of intergalactic bounty hunters that have been hired to kill him cold. But with few places left to turn, could the last Visigoth?s best hope be the all-powerful?but insidious?weapon he once swore away: the X-O Manowar armor? X-O MANOWAR?s whirlwind first year in the Valiant Universe comes to a climax here in a bold new volume from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY, Mind MGMT) and explosive artists Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead) and Ariel Olivetti (Incredible Hulk)! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #11?14.

The beginning of the all-new Valiant Universe starts here! Aric of Dacia is a brash warrior and heir to the throne of the Visigoth people. He has lived his life under the heel of the Roman Empire, but now a far more terrible enemy has come to subjugate him. Taken from his home and family, Aric is enslaved aboard a starship belonging to a brutal race of alien colonizers known as The Vine. If he is to have any hope of escaping and returning to Earth, he will have to steal the Vine?s most powerful weapon ? a sentient suit of indestructible armor ? and become X-O Manowar! This volume collects the first four issues of the acclaimed, breakout series by New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates, The Homeland Directive) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)!

From soldier to general to emperor...to outcast! Aric of Dacia's bone-crushing climb to the throne of an alien world earned him scores of allies...and a legion of scorned enemies. Now, stripped of his crown and cast out of his kingdom, the man known as X-O Manowar must return to his roots as a sword-wielding warrior of Earth if he is to survive the relentless band of intergalactic bounty hunters that have been hired to kill him cold. But with few places left to turn, could the last Visigoth's best hope be the all-powerful...but insidious...weapon he once swore away: the X-O Manowar armor? X-O MANOWAR's whirlwind first year in the Valiant Universe comes to a climax here in a bold new volume from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (ETERNITY) and explosive artist Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead)! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #11-14.

X-O Manowar?s path to domination darkens as blockbuster artist Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS) joins New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY, Mind MGMT) for the perfect planet-shaking continuation of Valiant?s biggest series yet! In the fires of victory, a soldier becomes? a general. With the hostile Cadmium army crushed beneath his force?s boots, Aric of Dacia now commands an entire fleet into the final battle for the soul of an empire. But as a new dawn rises across this unrelenting alien world, what vicious new menace will come forth to greet it? Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-6.

-Contains materials originally published in single magazine form as X-O Manowar (2017) #1-3.-

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!

Born into battle, Aric of Dacia, the fifth century Visigoth now known as X-O Manowar, has never known peace. Abducted and enslaved by the savage alien empire known as The Vine, Aric finally escaped his captors after stealing their ultra powerful X-O Manowar armor and returned to Earth?only to find that more than a thousand years had passed in his absence. Stranded in the modern day, the most primitive man on Earth now wields the most powerful weapon in existence as X-O Manowar? But when Aric decides to use to his newfound power to reclaim the ancestral homeland of his Visigoth forefathers ? the nation-state of Dacia, now in modern day Romania ? he will inadvertently set the world on a path to nuclear annihilation?one that can only be prevented by the elite super-team called Unity! And, together, Unity will unleash a world-shaking battle royale pitting the world?s most formidable heroes ? Toyo Hardaa, Ninjak, Eternal Warrior, and Livewire ? against the unstoppable might of X-O Manowar. Collecting X-O MANOWAR #15?22 by New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and artists Lee Garbett (Loki: Agent of Asgard) and Cary Nord (Conan), plus the sold-out UNITY #1?4 by New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and artist Doug Braithwaite (Justice), this deluxe, oversized X-O Manowar hardcover also comes packed with more than 20 pages of never-before-seen art and extras, direct from the Valiant vaults.