I mean, it was pretty alright. 2.5/5.

No es una maravilla de comic pero descubrir el Universo Valiant ha sido mejor de lo que me esperaba. Siempre me ha gustado el cómic europeo así que los superhéroes de DC y Marvel nunca me atrajeron, con la excepción de algunos de Batman. La cuestión es que esta editorial parece tener más libertad a la hora hora de plantear sus personajes e historias y eso me ha gustado bastante. En todas las guías de lectura para Valiant este es el personaje recomendado para empezar. Se admiten recomendaciones e...

2,5.There were some cool ideas here and there but not really my cup of tea...great artwork by Cary Nord though.

¿Qué es X-O Manowar? Mete en la batidora a la saga Halo, a una versión no tan descarnizada de Kratos y algo de ficción histórica en una batidora, y obtendrás algo como esto.Aric de Dacia es un visigodo contemporáneo del Imperio Romano y heredero del trono de su pueblo. Tras dirigir a sus soldados a una batalla perdida que provoca la muerte de varios de sus congéneres y la toma de otros como esclavos (entre ellos su mujer, Deidre), son abducidos por una raza extraterrestre llamada La Vid. Tras va...

Dlouhou dobu mi přišlo, že to má super náboj, ale zhruba u 10. sešitu mě to postupně přestávalo brát. Trochu jsem to házel na generičnost příběhu. Ten ale ani na začátku nebyl nějak přehnaně originální, tak těžko říci, čím to bylo způsobeno.Po dočtení mě bohužel žádný další vývoj nezajímá, což je rozdíl oproti všem komiksům z Valiant světa, které jsem doteď četl.

ExcellentLoved every episode. Why this has not been made into a movie or series is beyond me. I can't put it down

It comes with a setup story, then a nice middle characterization story that ends in a typical conqueror story. In all the introduction a, Aric of Dacia, holder of the Shanhara (X-O armor) provides some stranger in a strange land moments, tons of action and curiosity of the Visigoths.That said this deluxe edition has a lot of content and extras; still I just can't love this character. He is Valiant's most important and powerful character but I just don't like him. That's why I can't give it 5 sta...

Great premise. Good art (Carey Nord's name on this is what pushed me over the edge to buy this). The writing was just ok and I'm hoping the next book can build more on this set up.

X-O Manowar is a nice starting point to the entire 2012 relaunch of the Valiant universe. I enjoy the Vine as adversaries, especially the religious aspects of their armor worship. Aric is another Conan troupe but with Ironman type technology.At first I didn’t care much for Ninjak, however, right now, I love his inclusion. The Gafti armor interaction issue is my favorite thus far. I really love the non constrictive feeling of the new Valiant universe and the way the reader feels that is not overw...

Not very often when I struggle to put a down as much as I did this one. I easily could've read it straight through without stopping, if not for the annoyances of, you know, eating and bio breaks.What's amazing is I had no idea this was Venditti's first ongoing series. I wasn't a big fan of his Green Lantern run, though I hear his Green Lantern Corps run with Rebirth is actually pretty good. But this was just a great read through for me. Every character was great, you get a great variety of "how'...

Came into this one pretty blind to the character, I've seen him, heard the name, and thought "oh he's like Iron Man" boy was I wrong. This book is like the perfect mix of stuff I've been reading lately, a nomadic/barbarian(Visigoth) with a fancy suit of armor that requires worthiness. This is a tale of revenge, redemption, and exciting superheroey stuff. My favorite story was the 2nd story line, when ninjak helped Aric defeat the hidden agents in MI-6, such a cool arc. Overall I was super impres...

I read the previous iteration of this Conan-meets-Iron Man character so I was a touch sceptical for a reboot (as I am with all reboots). It was really good. Didn't change the story much but I definitely re-enjoyed it. Cary Nord's artwork was a definite treat, particularly the scenes of the Roman army facing off against the Visigoths.

I was intrigued by the premise of a Visigoth getting kidnapped from his time and acquiring an alien suit of armour. While X-O Manowar, Book 1 doesn't disappoint, I must admit I'm not terribly impressed either. Sadly, Aric of Dacia is less King Arthur and more Conan the Barbarian, a warrior to whom all problems look like nails so, naturally, he's little more than a hammer throughout these first 14 issues. Issue #1 starts with Aric fighting the Romans and losing, badly, in no small part due to his...

So my first Valiant epic has started. I chose X-O Manowar because apparently this is the best place to start and the premise sounds excellent. It starts with a Clan of Visgoths or Goths from the time around the invasion of the Roman Empire. Their king, Aric, went out to take vengeance on his Roman attackers with an army and found a strange battle spaceship, not realising it was alien they attack it and are subsequently defeated and abducted. The aliens are called the vine and they worship an orb...

Most fans tend to compare X-O Manowar with Marvel's Iron Man because of the obvious similarities, but Aric is more of Captain America, a man out of time at home in the battlefield but restless without a war to fight.This hardcover collection of the first fourteen X-O Manowar title from the new Valiant Comics proved to be "unputdownable", even though I've already read the first four chapters of it digitally. I read everything in a single sitting because it was an engaging story.

Es ist sehr zweifelhaft, ob man wirklich noch eine Comic-Serie braucht, die den edlen Kampfgeist sogenannter Barbarenstämme gegenüber den römischen Legionen bezeugt und daraus auch eine für die durch Aliens bedrohte Gegenwart relevante Tugend ableitet. Der Plot überlebt auch einen ersten Blick nur durch das seichte Ankratzen der Thematiken Glaube+Religion, die Kämpfe sind zumindest visuell teilweise beeindruckend, viel mehr hat X-O Manowar jedoch nicht zu bieten. Und ganz ganz sicher sollten sie...

This series has been deemed one of the best of Valiant's 2012 rebirth and, after two read-throughs I just dont see it. Dont get me wrong, the writing is good and the art is cool, but as a whole there are SO many titles I would put above this one in terms of quality.Thankfully, I'll be trying to explore all of them this year. And as such, we shall see whether my opinion holds true.3/5 stars. Pretty good, maybe just not resonating with me as well as others.

I've been meaning to get into Valiant comics for a while. I'm excited about their reputation as a newer comic book line that's not only creating a shared superhero universe, but attempting to do it without the mistakes that DC or Marvel constantly make, presenting us with a smaller, more manageable universe that's easy to jump into and follow, and being able to focus more on storytelling than trying to maintain some self-imposed status quo.I REALLY enjoyed this first foray into the universe. Thi...

Luulin, etten pidä supersankarisarjakuvista, mutta olin näemmä väärässä. Mutta harva supersankari onkaan visigootti, jonka alienit kidnappaavat, mutta sitten erilaisten sattumusten jälkeen hän palaa nykyaikaan maailman kovimman sota-asun kera.

Always been a fan of Valiant's X-O Manowar. Got the deluxe edition to catch up with the character.