Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Comic Review: X-O Manowar: Volume 6


 The first time I had read a Valiant comic was two summers ago when Matt picked up a couple of issues of  X-O Manowar and Britannia.  The first thing that struck me was the amazing artwork, but the storytelling in XO-Manowar by Matt Kindt was what really grabbed me.

X-O Manowar: Volume 6 is an omnibus of issues 19 – 22 of Matt Kindt’s 2017 story arc.  Here we follow Aric of Dacia, back on Earth, where Colonel Jamie Capshaw recruits him to help investigate a strange and hostile threat.  What Aric didn’t expect was that he would soon be involved in a battle he has little interest in, but will do it to help Colonel Capshaw.  Aric, armed with his suit of bio-armor called Shanhara, will once again become X-O Manowar to fight for what he believes is right and just. 

I was so excited to see that X-O Manowar: Volume 6 was being offered on NetGalley! Although it had been several issues since I had read an X-O Manowar book, having had a little background to Aric’s story, I was able to pick up this volume and get right into it.  As with many Valiant books, the artwork by Juan Jose Ryp is amazing.  The colors as well as the fine details help tell the story panel after panel.  Matt Kindt has brought this story to life where you can understand that Aric has come back to Earth with little to no purpose, until Colonel Capshaw asks him for this favor.  The story is set up and then it’s right back into battle, where we readers love to see X-O Manowar dominate. 

Thank you to NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and Valiant Entertainment for this E-ARC.  All opinions are my own.

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