First Look at X-O Manowar #2

Robert Venditti and Cary Nord aren't going to leave you hanging in what happens next for Aric of Dacia. No sir. They've got a second issue in the series due in stores June 6th and preview pages available now.

Trapped on The Vine, Aric and his fellow captives are plotting a bold escape, fighting against the technological extraterrestrial army facing them. And it's a good bet that Aric actually dons the armor this time around, giving him the space edge he needs to win his freedom.

The second issue will have two covers, one by Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic and another by Arturo Lozzi.

Full press release and interiors below.

VALIANT Presents X-O MANOWAR #2: LETTERED PREVIEW

Valiant is proud to present a four-page preview of X-O Manowar #2, the next sensational issue of the summer's hottest new series from New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)! Now's the time to discover why this is the book that The Onion/A.V. Club calls "a stunning debut from Robert Venditti and Cary Nord that makes the title character accessible to a new audience... a great start for a hero"!

Enslaved aboard an interstellar colony ship by the enigmatic alien menace known as The Vine, Aric of Dacia and his fellow captives have only one thing in mind – escape! But can a ragtag band of ill-equipped humans stand against the combined technological might of an extraterrestrial army bent on subjugation and conquest? Aric will have to use the full force of The Vine's own X-O Manowar armor to even the score – if it doesn't kill him first…

Primitive man, meet all-powerful weapon. On June 6th, the Valiant Universe changes forever when Aric of Dacia takes his first step on the long road toward revenge, only in X-O Manowar #2 – on sale June 6th!

X-O MANOWAR #2 - ON SALE JUNE 6th!
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CARY NORD
Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (APR121257)
Variant Cover by ARTURO LOZZI (APR121258)
$3.99/Rated T+/32 pgs.