{"id":5784,"date":"2012-06-27T02:16:42","date_gmt":"2012-06-27T06:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5784"},"modified":"2012-06-27T02:16:42","modified_gmt":"2012-06-27T06:16:42","slug":"hard-copy-preview-of-archer-armstrong-from-valiant-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=5784","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: Preview of Archer &#038; Armstrong from Valiant Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Archer &amp; Armstrong #1, from the New <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_NealAdamsVariant.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-5799\" title=\"AA_001_NealAdamsVariant\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_NealAdamsVariant.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_NealAdamsVariant.jpg 553w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_NealAdamsVariant-195x300.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a>York Times best-selling creative team of Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) and Clayton Henry (Incredible Hercules)! It&#8217;s history in the breaking on August 8th when the Valiant Universe&#8217;s two most formidable fighters set out on a conspiracy-smashing quest for the truth!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After years of meditation and training, 18-year-old Obadiah Archer has been dispatched to New York City to carry out the sacred mission of his family&#8217;s sect \u2013 kill the booze-addled immortal known only as Armstrong and convene a new world order! But as this underage assassin stalks his prey, he&#8217;ll soon find that both hunter and hunted are just pawns in a global conspiracy stretching back five millennia \u2013 and that Archer &amp; Armstrong will have to work together if the future is to stand any chance of surviving the past&#8217;s greatest threat!<\/p>\n<p>Who are the puppet masters pulling the strings of history? How is a centuries-old civilization tied to the very fate of the Valiant Universe? Can we get fries with that? Find out the answers to these questions and more when Archer &amp; Armstrong #1 storms into stores everywhere on August 8th with four frenetic covers by superstar artists Mico Suayan, Clayton Henry, David Aja and Neal Adams!<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-5784 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=5805'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_CVR-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=5804'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_005-150x150.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=5803'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_004_1-150x150.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=5802'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_003_1-150x150.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=5801'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_002_1-150x150.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=5800'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_001_1-150x150.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=5799'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/AA_001_NealAdamsVariant-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<div><strong>ARCHER &amp; ARMSTRONG #1 \u2013 ON SALE AUGUST 8th!<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Written by FRED VAN LENTE<\/div>\n<div>Art by CLAYTON HENRY<\/div>\n<div>Cover by MICO SUAYAN (JUN121322)<\/div>\n<div>Pullbox Exclusive Variant by CLAYTON HENRY (JUN121323)<\/div>\n<div>Variant Covers by DAVID AJA (JUN121324) &amp; NEAL ADAMS (JUN121325)<\/div>\n<div>$3.99\/Rated T+\/32 pgs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Archer &amp; Armstrong #1, from the New York Times best-selling creative team of Fred Van Lente (Amazing Spider-Man) and Clayton Henry (Incredible Hercules)! 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