X-O Manowar Vol 4 4

I won't let you die, Aric. No matter how much you might want to.

-- Shanhara

Solicitation[]

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

In the fires of victory, a soldier becomes…a general. With the hostile Cadmium army crushed beneath his force’s boots, Aric of Dacia now commands an entire fleet into the final battle for the soul of an empire. But as a new dawn rises across this unrelenting alien world, what vicious new menace will come forth to greet it?

X-O Manowar’s path to domination darkens as blockbuster artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters) joins New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Divinity, Mind MGMT) for a perfect, planet-shaking entry point into Valiant’s biggest series yet!

General, Part One[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Aric of Urth / X-O Manowar

Supporting Characters:

Schon

Villains:

The Cadmium
- Cadmium President (Mentioned only)

Other Characters:

The Azure
- Clubb
- General Branix
- Scar
- Wynn
The Burnt
- Burnt King (First appearance)
- Catt
- Juneday (The King's daughter) (First appearance)

Locations:

Planet Gorin
- Helio Fields
- Sacred Mountains
- The Burnt Kingdom

Items:

X-O Manowar Armor
- Shanhara
- X-O Manowar Ring
- X-O Manowar Sword

Vehicles:

Mosquito Miners / Mining Machines
Snow Moth
Bird Gilders / Suicide Gliders

Credits[]

Writers: Matt Kindt
Pencilers: Doug Braithwaite
Inkers: Doug Braithwaite
Colorists: Diego Rodriguez
Letterers: Dave Sharpe
Cover Artists: Lewis LaRosa & Brian Reber (A), Dave Johnson (B), Doug Braithwaite (Pre-Order), Ryan Bodenheim & Michael Garland (1:20), Bob Layton & Gabe Eltaeb (1:50), Pipeworks Brewing (Knowhere), Bob Layton (Larry's)
Designers: Travis Escarfullery
Editors: Warren Simons, Robert Meyers (assistant), Charlotte Greenbaum (assistant)
Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons

Synopsis[]

No matter where he goes, Aric is hailed as once-in-a-life time warrior. On his new home planet, Gorin, this rings truer than ever, as Aric continues to climb up the ranks of the azure army.

Following his successful assault on The Cadmium Imperial City, Aric and his team have earned renown among the Azure forces, but their mission is incomplete. In the chaos of the attack, the Cadmium President, managed to escape and now Aric must follow his trail through the mysterious lands of the deadly Burn tribesmen.

Pre-Order Edition[]

The Pre-Order Edition of this issue contains the following exclusive material:

Full Metal Cover with publisher Fred Pierce (1 page)
- Colored, black on silver trade dress, final cover by Monika Palosz
Deleted Scene (1 of 3) by Matt Kindt and Doug Braithwaite (2 pages)
- Script and sketches of an unpublished page 15
Brave New World (1 page)
- Interview with Doug Braithwaite
In the Helio Fields - script excerpts and line art (1 page)
- Mosquito Miners
- Bird Gliders
- Snow Moth
Staff Commentary (2 pages)
- Over pages 10-11: pencils, colors, letters
Cover Craft by Lewis LaRosa (1 page)
- About the Regular Cover A's of X-O Manowar #4-6

Notes[]

The cover of Larry's Comics exclusive variant is a homage to the classic "Demon in a Bottle" cover of Iron Man #128 from 1979 (also drawn by Bob Layton). Three more versions of this variant were made available for issues #1-2 and #5.

Quotes[]

I won't let you die, Aric. No matter how much you might want to.

-- Shanhara

Regardless of who is responsible, our lands are sacred. The Cadmium may have bombed us, but the moment you stepped foot on our soil, you too were sentenced to death.

-- Burnt King

We are the Burnt. We ally with no other tribes. My word is that stand between you... And death my people hands.

-- Burnt King

May you find both justice and death to our north... in the Helio Fields.

-- Burnt King

My mission was to capture you. Not listen to you blubber like a child.

-- Aric of Urth / X-O Manowar

(...) They can choose either fly one last mission or suffer execution-- Slowly drained by the blood roots.

-- Wynn

What kind of king runs like a common foot soldier?