The X-O armor takes on a whole new appearance as Aric loses control of the world's most powerful weapon! Characters: X-O Manowar; Aric; Lummox; Alloy.
"Losing Control" is written by Ron Marz, with art by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
Part 2 of 2. Continued from #50X! Aric's fight with his old friend and new enemy, Alloy, continues. Aric's got his armor back, but it's not the armor he's used to! It's an all-new beginning for Aric and the X-O armor!
"Transformations part two" is written by Ron Marz, with art and cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
Part 1 of 2. The X-O armor strikes out on its own! All-out war breaks out as Aric fights to remaster the most powerful weapon in the universe. And to make matters worse, X-O sees an old friend become his deadliest enemy! Continues in #50O!
"Transformations part one" is written by Ron Marz, with art and cover by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
After X-O Manowar survives the battle of his life and finds the world he knew destroyed, he returns home, searching for a new place on modern-day Earth. When he arrives in what used to be Dacia, Aric finds that his old world isn't ready to let go of him. Join X-O Manowar as he confronts an Orb Industries experiment gone horribly wrong!
"Lummox" is written by Bart Sears, with art by Bart Sears, Ray Kryssing and Randy Elliott. Cover by Bart Sears and Mark Pennington
Cover price $2.50.
X-O Manowar returns to space. The only thing Aric has left after Crescendo's attack is the X-O armor and his space to find the origin of his armor, a new purpose, and a new home. What he finds is not what he's looking for -- the X-O armor has strings attached and they're yanking Aric into the line of fire again.
"Collision Course" is written by Jeff Bailey and Marty Golia, with art and cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
X-O Manowar explores the outer regions of space, and finds himself in a knock-down, drag-out fight with hostile aliens! When they realize they can't beat him, they ask him to join them...as they launch an all-out invasion of Earth!
"Gladiators" is written by Jeff Bailey and Marty Golia, with pencils by Bart Sears.
Cover price $2.50.
A terrifying, new alien race has its sights set on Earth! Is X-O Manowar warrior enough to stop them? Aric must choose between a life of war in space and a life of peace on Earth. X-O finds a new mission as the alien conflict reaches its conclusion.
"Last Stand" is written by Jeff Bailey and Marty Golia, with art by Andy Smith and John A. Guynn. Cover by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
After defeating an intergalactic threat to Earth, X-O's triumphant return is cut short by the mysterious super-thief known as Gamin! Armed with extraordinary abilities and a bad habit of getting her way, she's set her sights on the greatest prize of all -- the X-O Manowar armor!
"Home Alone" is written by Jeff Bailey and Marty Golia, with art and cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
Aric Dacia's past continues to haunt him as he's forced to track down another bizarre experiment from the labs of his former company, Orb Industries. With the power to harness and control any energy at will, Experiment #15 is ready to give X-O the shock of his life! With freedom, wealth and power at his command, this foe will stop at nothing to preserve what is his...even if it means killing X-O!
"Shock Treatment" is written by Jeff Bailey, Marty Golia and Keith Giffen, with art by Andy Smith and John A. Guynn. Cover by Andy Smith.
Cover price $2.50.
A clandestine government agency puts Aric and the X-O armor on its Christmas list. It's up to the government's best agent to bring X-O in -- the hard way!
"Old Soldiers" is written by Jeff Bailey, Marty Golia and Keith Giffen, with art by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing. Cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
A new villain rises from the ashes of Aric's battle with the Dromak -- an artificial life-form living in the ruins of the Dromak's headquarters. And when it finally finds its way to Earth, it takes on the new shape of X-O's worst enemy -- Raptor!
"Fair Game" is written by Bob Layton and Keith Giffen, with pencils by Bernard Chang. Cover by Andy Smith and Randy Elliott.
Cover price $2.50.
Writer Keith Giffen has promised exciting action, deep intrigue and power-blasting events in the tradition that X-O fans have come to expect from this series!
Written by Keith Giffen, with pencils by Bernard Chang. Cover by Bart Sears and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
X-O Manowar blasts off into a new, truly galactic adventure this issue, featuring the storytelling wizardry of Keith 'The Wildman' Giffen and the artistic talents of Andy 'The Newly-Wed' Smith. Action, intrigue and wild surprises abound in this opening tale of X-O's latest adventures.
Written by Keith Giffen, with art by Andy Smith and John A. Guynn. Cover by Andy Smith and Ray Kryssing.
Cover price $2.50.
Part 1 of 2. "Besieged" - From the lost land of UNITY, Aric returns to his original ancient home in 408, during Alaric's invasion of Italy. Imagine the most powerful weapon the modern universe has ever seen used against the ancient world. It's empire-shaking. Characters: Alaric [Visigothic king, Aric's uncle]; Deidre; Gafti; Mallak (advisor to Alaric); Sarus; X-O Manowar [Aric].
Written by Bob Layton, with art and cover by Mike Leeke and Tom Ryder. This issue does not have a card (coupon).
Cover price $2.25.
"Out of the Blue!" From a burst of light over New York City, a golden age hero returns after a fifty year absence. Bravado, who vanished during Operation: Stormbreaker, has returned, with X-O in his sights.
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with pencils by Scot Eaton. This being 'Copycat Cover Month' at Acclaim, this issue's cover is an homage to the cover of Avengers (1963 1st Series) #4.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"The Past is Prologue" - Colonel Laidlaw relinquishes control of the X-O project to Diane Hunter of Inquest. Meanwhile, X-O and Bravado throw down with Amok, who has returned once again to try to destroy the armor. But Donovan faces a much bigger problem as the alien creators of the armor appear to reclaim their armor...and Earth!
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"The Chosen" - This is it! The real, honest to goodness origin of the X-O armor. Can Donovan handle the true mission of the armor and control it? Or will he succumb to its prime directive?
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson. Cover by Scot Eaton and Pam Eklund.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Reunion" - The aliens who created the X-O armor millions of years ago have returned to reclaim their property and to add Earth to their communion of allied planets -- whether Earth likes it or not! Donovan Wylie doesn't like it one bit, he wants to keep the armor and his world, but how can one man stand against aliens with a ship the size of the moon? And how can he stand against an army of others wearing identical armor?! And which sides will Bravado, Amok and Citadel choose?
Written by Brian Augustyn with Mark Waid, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
Psst! Vincent Van Goat from Quantum & Woody shows up on page 15 (it's 'Goat Month' at Acclaim, after all). "Invitation Declined!" X-O discovers the horrifying truth of the aliens of Unity...and the agenda those freaky beings have for Earth and the X-O armor. With the fate of an entire world -- and the lives of billions of Earth's inhabitants -- hanging in the balance, can Donovan Wylie use the X-O armor to resist Unity? Can Bravado or any of the other Valiant Heroes help turn the tide? And will X-O's enemies, Citadel and Amok, actually end up fighting for Earth?
Written by Brian Augustyn, with art by Scot Eaton, Don Hudson, Charles Barnett III and Keith Williams.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Desert Passage" - In the aftermath of the events of SOLAR, Donovan Wylie is deprived of the X-O armor and lost in the desert. While he waits to see of the armor will be able to heal the tremendous damage done to it by Solar, Donovan wanders and meditates on his recent triumphs and tragedies. And he begins to consider what X-O should be now that it is completely his. If what he envisions comes true, an astounding, brand-new X-O will be ready to face the future.
Written by Brian Augustyn, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Southern Fried Woody" - Donovan Wylie -- X-O -- thinks he's the smartest man on the planet. Eric Henderson -- Quantum -- is pretty sure HE is the smartest man on the planet. Woody Van Chelton KNOWS they're both idiots. Can the world's worst hero-trio get it together to stop a truly deadly threat or will they kill each other instead? Guest starring Quantum & Woody!
Written by Brian Augustyn, with art by Bart Sears and Don Hudson. Cover by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Donovan's Heart Chapter 1: Once More With Feeling" - When R.A.G.E. erupts in civil war, Citadel unleashes a high-tech weapon of such power that its activation draws the attention of a galactic peace enforcer. Now X-O finds himself caught between his arch-enemy, Citadel, and the alien who would bring him to brutal justice!
Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Donovan's Heart Chapter 2: Never Say Die" - Having subdued Citadel, the galactic peace enforcer now turns his attention to the X-O armor...and the news isn't good! Judged unworthy, Donovan now faces the thought of having the X-O medallion ripped from his chest! Plus, more info on the shocking return of Rand Banion!
Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
"Donovan's Heart Chapter 3: We Bombed in Denver" - X-O clashes with Master Blaster, a new villain with truly explosive super powers. Donovan seemingly prevails. However, his social life remains a complete mess! So Donovan agrees to hypnotherapy, with his ex-girlfriend Thalia playing doctor (get your mind out of the gutter!). But what neither of them realizes is that Master Blaster has used his powers to turn the X-O armor -- and therefore Donovan Wylie -- into a living time bomb!
Written by Dwayne McDuffie, with art by Scot Eaton and Don Hudson.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
