{"id":4731,"date":"2012-05-09T11:11:39","date_gmt":"2012-05-09T15:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=4731"},"modified":"2012-05-09T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2012-05-09T15:11:39","slug":"hard-copy-valiant-debuts-archer-armstrong-1-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=4731","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: VALIANT Debuts ARCHER &#038; ARMSTRONG #1 Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valiant is proud to present Mico Suayan&#8217;s skull-smashing cover for Archer &amp; Armstrong #1<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/AA_001_cvr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-4740\" title=\"AA_001_cvr\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/AA_001_cvr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"282\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a> \u2013 the Summer of Valiant&#8217;s next sensational series from the New York Times best-selling creative team of Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) and Clayton Henry (Incredible Hercules)!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Obadiah Archer was raised to uphold three things above all else: the values of his parents, the love of his 22 brothers and sisters, and his lifelong mission to defeat the ultimate evildoer. Now, after years of training, Archer has been dispatched to the heart of America&#8217;s debauched modern day Babylon, aka New York City, to root out and kill this infamous Great Satan. Unfortunately, dying has never been easy for Archer&#8217;s target \u2013 the hard-drinking immortal known as Armstrong! Together, this unlikely pair of heroes is about to stumble headfirst into a centuries-old conspiracy that could bring the whole of ancient history crashing down on modern civilization.<\/p>\n<p>It began with X-O Manowar, Harbinger and Bloodshot \u2013 could it all end here? Find out on August 8th when two mortal enemies come together to make an epic first impression on the Valiant Universe, only in Archer &amp; Armstrong #1!<\/p>\n<p>ARCHER &amp; ARMSTRONG #1 &#8211; ON SALE AUGUST 8th!<br \/>\nWritten by FRED VAN LENTE<br \/>\nArt by CLAYTON HENRY<br \/>\nCover by MICO SUAYAN<br \/>\nPullbox Exclusive Cover by CLAYTON HENRY<br \/>\nVariant Covers by DAVID AJA &amp; NEAL ADAMS<\/p>\n<p>Valiant&#8217;s extensive<br \/>\nlibrary includes over 1,500 characters, such as X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Harbinger,Shadowman, Ninjak and Archer &amp; Armstrong. 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