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Clutch #3313 - Dacia/Serre

Mated On: 2023-08-16 # of eggs: 2 Hatched On: 2023-08-21

Progeny:

Hatchling 8805 - Gaoler Female, Clay Shaggy/Jungle Striation/Pear Braids, Common - 15,000 on 2023-08-31

Hatchling 8806 - Gaoler Male, Umber Giraffe/Mantis Hex/Shamrock Braids, Common - 15 gems on 2023-10-28

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Archaeologists Discovered Roman Floor Mosaics in Bulgaria

Archaeologists discovered floor mosaics with early Christian designs and nearly 800 artifacts in the archaeological reserve of Marcianopolis in Devnya, in the northeastern part of Bulgaria.

The Roman town of Marcianopolis (present-day Devnya) in northeastern Bulgaria appears to have originated as a Thracian settlement. It was later inhabited by Hellenized settlers from Asia Minor and named Parthenopolis.

Roman Marcianopolis was established around 106 CE, following Trajan’s campaigns in Dacia to the north. The settlement was named after his sister, Ulpia Marciana. At the crossroads between Odessos (modern Varna), Durostorum, and Nicopolis ad Istrum, as well as the location of plentiful springs, Marcianopolis became a strategically important settlement.

Diocletian’s administrative reforms in the late third century CE divided Moesia Inferior into Moesia Secunda and Scythia Minor, with Marcianopolis serving as the former’s administrative capital. Marcianopolis experienced its most prosperous period during the middle of the fourth century CE. From 367 CE to 369 CE, the eastern emperor Valens used Marcianopolis as his winter quarters during campaigns against Visigoth incursions in the region. During this time, it served as the Eastern Empire’s temporary capital.

Floor mosaics with early Christian designs were found in the remains of a building. Archaeologists are not yet sure whether it was a public building or it belonged to a rich Roman citizen.

The tentative dating of the mosaics is in the first half of the 4th century AD.

The finds from the current archaeological season in Devnya contain another thousand bronze coins, several clay lamps and two clay vessels, which are awaiting scientific processing and restoration.

During the past archeological season, researchers restored bronze vessels discovered in the 1990s in a brick-walled tomb dating to the late 2nd – early 3rd century.

The vessels had a ritual use and were related to the personality of the person buried, Mosaic Museum director Ivan Sutev said in a statement to BTA.

They are richly decorated and the workmanship is exquisite, he added. The find includes a vessel for pouring liquids as offering to a deity, and a wine jug with a trefoil mouth (oenochoe). A simple kitchen pan was also found along with these. All this leads archaeologists to suggest that a Roman citizen of Marcianopolis may have been laid to rest in the tomb, but that he may have had more specific functions: a soldier, a cook, or even a priest, Sutev said.

Pottery that was discovered in the basilica’s environs during excavations in 2023 has since been restored. Among these are a mortarium vessel for liquids and an exquisite crater-shaped pot for liquids. These were located in the structure with the mosaic floors. Coins from the time of Emperor Theodosius II were also found scattered on the floor.

In 447, Attila’s Huns captured and destroyed Marcionopolis after conquering the entire Balkan Peninsula but failing to capture Constantinople. That is determined by 20 gold coins scattered on the floor of the building being studied. On one side of the coins is an image of Theodosius II, while on the other is the patron goddess of Constantinople. Among the coins discovered during the Marcianopolis excavations were those from the city’s founding in the second century. The latter are dated to the sixth century, around the time of Emperor Justinian.

By Oguz Buyukyildirim.

[redotter]

Soarers magic system - luti

Nomenclature - Latin for clay (one lutum two luti)

Short range - immediate proximity (direct contact preferred)

Medium endurance - can use maintain their changed appearance for hours at a time, can actively perform changes for minutes at a time

Medium versatility - can work with vraci, fairies and pricolici to unlock new powers

Some sub-specialties:

Face modifications

Hair modifications

Outer body modifications

Medicine (shape shifting for medical procedures)

Mutations (give people extra fingers or wings, go nuts but it's hard and usually fails horribly)

Some extremes:

Perfect impersonations

Temporary sex change

Half animal mutations

Some law limitations:

No changing someone's appearance without consent

No pretending you're someone else legally

Some luti characters:

Mihai Kaiser

Ștefana Luti

Luca di Dacia

[classicalclassroom]

Collaborative pianist Madeline Slettedahl came to the Classical Classroom to describe the nuances of her trade. What’s it like to play one instrument that’s sometimes a stand-in for a whole orchestra? How is playing piano with a vocalist different than playing with an instrumentalist? Doesn’t she like the glory of playing solo piano better? And why can’t we call her an “accompanist” anymore? Madeline graciously answers all of our ridiculous questions and more. Also included: lots of fun and lots of made up words.

By the way, Madeline and baritone Ben Lowe recently won the The Music Academy of the West’s 2016 Marilyn Horne Song Competition. As part of their winnings, they’re kicking off a nationwide tour that starts in March and includes Houston! Stay tuned to our social media for more information.

Audio production by Todd “Toxic” Hulslander with hungry eyes from Dacia Clay and assistance from Mark DiClaudio.

[admircot]

what did you think of barber westchester !! personally i wouldve loved to see more of the saliatos cast but i like the focus on barber too :] this movie made me so so emotional LOL

FINALLY got around to finishing barber westchester and I think it was amazing

At first I felt underwhelmed and expected a “plot” to happen with the clay people and dacia, and of course a light on some of the other characters we see in Saliatos, but i’ve come to realize that wasn’t a really the point. After all it’s called Barber Westchester. Jonni Philips puts it p well, it’s a film where nothing happens. and i really appreciate the complex emotions it conveys as nothing happens

Art and film and themes aside, I loved the soundtrack and the musical number was NOT something i was expecting

[geoffrey5867]

Artist reconstruction of the Trajan’s Bridge over the Danube (105 AD).

The Trajan's Bridge or Bridge of Apollodorus over the Danube was a Roman segmental arch bridge, the first bridge to be built over the lower Danube and one of the greatest achievements in Roman architecture. Though it was only functional for a few decades, for more than 1,000 years it was the longest arch bridge in both total and span length.

The bridge was built in 105 AD by Greek architect Apollodorus of Damascus and was situated east of the Iron Gates, near the present-day cities of Drobeta-Turnu Severin in Romania and Kladovo in Serbia. Its construction was ordered by the Emperor Trajan before his Second Dacian War to allow Roman legions to cross the river  and invade Dacia and as a military supply route.  The war ended with Roman victory in 106 AD.

The structure was 1,135 m (3,724 ft) long (the Danube is now 800 m (2,600 ft) wide in that area), 15 m (49 ft) wide, and 19 m (62 ft) high, measured from the surface of the river (that is,  high enough to allow the ship transport on the Danube). At each end of the bridge was a Roman castrum ( a Roman fortified military camp), each built around an entrance, so that crossing the bridge was possible only by walking through the camps.

Apollodorus of Damascus used wooden arches, each spanning 38 m (125 ft), set on twenty masonry pillars made of bricks, mortar, and pozzolana cement. It was built unusually quickly (between 103 and 105 AD), employing the construction of a wooden caisson for each pier.

Apollodorus applied the technique of river flow relocation, using the principles set by Thales of Miletus some six centuries beforehand. Engineers waited for a low water level to dig a canal, west of the modern downtown of Kladovo. The water was redirected 2 km (1.2 mi) downstream from the construction site, through the lowland of Ključ region to the location of the modern village of Mala Vrbica. Wooden pillars were driven into the river bed in a rectangular layout, which served as the foundation for the supporting piers, which were coated with clay. The hollow piers were filled with stones held together by mortar, while from the outside they were built around with Roman bricks. The bricks can still be found around the village of Kostol, retaining the same physical properties that they had 2 millennia ago. There were 20 pillars in an interval of 50 m (160 ft).

The wooden superstructure of the bridge was dismantled by Trajan's successor, Hadrian, presumably in order to protect the empire from barbarian invasions from the north.

The remains of the bridge reappeared in 1858 when the level of the Danube hit a record low due to the extensive drought. The twenty pillars were still visible.

In 1906, the Commission of the Danube decided to destroy four of the pillars that were obstructing navigation.

In 1932 there were 16 pillars remaining underwater but in 1982 only 12 were mapped by archaeologists; the other four had probably been swept away by water. Only the entrance pillars are now visible on either bank of the Danube, one in Romania and one in Serbia.

[istanbullandmarks]

Asclepius Hygeia and Telesphoros

On the many discovered inscriptions we find Thracian, Greek and Latin names of individuals. Apart from the health-giving deities Asclepius, Hygeia and Telesphoros, here were worshipped Zeus and Hera, the Thracian Horseman, Dionysus, Hermes, Aphrodite. This is evident from their stamping on the Pautalian bronze coins, which the city was allowed to mint between the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161) and Caracalia (21 1-217). And when Emperor Septimius Sever (193-211) and his family came to visit Pautalia it was only natural to emit a special emission.

In the late antiquity (end of 4th – 6th c.) a stone fortification was built on the Hissarlak hill, which occupied an area of 2.12 hectares

From the epigraphic monuments and the rescue archaeological excavations conducted in Kyustendil we learn of the different professions and trades in Roman Pautalia. Namely: retail dealer, cook, innkeeper, tailor of tent skins, sculptor, jurist. One inscription bears the names of the architects Laomedon and Glaukias. Many potter’s workshops were set up for common earthenware and fine table

ceramics. The long nights required clay lamps, which imitated the basic types of the period. A lamp mould was uncovered, which is evidence of local production. Large workshops produced mass building ceramics such as bricks, roof tiles and tubes, to meet the demands of the growing urbanization of this center on the upper Struma.

Augusta Traiana and Pautalia are so far the two cities in the present-day Bulgarian lands, which feature developed local bronze produc-tion. Doubtlessly, the ore deposits in the vicinity were an important factor. The casts were primarily bronze appliques for chariots and carts (usually busts of the gods Apollo, Athena, Heracles, Pan, Eros, the river god Strimon, etc., statuettes and vessels.

A large stonecutting workshop functioned in the city for the needs of construction and interior decoration. This is evident from the strong stonewalls built in the lowland and up on the Hissarlak, from the uncovered ruins of private, public and cult edifices (bases, capitals, columns, friezes, frontons), from the street pavement. An inscription tells us about marble working istanbul tourism conference. Big and smaller statues were made, as well as votive tablets with the images of Asclepius-Hygeia-Telesphoros, Zeus and Hera, Apollo, Heracles. The mosaic art also flourished in the city. A multitude of black-and-white and polychrome floor mosaics have been found during archaeological excavations, which are indicative of local ateliers for their laying.

Within the territory of Pautalia was the fortress of Germania (present-day Sapareva Banya). The name derives from a Thracian word (geermes) meaning “warm, hot”. This is the site of the only geyser in the country. Germania is the birthplace of Velisarius, general of Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565). In the southernmost part of the Pautalian territory, in the direction of Blagoevgrad, was the Thracian village of Skaptopara. Its inhabitants had become quite affluent – the land was good, the mineral baths were visited by many, and the local fair gathered a lot of people. However, the peasants began to suffer losses from the provincial officials and some military

men, especially during the bathing proce-dures or at the marketplace. These did not pay anything for food or entrance. An inscription found in Gramada quarters (Blagoevgrad) contains their appeal to Emperor Gordian III (238- 244). The document was written by a Pautalian defense lawyer, dealing with disputes in the province. The inhabitants mentioned that if they were not rendered help, they would leave this place for good.

Constanta region in North Dobrudja

Emperor Marcus Ulpius Trajan conquered the stubborn Dacians in 106 and founded the province of Dacia. But there was no city called “Victory City” there. So, he founded Tropaeum Traiani (Trajan’s Trophy) (at Adamclisi village, Constanta region in North Dobrudja) and erected an impressive memorial complex in memory of the perished Roman legions. Its location however was in Lower Moesia. Then he founded Nicopolis ad Istrum and Marcianopolis, called after his sister. These two cities then lied within the province of Thrace. In the south-westernmost parts of the province, near Macedonia and Achaia, was constructed Nicopolis ad Nestum or Mestum, which in translation means “City of the victory at Mesta river”.

Trajan has not fought battles in this region and this name is a little perplexing. Today the ruins of Nicopolis ad Nestum can be seen at Garmen village, 7 km northeast of the town of Gotse Delchev, not far away from the present-day Bulgarian-Greek border. In contrast to the garrisons and civilian settlements on the right bank of the Danube, where the climate was harshly continental, here the natural conditions were wonderful – mild winter, warm summer, pleasant spring and autumn.

[istanbulhistorical]

Asclepius Hygeia and Telesphoros

On the many discovered inscriptions we find Thracian, Greek and Latin names of individuals. Apart from the health-giving deities Asclepius, Hygeia and Telesphoros, here were worshipped Zeus and Hera, the Thracian Horseman, Dionysus, Hermes, Aphrodite. This is evident from their stamping on the Pautalian bronze coins, which the city was allowed to mint between the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161) and Caracalia (21 1-217). And when Emperor Septimius Sever (193-211) and his family came to visit Pautalia it was only natural to emit a special emission.

In the late antiquity (end of 4th – 6th c.) a stone fortification was built on the Hissarlak hill, which occupied an area of 2.12 hectares

From the epigraphic monuments and the rescue archaeological excavations conducted in Kyustendil we learn of the different professions and trades in Roman Pautalia. Namely: retail dealer, cook, innkeeper, tailor of tent skins, sculptor, jurist. One inscription bears the names of the architects Laomedon and Glaukias. Many potter’s workshops were set up for common earthenware and fine table

ceramics. The long nights required clay lamps, which imitated the basic types of the period. A lamp mould was uncovered, which is evidence of local production. Large workshops produced mass building ceramics such as bricks, roof tiles and tubes, to meet the demands of the growing urbanization of this center on the upper Struma.

Augusta Traiana and Pautalia are so far the two cities in the present-day Bulgarian lands, which feature developed local bronze produc-tion. Doubtlessly, the ore deposits in the vicinity were an important factor. The casts were primarily bronze appliques for chariots and carts (usually busts of the gods Apollo, Athena, Heracles, Pan, Eros, the river god Strimon, etc., statuettes and vessels.

A large stonecutting workshop functioned in the city for the needs of construction and interior decoration. This is evident from the strong stonewalls built in the lowland and up on the Hissarlak, from the uncovered ruins of private, public and cult edifices (bases, capitals, columns, friezes, frontons), from the street pavement. An inscription tells us about marble working istanbul tourism conference. Big and smaller statues were made, as well as votive tablets with the images of Asclepius-Hygeia-Telesphoros, Zeus and Hera, Apollo, Heracles. The mosaic art also flourished in the city. A multitude of black-and-white and polychrome floor mosaics have been found during archaeological excavations, which are indicative of local ateliers for their laying.

Within the territory of Pautalia was the fortress of Germania (present-day Sapareva Banya). The name derives from a Thracian word (geermes) meaning “warm, hot”. This is the site of the only geyser in the country. Germania is the birthplace of Velisarius, general of Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565). In the southernmost part of the Pautalian territory, in the direction of Blagoevgrad, was the Thracian village of Skaptopara. Its inhabitants had become quite affluent – the land was good, the mineral baths were visited by many, and the local fair gathered a lot of people. However, the peasants began to suffer losses from the provincial officials and some military

men, especially during the bathing proce-dures or at the marketplace. These did not pay anything for food or entrance. An inscription found in Gramada quarters (Blagoevgrad) contains their appeal to Emperor Gordian III (238- 244). The document was written by a Pautalian defense lawyer, dealing with disputes in the province. The inhabitants mentioned that if they were not rendered help, they would leave this place for good.

Constanta region in North Dobrudja

Emperor Marcus Ulpius Trajan conquered the stubborn Dacians in 106 and founded the province of Dacia. But there was no city called “Victory City” there. So, he founded Tropaeum Traiani (Trajan’s Trophy) (at Adamclisi village, Constanta region in North Dobrudja) and erected an impressive memorial complex in memory of the perished Roman legions. Its location however was in Lower Moesia. Then he founded Nicopolis ad Istrum and Marcianopolis, called after his sister. These two cities then lied within the province of Thrace. In the south-westernmost parts of the province, near Macedonia and Achaia, was constructed Nicopolis ad Nestum or Mestum, which in translation means “City of the victory at Mesta river”.

Trajan has not fought battles in this region and this name is a little perplexing. Today the ruins of Nicopolis ad Nestum can be seen at Garmen village, 7 km northeast of the town of Gotse Delchev, not far away from the present-day Bulgarian-Greek border. In contrast to the garrisons and civilian settlements on the right bank of the Danube, where the climate was harshly continental, here the natural conditions were wonderful – mild winter, warm summer, pleasant spring and autumn.

[istanbultulips]

Asclepius Hygeia and Telesphoros

On the many discovered inscriptions we find Thracian, Greek and Latin names of individuals. Apart from the health-giving deities Asclepius, Hygeia and Telesphoros, here were worshipped Zeus and Hera, the Thracian Horseman, Dionysus, Hermes, Aphrodite. This is evident from their stamping on the Pautalian bronze coins, which the city was allowed to mint between the reign of Antoninus Pius (138-161) and Caracalia (21 1-217). And when Emperor Septimius Sever (193-211) and his family came to visit Pautalia it was only natural to emit a special emission.

In the late antiquity (end of 4th – 6th c.) a stone fortification was built on the Hissarlak hill, which occupied an area of 2.12 hectares

From the epigraphic monuments and the rescue archaeological excavations conducted in Kyustendil we learn of the different professions and trades in Roman Pautalia. Namely: retail dealer, cook, innkeeper, tailor of tent skins, sculptor, jurist. One inscription bears the names of the architects Laomedon and Glaukias. Many potter’s workshops were set up for common earthenware and fine table

ceramics. The long nights required clay lamps, which imitated the basic types of the period. A lamp mould was uncovered, which is evidence of local production. Large workshops produced mass building ceramics such as bricks, roof tiles and tubes, to meet the demands of the growing urbanization of this center on the upper Struma.

Augusta Traiana and Pautalia are so far the two cities in the present-day Bulgarian lands, which feature developed local bronze produc-tion. Doubtlessly, the ore deposits in the vicinity were an important factor. The casts were primarily bronze appliques for chariots and carts (usually busts of the gods Apollo, Athena, Heracles, Pan, Eros, the river god Strimon, etc., statuettes and vessels.

A large stonecutting workshop functioned in the city for the needs of construction and interior decoration. This is evident from the strong stonewalls built in the lowland and up on the Hissarlak, from the uncovered ruins of private, public and cult edifices (bases, capitals, columns, friezes, frontons), from the street pavement. An inscription tells us about marble working istanbul tourism conference. Big and smaller statues were made, as well as votive tablets with the images of Asclepius-Hygeia-Telesphoros, Zeus and Hera, Apollo, Heracles. The mosaic art also flourished in the city. A multitude of black-and-white and polychrome floor mosaics have been found during archaeological excavations, which are indicative of local ateliers for their laying.

Within the territory of Pautalia was the fortress of Germania (present-day Sapareva Banya). The name derives from a Thracian word (geermes) meaning “warm, hot”. This is the site of the only geyser in the country. Germania is the birthplace of Velisarius, general of Emperor Justinian the Great (527-565). In the southernmost part of the Pautalian territory, in the direction of Blagoevgrad, was the Thracian village of Skaptopara. Its inhabitants had become quite affluent – the land was good, the mineral baths were visited by many, and the local fair gathered a lot of people. However, the peasants began to suffer losses from the provincial officials and some military

men, especially during the bathing proce-dures or at the marketplace. These did not pay anything for food or entrance. An inscription found in Gramada quarters (Blagoevgrad) contains their appeal to Emperor Gordian III (238- 244). The document was written by a Pautalian defense lawyer, dealing with disputes in the province. The inhabitants mentioned that if they were not rendered help, they would leave this place for good.

Constanta region in North Dobrudja

Emperor Marcus Ulpius Trajan conquered the stubborn Dacians in 106 and founded the province of Dacia. But there was no city called “Victory City” there. So, he founded Tropaeum Traiani (Trajan’s Trophy) (at Adamclisi village, Constanta region in North Dobrudja) and erected an impressive memorial complex in memory of the perished Roman legions. Its location however was in Lower Moesia. Then he founded Nicopolis ad Istrum and Marcianopolis, called after his sister. These two cities then lied within the province of Thrace. In the south-westernmost parts of the province, near Macedonia and Achaia, was constructed Nicopolis ad Nestum or Mestum, which in translation means “City of the victory at Mesta river”.

Trajan has not fought battles in this region and this name is a little perplexing. Today the ruins of Nicopolis ad Nestum can be seen at Garmen village, 7 km northeast of the town of Gotse Delchev, not far away from the present-day Bulgarian-Greek border. In contrast to the garrisons and civilian settlements on the right bank of the Danube, where the climate was harshly continental, here the natural conditions were wonderful – mild winter, warm summer, pleasant spring and autumn.

[msb-lair]

Clutch #2657 - Dacia/Serre

Mated On: 2021-10-22 # of eggs: 2 Hatched On: 2021-10-27

Progeny:

Hatchling 7018 (Botta) - Gaoler Female, Clay Shaggy/Shamrock Striation/Pear Smoke, Common - 15,000 on 2021-12-12

Hatchling 7019 (Lando) - Gaoler Male, Latte /Fern Striation/Spearmint Braids, Uncommon - 15 gems on 2012-12-14

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Everything you see in Dacia Capriotti’s tiny ceramics shop, @Daciarte, in Matera, Italy is made and fired on the premises. Pictured above is a cucù, a traditional whistle in the shape of a rooster. If you’re lucky, you’ll catch the pixie-haired artisan in action, hand-painting her colorful clay bowls, jugs and lamp bases with delicate Moorish-style motifs as her cat sits patiently by her side. Photo by @federicociamei

[undividedspace]

Classical Classroom | Houston Public Media from Dacia Clay

[classicalclassroom]

All of us have heard spirituals before – those sometimes jubilant, sometimes sorrowful songs created by African American slaves. But have you really heard them? As it turns out, these deceptively simple songs sometimes carried hidden messages, signals, and directions. Dr. Jason Oby, artistic director of the Houston Ebony Opera Guild, teaches all about this ingenious and soulful musical invention that was born out of oppression and necessity. He also talks about the spiritual’s connection to classical music, and the music of Roland Carter, who, among many things, arranges spirituals.

Music in this episode:

“Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child,” feat. Jason Oby and Moses Hogan (piano)

“His Eye Is on the Sparrow,” feat. Jessye Norman

“Lift Every Voice and Sing,” arranged by James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamond Johnson, feat. Roland Carter

“Hold Fast to Dreams,” by Roland Carter

Audio production by Todd “Telekinesis” Hulslander with levitation from Dacia Clay and assistance from Mark DiClaudio.

To learn more about the Houston Ebony Opera Guild and their performances – including their upcoming Annual African American Music Gala celebrating the work (and birthday!) of Maestro Roland Carter – check out their website.

[cbilluminati]

VE sent us over a brief and some covers for their upcoming comics, and we are sharing them with you. Here’s the Valiant Entertainment Solicits for April 2017.

X-O MANOWAR (2017) #2

Written by MATT KINDT Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA Cover B by KENNETH ROCAFORT Interlocking Variant Cover by MICO SUAYAN X-O Manowar Icon Variant by KAARE ANDREWS Blank Cover Also Available

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!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 26

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BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #1 (of 4)

Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover A by CARY NORD Cover B by DAVID MACK Character Design Variant by DAVID MACK Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON Blank Cover Also Available

Valiant’s critically acclaimed, 10-time sold-out magnum opus returns with a brand-new journey into myth and mystery, from comics master Peter Milligan (Shade, The Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan José Ryp (Britannia)!

Fifty thousand Romans stand on their feet, watching from the stands of the coliseum with captured breath as Achillia, a gladiator unlike any seen before, faces incredible odds as one lone warrior against five of the empire’s greatest. Such is the tradition, when a female combatant enters the fray. When the carnage is complete, the crowd roars its approval as Achillia stands victorious. Now only one match away from winning her freedom, she has begun to gain renown. The women of Rome, suppressed by their husbands and fathers, have noticed. The men, husbands and fathers to a growing horde of women entertaining ideas of independence, have noticed as well.

On the other side of the city, a strange mystery swirls through the Palatine Hill. In the dead of night, down winding alleys, the elite swear that they see visions of a blood-soaked Apollo walking the city…visions that are driving them mad. Even more are becoming sick with weird fever god-dreams. Panic spreads. The Chief Vestal, Rubria, is found guilty in the eyes of Emperor Nero and threatened with crucifixion unless the deadly curse is lifted. She asks Antonius Axia, hero of Britannia and Rome’s only detective, for help. She offers only one clue…the gladiator Achillia.

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PRESTIGE | On Sale APRIL 26

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IMMORTAL BROTHERS: THE TALE OF THE GREEN KNIGHT #1

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Art by CARY NORD Cover A by CARY NORD Cover B (Wraparound) by MICO SUAYAN Variant Cover by MARC LAMING Variant Cover by J.M. DRAGUNAS

Archer and Armstrong! The Eternal Warrior! Ivar, Timewalker! (And a very brief appearance by Faith!)

It’s winter at King Arthur’s court in Camelot! The monstrous Green Knight has appeared before the Round Table with no armor, a gigantic axe, and a challenge. He has come to insist that the weaker knights participate in a friendly “winter’s game” where anyone can strike him once with his axe, but on one condition: That the Green Knight can return the exact blow in one year’s time. King Arthur has agreed to face the mysterious knight himself, but the Round Table’s youthful and most gallant champion, Sir Gilad, takes up the challenge to protect his king. Much to the court’s surprise, the Green Knight doesn’t flinch as his head is struck clean off…only to pick it up himself and warn Gilad that he is fated to receive the same blow before the year is out. Now, Gilad – the Eternal Warrior – must solve the mystery of who the Green Knight is before his hour at the axe comes to pass! But first, he’ll need to find some help…in the form of his own immortal brothers – Armstrong and Ivar – who shall be united once more!

New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente returns to Archer & Armstrong as Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (X-O Manowar) joins in for an oversized, 48-page one shot epic!

$4.99 | 48 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale APRIL 12

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FAITH #10 (ALL-NEW ARC! “THE FAITHLESS” – PART 1)

Written by JODY HOUSER Art by JOE EISMA and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Cover A by KANO Cover B by JENN ST-ONGE Cover C by ELSA CHARRETIER Variant Cover by RIAN GONZALES

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! “THE FAITHLESS” are here!

The villains are coming! Faith’s most fearsome foes and ruthless rogues—including Chris Chriswell, Murder Mouse, Dark Star, and Sydney—have finally united, creating an unstoppable coalition of evil with one goal in mind: Destroy Faith Herbert! Together, they are The Faithless…and if Los Angeles’ greatest hero doesn’t think fast and fly even faster, they’re going to ground the sky-soaring psiot for good!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 5

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NINJAK #26

Written by MATT KINDT Art by MARC LAMING Cover A by RYAN BODENHEIM Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover C by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by BOB LAYTON Variant Cover by TULA LOTAY

Battle royale!

The moment you’ve been waiting for is here—the final, steel-splintering showdown between Ninjak and Master Darque! But when Valiant’s top assassin and lord of death come to blows, you can bet there’s going to be serious collateral. What will become of the deadly crime cartel known as the Shadow Seven? What final fate awaits the life of Ninjak’s former lover and most hated enemy, Roku? All will be revealed as Ninjak enters a blistering barrage of revelations and revenge…and exits with a brand-new place in the Valiant Universe!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19

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GENERATION ZERO #9

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Art by DIEGO BERNARD Cover A by DAVID LAFUENTE Cover B by BRENT PEEPLES Variant Cover by STEPHEN MOONEY

Zeroes to heroes!

Generation Zero’s mind-bending journey through the HeroScape—a strange dimension where the world is filtered through any person’s perspective—reaches its final stop! But even if they can escape the deadly apparitions of Rook’s collective conscience, can they stop the strange threats and mysteries that can’t seem to leave their new hometown alone?

Take cover, because Valiant’s paramilitary prodigies are about to enter the greatest mission of their violent careers…and when the dust settles, their final fates will be no fantasy!

FINAL ISSUE | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19

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HARBINGER RENEGADE VOL. 1: THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON TPB

Written by RAFER ROBERTS Art by DARICK ROBERTSON with JUAN JOSÉ RYP and RAÚL ALLÉN Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON

Anyone you know could become a psionically powered “harbinger.” Your neighbor. Your boss. Your best friend. Your kids.

Six months ago, a secret team of renegade whistleblowers leaked the existence of these extraordinarily dangerous individuals to a stunned world. Today, all across the country, crude, DIY psiot activation attempts have left hundreds brain-damaged…or worse. The emergence of a new psiot in a community often leads to riots and mass violence. America is terrified of what could happen next.

Now, Kris Hathaway, John “Torque” Torkelson, Faith “Zephyr” Herbert, and Peter Stanchek are about to discover their calling. Together, the HARBINGER RENEGADES are moving from town to town, building their ranks, and subverting authority one mind at a time…and setting out to prove once and for all that behind their power, there has always been a purpose.

The most fearless superteam in comics is going underground for AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES from rising star Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm) and acclaimed artists Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys) and Juan José Ryp (Britannia)!

Collecting HARBINGER RENEGADE #1-4.

$9.99 | 144 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-169-3

SAVAGE TPB

Written by B. CLAY MOORE Art by CLAYTON HENRY and LEWIS LAROSA Cover by LEWIS LAROSA

Fifteen years ago, the world’s most famous soccer star and his former supermodel wife – pregnant with their unborn child – disappeared without a trace. The world believes they are dead… But, in reality, their private jet crash-landed on a mysterious, unknown island ruled by prehistoric creatures from another time…

This is the story of how they lost their humanity.

Acclaimed writer B. Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick), and explosive artists Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong) and Lewis LaRosa (Bloodshot Reborn) present a relentless epic of survival in a cold-blooded land ruled by instinct alone in the must-read debut of Valiant’s next major hero!

Collecting SAVAGE #1-4.

$9.99 | 128 pgs. | T+ | $9.99 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-189-1

BLOODSHOT U.S.A. TPB

Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE with RENATO GUEDES Cover by KANO

In Bloodshot we trust!

Project Rising Spirit – America’s greatest exporter of classified weapons technology – has achieved a breakthrough: a contagious, airborne nanite dispersion prototype that can turn the population of any city into an army of indestructible soldiers. A doomsday virus capable of destroying an enemy nation from the inside out. A machine-made pathogen that can completely rewrite human physiology…and hardcode every man, woman, and child with the same cutting-edge technology that created their greatest weapon: Bloodshot.

But now…Project Rising Spirit’s top-secret contagion has been released onto the streets of America’s greatest metropolis: New York City. As mayhem engulfs Manhattan, Bloodshot must lead the most dangerous invasion ever waged on American soil and keep a runaway pandemic from toppling armies and governments… and threatening to destroy humanity itself.

In the tradition of THE VALIANT, the Big Apple turns blood red in a pivotal new standalone comics event from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Bloodshot Reborn, Extraordinary X-Men) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters, Justice)!

Collecting BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1-4 and BLOODSHOT REBORN #0.

$14.99 | 128 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 26 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-195-2

via Valiant Entertainment

Valiant Entertainment Solicits for April 2017

VE sent us over a brief and some covers for their upcoming comics, and we are sharing them with you.

Valiant Entertainment Solicits for April 2017 VE sent us over a brief and some covers for their upcoming comics, and we are sharing them with you.

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VE sent us over a brief and some covers for their upcoming comics, and we are sharing them with you. Here’s the Valiant Entertainment Solicits for April 2017.

X-O MANOWAR (2017) #2

Written by MATT KINDT Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA Cover B by KENNETH ROCAFORT Interlocking Variant Cover by MICO SUAYAN X-O Manowar Icon Variant by KAARE ANDREWS Blank Cover Also Available

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!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 26

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BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #1 (of 4)

Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover A by CARY NORD Cover B by DAVID MACK Character Design Variant by DAVID MACK Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON Blank Cover Also Available

Valiant’s critically acclaimed, 10-time sold-out magnum opus returns with a brand-new journey into myth and mystery, from comics master Peter Milligan (Shade, The Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan José Ryp (Britannia)!

Fifty thousand Romans stand on their feet, watching from the stands of the coliseum with captured breath as Achillia, a gladiator unlike any seen before, faces incredible odds as one lone warrior against five of the empire’s greatest. Such is the tradition, when a female combatant enters the fray. When the carnage is complete, the crowd roars its approval as Achillia stands victorious. Now only one match away from winning her freedom, she has begun to gain renown. The women of Rome, suppressed by their husbands and fathers, have noticed. The men, husbands and fathers to a growing horde of women entertaining ideas of independence, have noticed as well.

On the other side of the city, a strange mystery swirls through the Palatine Hill. In the dead of night, down winding alleys, the elite swear that they see visions of a blood-soaked Apollo walking the city…visions that are driving them mad. Even more are becoming sick with weird fever god-dreams. Panic spreads. The Chief Vestal, Rubria, is found guilty in the eyes of Emperor Nero and threatened with crucifixion unless the deadly curse is lifted. She asks Antonius Axia, hero of Britannia and Rome’s only detective, for help. She offers only one clue…the gladiator Achillia.

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PRESTIGE | On Sale APRIL 26

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IMMORTAL BROTHERS: THE TALE OF THE GREEN KNIGHT #1

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Art by CARY NORD Cover A by CARY NORD Cover B (Wraparound) by MICO SUAYAN Variant Cover by MARC LAMING Variant Cover by J.M. DRAGUNAS

Archer and Armstrong! The Eternal Warrior! Ivar, Timewalker! (And a very brief appearance by Faith!)

It’s winter at King Arthur’s court in Camelot! The monstrous Green Knight has appeared before the Round Table with no armor, a gigantic axe, and a challenge. He has come to insist that the weaker knights participate in a friendly “winter’s game” where anyone can strike him once with his axe, but on one condition: That the Green Knight can return the exact blow in one year’s time. King Arthur has agreed to face the mysterious knight himself, but the Round Table’s youthful and most gallant champion, Sir Gilad, takes up the challenge to protect his king. Much to the court’s surprise, the Green Knight doesn’t flinch as his head is struck clean off…only to pick it up himself and warn Gilad that he is fated to receive the same blow before the year is out. Now, Gilad – the Eternal Warrior – must solve the mystery of who the Green Knight is before his hour at the axe comes to pass! But first, he’ll need to find some help…in the form of his own immortal brothers – Armstrong and Ivar – who shall be united once more!

New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente returns to Archer & Armstrong as Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (X-O Manowar) joins in for an oversized, 48-page one shot epic!

$4.99 | 48 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale APRIL 12

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FAITH #10 (ALL-NEW ARC! “THE FAITHLESS” – PART 1)

Written by JODY HOUSER Art by JOE EISMA and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Cover A by KANO Cover B by JENN ST-ONGE Cover C by ELSA CHARRETIER Variant Cover by RIAN GONZALES

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! “THE FAITHLESS” are here!

The villains are coming! Faith’s most fearsome foes and ruthless rogues—including Chris Chriswell, Murder Mouse, Dark Star, and Sydney—have finally united, creating an unstoppable coalition of evil with one goal in mind: Destroy Faith Herbert! Together, they are The Faithless…and if Los Angeles’ greatest hero doesn’t think fast and fly even faster, they’re going to ground the sky-soaring psiot for good!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 5

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NINJAK #26

Written by MATT KINDT Art by MARC LAMING Cover A by RYAN BODENHEIM Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover C by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by BOB LAYTON Variant Cover by TULA LOTAY

Battle royale!

The moment you’ve been waiting for is here—the final, steel-splintering showdown between Ninjak and Master Darque! But when Valiant’s top assassin and lord of death come to blows, you can bet there’s going to be serious collateral. What will become of the deadly crime cartel known as the Shadow Seven? What final fate awaits the life of Ninjak’s former lover and most hated enemy, Roku? All will be revealed as Ninjak enters a blistering barrage of revelations and revenge…and exits with a brand-new place in the Valiant Universe!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19

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GENERATION ZERO #9

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Art by DIEGO BERNARD Cover A by DAVID LAFUENTE Cover B by BRENT PEEPLES Variant Cover by STEPHEN MOONEY

Zeroes to heroes!

Generation Zero’s mind-bending journey through the HeroScape—a strange dimension where the world is filtered through any person’s perspective—reaches its final stop! But even if they can escape the deadly apparitions of Rook’s collective conscience, can they stop the strange threats and mysteries that can’t seem to leave their new hometown alone?

Take cover, because Valiant’s paramilitary prodigies are about to enter the greatest mission of their violent careers…and when the dust settles, their final fates will be no fantasy!

FINAL ISSUE | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19

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HARBINGER RENEGADE VOL. 1: THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON TPB

Written by RAFER ROBERTS Art by DARICK ROBERTSON with JUAN JOSÉ RYP and RAÚL ALLÉN Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON

Anyone you know could become a psionically powered “harbinger.” Your neighbor. Your boss. Your best friend. Your kids.

Six months ago, a secret team of renegade whistleblowers leaked the existence of these extraordinarily dangerous individuals to a stunned world. Today, all across the country, crude, DIY psiot activation attempts have left hundreds brain-damaged…or worse. The emergence of a new psiot in a community often leads to riots and mass violence. America is terrified of what could happen next.

Now, Kris Hathaway, John “Torque” Torkelson, Faith “Zephyr” Herbert, and Peter Stanchek are about to discover their calling. Together, the HARBINGER RENEGADES are moving from town to town, building their ranks, and subverting authority one mind at a time…and setting out to prove once and for all that behind their power, there has always been a purpose.

The most fearless superteam in comics is going underground for AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES from rising star Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm) and acclaimed artists Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys) and Juan José Ryp (Britannia)!

Collecting HARBINGER RENEGADE #1-4.

$9.99 | 144 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-169-3

SAVAGE TPB

Written by B. CLAY MOORE Art by CLAYTON HENRY and LEWIS LAROSA Cover by LEWIS LAROSA

Fifteen years ago, the world’s most famous soccer star and his former supermodel wife – pregnant with their unborn child – disappeared without a trace. The world believes they are dead… But, in reality, their private jet crash-landed on a mysterious, unknown island ruled by prehistoric creatures from another time…

This is the story of how they lost their humanity.

Acclaimed writer B. Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick), and explosive artists Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong) and Lewis LaRosa (Bloodshot Reborn) present a relentless epic of survival in a cold-blooded land ruled by instinct alone in the must-read debut of Valiant’s next major hero!

Collecting SAVAGE #1-4.

$9.99 | 128 pgs. | T+ | $9.99 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-189-1

BLOODSHOT U.S.A. TPB

Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE with RENATO GUEDES Cover by KANO

In Bloodshot we trust!

Project Rising Spirit – America’s greatest exporter of classified weapons technology – has achieved a breakthrough: a contagious, airborne nanite dispersion prototype that can turn the population of any city into an army of indestructible soldiers. A doomsday virus capable of destroying an enemy nation from the inside out. A machine-made pathogen that can completely rewrite human physiology…and hardcode every man, woman, and child with the same cutting-edge technology that created their greatest weapon: Bloodshot.

But now…Project Rising Spirit’s top-secret contagion has been released onto the streets of America’s greatest metropolis: New York City. As mayhem engulfs Manhattan, Bloodshot must lead the most dangerous invasion ever waged on American soil and keep a runaway pandemic from toppling armies and governments… and threatening to destroy humanity itself.

In the tradition of THE VALIANT, the Big Apple turns blood red in a pivotal new standalone comics event from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Bloodshot Reborn, Extraordinary X-Men) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters, Justice)!

Collecting BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1-4 and BLOODSHOT REBORN #0.

$14.99 | 128 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 26 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-195-2

via Valiant Entertainment

Valiant Entertainment Solicits for April 2017 VE sent us over a brief and some covers for their upcoming comics, and we are sharing them with you.

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X-O MANOWAR (2017) #2 Written by MATT KINDT Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA Cover B by KENNETH ROCAFORT Interlocking Variant Cover by MICO SUAYAN X-O Manowar Icon Variant by KAARE ANDREWS Blank Cover Also Available

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!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 26

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BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #1 (of 4) Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover A by CARY NORD Cover B by DAVID MACK Character Design Variant by DAVID MACK Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON Blank Cover Also Available

Valiant’s critically acclaimed, 10-time sold-out magnum opus returns with a brand-new journey into myth and mystery, from comics master Peter Milligan (Shade, The Changing Man) and incendiary artist Juan José Ryp (Britannia)!

Fifty thousand Romans stand on their feet, watching from the stands of the coliseum with captured breath as Achillia, a gladiator unlike any seen before, faces incredible odds as one lone warrior against five of the empire’s greatest. Such is the tradition, when a female combatant enters the fray. When the carnage is complete, the crowd roars its approval as Achillia stands victorious. Now only one match away from winning her freedom, she has begun to gain renown. The women of Rome, suppressed by their husbands and fathers, have noticed. The men, husbands and fathers to a growing horde of women entertaining ideas of independence, have noticed as well.

On the other side of the city, a strange mystery swirls through the Palatine Hill. In the dead of night, down winding alleys, the elite swear that they see visions of a blood-soaked Apollo walking the city…visions that are driving them mad. Even more are becoming sick with weird fever god-dreams. Panic spreads. The Chief Vestal, Rubria, is found guilty in the eyes of Emperor Nero and threatened with crucifixion unless the deadly curse is lifted. She asks Antonius Axia, hero of Britannia and Rome’s only detective, for help. She offers only one clue…the gladiator Achillia.

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PRESTIGE | On Sale APRIL 26

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IMMORTAL BROTHERS: THE TALE OF THE GREEN KNIGHT #1 Written by FRED VAN LENTE Art by CARY NORD Cover A by CARY NORD Cover B (Wraparound) by MICO SUAYAN Variant Cover by MARC LAMING Variant Cover by J.M. DRAGUNAS

Archer and Armstrong! The Eternal Warrior! Ivar, Timewalker! (And a very brief appearance by Faith!)

It’s winter at King Arthur’s court in Camelot! The monstrous Green Knight has appeared before the Round Table with no armor, a gigantic axe, and a challenge. He has come to insist that the weaker knights participate in a friendly “winter’s game” where anyone can strike him once with his axe, but on one condition: That the Green Knight can return the exact blow in one year’s time. King Arthur has agreed to face the mysterious knight himself, but the Round Table’s youthful and most gallant champion, Sir Gilad, takes up the challenge to protect his king. Much to the court’s surprise, the Green Knight doesn’t flinch as his head is struck clean off…only to pick it up himself and warn Gilad that he is fated to receive the same blow before the year is out. Now, Gilad – the Eternal Warrior – must solve the mystery of who the Green Knight is before his hour at the axe comes to pass! But first, he’ll need to find some help…in the form of his own immortal brothers – Armstrong and Ivar – who shall be united once more!

New York Times best-selling writer Fred Van Lente returns to Archer & Armstrong as Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (X-O Manowar) joins in for an oversized, 48-page one shot epic!

$4.99 | 48 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale APRIL 12

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FAITH #10 (ALL-NEW ARC! “THE FAITHLESS” – PART 1) Written by JODY HOUSER Art by JOE EISMA and MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Cover A by KANO Cover B by JENN ST-ONGE Cover C by ELSA CHARRETIER Variant Cover by RIAN GONZALES

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! “THE FAITHLESS” are here!

The villains are coming! Faith’s most fearsome foes and ruthless rogues—including Chris Chriswell, Murder Mouse, Dark Star, and Sydney—have finally united, creating an unstoppable coalition of evil with one goal in mind: Destroy Faith Herbert! Together, they are The Faithless…and if Los Angeles’ greatest hero doesn’t think fast and fly even faster, they’re going to ground the sky-soaring psiot for good!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 5

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NINJAK #26 Written by MATT KINDT Art by MARC LAMING Cover A by RYAN BODENHEIM Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover C by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by BOB LAYTON Variant Cover by TULA LOTAY

Battle royale!

The moment you’ve been waiting for is here—the final, steel-splintering showdown between Ninjak and Master Darque! But when Valiant’s top assassin and lord of death come to blows, you can bet there’s going to be serious collateral. What will become of the deadly crime cartel known as the Shadow Seven? What final fate awaits the life of Ninjak’s former lover and most hated enemy, Roku? All will be revealed as Ninjak enters a blistering barrage of revelations and revenge…and exits with a brand-new place in the Valiant Universe!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19

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GENERATION ZERO #9 Written by FRED VAN LENTE Art by DIEGO BERNARD Cover A by DAVID LAFUENTE Cover B by BRENT PEEPLES Variant Cover by STEPHEN MOONEY

Zeroes to heroes!

Generation Zero’s mind-bending journey through the HeroScape—a strange dimension where the world is filtered through any person’s perspective—reaches its final stop! But even if they can escape the deadly apparitions of Rook’s collective conscience, can they stop the strange threats and mysteries that can’t seem to leave their new hometown alone?

Take cover, because Valiant’s paramilitary prodigies are about to enter the greatest mission of their violent careers…and when the dust settles, their final fates will be no fantasy!

FINAL ISSUE | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19

  HARBINGER RENEGADE VOL. 1: THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON TPB Written by RAFER ROBERTS Art by DARICK ROBERTSON with JUAN JOSÉ RYP and RAÚL ALLÉN Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON

Anyone you know could become a psionically powered “harbinger.” Your neighbor. Your boss. Your best friend. Your kids.

Six months ago, a secret team of renegade whistleblowers leaked the existence of these extraordinarily dangerous individuals to a stunned world. Today, all across the country, crude, DIY psiot activation attempts have left hundreds brain-damaged…or worse. The emergence of a new psiot in a community often leads to riots and mass violence. America is terrified of what could happen next.

Now, Kris Hathaway, John “Torque” Torkelson, Faith “Zephyr” Herbert, and Peter Stanchek are about to discover their calling. Together, the HARBINGER RENEGADES are moving from town to town, building their ranks, and subverting authority one mind at a time…and setting out to prove once and for all that behind their power, there has always been a purpose.

The most fearless superteam in comics is going underground for AN ALL-NEW ONGOING SERIES from rising star Rafer Roberts (Plastic Farm) and acclaimed artists Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan, The Boys) and Juan José Ryp (Britannia)!

Collecting HARBINGER RENEGADE #1-4.

$9.99 | 144 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 19 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-169-3

SAVAGE TPB Written by B. CLAY MOORE Art by CLAYTON HENRY and LEWIS LAROSA Cover by LEWIS LAROSA

Fifteen years ago, the world’s most famous soccer star and his former supermodel wife – pregnant with their unborn child – disappeared without a trace. The world believes they are dead… But, in reality, their private jet crash-landed on a mysterious, unknown island ruled by prehistoric creatures from another time…

This is the story of how they lost their humanity.

Acclaimed writer B. Clay Moore (Hawaiian Dick), and explosive artists Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong) and Lewis LaRosa (Bloodshot Reborn) present a relentless epic of survival in a cold-blooded land ruled by instinct alone in the must-read debut of Valiant’s next major hero!

Collecting SAVAGE #1-4.

$9.99 | 128 pgs. | T+ | $9.99 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-189-1

  BLOODSHOT U.S.A. TPB Written by JEFF LEMIRE Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE with RENATO GUEDES Cover by KANO

In Bloodshot we trust!

Project Rising Spirit – America’s greatest exporter of classified weapons technology – has achieved a breakthrough: a contagious, airborne nanite dispersion prototype that can turn the population of any city into an army of indestructible soldiers. A doomsday virus capable of destroying an enemy nation from the inside out. A machine-made pathogen that can completely rewrite human physiology…and hardcode every man, woman, and child with the same cutting-edge technology that created their greatest weapon: Bloodshot.

But now…Project Rising Spirit’s top-secret contagion has been released onto the streets of America’s greatest metropolis: New York City. As mayhem engulfs Manhattan, Bloodshot must lead the most dangerous invasion ever waged on American soil and keep a runaway pandemic from toppling armies and governments… and threatening to destroy humanity itself.

In the tradition of THE VALIANT, the Big Apple turns blood red in a pivotal new standalone comics event from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Bloodshot Reborn, Extraordinary X-Men) and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters, Justice)!

Collecting BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1-4 and BLOODSHOT REBORN #0.

$14.99 | 128 pgs. | T+ | On Sale APRIL 26 TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-195-2

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