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Orange County Weekend Events Roundup November 1-4

Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at Bowers Museum.

From outdoor festivals to musical performances, check out the top Orange County weekend events for November 1-4.

Edited by Whitney Lauren Han.

EVENTS

Dark Harbor Through Nov. 2. Named one of the top 10 most haunted places on Earth by TIME magazine, Southern California’s most terrifyingly authentic haunt has risen from the deep, dripping with history of the infamously haunted ship. Dark Harbor’s resident spirits include Ringmaster, Captain, Samuel the Savage, Graceful Gale, Half-Hatch Henry, Iron Master, Scary Mary, Voodoo Priestess and Chef. See website for times. $20+. The Queen Mary, 1126 Queens Hwy., Long Beach, 562.499.1739. queenmary.com

Big Adventure Fest Nov. 3-4. Get ready for this two-day music, comedy and gaming festival at the OC Fair & Event Center. Featured performers include Empire of the Sun, Modest Mouse, Cold War Kids, Patton Oswalt and Jim Jefferies.  Leading and celebrated figures from comics, film and TV will be in attendance to engage with fans, showcase art, discuss their craft in exclusive panels, sign autographs and more. Noon-10 p.m. See website for ticket prices. 88 Fair Dr., Costa Mesa. bigadventurefest.com

Tropicália Fest Nov. 3-4. Grab your tickets to this two-day music and taco festival that will take place at the Queen Mary Park. Headlining the fest will be British singer Morrissey and rapper Cardi B. Other confirmed acts include Kali Uchis, Mac Demarco, Chicano Batman, Mazzy Star and more. Doors 11 a.m., show at noon. See website for ticket prices. 1126 Queens Hwy., Long Beach, 855.414.6141. tropicaliafest.com

Newport Dunes Triathlon Nov. 4. Get your blood pumping at these inaugural Olympic and sprint distance races in Newport Dunes. Before the annual event, come the night before for the “Tri-cation” camping experience with RV or tent camping options just steps from the race course. Available on site are food trucks, s’mores and an outdoor family movie the evening prior to the event. 7 a.m. $50-$150 triathlon, $20 tri-cation. Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort, 1131 Back Bay Dr., Newport Beach, 949.729.3863. newportdunes.californiatriathlon.org

FOOD + DRINK

The Blind Pig Kitchen + Bar New Fall Menu Items Now Available. Executive Chef Karl Pfleider has added new items to the menu to celebrate the seasonal fall produce. New items include the goat cheese tortelli, pan seared Ling cod and the grilled octopus (pictured). Pair the new dishes with one of Bar Manager Ryan Autry’s craft cocktails, like the Third Time’s A Charm, made with Genever, campari, cacao, bitter vermouth, blood orange, lemon and brown ale. See website for hours. 31431 Santa Margarita Pkwy., Rancho Santa Margarita, 949.888.0072. theblindpigoc.com

Brunch at Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse Now Available. Newly-opened Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse is now serving brunch featuring signature dishes include the egg white frittata, crab cake Benedict and the beef tenderloin. Davio’s brunch will also offer pastas, fish and steak entrees, a selection of pizzas and panini, and more. To complete the experience, guests can build their own bloody mary from the roving cart during brunch service. Su 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Irvine Towers, 18420 Von Karman Ave., Irvine, 949.477.4810. davios.com

Chateaubriand at Mastro’s Now Available. Savor the “special holiday steak feature” at Mastro’s this holiday season. This steak is a large center-cut roast of the finest beef tenderloin that Mastro’s has to offer. Best served at medium rare to medium, the tender and juicy steak is sliced and served tableside by your server with bearnaise sauce and peppercorn sauce on the side. $115. Mastro’s Steakhouse, 633 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, 714.546.7405; Mastro’s Ocean Club, 8112 E. Coast Hwy., Newport Beach, 949.376.6990. mastrosrestaurants.com

Far Niente Winery Dinner Nov. 3. Experience Studio’s Chef Ben Martinek’s decadent five-course dinner featuring wine pairings from Far Niente Winery. The evening begins with hors d’oeuvres including Kona kampachi tartare and lobster fritters paired with Chardonnay. Main courses such as cured Baja striped bass, seared La Belle Farms duck breast, grilled dry aged strip steak and Thai long pepper-spiced venison loin. End the night with Rogue River Blue Cheese and charred blackberries served with Dolce, Napa Valley 2007. 6 p.m. $250. Montage Laguna Beach, 30801 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach, 949.715.6420. montagehotels.com

Aquavit Week Nov. 4-10. Bottoms up for the 7th annual aquavit week in North America and Europe! Several restaurants and bars in SoCal will be offering a featured aquavit (Scandinavian clear spirit) cocktail for the occasion. At Blinking Owl Distillery, you can enjoy their aquavit several ways: neat, chilled or on the rocks, not to mention in a variety of Aquavit cocktails such as the Tiki, Do You Love Me? or try the Long Owland Iced Tea. Other participating bars and restaurants include A&O Kitchen, ARC, The Blind Rabbit, El Mercado, Playground and more. aquavitweek.com

Sip ‘n’ Shuck at The Deck on Laguna Beach Nov. 4. Come hungry to the 6th annual Sip ‘n’ Shuck tasting and fundraising experience. Indulge in a variety of hand-shucked oysters, Champagne and sparkling wines, all while enjoying panoramic ocean views at the oceanfront restaurants. Beverages will be provided courtesy of Casamigos Tequila, Laguna Beach Beer Company, Nolet’s, Veuve Clicquot, Bianchi Winery, Tito’s Vodka and more. 21+. VIP entry 1 p.m., GA 2-6 p.m. $125 pre-sale, $150 VIP. Pacific Edge Hotel, 627 Sleepy Hollow Lane, Laguna Beach, 949.494.6700. sipnshuck.com

ARTS + CULTURE

Lea Michele and Darren Criss Nov. 2. Actors and vocalists Lea Michele and Darren Criss come to Segerstrom Center as they continue their wildly successful LM/DC Tour on the West Coast. 7:30 p.m. $39+. Segerstrom Hall, 600 Town Center Dr., Costa Mesa, 714.556.2787. scfta.org

OCMAExpand-Santa Ana Open House Nov. 3. Explore the Orange County Museum of Art’s new OCMAExpand-Santa Ana in a former retail space until the museum’s new home is completed at nearby Segerstrom Center for the Arts in 2021. Exhibiting artists Rodrigo Valenzuela, Mariángeles Soto-Díaz, Valentina Jager, Alan Nakagawa and Kathryn Garcia will engage with visitors through talks and performances. Th 11 a.m.-8 p.m., F-Su 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Free admission and parking. South Coast Plaza Village, 1661 W. Sunflower Ave., Santa Ana, 714.780.2130. ocmaexpand.org

Dia de Los Muertos Celebration Nov. 4. Continuing their interactive Family Festival Series, Bowers Museum invites the community to celebrate Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Join the celebration and enjoy pan dulce with Mexican hot chocolate, face painting, special art projects and performances by Rhythmo Mariachi Kids, Folklorico Raices de Mexico, Trio Tres Souls, and Xipe Totec Danza Azteca. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free admission with $15 purchase of Knights in Armor ticket. 2002 N. Main St., Santa Ana, 714.480.1520. bowers.org

Quartetto di Cremona Nov. 4. International chamber ensemble Quartetto di Cremona takes center stage in the Salmon Recital Hall at the Musco Center for the Arts. The quartet is an ambassador for the international “Friends of Stradivari” project and plays the Stradivarius “Paganini Quartet” with instruments on loan from the Nippon Music Foundation, which includes the same violin played by famed virtuoso violinist Henri Temianka. 4 p.m. See website for ticket prices. Chapman University, 415 N. Glassell, Orange, 844.626.8726. muscocenter.org

The Queen Mary’s Dark Harbor and Newport Dunes Triathlon photos courtesy of The ACE Agency. Big Adventure Fest photo courtesy Big Adventure Fest. Tropicália Fest photo by Tyler Hagen. The Blind Pig Kitchen + Bar New Fall Menu Items and Brunch at Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse photos courtesy Ajenda PR. Chateaubriand at Mastro’s photo courtesy Murphy O’Brien Public Relations. Far Niente Winery Dinner photo courtesy Marguarite Clark Public Relations. Aquavit Week photo courtesy FWD PR. Sip ‘n’ Shuck at The Deck on Laguna Beach photo courtesy Sip ‘n’ Shuck. Lea Michele and Darren Criss photo courtesy Segerstrom Center for the Arts. OCMAExpand-Santa Ana Open House photo by Bliss Photography. Dia de Los Muertos Celebration photo courtesy Bowers Museum. Quartetto di Cermona photo courtesy The ACE Agency.

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SECRET WEAPONS #1 (of 4) Written by ERIC HEISSERER Art by RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN Cover A by RAÚL ALLÉN Cover B by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC Variant Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH Signed Virgin Art Variant by RAÚL ALLÉN Blank Cover Also Available

Eric Heisserer – the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of ARRIVAL and Valiant’s upcoming HARBINGER and BLOODSHOT feature films – joins Harvey Award-nominated visionary Raúl Allén (Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) for an all-new Valiant Prestige-format adventure…launching Livewire and an extraordinary new team of heroes into the fight of their lives!

The government has dispatched Amanda McKee – the technopath codenamed Livewire – to investigate the ruins of a secret facility formerly run by Toyo Harada, the most powerful telepath on Earth and her former mentor. In his quest for world betterment at any cost, Harada sought out and activated many potential psiots like himself. Those who survived, but whose powers he deemed to have no value to his cause, were hidden away at this installation. But Livewire, having studied Harada’s greatest strengths and learned his deepest weaknesses, senses opportunity where he once saw failure. A young girl who can talk to birds… A boy who can make inanimate objects gently glow… To others, these are expensive disappointments. But, to Livewire, they are secret weapons…in need of a leader. Now, as a mechanized killer called Rex-O seeks to draw them out, Livewire and her new team of cadets will be forced to put their powers into action…in ways they never could have imagined…

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | VALIANT PRESTIGE | T+ | On Sale JUNE 28th

SECRET WEAPONS #1-4 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE Written by ERIC HEISSERER Art by RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN Covers by CLAYTON HENRY

Available only as a pre-order set!

The SECRET WEAPONS #1-4 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE – four 40-page, massively expanded editions of Valiant’s all-new prestige format adventure – can only be ordered as a set and must be ordered with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! Released monthly from June through September, each PRE-ORDER EDITION comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues.

The only way to obtain these exclusive items is to pre-order all three issues with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!

$15.96 US [four issues] | 40 pgs. each | PRESTIGE FORMAT | T+

SECRET WEAPONS #1 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JUNE 28th SECRET WEAPONS #2 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JULY 19th SECRET WEAPONS #3 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale AUGUST 16th SECRET WEAPONS #4 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale SEPTEMBER 20th

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X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4 (ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING ON POINT! “GENERAL” – PART 1) Written by MATT KINDT Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA Cover B by DAVE JOHNSON Interlocking Variant Cover by RYAN BODENHEIM X-O Manowar Icon Variant by BOB LAYTON

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! “GENERAL” – PART ONE!

In the fires of victory, a soldier becomes…a general. With the hostile Cadmium army crushed beneath his force’s boots, Aric of Dacia now commands an entire fleet into the final battle for the soul of an empire. But as a new dawn rises across this unrelenting alien world, what vicious new menace will come forth to greet it?

X-O Manowar’s path to domination darkens as blockbuster artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters) joins New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Divinity, Mind MGMT) for a perfect, planet-shaking entry point into Valiant’s biggest series yet!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PREMIUM | On Sale JUNE 28th

X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-9 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE Written by MATT KINDT Art DOUG BRAITHWAITE (#4–6) and CLAYTON CRAIN (#7–9) Covers by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (#4–6) and CLAYTON CRAIN (#7–9)

Available only as a pre-order set!

The X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-9 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE – six 48-page, massively expanded editions of X-O MANOWAR’s “GENERAL” and “EMPEROR” story arcs – can only be ordered as a set and must be ordered with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! Released monthly from June through November, each installment of the SIX-ISSUE PRE-ORDER BUNDLE comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, unfinished deleted scenes, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues.

The only way to obtain these exclusive items is to pre-order all six issues with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!

$23.94 US [six issues] | 40 pgs. each | VALIANT PREMUM | T+

X-O MANOWAR #4 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JUNE 28th X-O MANOWAR #5 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JULY 26th X-O MANOWAR #6 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale AUGUST 23rd X-O MANOWAR #7 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale SEPTEMBER 27th X-O MANOWAR #8 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale OCTOBER 25th X-O MANOWAR #9 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale NOVEMBER 22nd

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RAPTURE #2 (of 4) Written by MATT KINDT Art by CAFU Cover A by MICO SUAYAN Cover B by J.G. JONES Character Design Variant by KANO Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN B&W Sketch Variant by MICO SUAYAN Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe Variant Also Available

Might meets magic!

As Babel’s dark forces in the Deadside rise, the afterlife’s last chance at survival rests in the living’s greatest champions. But to save heaven itself, MI-6 agent Colin King – aka Ninjak– must confront his greatest fears…and place his trusted steel against the fantastic and unknown powers of sorcery. With Punk Mambo, Tama the Geomancer, and the fallen hero Shadowman at his side, Ninjak will lead the supernatural’s greatest champions into a suicide mission against beasts and barbarians…and the very gods themselves!

Valiant’s epic standalone event enters is next spellbinding chapter as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (X-O Manowar) and powerhouse artist CAFU (Rai) strike at the veil between life and death!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale JUNE 21st

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RAI: THE HISTORY OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1 Written by RAFER ROBERTS Art by FRANCIS PORTELA Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN Cover B by CLAYTON HENRY Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by JEFFREY VEREGGE Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe Variant Also Available

It is the year 4002 A.D….

Rai, the spirit guardian of Earth, has uncovered an ancient tome filled with history’s greatest tales and civilizations darkest moments. Charting the dawning days of ancient Mesopotamia, all the way to the rise of New Japan, the history of the Valiant Universe is laid bare in shocking and revelatory detail. From X-O Manowar to Bloodshot to Faith to Divinity…history will reveal untold revelations for Valiant’s greatest heroes and antagonists!

In the tradition of the original RAI #0, Harvey Award-nominated writer Rafer Roberts (Harbinger Renegade) and acclaimed artist Francis Portela (Faith) unleash a celebration of Rai’s 25th anniversary with the third of four standalone specials honoring the most famed Valiant stories ever told!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale JUNE 14th

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BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #3 (of 4) Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover A by DAVID MACK Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Wrath of the gods!

The women of Rome march to rebellion! Magic and mystery continue to intertwine as the clock ticks down to Rubria’s final hours. Will Antonius Axia and his mysterious new partner—the brutal female gladiator known as Achillia—untangle the knots that threaten to hang the Roman Empire…or will Nero finally obtain the dark power he lusted for? As the beaten ghost of Apollo finally rises to cast his dark judgment on all of Rome, history’s first detective must act swiftly before humanity’s final hours slip into madness!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PRESTIGE | On Sale JUNE 21st

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FAITH #12 Written by JODY HOUSER Art by JOE EISMA with MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Cover A by KANO Cover B by JEN BARTEL Cover C by JEN BARTEL Cover D by JEN BARTEL Variant Cover by SARAH WINIFRED SEARLE

Faith vs. “THE FAITHLESS” – The final battle!

Framed for a crime, held prisoner by a team of her greatest enemies, and quickly running out of time, Faith must confront the truth of her first true defeat! But has victory truly come to The Faithless – a revenge-obsessed squad of malicious malcontents – or will Los Angeles’ soaring protector give them a run for their money first?

From the Hollywood Hills to the Santa Monica Pier, L.A. is about to witness the ultimate beat-down between good and evil…and when the final page arrives, you’ll be saying, “What the frack?!”

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | FINAL ISSUE | On Sale JUNE 7th

  X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 1: SOLDIER TPB Written by MATT KINDT Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO Cover by LEWIS LAROSA

War is coming!

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!

Join master storytellers Matt Kindt (Divinity) and Tomás Giorello (Bloodshot Reborn) right here for a stunning new beginning for Valiant’s most enduring icon.

Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1–3 with more than 30 pages of rarely seen art and extras!

$9.99 US | 112 pgs. | T+ | On Sale JUNE 28th TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-205-8

DIVINITY III: HEROES OF THE GLORIOUS STALINVERSE TPB Written by JEFF LEMIRE, MATT KINDT, SCOTT BRYAN WILSON, and ELIOT RAHAL Art by CLAYTON CRAIN, CAFU, ROBERT GILL, FRANCIS PORTELA, and JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Not a dream… Not an alternate reality… This is the Valiant Universe of today…

The world has gone red and Valiant’s leading legends – Bloodshot, X-O Manowar and Shadowman – now stand at the forefront of the global Soviet war machine! Meanwhile, the conspiracy-smashing duo of Archer & Armstrong find themselves condemned as enemies of the state and sentenced to life in the deadliest prison known to man.

Torn from the pages of DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE, come four essential tales chronicling the history that has reordered the Valiant Universe as we know it, from acclaimed writers Jeff Lemire (Bloodshot Reborn), Joe Harris (Snowfall), Scott Bryan Wilson (Batman Annual), Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks) and all-star artists Clayton Crain (4001 A.D.), CAFU (Rai), Robert Gill (Book of Death), and Francis Portela (Faith).

$14.99 | 112 pgs. | T+ On Sale JUNE 14th TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN:978-1-68215-207-2

JUNE 2017 Solicitations: Valiant SECRET WEAPONS #1 (of 4) Written by ERIC HEISSERER Art by RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN…

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VE has so much going on in June and we’re letting you in on it. Here’s the Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017.

SECRET WEAPONS #1 (of 4)

Written by ERIC HEISSERER Art by RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN Cover A by RAÚL ALLÉN Cover B by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC Variant Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH Signed Virgin Art Variant by RAÚL ALLÉN Blank Cover Also Available

Eric Heisserer – the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of ARRIVAL and Valiant’s upcoming HARBINGER and BLOODSHOT feature films – joins Harvey Award-nominated visionary Raúl Allén (Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) for an all-new Valiant Prestige-format adventure…launching Livewire and an extraordinary new team of heroes into the fight of their lives!

The government has dispatched Amanda McKee – the technopath codenamed Livewire – to investigate the ruins of a secret facility formerly run by Toyo Harada, the most powerful telepath on Earth and her former mentor. In his quest for world betterment at any cost, Harada sought out and activated many potential psiots like himself. Those who survived, but whose powers he deemed to have no value to his cause, were hidden away at this installation. But Livewire, having studied Harada’s greatest strengths and learned his deepest weaknesses, senses opportunity where he once saw failure. A young girl who can talk to birds… A boy who can make inanimate objects gently glow… To others, these are expensive disappointments. But, to Livewire, they are secret weapons…in need of a leader. Now, as a mechanized killer called Rex-O seeks to draw them out, Livewire and her new team of cadets will be forced to put their powers into action…in ways they never could have imagined…

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | VALIANT PRESTIGE | T+ | On Sale JUNE 28th

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SECRET WEAPONS #1-4 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE

Written by ERIC HEISSERER Art by RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN Covers by CLAYTON HENRY

Available only as a pre-order set!

The SECRET WEAPONS #1-4 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE – four 40-page, massively expanded editions of Valiant’s all-new prestige format adventure – can only be ordered as a set and must be ordered with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! Released monthly from June through September, each PRE-ORDER EDITION comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues.

The only way to obtain these exclusive items is to pre-order all three issues with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!

$15.96 US [four issues] | 40 pgs. each | PRESTIGE FORMAT | T+

SECRET WEAPONS #1 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JUNE 28th SECRET WEAPONS #2 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JULY 19th SECRET WEAPONS #3 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale AUGUST 16th SECRET WEAPONS #4 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale SEPTEMBER 20th

  X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4 (ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING ON POINT! “GENERAL” – PART 1)

Written by MATT KINDT Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA Cover B by DAVE JOHNSON Interlocking Variant Cover by RYAN BODENHEIM X-O Manowar Icon Variant by BOB LAYTON

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! “GENERAL” – PART ONE!

In the fires of victory, a soldier becomes…a general. With the hostile Cadmium army crushed beneath his force’s boots, Aric of Dacia now commands an entire fleet into the final battle for the soul of an empire. But as a new dawn rises across this unrelenting alien world, what vicious new menace will come forth to greet it?

X-O Manowar’s path to domination darkens as blockbuster artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters) joins New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Divinity, Mind MGMT) for a perfect, planet-shaking entry point into Valiant’s biggest series yet!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PREMIUM | On Sale JUNE 28th

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X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-9 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE

Written by MATT KINDT Art DOUG BRAITHWAITE (#4–6) and CLAYTON CRAIN (#7–9) Covers by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (#4–6) and CLAYTON CRAIN (#7–9)

Available only as a pre-order set!

The X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-9 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE – six 48-page, massively expanded editions of X-O MANOWAR’s “GENERAL” and “EMPEROR” story arcs – can only be ordered as a set and must be ordered with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! Released monthly from June through November, each installment of the SIX-ISSUE PRE-ORDER BUNDLE comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, unfinished deleted scenes, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues.

The only way to obtain these exclusive items is to pre-order all six issues with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!

$23.94 US [six issues] | 40 pgs. each | VALIANT PREMUM | T+

X-O MANOWAR #4 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JUNE 28th X-O MANOWAR #5 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JULY 26th X-O MANOWAR #6 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale AUGUST 23rd X-O MANOWAR #7 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale SEPTEMBER 27th X-O MANOWAR #8 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale OCTOBER 25th X-O MANOWAR #9 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale NOVEMBER 22nd

RAPTURE #2 (of 4)

Written by MATT KINDT Art by CAFU Cover A by MICO SUAYAN Cover B by J.G. JONES Character Design Variant by KANO Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN B&W Sketch Variant by MICO SUAYAN Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe Variant Also Available

Might meets magic!

As Babel’s dark forces in the Deadside rise, the afterlife’s last chance at survival rests in the living’s greatest champions. But to save heaven itself, MI-6 agent Colin King – aka Ninjak– must confront his greatest fears…and place his trusted steel against the fantastic and unknown powers of sorcery. With Punk Mambo, Tama the Geomancer, and the fallen hero Shadowman at his side, Ninjak will lead the supernatural’s greatest champions into a suicide mission against beasts and barbarians…and the very gods themselves!

Valiant’s epic standalone event enters is next spellbinding chapter as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (X-O Manowar) and powerhouse artist CAFU (Rai) strike at the veil between life and death!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale JUNE 21st

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RAI: THE HISTORY OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1

Written by RAFER ROBERTS Art by FRANCIS PORTELA Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN Cover B by CLAYTON HENRY Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by JEFFREY VEREGGE Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe Variant Also Available

It is the year 4002 A.D….

Rai, the spirit guardian of Earth, has uncovered an ancient tome filled with history’s greatest tales and civilizations darkest moments. Charting the dawning days of ancient Mesopotamia, all the way to the rise of New Japan, the history of the Valiant Universe is laid bare in shocking and revelatory detail. From X-O Manowar to Bloodshot to Faith to Divinity…history will reveal untold revelations for Valiant’s greatest heroes and antagonists!

In the tradition of the original RAI #0, Harvey Award-nominated writer Rafer Roberts (Harbinger Renegade) and acclaimed artist Francis Portela (Faith) unleash a celebration of Rai’s 25th anniversary with the third of four standalone specials honoring the most famed Valiant stories ever told!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale JUNE 14th

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BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #3 (of 4)

Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover A by DAVID MACK Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Wrath of the gods!

The women of Rome march to rebellion! Magic and mystery continue to intertwine as the clock ticks down to Rubria’s final hours. Will Antonius Axia and his mysterious new partner—the brutal female gladiator known as Achillia—untangle the knots that threaten to hang the Roman Empire…or will Nero finally obtain the dark power he lusted for? As the beaten ghost of Apollo finally rises to cast his dark judgment on all of Rome, history’s first detective must act swiftly before humanity’s final hours slip into madness!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PRESTIGE | On Sale JUNE 21st

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FAITH #12

Written by JODY HOUSER Art by JOE EISMA with MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Cover A by KANO Cover B by JEN BARTEL Cover C by JEN BARTEL Cover D by JEN BARTEL Variant Cover by SARAH WINIFRED SEARLE

Faith vs. “THE FAITHLESS” – The final battle!

Framed for a crime, held prisoner by a team of her greatest enemies, and quickly running out of time, Faith must confront the truth of her first true defeat! But has victory truly come to The Faithless – a revenge-obsessed squad of malicious malcontents – or will Los Angeles’ soaring protector give them a run for their money first?

From the Hollywood Hills to the Santa Monica Pier, L.A. is about to witness the ultimate beat-down between good and evil…and when the final page arrives, you’ll be saying, “What the frack?!”

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | FINAL ISSUE | On Sale JUNE 7th

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X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 1: SOLDIER TPB

Written by MATT KINDT Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO Cover by LEWIS LAROSA

War is coming!

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!

Join master storytellers Matt Kindt (Divinity) and Tomás Giorello (Bloodshot Reborn) right here for a stunning new beginning for Valiant’s most enduring icon.

Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1–3 with more than 30 pages of rarely seen art and extras!

$9.99 US | 112 pgs. | T+ | On Sale JUNE 28th TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-205-8

DIVINITY III: HEROES OF THE GLORIOUS STALINVERSE TPB

Written by JEFF LEMIRE, MATT KINDT, SCOTT BRYAN WILSON, and ELIOT RAHAL Art by CLAYTON CRAIN, CAFU, ROBERT GILL, FRANCIS PORTELA, and JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Not a dream… Not an alternate reality… This is the Valiant Universe of today…

The world has gone red and Valiant’s leading legends – Bloodshot, X-O Manowar and Shadowman – now stand at the forefront of the global Soviet war machine! Meanwhile, the conspiracy-smashing duo of Archer & Armstrong find themselves condemned as enemies of the state and sentenced to life in the deadliest prison known to man.

Torn from the pages of DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE, come four essential tales chronicling the history that has reordered the Valiant Universe as we know it, from acclaimed writers Jeff Lemire (Bloodshot Reborn), Joe Harris (Snowfall), Scott Bryan Wilson (Batman Annual), Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks) and all-star artists Clayton Crain (4001 A.D.), CAFU (Rai), Robert Gill (Book of Death), and Francis Portela (Faith).

$14.99 | 112 pgs. | T+ On Sale JUNE 14th TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN:978-1-68215-207-2

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Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017

VE has so much going on in June and we’re letting you in on it. Here’s the Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017.

Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017 VE has so much going on in June and we're letting you in on it. Here's the Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017.

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VE has so much going on in June and we’re letting you in on it. Here’s the Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017.

SECRET WEAPONS #1 (of 4)

Written by ERIC HEISSERER Art by RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN Cover A by RAÚL ALLÉN Cover B by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC Variant Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE Variant Cover by BRYAN HITCH Signed Virgin Art Variant by RAÚL ALLÉN Blank Cover Also Available

Eric Heisserer – the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of ARRIVAL and Valiant’s upcoming HARBINGER and BLOODSHOT feature films – joins Harvey Award-nominated visionary Raúl Allén (Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) for an all-new Valiant Prestige-format adventure…launching Livewire and an extraordinary new team of heroes into the fight of their lives!

The government has dispatched Amanda McKee – the technopath codenamed Livewire – to investigate the ruins of a secret facility formerly run by Toyo Harada, the most powerful telepath on Earth and her former mentor. In his quest for world betterment at any cost, Harada sought out and activated many potential psiots like himself. Those who survived, but whose powers he deemed to have no value to his cause, were hidden away at this installation. But Livewire, having studied Harada’s greatest strengths and learned his deepest weaknesses, senses opportunity where he once saw failure. A young girl who can talk to birds… A boy who can make inanimate objects gently glow… To others, these are expensive disappointments. But, to Livewire, they are secret weapons…in need of a leader. Now, as a mechanized killer called Rex-O seeks to draw them out, Livewire and her new team of cadets will be forced to put their powers into action…in ways they never could have imagined…

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | VALIANT PRESTIGE | T+ | On Sale JUNE 28th

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SECRET WEAPONS #1-4 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE

Written by ERIC HEISSERER Art by RAÚL ALLÉN with PATRICIA MARTIN Covers by CLAYTON HENRY

Available only as a pre-order set!

The SECRET WEAPONS #1-4 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE – four 40-page, massively expanded editions of Valiant’s all-new prestige format adventure – can only be ordered as a set and must be ordered with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! Released monthly from June through September, each PRE-ORDER EDITION comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues.

The only way to obtain these exclusive items is to pre-order all three issues with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!

$15.96 US [four issues] | 40 pgs. each | PRESTIGE FORMAT | T+

SECRET WEAPONS #1 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JUNE 28th SECRET WEAPONS #2 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JULY 19th SECRET WEAPONS #3 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale AUGUST 16th SECRET WEAPONS #4 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale SEPTEMBER 20th

  X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4 (ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING ON POINT! “GENERAL” – PART 1)

Written by MATT KINDT Art by DOUG BRAITHWAITE Cover A by LEWIS LAROSA Cover B by DAVE JOHNSON Interlocking Variant Cover by RYAN BODENHEIM X-O Manowar Icon Variant by BOB LAYTON

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! “GENERAL” – PART ONE!

In the fires of victory, a soldier becomes…a general. With the hostile Cadmium army crushed beneath his force’s boots, Aric of Dacia now commands an entire fleet into the final battle for the soul of an empire. But as a new dawn rises across this unrelenting alien world, what vicious new menace will come forth to greet it?

X-O Manowar’s path to domination darkens as blockbuster artist Doug Braithwaite (Armor Hunters) joins New York Times bestselling writer Matt Kindt (Divinity, Mind MGMT) for a perfect, planet-shaking entry point into Valiant’s biggest series yet!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PREMIUM | On Sale JUNE 28th

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X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-9 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE

Written by MATT KINDT Art DOUG BRAITHWAITE (#4–6) and CLAYTON CRAIN (#7–9) Covers by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (#4–6) and CLAYTON CRAIN (#7–9)

Available only as a pre-order set!

The X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-9 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE – six 48-page, massively expanded editions of X-O MANOWAR’s “GENERAL” and “EMPEROR” story arcs – can only be ordered as a set and must be ordered with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! Released monthly from June through November, each installment of the SIX-ISSUE PRE-ORDER BUNDLE comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, unfinished deleted scenes, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues.

The only way to obtain these exclusive items is to pre-order all six issues with your local comic shop by the initial order date of April 27th, 2017! No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!

$23.94 US [six issues] | 40 pgs. each | VALIANT PREMUM | T+

X-O MANOWAR #4 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JUNE 28th X-O MANOWAR #5 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale JULY 26th X-O MANOWAR #6 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale AUGUST 23rd X-O MANOWAR #7 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale SEPTEMBER 27th X-O MANOWAR #8 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale OCTOBER 25th X-O MANOWAR #9 PRE-ORDER EDITION | On Sale NOVEMBER 22nd

RAPTURE #2 (of 4)

Written by MATT KINDT Art by CAFU Cover A by MICO SUAYAN Cover B by J.G. JONES Character Design Variant by KANO Variant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN B&W Sketch Variant by MICO SUAYAN Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe Variant Also Available

Might meets magic!

As Babel’s dark forces in the Deadside rise, the afterlife’s last chance at survival rests in the living’s greatest champions. But to save heaven itself, MI-6 agent Colin King – aka Ninjak– must confront his greatest fears…and place his trusted steel against the fantastic and unknown powers of sorcery. With Punk Mambo, Tama the Geomancer, and the fallen hero Shadowman at his side, Ninjak will lead the supernatural’s greatest champions into a suicide mission against beasts and barbarians…and the very gods themselves!

Valiant’s epic standalone event enters is next spellbinding chapter as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (X-O Manowar) and powerhouse artist CAFU (Rai) strike at the veil between life and death!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale JUNE 21st

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RAI: THE HISTORY OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1

Written by RAFER ROBERTS Art by FRANCIS PORTELA Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN Cover B by CLAYTON HENRY Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by JEFFREY VEREGGE Ninjak Vs. The Valiant Universe Variant Also Available

It is the year 4002 A.D….

Rai, the spirit guardian of Earth, has uncovered an ancient tome filled with history’s greatest tales and civilizations darkest moments. Charting the dawning days of ancient Mesopotamia, all the way to the rise of New Japan, the history of the Valiant Universe is laid bare in shocking and revelatory detail. From X-O Manowar to Bloodshot to Faith to Divinity…history will reveal untold revelations for Valiant’s greatest heroes and antagonists!

In the tradition of the original RAI #0, Harvey Award-nominated writer Rafer Roberts (Harbinger Renegade) and acclaimed artist Francis Portela (Faith) unleash a celebration of Rai’s 25th anniversary with the third of four standalone specials honoring the most famed Valiant stories ever told!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | On Sale JUNE 14th

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BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #3 (of 4)

Written by PETER MILLIGAN Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover A by DAVID MACK Cover B by JUAN JOSÉ RYP Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL Variant Cover by ADAM GORHAM Variant Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

Wrath of the gods!

The women of Rome march to rebellion! Magic and mystery continue to intertwine as the clock ticks down to Rubria’s final hours. Will Antonius Axia and his mysterious new partner—the brutal female gladiator known as Achillia—untangle the knots that threaten to hang the Roman Empire…or will Nero finally obtain the dark power he lusted for? As the beaten ghost of Apollo finally rises to cast his dark judgment on all of Rome, history’s first detective must act swiftly before humanity’s final hours slip into madness!

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | VALIANT PRESTIGE | On Sale JUNE 21st

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FAITH #12

Written by JODY HOUSER Art by JOE EISMA with MARGUERITE SAUVAGE Cover A by KANO Cover B by JEN BARTEL Cover C by JEN BARTEL Cover D by JEN BARTEL Variant Cover by SARAH WINIFRED SEARLE

Faith vs. “THE FAITHLESS” – The final battle!

Framed for a crime, held prisoner by a team of her greatest enemies, and quickly running out of time, Faith must confront the truth of her first true defeat! But has victory truly come to The Faithless – a revenge-obsessed squad of malicious malcontents – or will Los Angeles’ soaring protector give them a run for their money first?

From the Hollywood Hills to the Santa Monica Pier, L.A. is about to witness the ultimate beat-down between good and evil…and when the final page arrives, you’ll be saying, “What the frack?!”

$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | FINAL ISSUE | On Sale JUNE 7th

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X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 1: SOLDIER TPB

Written by MATT KINDT Art by TOMÁS GIORELLO Cover by LEWIS LAROSA

War is coming!

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!

Join master storytellers Matt Kindt (Divinity) and Tomás Giorello (Bloodshot Reborn) right here for a stunning new beginning for Valiant’s most enduring icon.

Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1–3 with more than 30 pages of rarely seen art and extras!

$9.99 US | 112 pgs. | T+ | On Sale JUNE 28th TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN: 978-1-68215-205-8

DIVINITY III: HEROES OF THE GLORIOUS STALINVERSE TPB

Written by JEFF LEMIRE, MATT KINDT, SCOTT BRYAN WILSON, and ELIOT RAHAL Art by CLAYTON CRAIN, CAFU, ROBERT GILL, FRANCIS PORTELA, and JUAN JOSÉ RYP Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Not a dream… Not an alternate reality… This is the Valiant Universe of today…

The world has gone red and Valiant’s leading legends – Bloodshot, X-O Manowar and Shadowman – now stand at the forefront of the global Soviet war machine! Meanwhile, the conspiracy-smashing duo of Archer & Armstrong find themselves condemned as enemies of the state and sentenced to life in the deadliest prison known to man.

Torn from the pages of DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE, come four essential tales chronicling the history that has reordered the Valiant Universe as we know it, from acclaimed writers Jeff Lemire (Bloodshot Reborn), Joe Harris (Snowfall), Scott Bryan Wilson (Batman Annual), Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks) and all-star artists Clayton Crain (4001 A.D.), CAFU (Rai), Robert Gill (Book of Death), and Francis Portela (Faith).

$14.99 | 112 pgs. | T+ On Sale JUNE 14th TRADE PAPERBACK | ISBN:978-1-68215-207-2

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Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017 VE has so much going on in June and we're letting you in on it. Here's the Valiant Entertainment Solicits for June 2017.