{"id":7561,"date":"2012-11-28T01:28:53","date_gmt":"2012-11-28T06:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=7561"},"modified":"2012-11-28T01:28:53","modified_gmt":"2012-11-28T06:28:53","slug":"hard-copy-coming-from-valiant-publishing-venditti-hairsine-enter-planet-death-in-x-o-manowar-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=7561","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: Coming from Valiant Publishing Venditti &#038; Hairsine Enter PLANET DEATH in X-O MANOWAR #9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The most ambitious X-O Manowar event EVER \u2013 Planet Death \u2013 kick<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_CVR_PD.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-7566\" title=\"XO_009_CVR_PD\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_CVR_PD-666x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"371\" \/><\/a>s off this January with a two-part prologue beginning in X-O Manowar #9 by New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti and comics superstar Trevor Hairsine! Jump on board one of the most buzzed about books of the year as X-O Manowar ignites an interstellar war and changes the landscape of the Valiant Universe forever.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It has all led to this. Abducted from his time and enslaved by an alien race known as the Vine, Visigoth warrior Aric of Dacia has escaped into the modern day with the universe&#8217;s most feared weapon \u2013 the all-powerful X-O Manowar armor. Hounded by the Vine at every turn since his return to Earth, X-O Manowar is about to face his most formidable foe yet \u2013 an elite unit of X-O Commandos, sent to reclaim their weapon at any cost! But if the Vine can&#8217;t defeat the X-O Manowar armor, they&#8217;ll find another human to wield it\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Cities will be leveled. Vengeance will be wrought. And a new X-O Manowar will rise \u2013 beginning in Prelude to Planet Death \u2013 Part 1 (of 2) this January in X-O Manowar #9 and concluding this February in X-O Manowar #10!<\/p>\n<p>Then, X-O Manowar takes the battle away from Earth and directly to the doorstep of the Vine homeworld with Planet Death \u2013 Part 1 (of 4) in X-O Manowar #11 \u2013 featuring the triumphant return of Eisner Award-winning artist Cary Nord to Valiant&#8217;s signature hero.<\/p>\n<p>The culmination of X-O Manowar\u2019s first year in the Valiant Universe is almost upon us. Don&#8217;t miss the crucial first chapter when Valiant begins the campaign to conquer Planet Death this January in X-O Manowar #9 \u2013 featuring a Pullbox Exclusive Variant by Cary Nord and a variant cover by Clayton Crain!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-7561 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=7574'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_010_VARIANT_NORD-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=7573'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_010_CVR_HAIRSINE_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=7572'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_VARIANT_CRAIN-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=7571'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_PULLBOX_NORD_PD-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=7570'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_005-150x150.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=7569'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_004-150x150.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 landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?attachment_id=7568'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_002_003_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=7567'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_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=7566'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/XO_009_CVR_PD-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<p>Prelude to Planet Death Part 1 (of 2):<br \/>\nX-O MANOWAR #9 &#8211; ON SALE JANUARY 23rd!<br \/>\nWritten by ROBERT VENDITTI<br \/>\nArt &amp; Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE (NOV121333)<br \/>\nPullbox Exclusive Variant by CARY NORD (NOV121334)<br \/>\nVariant Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (NOV121335)<br \/>\n$3.99\/Rated T+\/32 pgs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most ambitious X-O Manowar event EVER \u2013 Planet Death \u2013 kicks off this January with a two-part prologue beginning in X-O Manowar #9 by New York Times best-selling author Robert Venditti and comics superstar Trevor Hairsine! 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