X-O Manowar Volume 1 : By The Sword

The beginning of the all-new Valiant Universe starts here!

Aric of Dacia isa brash warrior and heir to the throne of the Visigoth people.

He has lived hislife under the heel of the Roman Empire, but now a far more terrible enemy hascome to subjugate him.

Taken from his home and family, Aric is enslaved aboard astarship belonging to a brutal race of alien colonizers known as The Vine.

If heis to have any hope of escaping and returning to Earth, he will have to stealthe Vine's most powerful weapon — a sentient suit of indestructible armor— and become X-O Manowar!This volume collects the first four issues of the acclaimed, breakout seriesby New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti (TheSurrogates, The Homeland Directive) and Eisner Award-winning artistCary Nord (Conan)!