Join the adventures of Valiant's fl agship hero here with 64-pages of armor-busting action on the frontlines of the Valiant Universe in X-O Manowar's first-ever annual! 2016 is primed and ready to be X-O Manowar's most pivotal year yet! But before Aric of Dacia can confront the biggest threat Earth has ever faced, he must first reflect on the past...and the outcome of a bloodstained battle on the frontier of the Roman Empire that continues to be felt to this day! Then: X-O Manowar's sworn enemy, Commander Trill, readies for the war that is to come...by undergoing a life-threatening trial-by-fire that will test every ounce of his intellect and fury. Plus: Col. Jamie Capshaw must singlehandedly defend G.A.T.E from a menace nobody expected...and the Armorines begin an all-new mission at the heart of X-O Manowar's world! Chapter TitlesPrologue: The Origin of X-O ManowarChapter One: HeritageChapter Two: The PrisonerChapter Three: Taking A MeetingEpilogue: The TormentNotes: "Taking A Meeting" provides background information on the "director" who appears in the Faith mini-series Chewbacca and Michael Jackson appear as cosplayers on Hollywood Boulevard, where Commander Trill is mistaken for Predator... in "the worst Predator costume ever.""Epilogue: The Torment" also is a prologue to the "Long Live the King" story line starting in X-O Manowar #47.List of covers and their creators:CoverNameCreator(s)Sidebar LocationACover APhil Jimenez & Ulises Arreola1BCover BCarmen Nunez Carnero & Omi Remalante Jr2C1:10 Retailer Incentive Cover CBrian Level & David Baron3D1:20 Retailer Incentive Cover DJeff Dekal4 — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).
