Valiant Entertainment has announced its participation in ALA 2017, and the publisher will be at booth #1118 from Thurssday, June 22nd, through Tuesday, June 27th, 2017.
Original press release:
Valiant Heads to ALA 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition from June 22nd to June 27th!From Thursday, June 22nd to Tuesday, June 27th, Valiant is joining the ALA 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition – and we’re bringing along an armada of trade paperbacks and programming for a can’t-miss Valiant experience!Join Valiant inside Chicago’s McCormick Place at booth #1118 for a fun-filled, universe-spanning introduction to your new favorite superheroes and comic book epics with a selection of trade paperbacks for critically acclaimed and award-winning titles including BLOODSHOT REBORN, BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE, FAITH, HARBINGER RENEGADE, NINJAK, QUANTUM & WOODY, RAPTURE, SAVAGE and many more!
Then: Travel to the farthest edges of the galaxy with Valiant’s record breaking, cosmos-crushing debut of the year in X-O MANOWAR(2017) VOL.1: SOLDIER TPB – the FIRST VOLUME of the EPIC NEW ONGOING SERIES from New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (DIVINITY, NINJAK, Mind MGMT) and a rotating cast of powerhouse artists – including Tomas Giorello (4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER, BLOODSHOT REBORN), Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS, BLOODSHOT U.S.A.), Clayton Crain (RAI, Carnage), Ryan Bodenheim (The Dying & The Dead), and Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN ) – that will push Aric of Dacia beyond the farthest limits of our galaxy…and into the brutal opening salvo of the ultimate X-O Manowar tale ever told!
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!
Critics and fans everywhere are hailing Valiant’s star-smashing debut as the runaway hit of the year! Now, at ALA 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition, experience the interstellar epic for yourself…and see why X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 1: SOLDIER TPB is the comic to beat in 2017!
“✮✮✮✮✮… One stunning page after another… Valiant has found a new epic in the making.” – Comic Crusaders
“Brutal, bloody and brilliant… Kindt is at the top of his game here, and Giorello’s art is absolutely gorgeous…” – Bleeding Cool
“✮✮✮✮✮… Easily accessible for anyone curious on trying out Valiant’s flagship book… Kindt and Giorello have created one of the best debut issues in possibly the last decade.” – Pastrami Nation
“A stunning introduction… Gorgeous…” – The A.V. Club
“✮✮✮✮✮… A real powerful comic…[with] an epic, cinematic approach to storytelling…” – Critical Blast
“Epic sci-fi adventure… This book is a showcase for everything Valiant does better than any other publisher…” – Nerdist
“✮✮✮✮✮… Stunning and beautiful… [A] perfect place to start…” – Outright Geekery
“Valiant has never offered an easier or more attractive jumping-on point… The elegant script and gorgeous visuals combine to form a very inviting and accessible new series.” – IGN
“✮✮✮✮✮… Refreshing and amazing… This book is gorgeous from beginning to end.” – Comic Bastards
“Brutal… A great first issue, especially for a reader new to the Valiant world…” – Geek.com
“✮✮✮✮✮… Compelling and mysterious… [X-O MANOWAR] is going to be a tough act to follow…” – Comicsverse
“Grimly beautiful… A perfectly bone-crunching place to start.” – Newsarama
“✮✮✮✮✮… One of Valiant’s breakaway hits of the year.” – All-Comic
We’ll see you in Chicago! And don’t miss a second of the action as Valiant’s cross-country convention road show marches on through New York, San Francisco, Denver, and several more all summer long!
June 16th
Vans Warped Tour® ’17 presented by Journeys®
CenturyLink Field North Lot
Seattle, WAJune 22nd – June 27th
ALA 2017 Annual Conference and Exhibition
McCormick Place
Chicago, ILJune 24th – June 25th
ID10T Music Festival and Comic Conival
Shoreline Amphitheater
San Francisco, CAJune 30th – July 2nd
Denver Comic Con
Colorado Convention Center
Denver, COJuly 8th
Vans Warped Tour® ’17 presented by Journeys®
Northwell Health Jones Beach Theater
Wantagh, NYJuly 9th
Vans Warped Tour® ’17 presented by Journeys®
Xfinity Theatre
Hartford, CTAugust 5th
Vans Warped Tour® ’17 presented by Journeys®
Qualcomm Stadium at Jack Murphy Field
San Diego, CAAugust 6th
Vans Warped Tour® ’17 presented by Journeys®
Fairplex Pomona
Pomona, CAStay tuned for more dates to be announced all year long!
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