{"id":5294,"date":"2012-06-01T00:53:57","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T04:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5294"},"modified":"2012-06-01T00:53:57","modified_gmt":"2012-06-01T04:53:57","slug":"hard-copy-x-o-manowar-2-preview-from-valiant-comics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5294","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: X-O Manowar  # 2 Preview from Valiant Comics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valiant is proud to present a four-page preview of X-O Manowar #2, the next sensational<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XO_002_CVR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5315\" title=\"XO_002_CVR\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XO_002_CVR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a> issue of the summer&#8217;s hottest new series from New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)! Now&#8217;s the time to discover why this is the book that The Onion\/A.V. Club calls &#8220;a stunning debut from Robert Venditti and Cary Nord that makes the title character accessible to a new audience&#8230; a great start for a hero&#8221;!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Enslaved aboard an interstellar colony ship by the enigmatic alien menace known as The Vine, Aric of Dacia and his fellow captives have only one thing in mind \u2013 escape! But can a ragtag band of ill-equipped humans stand against the combined technological might of an extraterrestrial army bent on subjugation and conquest? Aric will have to use the full force of The Vine&#8217;s own X-O Manowar armor to even the score \u2013 if it doesn&#8217;t kill him first\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Primitive man, meet all-powerful weapon. On June 6th, the Valiant Universe changes forever when Aric of Dacia takes his first step on the long road toward revenge, only in X-O Manowar #2 \u2013 on sale June 6th!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5294 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=5319'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XO_002_004-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=5318'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XO_002_003-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=5317'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XO_002_002-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=5316'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XO_002_001-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=5315'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/XO_002_CVR-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valiant is proud to present a four-page preview of X-O Manowar #2, the next sensational issue of the summer&#8217;s hottest new series from New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord (Conan)! 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