ADVANCE REVIEW: "X-O Manowar" #1

**CBR News** · 04-25-2012, 12:58 PM

Doug Zawisza gives "X-O Manowar" #1 4.5 stars saying Valiant's launch issue by Robert Venditti and Cary Nord "provides a story certain to appeal to fans of everything from alien invasion stories to tales of medieval battles."

Full article here.

**BrotherUnitNo_4** · 04-25-2012, 02:30 PM

Gah!

Now I feel like I have to at least check this out. :)

**BugsySig** · 04-25-2012, 03:30 PM

Can't friggin wait...already preordered my copy.

And XO is hardly an hardly an Iron Man rip off...no more than Spider-Man was a Batman rip off.

**BlackagarBoltagon** · 04-25-2012, 04:13 PM

Looking forward to checking this title out.

**ironduke555** · 04-25-2012, 04:16 PM

At last only one week away and I still won't believe it until it's in my hands.

**rasx** · 04-25-2012, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by BugsySig

Can't friggin wait...already preordered my copy.

And XO is hardly an hardly an Iron Man rip off...no more than Spider-Man was a Batman rip off.

And Harbinger wasn't inspired by the X-men.
Bloodshot -Punisher
Archer and Armstrong- the dynamic duo
I still love all of em.

**havok1977** · 04-26-2012, 02:29 PM

Really glad that the Valiant relaunch is off to a great start with XO, will visit my LCS on FBCD to pick up my preordered copy :)

**BugsySig** · 04-26-2012, 05:23 PM

Inspired and Knock off are two different things. Dr. Manhattan was inspired by Capton Atom, but would hardly be called a knock off.

Bloodshot, on the other hand, was just Punisher meets Wolverine, but he was a creation of post-unity Valiant.

And other than being a duo, I see no similarities between A&A and Batman & Robin.

**rasx** · 04-27-2012, 12:01 PM

Well Bugsysig, they both have an experience adult partnered with a young acrobat.

**BugsySig** · 04-27-2012, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by rasx

Well Bugsysig, they both have an experience adult partnered with a young acrobat.

Somehow that just makes it seem dirty.

**Manga4life** · 04-28-2012, 02:07 PM

http://www.examiner.com/article/x-o-...valiant-comics

And the Examiner gives X-O #1 a 9/10! Nice.

**BugsySig** · 04-29-2012, 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by Manga4life

http://www.examiner.com/article/x-o-...valiant-comics

And the Examiner gives X-O #1 a 9/10! Nice.

Every review so far has been excellent. Can't wait til Wednesday!

**md62** · 04-29-2012, 07:01 PM

I have no doubt about the quality of the book based on the creative team. Valiant will succeed if they can keep their books on schedule & keep the creative teams on the books for at least 12 issues.