Written by Robert Venditti
Art by CAFU
Cover by Cary Nord

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS, Green Lantern) and red-hot artist CAFU (UNITY) celebrate 25 years of Valiant with an all-new introduction to Valiant's number one hero - the unstoppable X-O Manowar! The sentient X-O Manowar armor is the most powerful weapon in the universe. But long before the armor fell into the hands of Aric of Dacia, it had a history of its own. Now, for the first time, join us as we uncover the secrets behind one of the most unique artifacts in the history of comics and dive deeper into the X-O Manowar mythology in an all-new special standalone story!

Written by Robert Venditti
Art by Francis Portela
Cover by Phil Jimenez

ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! THE ORIGIN OF X-O MANOWAR'S UNRELENTING ARCH ENEMY…TOLD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME! From Aric of Dacia's escape with the X-O Manowar armor to the destruction of his own home world, pain and consequence have haunted the life of the alien general called Commander Trill. Now, on the eve of the most devastating assault yet, find out why with an essential, standalone zero issue detailing the battle-scarred life and origin of the Vine's mightiest military leader… and an all-new prelude to X-O Manowar's most terrifying clash of the year! Be here as Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and rising star Francis Portela (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) chronicle the beginning of Trill's shattered destiny with an all-new one-shot introduction to the many worlds - and many foes - of Valiant's most formidable hero!

Written by Matt Kindt
Art by Tomas Giorello
Cover by Lewis LaRosa

Born under the oppressive thumb of the Roman Empire, Aric of Dacia learned warfare at an early age. It was amid such violence that he was abducted by an alien race. Forced into slavery, he survived where others perished. His escape would come from bonding with a weapon of immeasurable power: the X-O Manowar armor. With it, he returned to Earth...only to find himself stranded in the modern day. But that was a lifetime ago. Now, far from home on a strange and primitive new world, Aric has begun a new life. Liberated from his past, he tends to his crops. Free from war. Free from violence. Free from the armor. But the machinery of death marches his way once again. Conscripted into an alien army and thrown into an unforgiving conflict, the fury inside him finds voice as he is forced to embrace the armor once more. With it, he will decimate armies, topple empires and incite interplanetary warfare as he rises from SOLDIER to GENERAL to EMPEROR to VISIGOTH. They wanted a weapon. He will give them war!

Written by Matt Kindt
Art by Tomas Giorello
Cover by Lewis LaRosa

They asked for war. He'll give them death. Deep within the far reaches of space, the dogs of war have found Aric of Dacia. Conscripted into an alien army and forced into combat, Aric must enter an alien battlefield unlike any he's faced before. His only hope for survival is also the source of his greatest rage - the living suit of armor known as X-O Manowar. Can Aric still embrace the violence within? Get ready, because the most brutal fight in X-O Manowar's life is about to begin!