{"id":1418,"date":"2018-01-11T15:01:12","date_gmt":"2018-01-11T21:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=1418"},"modified":"2018-01-11T15:01:12","modified_gmt":"2018-01-11T21:01:12","slug":"first-look-shadowman-1-diggle-segovia-usher-in-a-staggering-new-beginning-for-valiants-supernatural-icon-on-march-28th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/11\/first-look-shadowman-1-diggle-segovia-usher-in-a-staggering-new-beginning-for-valiants-supernatural-icon-on-march-28th\/","title":{"rendered":"First Look: SHADOWMAN #1 \u2013 Diggle & Segovia Usher in a Staggering New Beginning for Valiant\u2019s Supernatural Icon on March 28th!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Valiant is proud to present a brand-new look inside\u00a0SHADOWMAN (2018) #1\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 the\u00a0FIRST ISSUE<\/strong>\u00a0of the\u00a0POWERFUL NEW ONGOING SERIES\u00a0<\/strong>by superstar writer\u00a0Andy Diggle<\/strong>\u00a0(Green Arrow: Year One, Daredevi<\/em>l) and high-octane artist\u00a0Stephen Segovia<\/strong>\u00a0(Action Comics<\/em>)!\u00a0On\u00a0March 28th<\/span><\/span>, \u201cFEAR OF THE DARK\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the fearsome first strike in Diggle\u2019s two-year master plan for Valiant\u2019s supernatural icon \u2013 starts here as Jack Boniface emerges from the Deadside and returns to the haunted city of his youth, New Orleans, to head off the coming of a terrible new threat that will irreparably scar the Valiant Universe in its wake\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI love action comics and I love supernatural horror, and with SHADOWMAN\u00a0I get to write both at the same time. It’s win\/win,”\u00a0Diggle told IGN<\/a>.\u00a0“I think Jack Boniface is a character with a lot of untapped potential. He started out as this upbeat, fresh-faced young guy and since then he’s been through Hell and back. He’s carrying a burden of guilt over some bad choices he made and that’s fertile ground for a redemption story.”<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t fear your demons\u2026 Fight them! Orphaned as a child and raised on the margins of society, Jack Boniface never knew his place in the world. Until he discovered it waiting for him\u2026in a darkness far older than the reign of men\u2026<\/p>\n

Unbeknownst to him, Jack was fated to become the next in a long lineage of Shadowmen \u2013 mortals bound to violent voodoo spirits of immense power \u2013 that could safeguard our world against incursions from realms beyond. For years, he struggled to control the loa\u2019s murderous urges \u2013 a battle he eventually lost.<\/p>\n

But now, after years of self-imposed exile, the man once known as Shadowman is returning home to sharpen the weapon within\u2026and unleash a reckoning on the evils of our world that will soon send shockwaves through heaven and hell alike\u2026<\/p>\n

In the epic tradition of\u00a0X-O MANOWAR<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0BLOODSHOT REBORN<\/strong>, a staggering new beginning for Valiant\u2019s supernatural icon starts here on\u00a0March 28th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>with\u00a0PART ONE<\/strong>\u00a0of\u00a0\u201cFEAR OF THE DARK\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 a tense and gripping three-issue introduction pushing Jack Boniface to the farthest edge of fear itself\u2026and into a startling, adrenaline-fueled fight for survival as Shadowman takes command of the birthright he was born to uphold!<\/p>\n

This spring, red-hot creators Andy Diggle and Stephen Segovia lead the charge for Valiant\u2019s biggest and most powerful ongoing series debut of 2018 in the all-new\u00a0SHADOWMAN #1<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 featuring covers by Eisner Award nominee\u00a0Tonci Zonjic\u00a0<\/strong>(Who is Jake Ellis?<\/em>),\u00a0Renato Guedes<\/strong>\u00a0(BLOODSHOT SALVATION),\u00a0Juan Jos\u00e9 Ryp<\/strong>(BRITANNIA), and\u00a0Travel Foreman<\/strong>\u00a0(Animal Man, The Ultimates<\/em>)!<\/p>\n

Then:\u00a0<\/strong>Jack Boniface\u2019s quest to reclaim his unearthly inheritance charges onward in\u00a0SHADOWMAN #2!<\/strong>\u00a0On\u00a0April 25th<\/span><\/span>,<\/strong>\u00a0Valiant\u2019s must-read new series launch of the New Year plunges even deeper into the darkest recesses of the Deadside to reveal the vengeful machinations of Baron Samedi!<\/p>\n

Jack Boniface has only just returned home to New Orleans\u2026but the Deadside won\u2019t let him stay gone! From across the veil of life and death, the malignant presence of Baron Samedi \u2013 a ravenous voodoo deity bent on consolidating power at all costs \u2013 now seeks to infiltrate the mortal plane and claim the legacy of Shadowman for himself! But even as Jack and Alyssa marshal a defense to Samedi\u2019s inhuman agenda, a monstrous new force \u2013 driven by killer instinct and a rabid hatred of the Shadowman \u2013 is about to turn the Big Easy\u2019s back alleys into a hunting ground\u2026<\/p>\n

On\u00a0April 25th<\/span><\/span>, \u201cFEAR OF THE DARK\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>stalks forward as Andy Diggle and Stephen Segovia bring a hard-hitting reckoning to SHADOWMAN #2 \u2013 featuring covers by\u00a0Tonci Zonjic\u00a0<\/strong>(Lobster Johnson<\/em>),\u00a0Renato Guedes\u00a0<\/strong>(Wolverine<\/em>),\u00a0Juan Jos\u00e9 Ryp<\/strong>\u00a0(HARBINGER RENEGADE), and\u00a0Ben Templesmith<\/strong>\u00a0(30 Days of Night<\/em>)!<\/p>\n

PLUS:\u00a0<\/strong>Valiant is rewarding fans who reserve the first arc of Valiant\u2019s next essential monthly series with specially expanded, limited editions of each issue in the\u00a0SHADOWMAN #1-3 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE \u2013<\/strong>\u00a0available only as a pre-order set! Released monthly from March through May 2018, each Valiant PRE-ORDER EDITION comes packed with trade paperback-style extras and bonus content, including creator commentary, behind-the-scenes looks at the creation of the comics, process character designs and artwork, and first looks at upcoming issues \u2013 plus an exclusive cover by visionary artist\u00a0Ra\u00fal All\u00e9n<\/strong>\u00a0(SECRET WEAPONS) that can\u2019t be found anywhere else!<\/p>\n

The only way to obtain the\u00a0SHADOWMAN #1-3 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE<\/strong>\u00a0is to reserve this limited item with your local comic shop by the initial order date (IOD) of\u00a0January 25th, 2018!<\/strong>\u00a0No more copies will be made available beyond that date and subsequent issues will not be offered in later solicitations!<\/p>\n

For more information, visit Valiant on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Tumblr,<\/a>\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0ValiantEntertainment.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For Valiant merchandise and more, visit\u00a0ValiantStore.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

SHADOWMAN (2018) #1<\/strong>
\nWritten by ANDY DIGGLE
\nArt by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
\nCover A by TONCI ZONJIC (JAN182001)
\nCover B by RENATO GUEDES (JAN182002)
\nInterlocking Variant by JUAN JOS\u00c9 RYP (JAN182003)
\nShadowman Icon Variant by TRAVEL FOREMAN (JAN182004)
\nGlow-in-the-Dark Variant by TONCI ZONJIC (JAN182005)
\n$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale\u00a0MARCH 28th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(FOC \u2013\u00a03\/5\/18<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n

SHADOWMAN (2018) #1-3 PRE-ORDER EDITION BUNDLE<\/strong>
\nWritten by ANDY DIGGLE
\nArt by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
\nCovers by RA\u00daL ALL\u00c9N (JAN182006)
\n$11.97 [3 issues] | 40 pgs. each | T+ | Issue #1 On Sale\u00a0MARCH 28th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(IOD \u2013\u00a01\/25\/18<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n

SHADOWMAN (2018) #2<\/strong>
\nWritten by ANDY DIGGLE
\nArt by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
\nCover A by TONCI ZONJIC
\nCover B by RENATO GUEDES
\nInterlocking Variant by JUAN JOS\u00c9 RYP
\nShadowman Icon Variant by BEN TEMPLESMITH
\nBlank Cover Also Available
\n$3.99 | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale\u00a0APRIL 25th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(FOC \u2013\u00a04\/2\/18<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n