{"id":6197,"date":"2012-07-24T01:40:42","date_gmt":"2012-07-24T05:40:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6197"},"modified":"2012-07-24T01:40:42","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T05:40:42","slug":"hard-copy-preview-of-enter-ninjak-begins-in-x-o-manowar-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6197","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: Preview of &#8220;Enter Ninjak&#8221; Begins In X-O MANOWAR #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of X-O Manowar #5 \u2013 the FIRST ISSUE of<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/XO_005_CVR_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-6209\" title=\"XO_005_CVR_2\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/XO_005_CVR_2-665x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"324\" height=\"528\" \/><\/a> an all-new arc pitting X-O Manowar against Ninjak and a perfect jumping-on point for new readers! Join New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and acclaimed artist Lee Garbett (Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne) as the sudden arrival of the X-O Manowar armor on Earth ignites an extraterrestrial arms race \u2013 one that Ninjak will aim to win by any means necessary.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>After a failed brute force attempt on the life of Aric of Dacia, Vine agents deep within MI6 have only one option left in their gambit to retrieve the X-O Manowar armor \u2013 call in the deadly mercenary known as Ninjak! But what happens when the world&#8217;s foremost weapons specialist engages the Earth&#8217;s most powerful weapon head on? And even if Ninjak can defeat the armor&#8217;s defenses, does he stand a chance against the savage warrior that controls it?<\/p>\n<p>Start reading here as Ninjak makes his shocking first appearance in X-O Manowar #5! 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