X-O Manowar Vol 5 4

Solicitation[]

Does Manowar make the armor?

A new threat towers over X-O. Will he have the strength to bring the titan down?

Dennis Hopeless and Emilio Laiso’s epic journey brings X-O to a stunning crossroads!

X-O Manowar[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

X-O Manowar

Supporting Characters:

Tina Morris
- Desmond "Des" Morris (Son)
Troy Whitaker

Villains:

Nanite Swarm
Ukrainian rebels
- General Vlad Yakiov (Leader)
- Unnamed terrorists

Other Characters:

Caroline (Reporter)
New York Police Department
Unnamed hostages (freed)
Unnamed news host

Locations:

North America
- Hawaii (Mentioned only)
- Pacific Ocean
- United States of America
  - New York
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        Harlem

Items:

Nanites
Whittech Battle Bots
X-O Manowar Armor
- Shanhara
  - Incident Log #50069.420
  - Incident Log #50127.021
  - Personal Log #16973 (Troy Whitaker)
  - Personal Log #16981 (Vlad Yakiov)

Vehicles:

Whitaker's yacht

Credits[]

Writers: Dennis Hopeless
Pencilers: Emilio Laiso
Inker: Emilio Laiso
Colorists: Ruth Redmond
Letterers: Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou
Cover Artists: Christian Ward (A), Paul Renaud (B), Kael Ngu & Candice Han (C), Jim Towe & Nick Filardi (Pre-Order), Michael Walsh (1:25), Meghan Hetrick (616), Stuart Sayger (Circle City), Ryan Browne (Unknown)
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 #4 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 10
Battle Bites - script excerpts and line art (2 pages)
- Houston, We Have A Problem (Again!)
- Let the Manowar Burn
- Tough Guy Talkin'
- Strike A Pose
- Under Pressure
Redesigning a Supersuit with artist Emilio Laiso (2 pages)
X-O Manowar "Upgraded" Design with writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Emilio Laiso (1 page)

Notes[]

This comic book was initially solicited for release on June 24, 2020, but had to be delayed due to the lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]
Meghan Hetrick's exclusive variant cover for The 616 Comics is some sort of homage to Bob Layton's cover of X-O Manowar #1 from 1991.
Stuart Sayger's exclusive variant cover is very similar to his own variant cover of the first issue. Both covers are Circle Comics exclusives.
Ryan Browne's exclusive variant cover for Unknown Comics is a homage to Tales of Suspense #39 from 1963; the first appearance of Iron Man.

Quotes[]

Before tonight, I agreed with you. With all of it. Big blue is dangerous. Reckless. Nobody asked for a super hero. Yada yada. But then a terrorist hit this neighborhood like a ton of bricks. Caught us flatfooted. Never seen anything like it. And it was a flying man who pulled me and my men outta the fire. Saved all our lives when nobody else could've.