New Releases by Robert Venditti

Pain and suffering await at the ?LABYRINTH??s end!? Against all odds, the Eternal Warrior has fought his way to the Labyrinth?s brutal and mysterious center. But his suffering is far from over! Standing between the Earth?s immortal master of war and freedom stands the figure only known as the Dying One?and the masterstroke in his centuries-long plan to unlock the secret of the Eternal Warrior?s immortality! Battered but not beaten, can Gilad Anni-Padda rise once more to fell his greatest foe...or will the madness of the ?LABYRINTH? break his mind as well as his body? New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and visionary artist Ra?l All?n (NINJAK) bring their blood-curdling epic to a boil as ?LABYRINTH? reaches its unforgettable end ? and determines the final fate of Valiant?s greatest warrior!

THE YELLOW KING HeÕs used his incredible powers to bring peace to the Gem Cities, but Barry AllenÑa.k.a. the FlashÑis far from at peace himself. Years ago, his mother was murdered, and his father Henry was convicted of the crime. Believing him innocent, Barry has spent his life searching for the evidence that could set him free, and hoping to catch the real killer. Now, finally, Barry has been able to I.D. the murderer, a mysterious stranger called Eobard Thawne. But soon the Flash will know his nemesis by another name entirely: ZOOM With his utter mastery of the flow of time and an army of super-powered allies by his side, Zoom is like no foe the Flash has ever faced before, and their war is personalÑand lethal. Can Barry defeat this deadly enemy and clear his fatherÕs name? Or will their battle be a flashpoint for death and devastation on an unimaginable scale? The creative team of Robert Venditti (GREEN LANTERN, DEMON KNIGHTS), Van Jensen (GREEN LANTERN CORPS) and Brett Booth (TEEN TITANS, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) reignite one of the most heated feuds in superhero history in THE FLASH VOL. 8: ZOOM, collecting THE FLASH #42-47 and THE FLASH ANNUAL #4. ItÕs the FlashÕs greatest enemy as youÕve never seen him before!

The countdown to X-O MANOWAR #50 continues as ?LONG LIVE THE KING? escalates! They?re here! The Torment ? a world-devouring race older than history itself ? has arrived on Earth. And now, all that stands between our existence and complete annihilation is Aric of Dacia, heir to the Visigoth throne and wielder of the X-O Manowar armor! But as the Torment unleash a wrath unlike anything the galaxy has seen, even Earth?s most powerful protector will find himself hopelessly outmatched. With humanity standing on the brink of extinction, X-O Manowar must turn to his greatest adversary for help ? the savage Commander Trill! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and acclaimed artists Joe Bennet (52) and Roberto De La Torre (Daredevil) make history across the cosmos as Valiant?s flagship series marches toward a planet-shaking finale! Plus: The?X-O MANOWAR #50 COUNTDOWN GIVEAWAY continues right here! Each issue of ?LONG LIVE THE KING? comes bagged with one of 50 micro-prints ? featuring artwork from a who?s who of comic superstars ? or even one-of-a-kind original art!

Superstar artist Ethan Van Sciver returns to the world of Green Lantern! In the absence of the Green Lantern Corps, Sinestro and his fear-inducing Yellow Lantern Corps patrol the universe as its sole protectors—but deep in space, a green light still burns. Harnessing the remainder of his will, Hal Jordan must become a one-man GL Corps to defeat his greatest foe and restore freedom to the cosmos.

After starting at a new school, a nerdy seventh-grader becomes a reluctant superhero.

From New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti comes the second book in the Miles Taylor and the Golden Cape series, about an eighth grader who finds himself unexpectedly thrust into the role of real-life superhero. His latest mission: to defeat an army of robots designed to destroy him! Master the golden cape. Been there. Save the world from an alien invasion. Done that. Dominate the eighth grade. Keep dreaming. Battle an army of super-deadly robots designed to destroy you. Sure didn’t see that one coming. After a summer of fighting crime as Gilded, the world’s only superhero, Miles Taylor is bummed to learn that nothing has changed for him at Chapman Middle School. He is still the primary target of the Jammer’s bullying. And Josie, the girl of his dreams, has put him squarely in the friend zone. Miles starts spending more and more time as Gilded, neglecting his schoolwork and his friends. His bad attitude lands him and his best friend, Henry, in a military compound, at the mercy of the power-crazed General Breckenridge. When the general steals the golden cape, Miles finds himself back at square one with no superpowers…and no hope of escape. On the verge of losing everything—and everyone—he cares about, Miles must discover the hero within himself before the general puts his evil plans into action.

X-O Manowar and Ninjak go deep undercover for??THE KILL LIST?! With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation ? the United States of America ? and now America has given him a new mission: destroy the Vine?s network of humanoid alien agents, once and for all. To do it, he?ll have to turn to the one man among us he can trust?his own former enemy, the deadly MI-6 operative called Ninjak! New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and explosive artists Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH), Francis Portela (Green Lantern), and CAFU (IMPERIUM) prepare the next salvo in X-O MANOWAR?s unfolding epic! Collecting?X-O MANOWAR #43?46, X-O MANOWAR: COMMANDER TRILL #0,?and?X-O MANOWAR: VALIANT 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1.

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! ?LABYRINTH? starts now! Across six millennia, Gilad Anni-Padda ? an immortal warrior sworn to forever serve the Earth ? has felled zealots and madmen, emperors and tyrants in the course of his duty. But nothing he?s faced yet can prepare him to run the ?LABYRINTH? ? a miles-long maze of horrors specifically designed to undermine his every strength, enhance his every weakness?and to send him screaming into the darkness of death at every turn. But what kind of brilliant but twisted psyche could have possibly conceived such a monument to terror?and for how many centuries have they plotted to break the mind and body of history?s most formidable soldier? The answer lies at the heart of the ?LABYRINTH? itself?and as Gilad endures a gauntlet of cutting-edge technology and sharpened steel, he?ll soon discover why the merciless figure known only as THE DYING ONE has singled the Eternal Warrior out for the ultimate deathtrap. He will run. He will suffer. And when his ordeal is ended, the Eternal Warrior?s place in the Valiant Universe will be forever altered as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and visionary artist Ra?l All?n (Hawkeye) unleash an all-new epic for Valiant?s immortal master of war!

Hal Jordan’s harrowing galactic transformation continues! Once leader of the Green Lantern Corps and member of the Justice League, Hal Jordan is now a fugitive hopping from planet to planet trying to stay one step ahead of whatever bounty hunter is on his trail. But Hal didn’t leave the Corps empty-handed; he took with him one of the most powerful weapons in the universe-and he’s not afraid to use it. And if Hal’s life wasn’t in enough turmoil, the Green Lantern Corps has gone missing, and he takes it upon himself to become a one-man Corps. Collects GREEN LANTERN SNEAK PEEK #1, GREEN LANTERN #41-46 and GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #4!

From New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH,?The Flash) and all-star artists Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) and Doug Braithwaite (NINJAK) comes the next oversized volume collecting the series IGN calls ?fantastic, action-packed storytelling that never fails to satisfy? as X-O Manowar begins his greatest challenge yet! Aric of Dacia, a fifth-century warrior bonded to alien armor and transplanted to the?modern day, is now the most important weapon in the arsenal of M.E.R.O., the top-secret American intelligence organization that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. In order to protect his people, Aric must undergo dangerous missions in space, but nothing can prepare him for the stunning secret that awaits him in the stars. The Armor Hunters are coming. They have sworn to rid the universe of the X-O Manowar armor?s incalculable destructive power and they have found their final target. Earth will be the greatest hunt of all? and the fight for survival begins here. Featuring backup stories from an all-star cast of comic book superstars ? including?Sean Chen (Iron Man), Tom Fowler (QUANTUM AND WOODY), Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates), J.G. Jones (Final Crisis), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Cary Nord (Conan), and many more ? the pulse-pounding storyline that redefines Valiant?s flagship hero is collected here in a prestige-sized hardcover packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features! Collecting?X-O MANOWAR #23?#29?and?ARMOR HUNTERS #1-4

So let it be written? So let it be done? From New York Times best-selling writers Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR), Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT), Matt Kindt (DIVINITY), Joshua Dysart (IMPERIUM) and a powerhouse roster of all-star artists comes the blockbuster crossover event that will forge the future of the Valiant Universe ? collected in its entirety for the first time anywhere! The Valiant heroes. X-O Manowar. Bloodshot. Ninjak. The Harbinger Renegades. Unity. This is how they lived. This is how they died. Now we know. The Book of the Geomancer has recorded it all. But only a young girl ? the last in a line of the enigmatic mystics who protect the Earth known as Geomancers ? has seen this future come to pass, from the coming cataclysm to the dawn of the 41st century. Alone with her sworn protector, the Eternal Warrior ? a soldier battle forged across five thousand years of combat ? the duo must defy their allies to stop the Dark Age that now threatens to eclipse our world. Together, they are the number one target of every hero and villain on Earth. Either the Eternal Warrior hands her over?or they take him down. But can even he singlehandedly protect one child when the entire Valiant Universe wages war against him? Collecting?BOOK OF DEATH #1?4, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF BLOODSHOT #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF NINJAK #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF HARBINGER #1, and BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1.

Commander Trill comes down on ?THE KILL LIST?! The leader of the Vine insurgency has turned the tables on X-O Manowar and Ninjak in a way they never saw coming! By safeguarding a nation of alien refugees on his own sovereign soil, has Aric unwittingly invited a Trojan horse into his kingdom? And just when everything seems darkest?the Armorines return with a surprising new mission?

ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! ?PRELUDE TO LABYRINTH? ? PART 1! His wife has been murdered. His son has been kidnapped. As The Eternal Warrior sets out on his greatest challenge yet, an old enemy rears his head. How will his ancient rivalry with Gilad change The Eternal Warrior?s future forever? The road to LABYRINTH starts here with the FIRST ISSUE of a special two-part prelude from New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and blockbuster artist Juan Jos? Ryp (NINJAK)!

Even Hell has met its match?in the unrelenting fury of the Eternal Warrior! In the wake of BOOK OF DEATH?the Earth''s immortal champion is dead?but his battle is far from over. Cast out of our world and into a fearsome afterlife of pain and punishment, Gilad is determined to return to our world and resume his duty? But can even history''s most formidable master of war forge ahead in an unearthly domain built to break the human spirit? Now, on the cusp of freedom, the Eternal Warrior rises to fight an enemy with a grudge as old as himself?only to the find that the price of victory might just be everything and everyone he has ever loved? The year''s heart-shattering new ongoing series steps out of Hell?and into the battle for life itself as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and visionary artist Raul Allen (NINJAK) force the Eternal Warrior into the next brutal level of rebirth in a world beyond our own!

So let it be written, so let it be done ... The dawn of the new Dark Age foretold in BOOK OF DEATH continues right here with a glimpse into the future of the Valiant Universe in four visionary tales of present and future ripped directly from the pages of the Book of the Geomancer! An all-star cast of creators comes aboard the year''s monumental comics event to chronicle the ultimate fate of Valiant''s most indelible heroes. From the modern day to the far future, the destinies of Bloodshot, Ninjak, the Harbinger Renegades, X-O Manowar, and more will stand revealed in these four essential, standalone chapters at the epicenter of the blockbuster Valiant event of the year. Join Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN), Matt Kindt (NINJAK), Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER), and Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and superstar artists Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS), Trevor Hairsine (DIVINITY), Kano (THE DELINQUENTS), and Clayton Henry (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG), as they foretell the deadly future and final days of the greatest heroes of the Valiant Universe. Collecting: BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF BLOODSHOT #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF NINJAK #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF HARBINGER #1, and BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1.

The Flash’s life is about to be completely upended! A future version of Barry Allen has managed to seal a rupture in the Speed Force, but there are unforeseen consequences to his actions. While Future Flash remains in the present day, his bewildered counterpart is pulled through the rift, becoming trapped in the Speed Force itself! Assuming the life he had already lived, future-Barry sets out to fix the mistakes he made the first time around. Experiencing those failures has twisted him into a Flash that''s far more violent-and deadly! This Future Flash is guided by a warped view of justice-one that would see those who take a life repaid in kind. Collects THE FLASH #36-40 and SECRET ORIGINS #7.

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! X-O MANOWAR AND NINJAK GO DEEP UNDERCOVER FOR??THE KILL LIST?! With two kingdoms now under his command, Aric of Dacia has pledged loyalty to his adopted nation ? the United States of America ? and now?America has given him a new mission: destroy the Vine?s network of humanoid alien agents once and for all. To do it, he?ll have to turn to the one man among us he can trust?his own former enemy, the deadly MI-6 operative called Ninjak! Meanwhile, the Vine?s most militant warrior, Commander Trill, is readying a counterattack?and what happens next will shake the Valiant Universe to its core. Can X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut their way to the source of this stealth attack before all is lost? New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and fan-favorite artist Rafa Sandoval (X-Men: Legacy) prepare the next epic salvo in X-O MANOWAR?s unfolding epic as the march toward the issue #50 game-changer continues!

ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! THE ORIGIN OF X-O MANOWAR?S UNRELENTING ARCH-ENEMY?TOLD FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME! From Aric of Dacia?s escape with the X-O Manowar armor to the destruction of his own home world, pain and consequence have haunted the life of the alien general called Commander Trill. Now, on the eve of the most devastating assault yet, find out why with an essential, standalone zero issue detailing the battle-scarred life and origin of the Vine?s mightiest military leader?and an all-new prelude to X-O Manowar?s most terrifying clash of the year! Be here as Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and rising star Francis Portela (IVAR, TIMEWALKER) chronicle the beginning of Trill?s shattered destiny with an all-new one-shot introduction to the many worlds ? and many foes ? of Valiant?s most formidable hero!

?EXODUS??excised! As the Vine make a desperate, final stand against G.A.T.E. for a rightful home, only Aric of Dacia can bring peace. But X-O Manowar?s fed up with being manipulated? and makes a decision that will change Earth forever. New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and red-hot artist Rafa Sandoval (X-Men: Legacy) bring you the heartbreaking finale of ?EXODUS?!

An evil Geomancer has torn the world asunder? The dark puppet master pulling the strings has been unmasked... And the Valiant Universe as we know it is being torn apart? The end is here! Now, not even the combined might of the Valiant?s best and brightest can avert the coming apocalypse ? not without a sacrifice, that is. Who will pay the ultimate price to avoid the Armageddon promised in the pages of the Book of the Geomancer? And how will it irrevocably change the course of Valiant Universe? All the answers are here in the climactic final chapter by longtime Valiant scribe Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and all-star artists Robert Gill (ETERNAL WARRIOR) and Doug Braithwaite (UNITY)! So let it be written? So let it be done!

It?s X-O Manowar vs. G.A.T.E. as """"EXODUS"""" continues to rip the Valiant Universe apart! With a conspiracy tearing the Vine and humanity?s tenuous relationship apart, Aric of Dacia takes matters into his own hands to bring peace ? but at a dire cost. But when you don?t know whom to trust, you must trust yourself. X-O Manowar makes the decision to save two worlds in """"EXODUS"""" ? Part 3 from New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Green Lantern) and red-hot sensation Rafa Sandoval (Ultimate Hawkeye)!

The force behind the fall of the Valiant Universe stands revealed... There is no hope? Only MASTER DARQUE! The terrible future chronicled in the Book of the Geomancer continues to reveal itself as an unexpected and untold player?Master Darque?emerges to make his bid for control of the Earth?s newest Geomancer! But does the reappearance of history?s most powerful necromancer mean an apocalyptic future has been avoided?or guaranteed? As the heroes of the Valiant Universe fall and nature itself turns on humanity, all that stands between the devastated planet and ultimate evil is the Earth?s undying Fist and Steel himself?Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior!

The time of the Lanterns is ending as the New Gods make a dramatic, universe-altering entrance. A year ago, Kyle Rayner, the White Lantern, breached the Source Wall at the edge of the universe, killing himself to save creation and inadvertently tapping into the Life Equation. Highfather of the New Gods has become convinced that the Equation can be accessed by combining the colors of the emotional spectrum through the rings of the universe''s Lantern Corps. Fearing the ring bearers too unevolved to wield power that they do not fully understand, Highfather decrees that all who wield a Power Ring must relinquish it to the New Gods. With the fate of every living creature across infinite worlds in the balance, there is no time for peaceful resolution or the folly of mortals. The Lanterns will willingly give up their rings-or die. Collecting GREEN LANTERN/NEW GODS: GODHEAD #1, GREEN LANTERN #35-37, GREEN LANTERN CORPS #35-37, GREEN LANTERN NEW GUARDIANS #35-37, RED LANTERNS #35-37, SINESTRO #6-8 and GREEN LANTERN ANNUAL #3, this story of cosmic war features the talents of Robert Venditti, Van Jensen, Justin Jordan, Charles Soule, Cullen Bunn, Billy Tan, Bernard Chang, Brad Walker, J. Calafiore and more.

A new dark age of the Valiant Universe draws nearer as the events foretold in the Geomancer?s BOOK OF DEATH unfold! Convinced the unnatural disasters tearing our world apart are a direct result of the new Geomancer?s arrival, the combined forces of the Valiant Universe are forced to confront the Eternal Warrior about his new charge. But to prevent civilization from falling into a new Dark Age, the Eternal Warrior won?t go down without a fight! Valiant architect Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and rising star Robert Gill (ARMOR HUNTERS: HARBINGER) bring you the next chapter in the summer blockbuster that promises to alter the Valiant Universe as you know it! Plus: new visions of the future that awaits ? illustrated by superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (IMPERIUM)!

Every hero has an origin. Discover the secrets behind the greatest heroes of the DC Universe, as told by teams of all-star creators. What makes the Flash run? What makes Cyborg tick? What forces animate Wonder Woman? What is the secret parentage that even Wonder Woman doesn’t know about? Why was Mera nearly Aquaman’s killer before she became his wife? How did the Huntress lose a world, but gain a new super-heroic identity? What did Batgirl create that nearly destroyed her life? Fan-favorite creators including writers Brian Azzarello (WONDER WOMAN), Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher (BATGIRL), Cullen Bunn (SINESTRO), Marv Wolfman (NEW TEEN TITANS), Paul Levitz (LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES) and Robert Venditti and Van Jensen (GREEN LANTERN, THE FLASH) and artists Goran Sudzuka (WONDER WOMAN), Miguel Sepulveda (RED LANTERNS) and Jonboy Meyers (JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA) bring the origins of the DC Universe heroes to life like never before! Collects SECRET ORIGINS #5-11.

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! ?EXODUS? BEGINS NOW! Aric of Dacia is X-O Manowar, hero to humanity, leader of the remaining Visigoths, and a husband about to start a new family. He is also the bearer of Shanhara, and tantamount to a God in the eyes of the alien race known as the Vine. Now, in the aftermath of DEAD HAND, the Vine need a new home and have chosen Earth ? tearing Aric between two races that worship him, but each despise one another. New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and red-hot artist Rafa Sandoval (Ultimate Hawkeye) unite here to begin a bold and tragic new era in the life of X-O Manowar!

Now that the Crime Syndicate''s reign of terror is finally at an end, the Fastest Man Alive is more determined than ever to catch the countless criminals they released from Iron Heights-and stop the killer who''s using weapons stolen from the Flash''s rogues gallery to commit his crimes. In between, he''s even trying to guide a troubled kid named Wally West back to the right path. But with each daring rescue and bullet-dodging battle, it feels like the time is slipping through his fingers... ...and years from now, his time has run out. A darker, more driven Flash is working backwards through time to fix his forerunner''s mistakes and save the lives he was too late to save-by any means necessary. His friends and enemies alike barely recognize him. That''s because he''s harboring a terrible secret about the Speed Force that fuels him. A secret that''s set him on a collision course...with himself... Writers Robert Venditti & Van Jensen (GREEN LANTERN) join artist Brett Booth (NIGHTWING) launch an all-new era-and present the New 52 debut of Wally West-in THE FLASH VOL. 6: OUT OF TIME ! Collects THE FLASH #30-35, THE FLASH ANNUAL, and THE FLASH: FUTURES END #1.

Doomed by DEAD HAND! The colossal cosmos-spanning finale to the X-O Manowar epic of 2015 is here! The fate of millions hangs in the balance as the forces of DEAD HAND go head-to head with the X-O ARMY! That?s right, we said X-O ARMY! Can Aric of Dacia fulfill his duty as protector of Earth? Or will this relentless force be his final hour? Valiant superstars Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS, Green Lantern) & Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) bring the defining moment to a rollicking, universe-crunching conclusion!

New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS,?Green Lantern) and red-hot artist CAFU (UNITY) celebrate 25 years of Valiant with an all-new introduction to Valiant?s number one hero ? the unstoppable X-O Manowar! The sentient X-O Manowar armor is the most powerful weapon in the universe. But long before the armor fell into the hands of Aric of Dacia, it had a history of its own. Now, for the first time, join us as we uncover the secrets behind one of the most unique artifacts in the history of comics?and dive deeper into the X-O Manowar mythology in an all-new special standalone story!

At last - the essential origins and early adventures of Valiant''s most powerful heroes and allies, collected between two covers for the first time anywhere! Celebrate 25 years of the largest independent superhero universe in comics with these all-star explorations of Valiant''s indelible comics book icons, including X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, and many more! Who they are, how they came to be, and what they fear the most! This is your essential one-stop guide to the biggest heroes, villains, and super-teams that the Valiant Universe has to offer, just in time for Valiant''s 25th Anniversary Celebration! Collecting Archer & Armstrong #0, Bloodshot #0, Harbinger #0, Punk Mambo #0, Quantum and Woody: The Goat #0, Shadowman #0, Unity #0, X-O Manowar #0, and material from Archer & Armstrong #25, Bloodshot #25, Harbinger #25, X-O Manowar #25, and FCBD 2014: Valiant Universe Handbook #1.