Rai: The History of The Valiant Universe #1

Rai: The History of The Valiant Universe #1
Author: Rafer Roberts
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2017-06-14
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

It is the year 4002 A.D?. Rai, the spirit guardian of Earth, has uncovered an ancient tome filled with history?s greatest tales and civilizations darkest moments. Charting the dawning days of ancient Mesopotamia, all the way to the rise of New Japan, the history of the Valiant Universe is laid bare in shocking and revelatory detail. From X-O Manowar to Bloodshot to Faith to Divinity?history will reveal untold revelations for Valiant?s greatest heroes and antagonists! In the tradition of the original RAI #0, Harvey Award-nominated writer Rafer Roberts (Harbinger Renegade) and acclaimed artist Francis Portela (Faith) unleash a celebration of Rai?s 25th anniversary with the third of four standalone specials honoring the most famed Valiant stories ever told!


Harbinger Wars TPB

Harbinger Wars TPB
Author: Joshua Dysart
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2013-01-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939346096

Harbinger Wars, Valiant's first crossover event, begins here! Two dozen undisciplined, untested and untrained superhuman children have just escaped from a top-secret research facility and into the world. When Bloodshot, Toyo Harada and Peter Stanchek join the chase, will the Valiant Universe be ready for its first all-out superhuman showdown? Collecting HARBINGER WARS #1-4 by acclaimed writers Joshua Dysart (Harbinger) & Duane Swierczynski (Bloodshot) and artist Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong), start reading here for a high-stakes tale that will put Valiant's greatest heroes to the ultimate test!


4001 A.D.: Beyond New Japan

4001 A.D.: Beyond New Japan
Author: Robert Venditti
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2016-11-02
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1682151468

Rocketing out of the pages of 4001 A.D...the present and future of ValiantÕs greatest heroes come together in four essential standalone chapters at the heart of the blockbuster comics event of the year! Blast two thousand years into the future as the never-before-told history of New JapanÕs dominion over Earth and the future fates of X-O Manowar, Bloodshot and Shadowman stand revealed. Then, witness the battle- scarred debut of the boldest new hero of this century or the next when War Mother makes her history-shattering debut! The future starts now as all-star writers Robert Venditti, Jeff Lemire, Jody Houser, Rafer Roberts, and Fred Van Lente join visionary artists Clayton Henry, Doug Braithwaite, Robert Gill, and Tomas Giorello to bring the Valiant Universe barreling into the 41st century! Collecting 4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1, 4001 A.D.: BLOODSHOT #1, 4001 A.D.: SHADOWMAN #1, and 4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1.


Valiant Masters: Rai Vol. 1 ? From Honor to Strength HC

Valiant Masters: Rai Vol. 1 ? From Honor to Strength HC
Author: David Michelinie
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2013-11-27
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1682150143

The legendary future of the Valiant Universe ? back in print after 20 years! 4001 A.D. ? Tohru Nakadai is the 42nd Rai, the spirit guardian of Japan. Infused with the energy of his ancestors and dedicated to the way of the samurai, Rai is sworn to the service of Grandmother ? the personified artificial intelligence that governs the island nation of Japan. For forty generations Grandmother?s benevolent dominion has endured, but in the wake of her sudden disappearance, Rai will become all that stands between his nation and all-out chaos. As humanist factions war with mechanist loyalists for control of the future, the masterless Tohru is about to become the first Rai that must choose for himself how best to defend his people, his family, and his honor. Collecting RAI (1992) #1-8 in a deluxe hardcover format for the first time anywhere, revisit the future of the original Valiant Universe with Rai?s critically acclaimed, highly sought-after adventures from legendary creators David Michelinie (Amazing Spider-Man, Iron Man), Joe St. Pierre (Spider-Man 2099), Peter Grau (Titans) and Sal Velluto (Bloodshot)!


Rai Vol. 3: The Orphan TPB

Rai Vol. 3: The Orphan TPB
Author: Matt Kindt
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2016-03-23
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1682150917

Rai falls to Earth in??THE ORPHAN?! Broken, beaten, and cast down to Earth, Rai and his allies now find themselves hunted, persecuted, and imprisoned for their failed rebellion against Father. Stranded thousands of miles from his former home, Rai is now more determined than ever to save his friends and bring down New Japan?s malevolent ruler once and for all?but how can he do that from Earth? And just what secrets will New Japan?s rising son discover as he journeys across the face of a planet scarred by his nation?s ascent to the stars? Superstar creative team Matt Kindt (THE VALIANT, DIVINITY) and Clayton Crain (Carnage) return to their one-of-a-kind vision for the future as Rai discovers the true fate of the world New Japan left behind?and the Earth of 4001 is revealed! Collecting?RAI #9-12.


Zeroes and Origins

Zeroes and Origins
Author: Tom Fowler
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2015-05-19
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939346584

At last - the essential origins and early adventures of Valiant's most powerful heroes and allies, collected between two covers for the first time anywhere! Celebrate 25 years of the largest independent superhero universe in comics with these all-star explorations of Valiant's indelible comics book icons, including X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, and many more! Who they are, how they came to be, and what they fear the most! This is your essential one-stop guide to the biggest heroes, villains, and super-teams that the Valiant Universe has to offer, just in time for Valiant's 25th Anniversary Celebration! Collecting Archer & Armstrong #0, Bloodshot #0, Harbinger #0, Punk Mambo #0, Quantum and Woody: The Goat #0, Shadowman #0, Unity #0, X-O Manowar #0, and material from Archer & Armstrong #25, Bloodshot #25, Harbinger #25, X-O Manowar #25, and FCBD 2014: Valiant Universe Handbook #1.


Fallen World

Fallen World
Author: Dan Abnett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-11-26
Genre: Artificial intelligence
ISBN: 9781682153321

In the year 4002 A.D., the cyborg samurai named Rai faces an impossible battle for the fate of humanity. In the wake of his rebellion against the tyrannical A.I. that created him, Rai's resolve to walk a path of peace will be tested as new enemies arise from out of the wastelands and agents of the old world threaten his people from within.


Armor Hunters TPB

Armor Hunters TPB
Author: Robert Venditti
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2014-11-05
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1939346452

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.


X-O Manowar: Retribution

X-O Manowar: Retribution
Author: Steve Englehart
Publisher: Valiant Entertainment
Total Pages: 291
Release: 2020-12-09
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN: 1682153991

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.