You are full of love. Don't ever forget it.
- -- Schon
Solicitation[]
Their world became his war!
Across every frontline, and through every trench, Aric of Dacia continues his hostile journey through a brutal alien planet the only way he knows how: with war. But the man once known as X-O Manowar is not alone. With a dedicated band of soldiers sworn to his side, Aric will prove his worth on the battlefield… and find himself in a position that no one saw coming!
New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt and Valiant exclusive rising star Tomas Giorello bring the punishing first act to Valiant’s biggest series of the year to its final stand-off… and will leave readers everywhere reeling with a last page surprise!
Soldier, Part Three[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- The Cadmium
- Cadmium President (First appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Planet Gorin
- Imperial City
- Royal Palace
- Pleasure Islands (Vision)
- Imperial City
Items:
- Catt's lasso
- X-O Manowar Armor
Vehicles:
- Air-skiff
- Spider Tanks
Credits[]
- Writers: Matt Kindt
- Pencilers: Tomas Giorello with David Mack & Zu Orzu (pp. 1-4)
- Inkers: Tomas Giorello with David Mack & Zu Orzu (pp. 1-4)
- Colorists: Diego Rodriguez
- Letterers: Dave Sharpe
- Cover Artists: Lewis LaRosa & Brian Reber (A), Kenneth Rocafort (B), Tomas Giorello (Pre-Order), Mico Suayan & David Baron (1:20), David Mack (1:50), Ariel Olivetti (MGH), Recalled Blank Cover
- Editors: Warren Simons, Robert Meyers (assistant), Charlotte Greenbaum (assistant)
- Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons
Synopsis[]
Once he was a great hero on Earth, but now Aric of Dacia has been conscripted into the Azure army as a lowly foot soldier. With a ragtag team of outcasts, Aric has managed not to only survive, but to thrive in the most desperate battles.
The canny Azurian General sees potential in Aric and his team and assigns them a seemingly impossible mission: they must breach the Imperial City and disable the Cadmium defenses.
Pre-Order Edition[]
The Pre-Order Edition of this issue contains the following exclusive material:
- Color in Process by Diego Rodriguez (1 page)
- Page 8
- 1-Pencils
- 2-Flats
- 3-Figure volume
- 4-More volume and definition
- 5-Brightness and separation
- 6-Mood, extras tweaks, and adjustments
- Page 8
- Script Excerpts by Matt Kindt's (2 pages)
- Page 5: first draft, pencils, colors, final lettering
- X-O Manowar #1-3 Cover Gallery (2 pages)
- Issue One: 35 covers
- Issue Two: 8 covers
- Issue Three: 7 covers
- Staff Commentary (2 pages)
- Over pages 15-16
- Cadmium Technological Advancements by Matt Kindt (1 page)
- Presidential Skiff
- Cadmium I.T. Specialists
- Civilian Skiff
Notes[]
- The Blank Cover was recalled and only a few copies made it into the wild. The real Blank Cover had already been published for X-O Manowar (Volume 4) #2.
Quotes[]
- You are full of love. Don't ever forget it.
- -- Schon
- Hurry! Jump! And let the rest of them... return to their maker!
- -- X-O Manowar
- What do you expect? The Azure are no better than the Cadmium. It's why we live in the desserts.
- -- Catt
- Make no mistake Clubb. We took this city
- -- X-O Manowar
- You are a born warrior. And there's nowhere you'd rather be.
- -- Shanhara
Gallery[]
Cover Art[]
Recalled Cover Art[]
Promotional Art[]
Preview (lettered)[]
by Tomas Giorello and Diego Rodriguez
Related[]
References[]
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