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Bearing a now-iconic cover by artist Phil Jimenez, the issue went onto become the most successful of the entire decade, selling some 350,000 copies when all was said and done. Fast forward nearly 10 years and Jimenez is now a primary cover artist for Valiant's X-O Manowar, in addition to his writing and penciling duties on[...]

Coming off Tuesday's #ValiantSummit in New York, Valiant Entertainment is having a big week…but they'll be raising the stakes even higher in June as X-O Manowar #47 begins the countdown to the long-running series' issue #50 finale. To officiate writer Robert Venditti's 56-issue run on the title, the publisher is holding "X-O Manowar #50 Countdown Giveaway"[...]

We mentioned that Batman #50 was getting an extra epilogue, and a price bump. While Superman #50, still at $4.99, was solicited from Gene Luen Yang and Howard Porter, they've had Patrick Zircher and Ardian Syaf added to the creative team which now also includes a page by classic Man of Steel artist Jon Bogdanove. And the solicitation (with the cover[...]