Then "for-see" the way, Sabbas. I am beyond hope at this point.
Solicitation[]
The executioner’s blade!
Sentenced to die for crimes against the empire, Aric of Dacia and his new comrade, Sabbas, have escaped the gladiatorial arena…only to find themselves in far more dire straits! Centuries before he would become X-O Manowar, can a brasher, younger Aric – sworn to combat the Romans at any cost – outwit and outmaneuver the machinations of the planet’s most powerful civilization…even as death threatens him and the fate of the entire Visigoth nation?
Barbarians, Part Four[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
- Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Colonel Capshaw
- Sabbas (Flashback and main story)
- Visigoths (Flashback and main story)
Villains:
- Roman Empire (Flashback only)
- Pirate-like gladiators
- Unnamed Senator (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- G.A.T.E. (Mentioned only)
- Generation of dangerous super-powered kids (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- 390 A.D.
- Present
Items:
- Tarot cards
- Ace of Cups (partially seen)
- The Hanged Man (partially seen; upside-down)
- The Magician
- Two of Swords
- X-O Manowar Armor
Vehicles:
- Love Boat (destroyed mobile command center) (Mentioned only)
- Sailing boats
Credits[]
- Writers: Matt Kindt
- Pencilers: Trevor Hairsine
- Inkers: Brian Thies
- Colorists: Diego Rodriguez
- Letterers: Dave Sharpe
- Cover Artists: Lewis LaRosa (A), Jim Mahfood (B), Robert Gill & Gabe Eltaeb (Pre-Order), Veronica Fish (1:20), Renato Guedes (1:50)
- Editors: David Menchel (assistant), Karl Bollers
- Executive Editor: Joseph Illidge
Synopsis[]
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Quotes[]
- You forget, my friend. My visions.
- -- Sabbas
- Yes, yes. Your "visions", Sabbas.
- I am here to fulfill our destinies, Aric. Not just mind. In the days we were apart in Rome I heard rumors. Reports, actually. Your young countryman, Batwin? He's been taken by a well-known Senator out of the city. It is the "sick season" and all of the wealthy retreat to the countryside to avoid illness.
- -- Sabbas
- You jest.
- I do not jest. I foresee.
- -- Sabbas
- Then "for-see" the way, Sabbas. I am beyond hope at this point.
- The only future I see is one with you on the floor, with my sword between your ribs, if you don't let us go.
- Aric, stop! -- I don't want to go with you. I love it here. The language. The books. The... conversation. I won't go back with you, Aric! I won't! Whether you want to admit it or not, he presents something that is neither you nor me.
- -- Batwin
- While I can't thank you enough, Sabbas, I hope to never see you again.
- Ha Ha! Oh...well, on that front you may be disappointed. Our destines are intertwined.
- -- Sabbas
- Farewell, friend Sabbas. I will never forget you.
- We have reports on you. An entire filing cabinet corroborating your abilities. We know what you can do is real. Very real. So I'm asking you, one more time, for your help. My organization's mobile command center is destroyed. An entire generation of dangerous super-powered kids are on the loose, and I've probably lost my job. I need to know what to do next. I know you can tell me.
- Of course I do, Colonel Capshaw, but you must listen carefully. Things are about to become very... strange.
- -- Sabbas
Gallery[]
Cover Art[]
Cover A by Lewis LaRosa & Diego Rodriguez
Cover B by Jim Mahfood
Pre-Order Edition by Robert Gill & Gabe Eltaeb
1:20 Retailer Incentive Cover by Veronica Fish
1:50 Retailer Incentive Icon Cover by Renato Guedes
Preview[]
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