A NEW ERA AND A NEW ARIC! THE PILLAR OF THE VALIANT UNIVERSE RETURNS!VALIANT BEYOND continues! And the ULTIMATE jumping-on point for the Valiant Universe would never be complete without the iconic Man of War! Aric of Dacia is back and more brutal than ever in this blockbuster quest!For two thousand years, Aric of Dacia was at war in the stars. Now, with lifetimes of battle under his belt, Aric is back on Earth and hunting to reclaim the one prize thats long eluded him his honor! The Earth Aric finds is an untamed, mutated wasteland pocked with shining utopias that rise above the nuclear frontier. Danger waits beyond every rock and horizon, its the perfect spot for Aric to prove himself to be the inspiration for his quest the ethereal being resting within Arics stellar armor. Its this woman whos traveled with Aric for millennia, and its this woman whos challenged him to rediscover his honor.This is X-O Manowar as the mysterious stranger in a strange la