X-O Manowar Vol 5 2

Solicitation[]

A new threat emerges from the fires of X-O’s latest battle!

Can X-O save the day, or does the world need a new kind of hero?

X-O Manowar[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

X-O Manowar

Supporting Characters:

Tina Morris (Full name revealed)
- Desmond "Des" Morris (Son)
Troy Whitaker

Villains:

Vlad Yakiov (Ukrainian Rebel Leader) (On a TV or computer screen) (First appearance)

Other Characters:

ISIS (Mentioned only)
New York Police Department
Russian Army
Ukrainian Army
The Vine (Mentioned only)
Visigoths (Mentioned only)

Locations:

Asia
- Afghanistan (Mentioned only)
Europe
- Germany (Mentioned only)
- Ukraine
North America
- United States of America
  - New York
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        Harlem

Items:

Unnamed robots
X-O Manowar Armor
- Shanhara
  - Incident Log #49708.211
  - Incident Log #49710.481
  - Personal Log #16891
  - Personal Log #16895

Vehicles:

Whitaker's yacht

Credits[]

Writers: Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum
Pencilers: Emilio Laiso
Inker: Emilio Laiso
Colorists: Ruth Redmond
Letterers: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Artists: Christian Ward (A / Gold), Netho Diaz & Candice Han (B), Francesco Francavilla (Pre-Order), Daniel Warren Johnson & Mike Spicer (1:25), Jonboy Meyers & Ryan Kinnaird (Lemonjuice), Mark Sparacio (Reading)
Editors: Drew Baumgartner (assistant), Heather Antos (senior)

Synopsis[]

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Pre-Order Edition[]

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

X-O Manowar #2 Cover Gallery (1 page)
- Textless Cover A
- Textless Cover B
- Textless "Sword of Shanhara" Cover
- Textless Pre-Order Edition Cover
Page in Process (2 pages)
- Script, inks, colors, and final edits for page 5
Battle Bites - script excerpts and line art (2 pages)
- Real Steel
- Shaken, Not Stirred
- Danger Zone
- Just Beat It
- Duty Calls
Anatomy of An Action Scene with series writer Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum (2 pages)
- About page 1 and the relationship between Aric and Shanhara
- About page 11 and Aric's heroism, skillset and new community
Troy Whitaker Design with writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Emilio Laiso (1 page)

Notes[]

This comic book was initially solicited for release on April 29, 2020, but had to be delayed due to the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]
Doug Braithwaite's Cover C was not re-solicitated after the hiatus.

Quotes[]

Desmond. Tina. Meet Shanhara. She used to be an alien a long long time ago. Now she's the super smart computer brain that helps run my X-O suit. The voice in my ears. Says she can help you with your taxes and such.