Valiant Beyond is taking Aric of Dacia on his most personal mission yet with X-O Manowar: The God Hunt in January. Writer Steve Orlando returns with new artists Diego Giribaldi and Tomas Aira for this four-issue arc.
The new miniseries will follow Valiant Beyond’s The X-O Manowar miniseries, which debuted in September and finishes up in December.
“The next X-O Manowar blockbuster kicks off with The God Hunt!” Orlando exclaimed. “Aric of Dacia walks the wastelands of tomorrow in search of honor–but he doesn’t walk alone. His ally, his queen, his armor…Shanhara is with him. They’re one! So if the God Marshal comes to take Shanhara’s head for a prize, he’ll have to go through the Man of War!”
And it sounds like that’s exactly what the God Marshal has planned.
“From the depths of the cosmos comes The God Marshal, the most feared of the Starwatch, tasked with bringing in all fugitive deities–dead or alive,” Orlando said. “But if the Marshal wants Shanhara, he’ll have to rip her from Aric of Dacia’s cold, dead, heart!”
THE X-O MANOWAR: THE GOD HUNT #1
TRAVEL TO THE HEAVEN OF THE MIND!
Shanhara has been silent since Typhon’s horrific field vision attack. Aric is at a loss of how to help his queen, the woman who aided him millenia ago, the ethereal being residing within the stellar armor he wears in his quest for honor.
Aric is a warrior, and has been since his days with the Visigoths. But some battles can’t be won with energy-based weapons, sometimes all you have to do is look inside.
Artists Diego Giribaldi and Tomas Aira (RESURGENCE: FINALE) join writer Steve Orlando for this special chapter in THE X-O MANOWAR series, where nightmares and dreams come together.
Script: Steve Orlando
Art: Diego Giribaldi and Tomas Aira
Main Cover: Francesco Tomaselli (A – Reg)
Variant Covers: Nathan Birr (B), Francesco Tomaselli (C – Full Art), Nathan Birr (D – Full Art)
Final Order Cut-Off: 12/08/2025
On Sale Date: 01/28/2026
Rated Mature
32-page, full color comic
$4.99 U.S.
“It’s a pleasure to be back in the world of cosmic armor and catastrophic creatures, with the incredible team of Diego Giribaldi and Tomas Aira in my corner,” Orlando said “From the Roman Gorgon to the deity slaying God Marshal, Diego and Tomas have picked up the baton and are delivering the gonzo blockbuster visuals the iconic Man of War deserves!”
The first issue will arrive on Jan. 28.