{"id":6650,"date":"2012-08-17T22:48:24","date_gmt":"2012-08-18T02:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6650"},"modified":"2012-08-17T22:48:24","modified_gmt":"2012-08-18T02:48:24","slug":"hard-copy-david-aja-jelena-kevic-djurdjevic-helm-valiants-character-design-covers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=6650","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: DAVID AJA &#038; JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC Helm VALIANT&#8217;s CHARACTER DESIGN COVERS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Valiant is proud to debut October&#8217;s Character Design Covers by visionary artists David Aja <a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/BS_004__design_cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-6655\" title=\"BS_004__design_cover\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/BS_004__design_cover-669x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"312\" height=\"456\" \/><\/a>(Hawkeye, Immortal Iron First) and Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic (Web of Spider-Man)!<\/p>\n<p>Aja redesigned many of the characters for the publisher&#8217;s &#8220;Summer of Valiant&#8221; launch, including Archer &amp; Armstrong, Bloodshot, and Harbinger&#8217;s own Peter Stanchek and Toyo Harada, while Djurdjevic was responsible for the the newly updated X-O Manowar. Now, Valiant is sharing their behind-the-scenes work for the first time in print with an exclusive month of variant covers for all four of its October titles!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When it came time to update the Valiant Universe&#8217;s biggest icons, I was lucky enough to get amazing contributions from David Aja and Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic &#8211; two talents at the absolute top of their game,&#8221; said Executive Editor Warren Simons. &#8220;The Character Design Covers series is all about offering an insight into our medium and the artistic processes of two world class designers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Character Design Covers series are available to retailers on an &#8220;order all&#8221; basis for Archer &amp; Armstrong #3, Bloodshot #4, Harbinger #5, and X-O Manowar #6. Look for them in finer comic stores everywhere this October and contact your local retailer to reserve your copies today!<\/p>\n<p>ARCHER &amp; ARMSTRONG #3 &#8211; ON SALE OCTOBER 10th!<br \/>\nWritten by FRED VAN LENTE<br \/>\nArt By CLAYTON HENRY<br \/>\nCover by ARTURO LOZZI (AUG121337)<br \/>\nCharacter Design Cover by DAVID AJA (ORDER ALL) (AUG121338)<\/p>\n<p>BLOODSHOT #4 &#8211; ON SALE OCTOBER 10th!<br \/>\nWritten by DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI<br \/>\nArt by MANUEL GARCIA<br \/>\nCover by ARTURO LOZZI (AUG121339)<br \/>\nCharacter Design Cover by DAVID AJA (ORDER ALL) (AUG121340)<\/p>\n<p>HARBINGER #5 &#8211; ON SALE OCTOBER 17th!<br \/>\nWritten by JOSHUA DYSART<br \/>\nArt by KHARI EVANS<br \/>\nCover by MICO SUAYAN (AUG121332)<br \/>\nCharacter Design Cover by DAVID AJA (ORDER ALL) (AUG121333)<\/p>\n<p>X-O MANOWAR #6 &#8211; ON SALE OCTOBER 17th!<br \/>\nWritten by ROBERT VENDITTI<br \/>\nArt by LEE GARBETT<br \/>\nCover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE (AUG121334)<br \/>\nCharacter Design Cover by JELENA KEVIC-DJURDJEVIC (ORDER ALL) (AUG121335)<br \/>\nVariant Cover by PATRICK ZIRCHER (AUG121336)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6650 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=6657'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/HAR_005_design_cover-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=6656'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/AA_003_design_cover-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=6655'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/BS_004__design_cover-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 debut October&#8217;s Character Design Covers by visionary artists David Aja (Hawkeye, Immortal Iron First) and Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic (Web of Spider-Man)! 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