X-O Manowar Vol 4 23

What in the hell...s'happening?!

-- Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar

Solicitation[]

NEW ARC! NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! “HERO” – PART ONE!

Aric of Dacia may have left Planet Gorin behind, but its people still remember the ruin they felt in his wake...and so do the bounty hunters who sought to end his barbaric reign! Enraged by the blight on their perfect record, they’ve arrived on our world to finish the job they started – and this time, they don’t plan on taking X-O Manowar alive!

The past catches up with Earth’s Visigoth guardian in “HERO,” an unforgettable new jumping-on point for the best-selling Valiant series from Eisner-nominated writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY, Mind MGMT) and spectacular artist Tomás Giorello (NINJA-K)!

Hero, Part One[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar

Supporting Characters:

G.A.T.E.
- Jamie Capshaw

Villains:

The Processors / Bounty Hunters
- Hesnid
- Rawn

Other Characters:

Alien robots
- AN-ISE (First appearance)
- FEN-L (decapitated) (First appearance)
Bat (Deceased) (Nightmarish hallucination)
MI-6 (Mentioned only)
- Neville Alcott (Mentioned only)
Unnamed space-traveller (Of the Azure)
United States Military

Locations:

Deep Space
- near Planet Gorin
- Planet Gorin
  - Imperial City
    - Throne chamber (Flashback only) (Nightmarish hallucination)
Italy
- Mediterranean Sea
  - Capri

Items:

X-O Manowar Armor
- Shanhara

Vehicles:

Air Force jets
B.O.B. / Biosphere Oversight Base
Body of an alien space robot
Helicopter
The Processors' spaceship
Roman shipwreck

Credits[]

Writers: Matt Kindt
Pencilers: Tomas Giorello
Inkers: Tomas Giorello
Colorists: Diego Rodriguez
Letterers: Dave Sharpe
Cover Artists: Kenneth Rocafort (A), Diego Yapur & Diego Rodriguez (B), Michael Manomivibul (C), Tomas Giorello & Diego Rodriguez (Pre-Order), Francis Portela & Leonardo Paciarotti (1:20)
Editors: David Menchel (associative), Karl Bollers (senior)
Senior Editorial Editor: Robert Meyers

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Quotes[]

My home is a place that no longer exists. The Italy of my youth is no longer. My past isn't just buried. It's forgotten. Now my home...is my armor. My good skin. With these thoughts come no self-pity. I am lucky to be alive.

-- Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar

The irony of dredging up a Roman shipwreck isn't lost on me, armor. I agreed to do it as a favor so the locals would let me stay here under the radar for a while.

-- Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar

I didn't say anything, Aric.

-- Shanhara

You were thinking it, armor.

-- Aric of Dacia / X-O Manowar

What in the hell...s'happening?!