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XO Manowar: Classics Hardcover Omnibus

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X-O MANOWAR CLASSIC OMNIBUS VOL.1 HC
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Written by BOB LAYTON, JORGE GONZALEZ, JIM SHOOTER, STEVE ENGLEHART, JOHN HARTZ and ROB JOHNSON
Art by JOE QUESADA, BOB LAYTON, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, SAL VELLUTO, MIKE MANLEY, STEVE DITKO, MARK MORETTI, MICHAEL LEEKE, HOWARD SIMPSON, BART SEARS, JOSE DELBO, JIM CALAFIORE, PARIS KAROUNOS, and RIK LEVINS
Cover by JOE QUESADA

Relive the complete adventures of Valiant’s original armored hero with Valiant’s next essential omnibus collection – clocking in at a massive 800+ pages!

Aric of Dacia, a fifth century Visigoth warrior abducted and enslaved by the brutal Spider Aliens, fights his way free of his captors and steals their ultimate weapon, the X-O Manowar armor. But 1,600 years have passed while the Spider Aliens held Aric captive and the time hereturns to is not his own. Trapped in the modern day, Aric is now the last of his people, a savage warrior out of time in a world of corporate treachery and casual deceit. But, armed with the power of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric will rule… and he will make the Spider Aliens pay. Featuring work from comic book legends Bob Layton (Iron Man), Barry Windsor-Smith (Wolverine: Weapon X), Joe Quesada (Daredevil, Amazing Spider-Man), and many more, get the complete epic of Valiant’s flagship hero starting here with this massive oversized volume collecting X-O MANOWAR (1992) #0–30, ARMORINES #0, X-O DATABASE #1, as well as material from SECRETS OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1.

$99.99 | 800 pgs. | T+ | On sale NOVEMBER 26
HARDCOVER OMNIBUS | ISBN: 9781939346308

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Love that Quesada cover 8-)

Right up there as one of my favorite artists back in those days

This seems like a really good Christmas gift if anyone was thinking of getting me anything here :P
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it would be so cool to have a backlit version of that print. Beautiful!

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Sir Sandrick wrote:it would be so cool to have a backlit version of that print. Beautiful!
You should talk to Phantom. He's the man in the know when it comes to backlit stuff. Ask him about the Valiant logo sign he made.
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Wow.....800 pages. You'll need to rent a forklift to pick it up and read it....

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I'll be picking that up! that cover is beautiful.
Daniel Jackson wrote:Wow.....800 pages. You'll need to rent a forklift to pick it up and read it....
the "big damn sin city" book is 1360 pages. i think it's over 6 lbs. haaa

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Really awesome to see that classic Quesada cover with modern colouring. Super sweet. :thumb: :thumb:
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ilzuccone wrote:I'll be picking that up! that cover is beautiful.
Daniel Jackson wrote:Wow.....800 pages. You'll need to rent a forklift to pick it up and read it....
the "big damn sin city" book is 1360 pages. i think it's over 6 lbs. haaa
Bet that one is fun to lug around....

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Daniel Jackson wrote:
ilzuccone wrote:I'll be picking that up! that cover is beautiful.
Daniel Jackson wrote:Wow.....800 pages. You'll need to rent a forklift to pick it up and read it....
the "big damn sin city" book is 1360 pages. i think it's over 6 lbs. haaa
Bet that one is fun to lug around....
I just like having a giant book that say "damn" in big letters sitting on the shelf

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grendeljd wrote:Really awesome to see that classic Quesada cover with modern colouring. Super sweet. :thumb: :thumb:
That is a sharp cover. :thumb:
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I would love to get one of these :clap:


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