Rocketing out of the pages of 4001 A.Dâ¦the present and future of Valiant's #1 hero come together for an essential standalone chapter at the heart of the summer's blockbuster comics event!How did the rise of Earth's most powerful hero lead to humanity's ultimate destruction? Just what was the War of the X-O Manowarsâ¦and how did its catastrophic fallout bring ruination and despair to a besieged planet? And why is the sacred extraterrestrial armor called Shanhara the one weapon Father fears more than any other?The answers to the pivotal questions behind Valiant's planet- shaking summer event arrive here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Book Of Death) and acclaimed artist Clayton Henry (Ivar, Timewalker) blast two thousand years into the future of the Valiant Universe to reveal the never-before-told future history of New Japan's dominion over Earthâ¦and the doomed role that the X-O Manowar armor was forever fated to play in the coming war for liberation!
ANOTHER SUPERMAN HAS FALLEN. Across the Multiverse, Kal-Els are being murdered. Val-Zod, the Superman of Earth-2, believes only one man can help stop the killingKal-El's son, Jon Kent! Jon will have to step across dimensions and face the killer of the Kal-Els, the monstrous Ultraman, the man who kidnapped and tortured him for years. And Val-Zod is not acting alone in trying to save the Supermen. Who is the mysterious woman alongside him? And what is her shocking connection to the Super-Family?
Kal-Els across the Multiverse are being murdered...and the culprit is the man who stole Jon Kent's childhood! Jon is joined by Earth-2's Superman, Val-Zod, and a surprise third hero to try to stop Ultraman's killing spree. But when Jon comes face-to-face with the man who tortured him and kept him imprisoned, he discovers an even greater threat!
Jon Kent arrives on an Earth he's never seen...the world of Injustice! While a Kal-El rules this world in seeming peace, why does everyone Jon meets fear the S symbol on his chest? And why is Batman public enemy number one? Jon has to pick a side, and the consequences make either choice a dangerous one!
It's history in the breaking! 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's sect - locate and kill the fun-loving, hard-drinking immortal known as Armstrong! But as this naive teenage assassin stalks his prey, he'll soon find that both hunter and hunted are just pawns in a centuries-old conspiracy that stretches from the catacombs beneath Wall Street to the heights of the Himalayas. And Archer & Armstrong will have to work together if the future is to stand any chance of surviving the past's greatest threat! From the New York Times best-selling creative team of writer Fred Van Lente (Marvel Zombies) and Clayton Henry (Incredible Herc), this volume collects Archer & Armstrong #1-4! [(W) Fred Van Lente (A) Clayton Henry (CA) Mico Suayan]
Devastation in Gotham City! Following the events of a massive explosion in midtown, Batman and Superman pick up the pieces to learn who rigged the Atomic Skull like a bomb...and will they do it again? All will be revealed as the horrific plan of the Ultra-Humanite rains terror down on the lives of the Dark Knight and the Man of Steel!
Black Lightning is back, and things are not the same! In his hometown of Cleveland, high school teacher Jefferson Pierce is a role model for his students. As Black Lightning, he's fighting to keep them safe, even as his city's streets are invaded by local gangs with deadly super-weapons. And wait until you see who their supplier is! Collects Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands #1-6.
When Pariah and his forces of the Great Darkness laid waste to the most powerful superheroes of all time, all hope was lost...until now. To power his weapons of war, Pariah has captured each member of the Justice League and trapped them on worlds suited to their every dream and desire...while the planets themselves slowly eat away at their respective inhabitants. When the Justice League went toe-to-toe with Pariah's Dark Army, Green Arrow was fatally wounded by Doomsday...so how did he wake up on a world tailored to his every desire? And what dark bargain has Black Canary made to will these worlds into existence? Where there's life there's hope, and with that hope comes a deeper unraveling of the tapestry of the DCU's biggest event of 2022!
The secret history of Barry Allen's Flash ring is revealed as the Scarlet Speedster tangles with the Trickster in a tale that starts out as fun and games but ends with a last-page cliffhanger no reader will see coming. Don't skip to the end! Don't spoil it for friends! Don't miss this inaugural issue of The Flash by the new series team of writer Kevin Shinick and rising-star artist Clayton Henry. [((w) Kevin Shinick /(a) Clayton Henry /(ca) Bernard Chang)]
Sitting idle in Iron Heights Prison for years, Dr. Alchemy found the time and knowledge he needed to finally beat the Flash once and for all. In a battle of wits and scientific knowledge as much as speed or power, Barry Allen must confront one of the Flash's most dangerous foes before the good doctor becomes a god. [((w) Kevin Shinick /(a) Clayton Henry /(ca) Bernard Chang)]
Dr. Alchemy takes another step closer to unstoppable power and immortality as he devises a way to combine himself with the power of the Philosopher's Stone. The Flash will have to discover that being faster than his foe may not be enough!
In the final showdown with Dr. Alchemy, the Flash's powers prove almost useless and his intellect outmatched! How can Barry Allen beat a foe who thinks three steps ahead? The Fastest Man Alive will have to play catchup-but it may not be enough to save himself or Central City.
Barry Allen and Iris West take a vacation, but their relaxation is cut short when their cruise ship is attacked by King Shark! Can the Fastest Man Alive save a sinking ship when there's no land in sight-or will he be fish food? This and more in stories featuring the Flash taking on his greatest rogues, including Captain Cold, Mirror Master, Heat Wave, Captain Boomerang, and Weather Wizard! Collects stories from The Flash Giant #1-7 (first wave) and The Flash Giant #1-5 (second wave).
Presenting the best-selling crossover event that redefi ned the Valiant Universe for a new generation, now in the most complete collection yet. From the first salvo all the way to the very last shot, follow the complete saga from its beginning in the first issues of Harbinger and Bloodshot and see what set them on the road to collision in the pages of Harbinger Wars! When an untrained and undisciplined team of super-powered test subjects escape from Project Rising Spirit and onto the Vegas Strip, Bloodshot and the Harbinger Renegades will fi nd themselves locked in battle against a deadly succession of opponents - and each other. As the combined forces of the H.A.R.D. Corps, Generation Zero, and omega-level telekinetic Toyo Harada all descend on Las Vegas to vie for the control of Rising Spirit's deadliest assets, the world is about to discover the shocking price of an all-out superhuman confl ictand no one will escape unscathed. Who will survive the Harbinger Wars? From acclaimed writers Joshua Dysart (Harbinger) and Duane Swierczynski (Bloodshot) and an all-star cast of artists including Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong), Khari Evans (Imperium), Manuel Garcia (Black Widow), Barry Kitson (Fantastic Four) and more! Collecting Harbinger Wars #1-4, Harbinger #1-14, Bloodshot #1-13.
Harbinger Wars, Valiant's first crossover event, begins here! Two dozen undisciplined, untested and untrained superhuman children have just escaped from a top-secret research facility and into the world. When Bloodshot, Toyo Harada and Peter Stanchek join the chase, will the Valiant Universe be ready for its first all-out superhuman showdown? Collecting HARBINGER WARS #1-4 by acclaimed writers Joshua Dysart (Harbinger) & Duane Swierczynski (Bloodshot) and artist Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong), start reading here for a high-stakes tale that will put Valiant's greatest heroes to the ultimate test! [(W) Joshua D. M. Dysart, Duane Swierczynski (A) Clayton Henry & Various (CA) Clayton Crain]
Fifteen years ago, the world's most famous soccer star and his former supermodel wife - pregnant with their unborn child - disappeared without a trace. The world believes they are dead? But, in reality, their private jet crash-landed on a mysterious, unknown island ruled by prehistoric creatures from another time? This is the story of how they lost their humanity. Acclaimed writer B. Clay Moore (Aloha, Hawaiian Dick), and explosive artists Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong) and Lewis LaRosa (Bloodshot Reborn) present a relentless epic of survival in a cold-blooded land ruled by instinct alone in the must-read debut of Valiant's next major hero! Collecting SAVAGE #1-4.
Billy Batson came to Titans Academy looking for answers. Why was the rest of his adopted family cut off from the power of Shazam? Why are his own powers becoming increasingly unreliable? The answers send Billy on an outrageous adventure that'll not only change him but have an immense impact on the school and other students on Titans Island.
Neron returns to test Billy Batson's resolve! Now confronted with the truth about fellow Titans Academy student Dane's lineage, Billy Batson must decide whether he can trust the person who brought him to hell as they searched for the missing Rock of Eternity. But as the duo grows closer to the Rock and the power of Shazam, a new threat that Billy knows all too well emergesNeron, the demonic lord of the underworld.
Once inside the Rock of Eternity, Shazam comes face to face with an old acquaintancewho is also a complete stranger. Confused? So is Billy! The questions keep piling up as the stakes mount, leaving him with an impossible life-and-death decision on which the futures of his best friend, the Teen Titans Academy, and the entirety of existence now hinges!
Billy Batson came to Titans Academy looking for answers. Why was the rest of his family cut off from the power of Shazam, and why are his own powers becoming increasingly unreliable? The answers send Billy on an outrageous adventure to Hell to retrieve th
While the Titans have spent months responding to Source Wall-related threats, Mother Blood and the Blood Cult have been studying that energy and learning to harness it for their own malevolent purposes. In this special villain-focused issue, discover what the Cult has been up to and why everything the Titans have done up to this point may have been for naught, and how they just might be playing into the ultimate trap!
