{"id":399,"date":"2017-12-19T13:44:31","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T19:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=399"},"modified":"2017-12-19T15:33:22","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T21:33:22","slug":"valiants-newest-blockbusters-lead-free-comic-book-day-with-the-valiant-fcbd-2018-shadowman-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2017\/12\/19\/valiants-newest-blockbusters-lead-free-comic-book-day-with-the-valiant-fcbd-2018-shadowman-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Valiant\u2019s Newest Blockbusters Lead Free Comic Book Day with the VALIANT FCBD 2018 SHADOWMAN SPECIAL!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New Year\u2019s Biggest Debuts \u2013 SHADOWMAN and HARBINGER WARS 2 \u2013 March Onward with Creators All\u00e9n & Mart\u00edn, Diggle, Giorello, Heisserer, Kindt, Segovia & Surprises Galore!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Valiant is proud to announce that it is joining\u00a0Free Comic Book Day 2018\u00a0<\/strong>with the\u00a0VALIANT FCBD 2018 SHADOWMAN SPECIAL<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a world-shaking, silver-level offering featuring a closer look at the renowned publisher\u2019s biggest and most impactful releases of the New Year with advance looks ahead at\u00a0SHADOWMAN, HARBINGER WARS 2,<\/strong>\u00a0and surprise guests galore!<\/p>\n

On\u00a0May 5th, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, Free Comic Book Day begins in full force as superstar writer\u00a0Andy Diggle<\/strong>\u00a0(Green Arrow: Year One, Daredevil<\/em>) and high-octane artist\u00a0Stephen Segovia<\/strong>\u00a0(NINJAK,\u00a0Action Comics<\/em>) take the helm of the\u00a0VALIANT FCBD 2018 SHADOWMAN SPECIAL<\/strong>\u00a0to present a must-read introduction to Shadowman\u00a0as Jack Boniface reemerges from the Deadside to reclaim his birthright\u2026and forge a new legend of magic, might, and malice for the long-awaited return of Valiant\u2019s most-demanded hero!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t fear your demons\u2026 Fight them! Orphaned at birth 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

Then: Jump on board the seismic comics event of 2018,\u00a0HARBINGER WARS 2<\/strong>, here as New York Times best-selling writer\u00a0Matt Kindt\u00a0<\/strong>(DIVINITY), Academy Award-nominated writer\u00a0Eric Heisserer<\/strong>\u00a0(Arrival<\/em>), and blockbuster artists\u00a0Tom\u00e1s Giorello<\/strong>\u00a0(X-O MANOWAR),\u00a0Ra\u00fal All\u00e9n<\/strong>\u00a0(SECRET WEAPONS) and\u00a0Patricia Mart\u00edn<\/strong>(BLOODSHOT REBORN) plunge X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, the Harbinger Renegades, Livewire, and the whole of the Valiant Universe into an epic power struggle with the potential to tear America apart,\u00a0just days after\u00a0HARBINGER WARS 2 #1 (of 4)\u00a0<\/strong>hits stands!<\/div>\n

Plus: Also, coming to the\u00a0VALIANT FCBD 2018 SHADOWMAN SPECIAL<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT SALVATION, NINJA-K, QUANTUM AND WOODY, SECRET WEAPONS<\/strong>, and top-secret surprise appearances from across the Valiant Universe! Be here as Valiant begins\u00a0its biggest year yet with a bountiful barrage of stories, sneak peaks, teasers, and more, exclusively for\u00a0Free Comic Book Day 2018<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

But first:\u00a0On\u00a0March 28th<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, get an advance jump on the action as Shadowman storms to the forefront of the Valiant Universe \u2013 more powerful, more terrifying, and more relentless than ever before \u2013 in the all-new\u00a0SHADOWMAN #1<\/strong>\u00a0from master storytellers\u00a0Andy Diggle<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Stephen Segovia<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

And\u00a0then, on\u00a0May 2nd<\/span><\/span><\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 right\u00a0before\u00a0Free Comic Book Day 2018<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 the Valiant Universe will never be the same when\u00a0HARBINGER WARS 2 #1 (of 4)<\/strong>\u00a0erupts in full force, as all-star writers\u00a0Matt Kindt<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Eric Heisserer\u00a0<\/strong>and incendiary artists\u00a0Tom\u00e1s Giorello<\/strong>,\u00a0Ra\u00fal All\u00e9n<\/strong>, and\u00a0Patricia Mart\u00edn<\/strong>\u00a0launch the opening salvo of the summer\u2019s most devastating comics event!<\/p>\n

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

VALIANT FCBD 2018\u00a0SHADOWMAN SPECIAL<\/strong>
\nWritten by ANDY DIGGLE, MATT KINDT, ERIC HEISSERER, and MORE
\nArt by STEPHEN SEGOVIA, TOM\u00c1S GIORELLO, RA\u00daL ALL\u00c9N, and MORE
\nCover by TONCI ZONJIC
\nFREE! | 32 pgs. | T+ | On Sale\u00a0MAY 5th<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(FOC –\u00a02\/5\/18<\/span><\/span>)<\/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

HARBINGER WARS 2 #1 (of 4)<\/strong>
\nWritten by MATT KINDT & ERIC HEISSERER
\nArt by TOMAS GIORELLO & RA\u00daL ALL\u00c9N
\nCover by J.G. JONES
\n$3.99 | 48 pgs. | T+ | On Sale\u00a0MAY 2nd<\/span><\/span>\u00a0(FOC \u2013\u00a04\/9\/18<\/span><\/span>)<\/p>\n

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\nVALIANT FCBD 2018 SHADOWMAN SPECIAL \u2013 Cover Art by Tonci Zonjic\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nHARBINGER WARS 2 #1 (of 4) \u2013 Cover Art by J.G. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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