Crushing Krisis presents a definitive guide on every Valiant Entertainment title from their 2012 universe reboot and how they can be read via hardcover and trade paperback graphic novels. Last updated May 2016 with titles scheduled for release through October 2016.
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A Brief History of Valiant Comics
Valiant Comics has one of the most interesting origin stories in the business. The company was originally founded in the late 80s by Marvel’s longtime Editor-in-Chief, Jim Shooter, and a crowd of entertainment industry veterans. Their initial titles were actually licensed Nintendo character comics, including a Super-Mario, Zelda, Metroid, and comic called Game Boy – no joke! A year later they brought back Gold Key Comics characters from the dawn of the Silver Age, like Magnus Robot Fighter and Solar, Man of the Atom.
It was in 1992 that Valiant launched their own, original line of superheroes, starting with a core of four interconnected titles: Harbinger, X-O Manowar, Rai, and Shadowman. In the height of the comic market and the heat of speculation craze, Valiant was a massive hit alongside renegade start-up Image. Their books soared in back-market value, and they added more heroes to the line.
The success was short-lived. In 1994 the company solid to video game company Acclaim Entertainment. Acclaim did great service to Valiant by getting their intellectual property into mass market video games, giving characters like Shadowman and X-O Manowar exposure factorially larger than they had in comic shops. However, in two more years the comic line was shuttered and relaunched, to ever-dwindling returns before finally petered out in 2000.
How did they come back? A long slog from acquiring the rights to the original Valiant characters in 2005 to the re-debut of X-O Manowar in 2012 to critical accolades. Having learned from past over-extension, Valiant’s comeback has been deliberately paced with a focus on big-name creators, consistent interconnected stories, and strong artwork. They also published some beautiful collected editions, in both paperback and deluxe hardcover.
For a wonderful narrative history of the above, check out this excellently sourced article!
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Title Chronology
This guide lists the collected editions for title from Valiant’s 2012 reboot forward in the order of each title’s debut. In the case of titles where the narrative leaps to or from another book, I’ve listed the connection.
Current ongoing titles are bolded. Parenthetical titles are additive limited series or events. See also the full glossary of titles at the bottom of the page.
X-O Manowar (+ Armor Hunters) (+ Dead Drop) (+ X-O Manowar: Commander Trill)
Harbinger (+ Harbinger Wars) > H: Bleeding Monk > (Armor Hunters +) H: Omegas > Imperium
Bloodshot (+ Harbinger Wars) > BlS and H.A.R.D. Corps > BlS > Armor Hunters > The Valiant > BlS Reborn
Archer & Armstrong > The Delinquents > A&A: The One Percent > The Valiant (+ Dead Drop) > A&A: Adventures
Shadowman > Shadowman End Times > Punk Mambo
Quantum and Woody > The Delinquents > Q&W: Valiant-Sized > Q&W Must Die
Eternal Warrior (from A&A) > Unity > EW: Days of Steel > The Valiant > Book of Death > Wrath of the EW
Unity (from X-O Manowar, Harbinger, and Eternal Warrior) (+ Armor Hunters)
Divinity > Divinity II > Divinity III
Ninjak (from X-O Manowar #5-8 > Unity > The Valiant)
Faith limited (from Harbinger >Harbinger: Faith > Unity #12-15) > Faith
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Valiant Entertainment Titles
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X-O Manowar (May 2012 – Present)
X-O Manowar is a fifth-century Visigoth who was abducted from battle against Rome by aliens. When he escapes with their holy suit of armor, he finds himself on present day earth! X-O Manowar is Valiant’s marque hero, like an Iron Man or Batman (only not rich). He’s a regular player in most company-wide crossovers and events.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: By The Sword
#5-8: Vol. 2: Enter Ninjak
#9-14: Vol. 3: Planet Death
#15-18: Vol. 4: Homecoming
#19-22: Vol. 5: At War With Unity
#23-25: Vol. 6: Prelude to Armor Wars
#26-29: Vol. 7: Armor Hunters
#30-32 & 0: Vol. 8: Enter: Armorines
#33-37: Vol. 9: Dead Hand
#38-42: Vol. 10: Exodus
#43-46: Vol. 11: The Kill List
Also collects X-O Manowar: Commander Trill #0 and X-O Manowar: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special #1.
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-14: Vol. 1
#15-22: Vol. 2
Also collects Unity #1-4
#23-29: Vol. 3
Also collects Armor Hunters #1-4. See Armor Hunters, below.
#30-37 & 0: Pending solicitation
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Harbinger (June 2012 – July 2014)
Harbingers are Valiant’s version of Mutants, humans with incredible power named for the Harbinger Foundation of founder and mega-power Toyo Harada. The series follows the emergence of a young Harbinger named Peter Stanchek.
Harbinger ended with #25 in July 2014. It continues to Harbinger: Bleeding Monk, below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-5: Vol. 1: Omega Rising
#6-10: Vol. 2: Renegades
#11-14 & 0: Vol. 3: Harbinger Wars
See also Harbinger Wars, below.
#15-19: Vol. 4: Perfect Day
#20-24: Vol. 5: Death of a Renegade
#25: ? Not solicited as part of Vol. 5, but internet guides list it with that collection.
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#0-14: Vol. 1
#11-14: Also collected in Harbinger Wars Deluxe, below
#15-25: Vol. 2
Collecting Harbinger #15-25, Harbinger: Omegas #1-3, and Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0.
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Bloodshot (July 2012 – November 2014)
Bloodshot is effectively Valiant’s Wolverine or Deadpool, a hardened solder who experiments granted regenerative powers (fueled by nanotechnology) and major memory issues.
Bloodshot’s title changed to Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps with issue #14 in August 2014 and returned to Bloodshoot with #24 in October 2014; they are all listed here. Bloodshot ended with #25 in November 2014 and continues to The Valiant, below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: Setting The World On Fire
#5-9: Vol. 2: The Rise and Fall
#10-13: Vol. 3: Harbinger Wars
#14-17: Vol. 4: H.A.R.D. Corps
#18-23: Vol. 5: Get Some and Other Stories
Also includes HARD Corps #0
#24-25: Vol. 6: The Glitch and Other Tales
Also collects a Director’s Cut of Bloodshot #1
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-13: Vol. 1
#10-13: Also collected in Harbinger Wars Deluxe, below
#14-25: Vol. 2
Collecting Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #14-23, Bloodshot #24-25, Bloodshot #0, Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps: H.A.R.D. Corps #0
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Archer & Armstrong (August 2012 – October 2014)
Archer & Armstrong pairs an ancient Sumerian with eternal life granted by a mysterious artifact called “The Boon” with the young assassin sworn swore to destroy it, Obadiah Archer. Obviously, hijinks ensue – after all, this is a buddy book!
Archer and Armstrong ended with #25 in October 2014 and continues to The Delinquents, below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: The Michelangelo Code
#5-9: Vol. 2: Wrath of the Eternal Warrior
#10-13 & 0: Vol. 3: Far, Faraway
#14-17: Vol. 4: Sect Civil War
#18-19: Vol. 5: Mission: Improbable
Also collects Archer & Armstrong: Archer #0 and Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #20-21
#20-23: Vol. 6: American Wasteland
(solicit has it including #24-25)
#24-25: Vol. 7: The One Percent and Other Tales
Collecting Archer & Armstrong #24, Archer & Armstrong: The One Percent #1, and stories from the Archer & Armstrong #25 anniversary hullabaloo, along with an exclusive Director’s Cut of Archer & Armstrong #0
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#0-13: Vol. 1
#14-25 & 0: Vol. 2
Collects Archer & Armstrong #14-25, Archer & Armstrong: Archer #0, and Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #20-21. It should also include “The One Percent” based on the TPB collections, but I cannot confirm that.
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Shadowman (November 2012 – March 2014)
Shadowman is the story of Jack Boniface, who adopts his father’s legacy to defend New Orleans and the world against supernatural creatures of the night.
Shadowman ended with #16 in March 2014. It continues to Shadowman End Times, below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: Birth Rites
#5-9: Vol. 2: Darque Reckoning
#10-12 & 0: Vol. 3: Deadside Blues
#13-16: Vol. 4: Fear, Blood, and Shadows
Does not include #13X
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-10 & 0: Vol. 1
#11-16 & 13X: Vol. 2
Collects Shadowman #11–16, Shadowman #13X, Shadowman: End Times #1–3, and Punk Mambo #0.
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EVENT: Harbinger Wars (April 2013)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Harbinger Wars
Sketchbook: Only collected in Deluxe format, directly below
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-4: Harbinger Wars Deluxe Edition
Also collects Bloodshot #10-13, Harbinger #11-14, and Harbinger Wars Sketchbook
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Quantum and Woody (July 2013 – July 2014)
A pair of estranged adoptive brothers come together to investigate their father’s death and accidentally gain amazing powers – but if they don’t make contact once every 24 hours they’ll dissolve into nothingness. A tongue-in-cheek, humorous title.
Quantum & Woody ended with #12 in July 2014. It continues to The Delinquents and Quantum and Woody Must Die, both below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: The World’s Worst Superhero Team
#5-8: Vol. 2: In Security
#9-12 & 0: Vol. 3: Crooked Pasts, Present Tense
#0 is also known as Quantum and Woody: The Goat #0
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#0-12: Vol. 1
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Eternal Warrior – (September 2013 – April 2014)
Eternal Warrior is Gilad, the brother of Armstrong, long since thought dead. It’s his lifelong task to defend the Geomancer of each generation against Nergal, a god of death – yet, it seems Gilad is destined to lose that battle every time.
Eternal Warrior ended with #8 in April 2014. It continues to Unity starting with #6 and then to Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel and The Valiant, below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: Sword Of The Wild
#5-8: Vol. 2: Eternal Emperor
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps (September 2013)
See Bloodshot, above – issues #14-23 were released under this title.l
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Unity (November 2013 – December 2015)
Named for Valiant’s classic 1992 crossover, in the new Valiant Unity it is a globe-spanning team with a core membership of X-O Manowar, Ninjak, and a Harbinger named Livewire.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: To Kill A King
#5-7: Vol. 2: Trapped By Webnet
Also collects X-O Manowar #5
#8-11: Vol. 3: Armor Hunters
#12-14 & 0: Vol. 4: The United
Also collects Harbinger: Faith #0
#15-18: Vol. 5: Homefront
#19-22: Vol. 6: The War-Monger
#23-25: Vol. 7: Revenge of the Armor Hunters
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-14: Vol. 1
#1-4: Collected in X-O Manowar Deluxe, Vol. 2, above
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Archer & Armstrong: Archer (February 2014)
#0: See Archer & Armstrong, above.
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Harbinger: Bleeding Monk (March 2014)
#0: See Harbinger: Omegas, below.
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Rai (May 2014 – Present)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: Welcome To New Japan
#5-8: Vol. 2: Battle for New Japan
#9-12: Vol. 3: The Orphan
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-12: Vol. 1
Also collects material from Rai #1 Plus Edition and Rai #5 Plus Edition
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EVENT: Armor Hunters (June 2014)
This includes both the core Armor Hunters mini-series and the Harbinger and Bloodshot minis.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
Armor Hunters #1-4 & Aftermath #1: Armor Hunters TPB
Also collects Armer Hunters: Aftermath #1
Armor Hunters: Harbinger #1-3: TPB
Also collects Harbinger Wars #1
Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #1-3: TPB
Also includes Bloodshot #0
Armor Hunters: Aftermath (see above)
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
Armor Hunters Deluxe Edition
Collects in chronological order Armor Hunters #1-4, Armor Hunters: Aftermath #1, Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #1-3, Armor Hunters: Harbinger #1-3, Unity #8-11 and X-O Manowar #23-29
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Harbinger: Omegas (July 2014)
Continues to Imperium, below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-3: Vol. 6: Omegas
Also collects Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-3: In Harbinger, Vol. 2, above
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The Delinquents (August 2014)
A mini-series that continues both Archer and Armstrong and Quantum and Woody.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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Shadowman: End Times (August 2014)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-3: Shadowman: End Times TPB
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
See Shadowman, above.
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The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage (September 2014 – January 2015)
Continued in The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives, below.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-5: Vol. 1
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-5: Vol. 1
Collects The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #1-5, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives #1-4, and material from The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #1 Plus Edition.
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Archer & Armstrong: The One Percent (November 2014)
#1: See Archer and Armstrong, above.
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Punk Mambo (November 2014)
#0: See Shadowman, above.
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Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel (November 2014)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-3: Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel TP
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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Quantum & Woody: Valiant-Sized (December 2014)
#1: See “Must Die,” below
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Harbinger: Faith (December 2014)
#0: See Unity, above.
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EVENT: The Valiant (December 2014 – March 2015)
An event series starring The Geomancer, Eternal Warrior, Bloodshot, and Ninjak, amongst others.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: The Valiant
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-4: The Valiant
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Ivar, Timewalker (January 2015 – December 2015)
Ivar is the third sibling of Armstrong and Eternal Warrior.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: Making History
#5-8: Vol. 2: Breaking History
#9-12: Vol. 3: Ending History
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-12: Vol. 1
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Quantum and Woody Must Die (January 2015 – April 2015)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 4: Quantum and Woody Must Die
Collects Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1-4 along with Valiant-Sized Quantum and Woody #1
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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Divinity (February 2015 – May 2015)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Divinity
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-4: Divinity
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Imperium (February 2015 – Present)
Continued from Harbinger: Omegas, above.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: Collecting Monsters
May also collect the serialized Imperium: Prelude from Ivar, Timewalker #1, Divinity #1, Imperium #1, Ninjak #1, and Bloodshot Reborn #1.
#5-8: Vol. 2: Broken Angels
#9-12: Vol. 3: The Vine Imperative
#13-16: Vol. 4: Stormbreak
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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Ninjak (March 2015 – Present)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-5: Vol. 1: Weaponeer
#6-9: Vol. 2: The Shadow Wars
#10-13: Vol. 3: Operation: Deadside
#14-17: Vol. 4: Siege of King’s Castle
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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Bloodshot Reborn (April 2015 – Present)
Continued from The Valiant, above.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-5: Vol. 1: Colorado
#6-9: Vol. 2: The Hunt
#10-13: Vol. 3: The Analog Man
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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Dead Drop (May 2015)
#1-4: Dead Drop
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EVENT: Book of Death (June 2015 – October 2015)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Book of Death
Book of Death: The Fall of the Valiant Universe
Collects Book of Death: Fall one-shots from Harbinger (2015), Ninjak (2015), X-O Manowar, and Bloodshot (2015).
Book of Death: Legends of the Geomancer #1-4: Released as a comic-only incentive that will not be released in digital or trade paperback form.
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
Book of Death Deluxe Edition
Collects 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.
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Wrath of the Eternal Warrior (November 2015 – present)
Continued from The Valiant, above.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4?: Vol. 1: Risen
#5?-?:
In deluxe oversized hardcovers… which aren’t solicited yet!
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X-O Manowar: Commander Trill (December 2015)
#0: See X-O Manowar, above.
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The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives (December 2015 – March 2016)
Continued from Doctor Mirage, above.
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 2
In deluxe oversized hardcovers…
#1-5: Vol. 1
Collects The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #1-5, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives #1-4, and material from The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage #1 Plus Edition.
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Faith limited series (January 2016 – April 2016)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: Hollywood & Vine
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A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong (March 2016 – ?)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Vol. 1: In The Bag
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Divinity II (April 2016 – ?)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-4: Divinity II
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EVENT: 4001 A.D. (May 2016 – ?)
So far this event includes 4001 A.D. (2016) #1, 4001 A.D.: X-O Manowar (2016) #1, Rai (2014) #13, and Valiant: 4001 A.D. FCBD Special (2016).
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Faith (July 2016 – present)
In initial-release trade paperbacks…
#1-?
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Generation Zero (August 2016)
Britannia (September 2016)
Harbinger Renegades (November 2016)
Savage limited series (November 2016)
Divinity III limited series (December 2016)
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Title Glossary
Current Ongoing Titles: X-O Manowar, Rai, Imperium, Ninjak, Bloodshot Reborn, Wrath of the Eternal Warrior, A&A: The Adventures of Archer & Armstrong, Faith
Concluded Ongoing Titles: Harbinger, Bloodshot / Blood and H.A.R.D. Corps, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, Quantum and Woody, Eternal Warrior, Unity
Events: 2013: Harbinger Wars, 2014: Armor Hunters & The Valiant, 2015: Book of Death, 2016: 4001 A.D.
Limited Series & One-Shots
2013: Harbinger Wars
2014: Archer & Armstrong: Archer, Harbinger: Bleeding Monk, Armor Hunters (Armor Hunters, Armor Hunters: Aftermath, Armor Hunters: Bloodshot, Armor Hunters: Harbinger), The Delinquents, Shadowman End Times, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage, Archer and Armstrong: The One Percent, Punk Mambo, Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel, Quantum & Woody: Valiant-Sized, Harbinger: Faith, The Valiant
2015: Quantum and Woody Must Die, Divinity, Dead Drop, Book of Death (Book of Death, Book of Death: The Geomancer, Book Of Death: The Fall Of Bloodshot, The Fall Of Ninjak, The Fall Of Harbinger, The Fall Of X-O Manowar #1), X-O Manowar: Commander Trill, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage: Second Lives
2016: Faith, Divinity II, 4001 A.D.
For those who want to read Valiant in order;
Valiant Zeroes & Origins
X-O Manowar Vol. 1: “By the Sword” (collects X-O Manowar #1-4)
X-O Manowar Vol. 2: “Enter Ninjak” (collects X-O Manowar #5-8)
X-O Manowar Vol. 3: “Planet Death” (collects X-O Manowar #9-14)
Harbinger Vol. 1: “Omega Rising” (collects Harbinger #1-5)
Bloodshot Vol. 1: “Setting the World on Fire” (collects Bloodshot #1-4)
Harbinger Vol. 2: “Renegades” (collects Harbinger #6-10)
Bloodshot Vol. 2: “Rise and Fall” (collects Bloodshot #5-9)
Harbinger Wars Vol. 1 (collects Harbinger Wars #1-4)
Harbinger Vol. 3: “Harbinger Wars” (collects Harbinger #11-14 and #0)
Bloodshot Vol. 3: “Harbinger Wars” (collects Bloodshot #10-13)
Archer & Armstrong Vol. 1: “The Michelangelo Code” (collects Archer & Armstrong #1-4)
Archer & Armstrong Vol. 2: “Eternal Warrior” (collects Archer & Armstrong #5-9)
Archer & Armstrong Vol. 3: “Far Faraway” (collects Archer & Armstrong #10-13)
Eternal Warrior Vol. 1: “Sword of the Wild” (collects Eternal Warrior #1-4. Note: The story in this volume takes place before the story in Archer & Armstrong Vol 2 even though it was published after Vol 3)
Shadowman Vol. 1: “Birth Rites” (collects Shadowman #1-4)
Shadowman Vol. 2: “Darque Reckoning” (collects Shadowman #5-9)
Shadowman Vol. 3: “Deadside Blues” (collects Shadowman #10-12 and #0)
Quantum and Woody Vol. 1: “The World’s Worst Superhero Team” (collects Quantum & Woody #1-4)
Quantum and Woody Vol. 2: “In Security” (collects Quantum & Woody #5-8)
———-ACT TWO———-
X-O Manowar Vol. 4: “Homecoming” (collects X-O Manowar #15-18)
Unity Vol. 1: “To Kill a King” (collects Unity #1-4)
X-O Manowar Vol. 5: “At War with Unity” (collects X-O Manowar #19-22)
Unity Vol. 2: “Trapped by Webnet” (collects Unity #5-7, and X-O Manowar #5)
Bloodshot Vol. 4: “HARD Corps” (collects Bloodshot #14-17 and #0)
Bloodshot Vol. 5: “Get Some” (collects Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18-19, Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps: H.A.R.D. Corps #0, and Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #22-23)
—>(Bloodshot issues #20-21 are collected in Archer & Armstrong Vol 5 listed just below. Read that crossover, then return to this Vol for #0 & 22-23.)
Archer & Armstrong Vol. 4: “Sect Civil War” (collects Archer & Armstrong #14-17)
Archer & Armstrong Vol. 5: “Mission Improbable” (collects Archer & Armstrong #18-19, Archer #0, Bloodshot #20-21)
Harbinger Vol. 4: “Perfect Day” (collects Harbinger #15-19)
Harbinger Vol. 5: “Death of a Renegade” (collects Harbinger #20-25)
Shadowman Vol. 4: “Fear, Blood, and Shadows” (collects Shadowman #13-16)
Shadowman End Times (collects Shadowman: End Times #1-3)
Punk Mambo #0 (Zero issue one shot)
Eternal Warrior Vol. 2: “Eternal Emperor” (collects Eternal Warrior #5-8)
Rai Vol. 1: “Welcome to New Japan” (collects Rai #1-4)
———-ACT THREE———-
X-O Manowar Vol. 6: “Prelude to Armor Hunters” (collects X-O Manowar #23-25)
X-O Manowar Vol. 7: “Armor Hunters” (collects X-O Manowar #26-29)
Armor Hunters Vol. 1 (collects Armor Hunters #1-4)
Unity Vol. 3: “Armor Hunters” (collects Unity #8-11)
Armor Hunters: Harbinger (collects Armor Hunters: Harbinger #1-3)
Armor Hunters: Bloodshot (collects Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #1-3)
Harbinger Vol. 6: “Omegas” (collects Harbinger: Omegas #1-3 and Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0)
Unity Vol. 4: “The United” (collects Unity #12-14, Unity #0, and Harbinger: Faith #0)
Archer & Armstrong Vol. 6: “American Wasteland” (collects Archer & Armstrong #20-23)
Quantum and Woody Vol. 3: “Crooked Pasts, Present Tense” (collects Quantum & Woody #9-12)
The Delinquents (Collecting The Delinquents #1-4)
ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 7: “THE ONE PERCENT AND OTHER TALES” (collecting Archer & Armstrong #24, 25, 0 and The One Percent one-shot)
Quantum and Woody Vol. 4: “Quantum & Woody Must Die!” (Collecting Quantum and Woody Must Die! #1-4 along with Valiant-Sized Quantum and Woody #1)
The Death Defying Dr. Mirage (Collecting THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE #1-5)
Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel (collecting Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel #1-3)
Bloodshot Vol. 6: “The Glitch and Other Tales” (collecting Bloodshot #24-25, and an exclusive Director’s Cut of BLOODSHOT #1)
X-O Manowar Vol. 8: “Enter Armorines” (collects X-O Manowar #30-32)
Rai Vol. 2: “Battle for New Japan” (Collecting RAI #5-8)
QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT Vol. 1: KLANG (Not connected to current VEI 2012 reboot stories – this connects to the Acclaim Q&W series from the 90’s)
QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST AND BRIGHT VOL. 2: SWITCH (Not connected to current VEI 2012 reboot stories – this connects to the Acclaim Q&W series from the 90’s)
QUANTUM AND WOODY BY PRIEST & BRIGHT VOL. 3: AND SO… (Not connected to current VEI 2012 reboot stories – this connects to the Acclaim Q&W series from the 90’s)
———-ACT FOUR———-
THE VALIANT (Collecting The Valiant #1-4)
BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 1: COLORADO (collecting Bloodshot Reborn #1-5)
BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 2: THE HUNT (collecting Bloodshot Reborn #6-9)
IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOL. 1: MAKING HISTORY (collecting Ivar, Timewalker #1-4)
IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOL. 2: BREAKING HISTORY (collecting Ivar, Timewalker #5-8)
IVAR, TIMEWALKER VOL. 3: ENDING HISTORY (collecting Ivar, Timewalker #9-12)
DIVINITY VOL. 1 (Collecting Divinity #1-4)
IMPERIUM VOL. 1: COLLECTING MONSTERS (Collecting IMPERIUM #1-4)
IMPERIUM VOL. 2: BROKEN ANGELS (Collecting IMPERIUM #5-8)
IMPERIUM VOL. 3: THE VINE IMPERATIVE (Collecting IMPERIUM #9-12)
NINJAK VOL. 1: WEAPONEER (Collecting NINJAK #1-5)
NINJAK VOL. 2: THE SHADOW WARS (Collecting NINJAK #6-9)
X-O MANOWAR VOL. 9: DEAD HAND (collects X-O Manowar #33-37)
X-O MANOWAR VOL. 10: EXODUS TPB (collects X-O Manowar #38-42)
UNITY VOL. 5: HOMEFRONT (Collecting UNITY #15-18)
UNITY VOL. 6: THE WAR-MONGER (Collecting UNITY #19-22)
UNITY VOL. 7: REVENGE OF THE ARMOR HUNTERS (Collecting UNITY #23-25)
RAI VOL. 3: THE ORPHAN (collecting Rai #9-12)
DEAD DROP (collects Dead Drop #1-4)
———-ACT FIVE———-
BOOK OF DEATH TPB (collects Book of Death #1-4)
BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE TPB (collects Book of Death: The Fall of Bloodshot #1, The Fall of Harbinger #1, The Fall of Ninjak #1, and The Fall of X-O Manowar #1)
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WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR VOL. 1: RISEN TPB (collects Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #1-4)
WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR VOL. 2: LABYRINTH TPB (collects Wrath of the Eternal Warrior #5-10)
THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE VOL. 2: SECOND LIVES TPB (collects The Death Defying Dr. Mirage: Second Lives #1-4)
NINJAK VOL. 3: OPERATION: DEADSIDE TPB (collects Ninjak #10-13)
NINJAK VOL. 4: THE SIEGE OF KING’S CASTLE TPB (collects Ninjak #14-17)
DIVINITY II TPB (collects Divinity II #1-4)
X-O MANOWAR VOL. 11: THE KILL LIST TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR #43–46, X-O MANOWAR: COMMANDER TRILL #0, and X-O MANOWAR: VALIANT 25th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1)
X-O MANOWAR VOL. 12: LONG LIVE THE KING TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR #47–50)
X-O MANOWAR VOL. 13: SUCCESSION & OTHER TALES (Collecting X-O MANOWAR 2016 ANNUAL #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1, and 4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1)
BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 3: THE ANALOG MAN TPB (Collecting BLOODSHOT REBORN #10–13)
BLOODSHOT REBORN VOL. 4: BLOODSHOT ISLAND TPB (Collecting BLOODSHOT REBORN #14-18, and BLOODSHOT REBORN 2016 ANNUAL #1)
IMPERIUM VOL. 4: STORMBREAK TPB (Collecting IMPERIUM #13-16)
———-ACT SIX———-
RAI VOL. 4: 4001 A.D. TPB (Collecting RAI #13-16)
4001 A.D. TPB (Collecting 4001 A.D. mini-series #1-4)
4001 A.D.: NEW JAPAN AND BEYOND TPB (Collecting 4001 A.D.: X-O MANOWAR #1, 4001 A.D.: BLOODSHOT #1, 4001 A.D.: SHADOWMAN #1, and 4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1)
Rai: The History of the Valiant Universe #1 (Single one shot issue)
WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR VOL. 3: A DEAL WITH A DEVIL TPB (Collecting WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR #11–14)
Eternal Warrior: Awakening #1 (Single one shot issue)
Immortal Brothers: The Tale of the Green Knight #1 (Single one shot issue)
FAITH VOL. 1: HOLLYWOOD & VINE TPB (Collecting FAITH (LIMITED SERIES) #1-4)
FAITH VOL. 2: CALIFORNIA SCHEMING TPB (Collecting FAITH (ONGOING SERIES) #1–4.)
A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 1: IN THE BAG TPB (Collecting A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1–4)
A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 2- ROMANCE & ROAD TRIPS TPB (Collecting A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #5–8)
A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG VOL. 3 – ANDROMEDA ESTRANGED TPB (Collecting A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #9-12)
HARBINGER RENEGADE VOL. 1: THE JUDGMENT OF SOLOMON TPB (Collecting HARBINGER RENEGADE #1-4)
FAITH VOL. 3: SUPERSTAR TPB (Collecting FAITH #5-8)
FAITH VOL.4: THE FAITHLESS TPB (Collecting FAITH #9–12)
GENERATION ZERO VOL. 1: WE ARE THE FUTURE TPB (Collecting GENERATION ZERO #1-5)
GENERATION ZERO VOL. 2: HEROSCAPE TPB (Collecting GENERATION ZERO #6–9)
NINJAK VOL. 5: THE FIST & THE STEEL TPB (Collecting NINJAK #18–21)
NINJAK VOL. 6: THE SEVEN BLADES OF MASTER DARQUE TPB (Collecting NINJAK #22–27)
BLOODSHOT USA TPB (Collecting BLOODSHOT USA #1-4)
BLOODSHOT’S DAY OFF #1 (One shot single issue)
DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE TPB (Collecting DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE #1-4)
DIVINITY III: HEROES OF THE GLORIOUS STALINVERSE TPB (Collecting Divinity III: Stalinverse one-shots for Bloodshot, Aric, Shadowman, and Archer & Armstrong.)
SAVAGE TPB (Collecting SAVAGE #1-4)
BRITANNIA TPB (Collecting BRITANNIA #1-4)
BRITANNIA VOL. 2: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE TPB (Collecting BRITANNIA: WE WHO ARE ABOUT TO DIE #1-4)
X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 1: SOLDIER TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #1–3)
X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 2: GENERAL TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #4-6)
———-ACT SEVEN———-
RAPTURE TPB (Collecting Rapture #1-4)
SHADOWMAN/RAE SREMMURD #1 (one shot single issue)
SECRET WEAPONS TPB (Collecting Secret Weapons #1-4)
Secret Weapons #0 (Single one shot issue)
Secret Weapons: Owen’s Story #0 (Single one shot issue)
FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE TPB (Collecting FAITH AND THE FUTURE FORCE #1–4)
ARMSTRONG AND THE VAULT OF SPIRITS #1 (one shot single issue)
HARBINGER RENEGADE VOL 2: MASSACRE TPB (Collecting HARBINGER RENEGADE #5-8 and #0)
X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL 3: EMPEROR TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #7–10)
X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL 4: VISIGOTH TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #11–14)
WAR MOTHER (Collecting WAR MOTHER #1–4 and 4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER #1)
DIVINITY #0 (Single one shot issue)
ETERNITY TPB (Collecting ETERNITY #1–4)
BLOODSHOT SALVATION VOL. 1: THE BOOK OF REVENGE TPB (Collecting BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1–5)
BLOODSHOT SALVATION VOL. 2: THE BOOK OF THE DEAD TPB (Collecting BLOODSHOT SALVATION #6–9)
BLOODSHOT SALVATION VOL. 3: THE BOOK OF REVELATIONS TPB (Collecting BLOODSHOT SALVATION #10–12)
NINJAK #0 (Single one shot issue)
NINJA-K VOL. 1: THE NINJA FILES TPB (Collecting NINJA-K #1–5)
NINJA-K VOL. 2: THE COALITION TPB (Collecting NINJA-K #6–9)
SHADOWMAN VOL. 1: FEAR OF THE DARK TPB (Collecting SHADOWMAN (2018) #1–3)
SHADOWMAN VOL. 2: DEAD AND GONE TPB (Collecting SHADOWMAN (2018) #4–7)
QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) VOL. 1: KISS KISS KLANG KLANG TPB (Collecting QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1–5)
VALIANT HIGH TPB (Collecting VALIANT HIGH #1–4)
NINJAK VS. THE VALIANT UNIVERSE TPB (Collecting NINJAK VS. THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1-4)
———-ACT EIGHT———-
HARBINGER WARS 2 TPB (Collecting HARBINGER WARS 2: PRELUDE #1, HARBINGER WARS 2 #1-4, and HARBINGER WARS 2: AFTERMATH #1)
X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 5: BARBARIANS TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #15–18)
X-O MANOWAR (2017) VOL. 6: AGENT TPB (Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #19–22)
NINJA-K VOL. 3: FALLOUT TPB (Collecting NINJA-K #10–14) Release Date: Feb. 20th
BRITANNIA VOL. 3: LOST EAGLES OF ROME TPB (Collecting BRITANNIA: LOST EAGLES OF ROME #1-4)
SHADOWMAN VOL. 3: RAG AND BONE TPB (Collecting SHADOWMAN (2018) #8–11) Release Date: Mar. 13th
FAITH: DREAMSIDE TPB (Collecting FAITH: DREAMSIDE #1-4 and FAITH’S WINTER WONDERLAND SPECIAL #1) Release Date: Feb. 27th
LIVEWIRE VOL. 1: FUGITIVE TPB (Collecting LIVEWIRE #1-4) Release Date: Apr. 24th
—————————————-Crossover Reading Orders—————————————-
Harbinger Wars crossover (Not the official reading order, but I think it flows better this way)
Bloodshot #10
Harbinger Wars #1
Harbinger #11
Bloodshot #11
Harbinger Wars #2
Harbinger #12
Bloodshot #12
Harbinger Wars #3
Harbinger #13
Bloodshot #13
Harbinger #14
Harbinger Wars#4
To Kill A King: X-O Manowar/Unity crossover
Unity #1
X-O Manowar #19
Unity #2
X-O Manowar #20
Unity #3
X-O Manowar #21
Unity #4
X-O Manowar #22
Armor Hunters crossover
Armor Hunters #1/4
Unity #8
X-O Manowar #26
Armor Hunters #2/4
Unity #9
Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #1/3
Armor Hunters: Harbinger #1/3
X-O Manowar #27
Armor Hunters #3/4
Unity #10
Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #2/3
Armor Hunters: Harbinger #2/3
X-O Manowar #28
Armor Hunters: Harbinger #3/3
Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #3/3
Unity #11
Armor Hunters #4/4
X-O Manowar #29
Armor Hunters: Aftermath #1
4001 AD crossover
4001 AD #1
4001 AD: X-O Manowar #1
Rai #13
4001 AD #2
4001 AD: Bloodshot #1
Rai #14
4001 AD: Shadowman #1
Rai #15
4001 AD #3
4001 AD: War Mother #1
Rai #16
4001 AD #4
Valiant Free Comic Book Day 2016
Rai: The History of the Valiant Universe #1
Harbinger #0 – between Harbinger 8 & 9.
Shadowman #0 – between Shadowman 6 & 7.
Archer & Armstrong #0 – between Archer & Armstrong #9 – 10.
Bloodshot #0 – between Bloodshot #13 – 14
Archer & Armstrong: Archer #0 – between Archer & Armstrong #17 – 18
Bloodshot: H.A.R.D. Corps #0 – between Blooshot #19 – 20
Quantum & Woody #0 – between Quantum & Woody 8 – 9
Harbinger: Bleeding Monk – between Harbinger #21 – 22
X-O Manowar #0 – between X-O Manowar #29 – 30
Unity #0 – between Unity #11 – 12
Punk Mambo #0 – after Shadowman: End Times #3
Harbinger: Faith #0 – between Harbinger: Omegas #3 – Unity #13
X-O Manowar: Commander Trill #0 – between X-O Manowar #42 – 43
Bloodshot Reborn Annual 2016 #1 – between Bloodshot Reborn #11 – 12
X-O Manowar Annual 2016 #1 – between X-O Manowar #46 – 47
Immortal Brothers: The Tale of the Green Knight #1 – Set in the time period of King Arthur
Eternal Warrior: Awakening #1 – Set in the far past, sometime after Legends of the Geomancer
Rai: The History of the Valiant Universe – after the end of Rai (2014) #16
Bloodshot’s Day Off #1 – between Bloodshot USA #4 – Bloodshot Salvation
Bloodshot Reborn #0 – between Bloodshot USA #4 – Bloodshot Salvation
Harbinger Renegade #0 – between Harbinger Renegade #8 -9
Secret Weapons #0 – after Secret Weapons #1-4 mini series
Divinity #0 – between Divinity III: Stalinverse and Eternity mini-series
Ninjak #0 – Between Ninjak (2016) and Ninja-K (2017) series
Secret Weapons: Owens Story #0 – released after Secret Weapons mini series, but might contain origin story which would be from before the original material
Will they do a reboot of ninjak. Like the ninjak vs valiant universe?