New Releases by Robert Venditti

DEADLY HOMECOMING! Hal Jordan was once the leader of the Green Lantern Corps...but now the Corps is missing, and Hal is the universe’s lone renegade Green Lantern, wielding a weapon more powerful than any power ring. With an entire universe in need of protection, Hal has only one place he wants to be-back home in Coast City, USA, looking after his brother and his beloved niece and nephew. But when tragedy strikes Coast City, Hal finds himself embroiled in an international conflict just as complex as any intergalactic peacekeeping mission. Worse, Hal becomes unsure he has what it takes to protect the people he loves...and he’s not the only one who feels that way. Writer Robert Venditti (THE FLASH) and artists Billy Tan (New Avengers) and Martin Coccolo (SINESTRO) pit Hal Jordan against his greatest enemy-himself-and Green Lantern will never be the same! Collects GREEN LANTERN #47-52 and a special preview of HAL JORDAN & THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS: REBIRTH #1.

IT?S HERE! THE GREATEST VALIANT MILESTONE OF ALL TIME! 64 MASSIVE PAGES!? For centuries, the sacred X-O Manowar armor has stood unrivaled as the universe?s most powerful weapon. Today, will it equal Earth?s doom? An unthinkable alien race known only as The Torment has come to our world in search of the armor?s secrets. Now, they stand opposed by Aric of Dacia ? former slave, noble warrior, resolute king, and current master of the armor?s near-limitless capabilities. But is one man?and one weapon?enough to repel a force capable of leveling a thousand civilizations? A whole new era for X-O Manowar begins here?and you won?t believe what?s coming next! From all corners, the Valiant Universe assembles to salute X-O Manowar?s unparalleled 56-issue run as Robert Venditti, Joe Bennett, and Roberto de la Torre declare ?LONG LIVE THE KING? with an oversized series finale for the ages! Plus: all-new, never-before-seen X-O Manowar tales and tributes from Jody Houser & Javier Pulido, Matt Kindt & Tomas Giorello, and Philip Tan, and special guest appearances from X-O Manowar?s own Cary Nord, Diego Bernard, Rafa Sandoval, Robert Gill, and more!

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! Valiant?s immortal master of war makes A DEAL WITH A DEVIL!? Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior, has sacrificed his humanity for the betterment of the Earth. Empowered with the gift to recover from any wound ? and even death itself ? he has waged an endless crusade to guide the path of civilization through the ages. But as the centuries pass and his list of battlefield victories grows, he is fated to always reap the same sad reward: to see his families, his children, and all his loved ones...age, wither, and die? Now, the Eternal Warrior will be presented with a choice that could end his grief forever. An opportunity to resurrect the fallen sons and daughters that he believed forever lost. But this chance for peace and happiness will come at a terrible cost? and in service to an evil far greater than any Gilad has faced before? New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (Hal Jordan & The Green Lantern Corps) and acclaimed artist Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) push the Eternal Warrior to the fiery crossroads of guilt and redemption for a wicked new jumping-on point as A DEAL WITH A DEVIL takes hold!

Long live the king! The march to X-O MANOWAR #50 soldiers onward! ?? Witness the last stand of Earth?s greatest champion, X-O Manowar! With the world besieged by the Torment, Aric of Dacia has united his bravest allies and fiercest enemies for a last ditch effort to avert Armageddon. But will even their combined strength be enough against the seemingly infinite powers of this this unfathomable comic race? It?s the beginning of the end as the greatest battle in Valiant history starts here! ?LONG LIVE THE KING? reaches its most thrilling chapter yet as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and acclaimed artists Joe Bennett (52) and Roberto de la Torre (Daredevil) deliver the penultimate chapter of Valiant?s flagship series! 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!

THE YELLOW KING He’s used his incredible powers to bring peace to the Gem Cities, but Barry Allen-a.k.a. the Flash-is 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 personal-and lethal. Can Barry defeat this deadly enemy and clear his father’s 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. It’s the Flash’s greatest enemy as you’ve 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.

ALL-NEW ARC! ALL-NEW JUMPING-ON POINT! The march toward the greatest Valiant milestone of all time starts here as X-O Manowar begins """"LONG LIVE THE KING""""! They are The Torment - and their name means death. Thought to be a legend by the extraterrestrial empire called the Vine, they have now become Earth''s violent reality. They have traveled for eons to reach us...in search of Aric of Dacia, the unstoppable X-O Manowar. How can Aric of Dacia defeat an omnipotent threat nearly as old as the universe itself? Will the X-O Manowar armor truly be our world''s salvation, just as the Vine''s myths foretold? Is this the beginning of the end for X-O Manowar...or the beginning of something bigger? Plus: The X-O MANOWAR #50 COUNTDOWN GIVEAWAY begins here! Each issue of """"LONG LIVE THE KING"""" comes bagged with one of 50 exclusive micro-prints from comics'' leading talents...or hand-drawn ORIGINAL ARTWORK!

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.

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

The game-changing finale to ?THE KILL LIST?! X-O Manowar and Ninjak have uncovered a Vine terrorist network that goes farther up the rungs of power than they could have ever expected ? and revealing its secrets?may have just put everyone Aric holds dear in grave danger! Even Valiant?s two most powerful heroes might not be able to stop what?s coming next?and the countdown is about to begin! The all-star creators behind Valiant?s blockbuster BOOK OF DEATH event, New York?Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti and red-hot artist Robert Gill, present the most dire hour ever in the life of X-O Manowar!

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!

X-O Manowar and Ninjak cut deep into """"THE KILL LIST""""! Dispatched by MI-6 to dismantle a Vine terror cell before its next deadly attack, the Valiant Universe''s fiercest warrior and most elite master assassin have reunited to locate their target?and they might already be too late! But as Commander Trill?s master plan comes to fruition, he may discover that his greatest enemy is within! Epic storytellers Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and Robert Gill (BOOK OF DEATH) plunge into the world of espionage and intrigue as X-O Manowar''s latest page-turner hunts the heroes of the Valiant Universe!

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.

Two people. One world. Can a man of war broker peace between earth and alien nation? 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! Collecting?X-O MANOWAR #38?42.

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?!

For five millennia, the Eternal Warrior has shaped history at the end of his sword. He?s razed empires, toppled civilizations, and broken armies as an immortal soldier in service to the Earth. But now, the Eternal Warrior has been torn from the world he once protected and finds himself stranded in a hostile alien landscape unlike any he?s faced before. Separated from his earthly environs, can history?s deadliest soldier survive a realm far older, far deadlier, and fare more ruinous than anything he?s ever encountered? Beyond Earth lies eternity? This November, New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH, X-O MANOWAR) and visionary artist Ra?l All?n (NINJAK, Hawkeye) forge a new legend for Valiant?s master of war with an all-new ongoing series in?WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #1!

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!

The Book of the Geomancer foretells of a deadly future for the Valiant Universe?but what if the future holds hope for one powerful hero? After hundreds of years in exile on an alien planet, Aric of Dacia has returned to an unfamiliar Earth, only to find a planet that doesn?t remember?or want him. Will Aric of Dacia finally find happiness in the aftermath of the apocalypse? Plus: the ultimate fate of the X-O Manowar armor revealed in this can?t-miss chapter of the summer?s biggest event from New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH) and Harvey Award nominee Clayton Henry (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG)!

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 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.

Doomed by DEAD HAND! In the far reaches of deep space, the ultimate fail-safe of an extinct alien race has finally counted down to zero...and the robot army called Dead Hand has been activated. The civilization that built them has fallen...and, now, to combat the doomsday threat that destroyed their world, Dead Hand will complete the mission that their creators could not. Soulless and brutal, this billion-strong legion is the phantom army of a dead world...and it will cleanse the universe by any means necessary. But what unthinkable menace were they created to destroy? And will Dead HandÕs slow march across the galaxy spell death for countless worlds? The devastating cosmic showdown begins right here as New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (ARMOR HUNTERS, The Flash) and superstar-in-the-making Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) take X-O Manowar face-to-face with a robot army hellbent on the destruction of everything!