It's the second issue of PunX. Last month was the first issue, and this month it's the second. What, you needed me to tell you that? And you know what this second issue solicitation means, don't you? That's right. Underorder. Okay, Okay, maybe that wasn't fair. After all, you're still ordering blind, pretty much taking our word for it that this book will blow off of the rack as quickly as you can re-stock it. You...ahh...DO restock, don't you? Oh, did you hear? Marvel just bought Montana...So how much longer you figure Acclaim will let me keep writing these things?
Written by Keith Giffen, with art and cover by Keith Giffen and Claude St. Aubin.
Cover price $2.50.
Keith Giffen produces the strangest Valiant story ever! In the town of Acclamation, Oregon, nothing is as it seems. Join the PunX crew as they stumble through the Valiant Universe, leaving a wake of chaos, property destruction, and offended readers! This issue: They call her P.M.S. -- Para-Military Shrew, Babs to her friends. If you thought you'd seen the limits to which this "bad babes with an attitude" trend could be carried, have WE got a story for YOU! That's PunX #3. Ask for it by name, or you might end up with some other book.
Written by Keith Giffen, with art and cover by Keith Giffen and Claude St. Aubin.
Cover price $2.50.
Bursting from the pages of Rai (1992) #0, Sho Sugino -- the second Rai -- is the protector of Japan and the servant of Grandmother, the computer that rules Japan. When he has a conflict with Grandmother, he is deposed to the Lost Land. There he faces an even deadlier challenge -- Mothergod! His epic adventures will impact the entire Valiant Universe!
"Torn Between Two Mothers" is written by Bob Layton, with art and cover by George Saravia and Gonzalo Mayo.
Cover price $2.25.
THE CHAOS EFFECT - BETA: Part 4 (of 4; 5 of 18).
Master Darque grows concerned that his super-charged enemies may now have the power to defeat him...and decides to kill them all first! But there is one old enemy who Master Darque may have underestimated. And, filled with new power, some of Darque's allies may now be less friendly -- perhaps murderously so!
"The Darque Gods" is written by Bob Hall, with art by Yvel Guichet, Tom Ryder and Phyllis Novin.
Cover price $2.25.
Regular Edition (NO gold trim) Chaos in red letters, not gold. Magnus arrives from the future with the disk meant to restore Solar long enough to end the chaos destroying the Earth in "From Chaos Comes...Order." Continued from Chaos Effect Alpha (1994) #1. Continues in Chaos Effect Epilogue (1994) #1.
Script by Bob Layton. Art by Bernard Chang & Jerry Ordway. Appearances by Geomancer, Archer, Armstrong, Shadowman, Doctor Mirage and more. 5-page epilogue by Bob Hall, Don Perlin & Gonzalo Mayo. Cover by Dan Jurgens & Jerry Ordway. Cover price $2.25.
Blue Background. Comes with Trading Card Checklist. A rift opens over Tibet, bringing with it a traveller who warns of the end of everything in "Chaos Rules." Continued in Chaos Effect Omega (1994) #1.
Script by Bob Layton. Art by Bernard Chang & Jerry Ordway. Appearances by Solar, Geomancer, Shadowman, Master Darque, Dr. Mirage, Bloodshot, X-O Manowar, Toyo Harada, Turok, Ninjak and more. Cover by Dan Jurgens & Jerry Ordway.
"Here and Now" - A million light years from his home, an alien crashes to earth on a primordial planet. Dying, his only chance for survival is to exchange DNA with the primates who discover him. But when he re-emerges thousands of years later, the primates have become something else altogether: man. The planet is Earth. The alien is...The Outcast.
Script by Jesse Berdinka, with art and cover by Norm Breyfogle.
Cover price $2.50.
$2.95 Cover Price - Direct Market Edition. In the future, The Destroyer casts off his Solar identity and takes world-shaking steps to establish himself as the dominant power of the 41st century! Mike Manley joins the Valiant team for this cosmic epic! The Destroyer also appears in this month's Psi-Lords (1994) #8.
"A Place of Our Own" is written by Kevin VanHook, with art by Mike Manley.
Cover price $2.95.
Part 1 of 2, continued in Iron Man X-O Manowar Heavy Metal (1996) #1. There exists a barrier between two worlds...an unseen wall that separates two universes so blissfully unaware of one another. Now that barrier has been breached, and two titanic evils have joined together on a course which could spell disaster for existence as we know it. Mistress Crescendo and Baron Zemo have joined forces to resurrect the most powerful object created by man...the Cosmic Cube!
It can convert thoughts into physical reality. Scattered chunks of the Cosmic Cube have lain beneath the depths of the ocean, its exact location unknown to all. But thanks to Mistress Crescendo, its location has been divined. Now there exists but one task--to retrieve these pieces of the Cube and reassemble them for both villains' uses. To that end, Baron Zemo has reassembled the Masters of Evil, a motley assembly of the most vile villains imaginable.
He has also aligned himself with Arnim Zola, using the bio-geneticist's newly constructed living Isle of Exiles as his mobile base of operations. Can even the combined might of Iron Man and the Valiant universe's most technologically advanced weapon of destruction, X-O Manowar, stop the single biggest threat to both universes?
Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Andy Smith. 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.
"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 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.
"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.
"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.
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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"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.
"Separation Anxiety" - Donovan Wylie has been de-armored and all of Denver is in big trouble. The X-O suit is now under the control of the power-mad entity known as Internaut! Things are bleak, and they're only going to get worse as Magnus shows up to deal with the blasted X-O armored can. Forging a very uneasy alliance, can the robot-hater and the perfect man/machine stop the Internaut from destroying Denver? Will Donovan decide to step back into the armor?
Will Magnus let him? No matter what happens, there's no way these two heroes are going to end up being pals. The first official Valiant Heroes character meeting will generate loads of friction...and loads of excitement.
Written by Mark Waid and Brian Augustyn, with art and cover by Scot Eaton and Pam Eklund.
FC, 32 pgs. Cover price $2.50.
