Le scénariste Robert Venditti accueille le dessinateur Doug Braithwaite sur le prochain évènement « Armors Hunters » qui débutera dans le numéro spécial du « Free Comic Book Day 2014 » avant de se poursuivre dans la mini-série Armor Hunters et dans la série régulière X-O Manowar dès le 25ème numéro.
L’histoire voit le héros Aric Dacia en apprendre d’avantage sur l’origine de son armure alors qu’il est attaqué par des chasseurs extra-terrestres qui veulent la détruire. Les évènements se dérouleront après le premier arc de « Unity »
Ci-dessous, les couvertures et les deux teasers réalisés par George Molina, J.G. Jones, Miguel Sepulveda et la recherche des personnages par Clayton Crain:
Le site Multiversitycomics a organisé une table ronde avec tous les responsables de la nouvelle ligne Valiant, notamment Hunter Gorinson, Fred Pierce, Atom! Freeman, Dinesh Shamdasani et Warren Simons.
Voici deux crayonnés supplémentaires de Armor Hunters #1:
[quote]ARMOR HUNTERS #1
Written by: Robert Venditti.
Art by: Doug Braithwaite.
Covers by: Jorge Molina, Clayton Crain, Trevor Hairsine, Doug Braithwaite.
Description: A relentless and surgical strike team from the farthest reaches of space – sworn to exterminate the X-O Manowar armor and all like it – have finally found their last target. They will hunt. They will trap. They will kill. And they will rid the universe of the X-O Manowar’s incalculable destructive power…even if it means taking the Earth with it.
Pages: 32.
Price: $3.99 (Chromium, $5.99).
In stores: June 11. [/quote]
[quote]ARMOR HUNTERS #2 (of 4)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Mask Cover by RIAN HUGHES
Variant Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Artist Variant by BRYAN HITCH
SURRENDER THE ARMOR OR EARTH WILL DIE!
Following the shocking final moments of the previous issue, the Armor Hunters have made their intentions clear, and unless X-O Manowar is turned over to them immediately, thousands of innocents will become additional casualties of this already brutal war. Valiant’s most formidable heroes are about to go on the offensive, but the Armor Hunters have another trick up their sleeve, and this one will change the battle forever. Who will live? Who will die? The world will know what it feels like to be POWERLESS as Valiant’s massive summer crossover continues!
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE JULY 9[/quote]
[quote]Armor Hunters #3
Story by Robert Venditti
Art by Doug Braithwaite
Colors by Laura Martin
Letters by Dave Sharpe
Cover by Doug Braithwaite, Donovan Santiago, Trevor Hairsine, Mico Suayan , Diego Bernard
Publisher Valiant Entertainment
Cover Price: $3.99
Release Date Wed, August 13th, 2014
ALL OUT WAR! Five alien Armor Hunters now control the planet, millions are dead – and that was only the beginning!
But if X-O Manowar surrenders now, will he spare the Earth…or spell its doom? And, as the world descends into pandemonium, can Bloodshot and the Unity team finally pinpoint a weakness in an enemy with more power, more endurance, and more technology? When you can’t find a way to win…you’d better find a way to cheat! Valiant’s summer crossover sensation rockets toward a climax so big it’s going to register on the Richter scale![/quote]
