EXCLUSIVE: VENDITTI & SIMONS RELAUNCH "X-O MANOWAR"

[greg]

Where's Knightt? I want to know what he thinks of the shoulders "in action"...

[Heath]

Ribic's cover art reminds me of Ernie Colon's splash pages in Magnus 13-14.

Maybe that's why I wasn't crazy about it. I never cared for Ernie Colon's work on Magnus either.

Not that that one cover dampens my excitement for this relaunch! Nord's pencils look amazing!

[Donovan]

I'm not a big Ribic fan either, but this is better than most of the stuff I've seen of his. It could be the subject matter, though!

[hulk181man]

Holy balls, this is fantastic!

[Lightning Strike]

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[StarBrand]

The cover art looks sweet!

+1

[Brother Darque]

like i said before,

This is our time!!

[MoonChild]

Lovin the interior's and although I'm not farmiliar with any of their work I'v heard nothing but good things about that conan run and I liked the Surrogates movie so sounds like a good start to me! Excited about this line much more than the dark-key relaunch!! It's finally hear, world dont end! lol

[MoonChild]

Wish Shooter stuck around a little longer..

[Daniel Jackson]

Wish Shooter stuck around a little longer..

He might be wishing that as well....

[OmenSpirits.com]

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[Ross2]

CBR posted an interview, pretty interesting.

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=36457" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[StarBrand]

Very interesting article.

Two quick things that jump out: #1) So there will be 2 covers to X-O #1 and 2) X-O #1 will come out before FCBD

Did they mention two covers for X-O 1? I must've missed that.

[Crow331]

It's under the artwork ... it refers to one of the pencil drawings as "Cary Nord's pencils for his cover for "X-O" #1" .... then add in the painted cover by Esad Ribic and you have an original cover and a variant.

I'm not crazy about this idea. A lot of fans and retailers still have a sour taste in their mouth even after all these years regarding Valiant's variants, chromiums, etc. I think it would of been wiser to just have one cover for this launch title.

[StarBrand]

It's under the artwork ... it refers to one of the pencil drawings as "Cary Nord's pencils for his cover for "X-O" #1" .... then add in the painted cover by Esad Ribic and you have an original cover and a variant.

I'm not crazy about this idea. A lot of fans and retailers still have a sour taste in their mouth even after all these years regarding Valiant's variants, chromiums, etc. I think it would of been wiser to just have one cover for this launch title.

Thanks for pointing out where the Nord cover is mentioned. I don't mind the two covers idea, as I know Valiant needs good numbers. Plus, I dig the Ribic cover. I see your point, though.

[Ryan]

Whoa! I'm so excited I can't calm down enough to actually read the interview

I LOVE the cover. Muted tones everywhere except on X-O, really draws the eye in. So Sci-Fi, so Bad A$$, so X-O!!!

I always thought X-O would make a perfect Hollywood movie. Can't go wrong with Venditti, who's already written a small Top Shelf sci-fi comic that was made into a Bruce Willis movie.

Nord is a good choice as well. Conan was very popular when he was drawing it, so fan carryover might be big. Looks like very solid storytelling too

[Ross2]

I like that Venditti claims that he never really read any Marvel or DC. That should help him, as the first writer for V3 (Valiant version 3.0?) not to retread on any already used Marvel or DC story.

However, no comics as a child? What a sad childhood.

[Blood of Heroes]

Lots of great stuff in that interview. Keep up the good work!

[BruceReville]

I like that Venditti claims that he never really read any Marvel or DC. That should help him, as the first writer for V3 (Valiant version 3.0?) not to retread on any already used Marvel or DC story.

No Clone or Reboot Stories - - except Marvel now calls clones Life Model Decoys.

[etos45]

It's under the artwork ... it refers to one of the pencil drawings as "Cary Nord's pencils for his cover for "X-O" #1" .... then add in the painted cover by Esad Ribic and you have an original cover and a variant.

I'm not crazy about this idea. A lot of fans and retailers still have a sour taste in their mouth even after all these years regarding Valiant's variants, chromiums, etc. I think it would of been wiser to just have one cover for this launch title.

I have to agree that the idea of multiple covers doesn't have me very excited. If they don't overdo it (like how Amazing Spider-man was doing two covers for practically every issue for a while and I think Dark Horse and IDW pretty much do the same), then I guess it won't be so bad. I'd like to be a completist with the new Valiant line, but I may have to pick and choose with multiple covers.

[myron]

like what I'm seeing and reading...

[kevinbastos]

It's under the artwork ... it refers to one of the pencil drawings as "Cary Nord's pencils for his cover for "X-O" #1" .... then add in the painted cover by Esad Ribic and you have an original cover and a variant.

I'm not crazy about this idea. A lot of fans and retailers still have a sour taste in their mouth even after all these years regarding Valiant's variants, chromiums, etc. I think it would of been wiser to just have one cover for this launch title.

I have to agree that the idea of multiple covers doesn't have me very excited. If they don't overdo it (like how Amazing Spider-man was doing two covers for practically every issue for a while and I think Dark Horse and IDW pretty much do the same), then I guess it won't be so bad. I'd like to be a completist with the new Valiant line, but I may have to pick and choose with multiple covers.

If they are available to all, then great. It's when I have to dump money after some longshot that gets crazy. As soon as it gets to the 1/5 variation, retailers, buyers, and hoarders all want to see part of the action. Be careful!

[Elveen]

It's under the artwork ... it refers to one of the pencil drawings as "Cary Nord's pencils for his cover for "X-O" #1" .... then add in the painted cover by Esad Ribic and you have an original cover and a variant.

I'm not crazy about this idea. A lot of fans and retailers still have a sour taste in their mouth even after all these years regarding Valiant's variants, chromiums, etc. I think it would of been wiser to just have one cover for this launch title.

I have to agree that the idea of multiple covers doesn't have me very excited. If they don't overdo it (like how Amazing Spider-man was doing two covers for practically every issue for a while and I think Dark Horse and IDW pretty much do the same), then I guess it won't be so bad. I'd like to be a completist with the new Valiant line, but I may have to pick and choose with multiple covers.

If they are available to all, then great. It's when I have to dump money after some longshot that gets crazy. As soon as it gets to the 1/5 variation, retailers, buyers, and hoarders all want to see part of the action. Be careful!

Isnt this the current comic industry?

[hulk181man]

It's under the artwork ... it refers to one of the pencil drawings as "Cary Nord's pencils for his cover for "X-O" #1" .... then add in the painted cover by Esad Ribic and you have an original cover and a variant.

I'm not crazy about this idea. A lot of fans and retailers still have a sour taste in their mouth even after all these years regarding Valiant's variants, chromiums, etc. I think it would of been wiser to just have one cover for this launch title.

I have to agree that the idea of multiple covers doesn't have me very excited. If they don't overdo it (like how Amazing Spider-man was doing two covers for practically every issue for a while and I think Dark Horse and IDW pretty much do the same), then I guess it won't be so bad. I'd like to be a completist with the new Valiant line, but I may have to pick and choose with multiple covers.

If they are available to all, then great. It's when I have to dump money after some longshot that gets crazy. As soon as it gets to the 1/5 variation, retailers, buyers, and hoarders all want to see part of the action. Be careful!

Isnt this the current comic industry?

Yes it is...annoying as hell too.

[Lightning Strike]

Does anyone know how many issues are going to be published? Dino?