The year is 410 A.D. and Aric must free his people from Roman bondage! But when flashes of a different life in a different time start to intrude, Aric starts to realize this world of the past is not all it seems. But will he come to his senses soon enough to save himself from the clutches of Mistress Crescendo?

Commander Trill comes down on ?THE KILL LIST?! The leader of the Vine insurgency has turned the tables on X-O Manowar and Ninjak in a way they never saw coming! By safeguarding a nation of alien refugees on his own sovereign soil, has Aric unwittingly invited a Trojan horse into his kingdom? And just when everything seems darkest?the Armorines return with a surprising new mission?

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!

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.

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.

DEATH BY DESIGN! Bloodshot's one man war on his creators comes to a head as the dying Hideyoshi Iwatsu, in a last desperate gamble, subjects himself to the same nanite injection process that created Bloodshot. Transforming himself into a 'Speedshot,' Iwatsu sets out to destroy Bloodshot...personally. From Valiant all-stars Kevin VanHook, Mark Moretti, Don Perlin, Yvel Guichet, Joe St. Pierre and more, follow the complete collected adventures of Valiant's high tech commando in this Valiant Classic Collection! Collecting Bloodshot (1993) #8?14, Eternal Warrior (1992) #14?16, Secret Weapons (1993) #3 and #9?10, and Rai Companion #1.

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

X-O Manowar and Ninjak go deep undercover for??THE KILL LIST?! With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation ? the United States of America ? and now America has given him a new mission: destroy the Vine?s network of humanoid alien agents, once and for all. To do it, he?ll have to turn to the one man among us he can trust?his 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 MANOWAR?s unfolding epic! Collecting?X-O MANOWAR #43?46, X-O MANOWAR: COMMANDER TRILL #0,?and?X-O MANOWAR: VALIANT 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1.

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!

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH, Green Lantern) and Valiant-exclusive sensations Pere P?rez (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and Clayton Henry (HARBINGER WARS) lead off a centuries-spanning look at X-O Manowar?s past, present? and future!? From the outcome of a bloodstained battle on the frontier of the Roman Empire that continues to be felt to this day, to the last days of Aric of Dacia and the future of the X-O Manowar armor all the way to the year 4001 A.D.! Then: The life and times of the unstoppable X-O Manowar loom large as a massive cast of rising stars and superstar talents ? including Amy Chu (Poison Ivy: Cycle of Life and Death), Adam Gorham (DEAD DROP), Jody Houser (FAITH), Mike McKone (Teen Titans) and more ? come together for tales of Valiant?s most powerful hero?and his allies and foes alike! Collecting?X-O MANOWAR 2016 ANNUAL #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1, and 4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1