Andy Friedman Covers Harbinger #19 From Valiant Comics In December

February 27, 2014August 29, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Celebrated Cartoonist ANDY FRIEDMAN Covers HARBINGER #19

Andy Friedman, cartoonist, musician, and contributor to The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, & The Atlantic among others, will provide a variant cover to Harbinger #19 from Valiant Comics. It marks the first time that he’s worked on monthly comics.

Harbinger #19, written by Joshua Dysart & illustrated by Barry Kitson, goes on sale December 11th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

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Valiant is proud to announce that celebrated cartoonist and musician Andy Friedman has contributed a stunning variant cover for December’s Harbinger #19 – the final installment of the acclaimed “Perfect Day” story arc from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and legendary artist Barry Kitson!

As a noted contributor to The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic and many more, Friedman’s gag cartoons and portraits of cultural icons have appeared in hundreds of newspapers and magazines across the world. Friedman is also a prolific singer-songwriter with three acclaimed albums to his credit – 2007’s Taken Man, 2009’s Weary Things and 2011’s Laserbeams and Dreams – and for over a decade has enjoyed performing in the nation’s premier music venues.

Preview: Harbinger #15 by Joshua Dysart & Barry Kitson – “Perfect Day”

August 6, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

First Look: DYSART and KITSON Rise for PERFECT DAY in HARBINGER #15!

Here is a preview of Harbinger #15 by Joshua Dysart & Barry Kitson, which kicks off the “Perfect Day” story arc, on sale August 14th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

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On August 14th, a new day is dawning for the series that Comic Book Resources calls “one of the best superhero comics currently available”!

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #15 – the FIRST ISSUE of “Perfect Day”, an all-new story arc from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars) and legendary artist Barry Kitson (Bloodshot, Amazing Spider-Man)! In the aftermath of Harbinger Wars, start reading here as Valiant kicks off the next year of Harbinger with an all-new, mind-bending conflict unlike anything you’ve seen before!

Harbinger #13 by Joshua Dysart, Khari Evans, & Trevor Hairsine (Preview)

February 27, 2014June 13, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Harada’s First HARBINGER WAR Haunts HARBINGER #13

Here is a preview of Harbinger #13, by Joshua Dysart, Khari Evans, & Trevor Hairsine, from Valiant Comics – on sale June 19th, 2013.

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Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #13 by New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and acclaimed artists Khari Evans and Trevor Hairsine! As the Harbinger Wars barrel toward a sense-shattering climax, the moment you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived – Peter Stanchek and the Renegades versus Bloodshot!

Las Vegas is under siege, and the inexperienced supterteam known as the Renegades are all that stand between Bloodshot and the fulfillment of his mission. But as they engage the Valiant Universe’s most feared Harbinger hunter head-on, Peter Stanchek and his allies are about to discover that Bloodshot is a much more dangerous – and much more clever – foe than they ever could have anticipated. Plus: what is the eerie connection between a battle fought long ago in North Carolina’s Great Dismal Swamp and today’s fight for the Vegas Strip?

Preview: GENERATION ZERO Goes for the Kill in HARBINGER #12

February 27, 2014May 3, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

GENERATION ZERO Goes for the Kill in HARBINGER #12

Here is a preview of Harbinger #12 by Joshua Dysart, Khari Evans, & Trevor Hairsine, from Valiant Comics – on sale May 8th, 2013.

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Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #12 from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and acclaimed artists Khari Evans and Trevor Hairsine! On May 8th, the definitive Valiant Universe event of the year kicks into high gear as Peter Stanchek and the Renegades come to face-to-face with the Harbinger Wars’ most unpredictable new players – the escaped Project Rising Spirit strike team known as Generation Zero!

Unsure of exactly what they’ll find, the Renegades have followed Peter Stanchek’s strange dreams and visions straight into Las Vegas. Led by the words of the Bleeding Monk – who bleeds but does not die – they’re about to find themselves in the company of PRS’s tempestuous teenage test subjects, the fugitive Harbingers that now call themselves Generation Zero. Inside of a fortified Las Vegas casino, will they will be able to broker a peace with their kindred spirits in the Renegades? Or do these trained child soldiers still have one wild card left in their assault on authority?

Preview: Harbinger #11 – Harbinger Wars

February 27, 2014April 5, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

HARBINGER WAR ’69 Goes Live in HARBINGER #11!

Here is a 6 page preview of Harbinger #11 by Joshua Dysart, Khari Evans, and Trevor Hairsine from Valiant Comics – on sale April 10th, 2013.

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Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #11 – the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new, standalone story arc launching Peter Stanchek and Toyo Harada straight into the center of the Harbinger Wars, by New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and fan favorite artists Khari Evans and Trevor Hairsine!

Now that the Harbinger Wars have kicked off with a multi-megaton bang, go back to 1969 to witness the first clash of Toyo Harada and Rising Spirit Securities and the origin of their ever-escalating game of corporate warfare and superhuman subterfuge. And now, decades later, how are Peter Stanchek and his band of Renegades feeling the fallout of this 40-year-old cold war? And what secret could possibly be calling them out of the Nevada desert and directly into the sights of the Harbinger hunter called Bloodshot?

Preview: Harbinger #10 by Joshua Dysart & Matthew Clark

February 27, 2014March 13, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

The RENEGADES Come Together in HARBINGER #10

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Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #10 from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and fan favorite artist Matthew Clark! As "Renegades" races toward an unforgettable climax, Peter Stanchek is about to face his toughest choice yet – lead or die.

Trapped between the opposing forces of Toyo Harada’s Eggbreakers and Project Rising Spirit, Peter Stanchek and his wayward band of renegade telekinetics are about to find themselves in a vicious, three-way firefight. Can they put aside their fears and do battle as the team they’ll need to be to survive? The Renegades are about to make their big debut – and, when the smoke clears, the Valiant Universe is going to be a very different place.

First Look: HARBINGER WARS Begins in Harbinger #11 in April

February 27, 2014March 6, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

DYSART, EVANS & HAIRSINE Uncover the First HARBINGER WAR in HARBINGER #11

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Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #11 – the FIRST ISSUE of an all-new arc launching Peter Stanchek and the Renegades straight into the heart of the Harbinger Wars! From New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and superstar artists Khari Evans and Trevor Hairsine, start reading here to discover what has been drawing the Renegades toward Las Vegas – and just how a decades-old secret connects their cause to Toyo Harada’s first Harbinger War.

Before the Harbinger Foundation, before Project Rising Spirit, Toyo Harada spent decades circling the globe, recruiting empowered individuals to his cause with coercion, intimidation and influence. But how is one deal brokered in secret between Harada and Rising Sprit Securities forty years ago now wreaking havoc in the modern day? And, meanwhile, how will Peter Stanchek and the rest of Harada’s most wanted react to the revelation of Rising Spirit’s secret mission and the Harbinger hunter known as Bloodshot?

Preview: Harbinger #9 by Dysart & Perez

February 14, 2013February 14, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

ZEPHYR Flies High in HARBINGER #9

Here is a 6 page preview of Harbinger #9, written by Joshua Dysart & drawn by Pere Perez, on sale February 20th, 2013 from Valiant Comics.

Preview: Harbinger #8 by Joshua Dysart & Lee Garbett

February 27, 2014January 17, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

Make Way, Bro – TORQUE is Coming Through in HARBINGER #8!

Here is a preview of Harbinger #8, by writer Joshua Dysart & artist Lee Garbett, from Valiant Comics on sale January 23rd, 2013.

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Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Harbinger #8 – the next installment of the brand new, critically acclaimed "Renegades" storyline by New York Times best-selling author Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier) and fan favorite artist Lee Garbett (Batman: R.I.P.)! With Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation in hot pursuit, Peter Stanchek and his band of outlaw superhuman runaways have just found their newest member. But can even the Renegades handle a wild card like the musclebound powerhouse called Torque?

Harbinger Wars #1 Interlocking Pullbox Covers

February 27, 2014January 15, 2013 by The Comic Book Critic

HARBINGER WARS Unites HARBINGER and BLOODSHOT with Interlocking PULLBOX COVERS!

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This April, Valiant’s first family crossover, Harbinger Wars, kicks off with three all-new jumping-on points in Harbinger Wars #1 (of 4), Harbinger #11 and Bloodshot #10! To herald the brutal first collision of Harbinger and Bloodshot, each of these three entry points into the Valiant Universe will feature an interlocking Pullbox Exclusive Variant cover by Harbinger Wars artist and New York Times best-selling creator Clayton Henry!