Media release — Valiant is pleased to announce that book OF DEATH: THE fall OF NINJAK #1 – an vital one-shot chapter split from the pages of Valiant’s cataclysmic summer event – has sold out at the distributor level and will return in October with the book OF DEATH: THE fall OF NINJAK #1 second PRINTING! following the multiple-printing and sold-out success of book OF death #1 and book OF DEATH: THE fall OF BLOODSHOT #1, readers have declared that book OF death is the runaway hit of the summer!
Join the fall of the Valiant universe here as new York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine – the superstar creative team that brought you DIVINITY – reunite to reveal the dark future and final fate of MI-6’s a lot of elite operative with a special standalone adventure split from the Geomancer’s book OF DEATH!
In the ruins of his mansion, Colin King hunkers down as the last living member of Unity after the third Armor hunt – or so he thinks. A check out from an old pal and a peace using present the chance for Ninjak to break the cycle of death and escape the horrible fate foretold in the book of the Geomancer. will he betray his dead pals or will the fall of Ninjak come to pass and give rise to a very familiar future?
“Earlier this summer, book OF death #1 cemented itself as Valiant’s single-most successful debut of the modern era and now, after several subsequent sell-outs, we’re seeing demand from fans and merchants continue to build across each following chapter,” said Valiant publisher Fred Pierce. “Each one of our creators is bringing their A-game to this event and it shows. From reviewer reaction to strong sales on the ground in stores across the country, book OF death has proven itself to be the highest-selling, a lot of acclaimed event from an independent publisher in recent memory – and the best is yet to come.”
So let it be written, so let it be done… critics are praising Ninjak’s last stand!
“Matt Kindt gives Colin King’s exit plenty of interesting moments, from robot vs. ninja battles to plummeting space real estate.” – IGN
“This story is a must-read, especially for fans of the larger Valiant Universe.” – All Comic
“Compelling…Gorgeously illustrated by Hairsine…” – Comic book Resources
“Truly fantastic… A terrific standalone story that takes place far into Ninjak’s future.” – graphic Policy
“Imaginative…Kindt’s elderly Ninjak is a fun spin on the character.” – Newsarama
Contact your local merchant and use the buy codes provided below to reserve your copies of this can’t-miss tale from Valiant’s best-selling book OF death event:
BOOK OF DEATH: THE fall OF NINJAK #1 second printing (AUG158352)
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE
Cover by KANO
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | on sale 10/21/15 (FOC – 9/28/15)
Plus: Valiant’s devastating summer event erupts on September 23rd in book OF death #3 (of 4) by new York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (WRATH OF THE ETERNAL WARRIOR) and explosive artists Robert Gill (Batgirl) and Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS)! As the horrible future chronicled in the book of the Geomancer continues to reveal itself by means of a series of horrible, unnatural calamities, an unexpected and untold player – Master Darque – has emerged to make his play for young Tama, the current in the line of Earth-communing mystics called Geomancers… but does the reappearance of Darque indicate that the apocalyptic future foretold by Tama has been avoided…or guaranteed?
BOOK OF death #3 (of 4)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by ROBERT GILL and DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Cover A by CARY NORD (JUL151656)
Cover B by CLAYTON CRAIN (JUL151657)
Cover C by STEPHEN SEGOVIA (JUL151658)
Valiant icons Variant by PERE PÉREZ (JUL151659)
Artist Variant by PAOLO RIVERA (JUL151660)
$3.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | on sale SEPTEMBER 23 (FOC – 8/31/15)
Then: book OF death continues with two a lot more visionary tales of present and future ripped directly from the pages of the book of the Geomancer! This fall, join an all-star cast of creators as they come aboard the year’s monumental comics event to chronicle the utmost fate of Valiant’s a lot of indelible heroes. From the modern day to the far future, the destinies of the Harbinger Renegades, X-O Manowar, and a lot more will stand revealed in these upcoming standalone chapters at the epicenter of book OF DEATH:
BOOK OF DEATH: THE fall OF HARBINGER #1
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by KANO
Cover A by RAUL ALLEN (JUL151661)
Cover B by FRANCIS PORTELA (JUL151662)
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE (JUL151663)
Variant Cover by ROBERT GILL (JUL151664)
$3.99 us | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | on sale SEPTEMBER 30 (FOC – 9/7/15)
BOOK OF DEATH: THE fall OF X-O MANOWAR #1
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI
Art by CLAYTON HENRY
Cover A by CARY NORD
Cover B by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Variant Cover by RYAN LEE
Variant Cover by DIEGO BERNARD
$3.99 us | 32 pgs. | T+ | ONE-SHOT | on sale OCTOBEnull