Press Release
With Free Comic Book Day 2014 just two weeks away, Valiant is proud to announce that 45 retailers nationwide have signed on to produce exclusive promotional covers for Valiant’s biggest FCBD release ever – the FCBD 2014 ARMOR HUNTERS SPECIAL!
“Valiant has always been an ardent supporter of Free Comic Book Day, but this year is, by far, our biggest yet. We were absolutely blown away by the orders on both our FCBD titles. But we were even more surprised by the number of retail partners that took us up on our offer to promote the release of ARMOR HUNTERS at their individual stores with customized cover offerings,” said Valiant Publisher Fred Pierce. “We know that readers who try just one Valiant comic often stick around for more – and Free Comic Book Day is the best time of all to introduce our characters to a new and eager audience.”
Available in participating stores everywhere on May 3rd, 2014, Valiant’s FCBD 2014 ARMOR HUNTERS SPECIAL is the perfect place to jump on the board the crossover event of the summer with a special, advance look inside June’s ARMOR HUNTERS #1 (of 4) by superstar creators Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar, Green Lantern) and Doug Braithwaite (Unity, Justice). When Aric of Dacia returned to Earth with the stolen X-O Manowar armor of an alien race, he thought he finally found a weapon to guard the peace and kingdom he’d struggled so long to secure. But now, a relentless and surgical strike team from the farthest reaches of space – sworn to exterminate the armor and all like it – have found their final target. The ARMOR HUNTERS are coming. They will hunt. They will trap. They will kill. And they will rid the universe of the X-O Manowar’s incalculable destructive power…even if it means taking the Earth with it.
Plus: look for artwork and interviews from X-O MANOWAR, RAI, THE DELINQUENTS, THE DEATH-DEFYING DR. MIRAGE, and much more! Learn everything you need about ARMOR HUNTERS and the rest of the VALIANT FIRST publishing initiative right here on Free Comic Book Day inside the FCBD 2014 ARMOR HUNTERS SPECIAL!
Also arriving on Free Comic Book Day, don’t miss the the FCBD 2014 VALIANT UNIVERSE HANDBOOK – a first-of-its-kind handbook release detailing the untold origins and secrets of Valiant’s heroes and villains, all in one place! Everything you need to know about the Valiant Universe in 2014 and beyond can be found right here in the first official Valiant Handbook release…ever! Featuring artwork from a “murderer’s row” of comic’s brightest talents – Doug Braithwaite, Clayton Crain, Clayton Henry, Bryan Hitch, Esad Ribic, and many, many more!
Visit your local comic shop on May 3rd, 2014 to pick up these two exciting Valiant FCBD releases – and look for customized versions of the FCBD 2014 ARMOR HUNTERS SPECIAL at these participating retailers:
4 Color Fantasies
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
(909) 563-8751
http://www.4colorfantasies.com
http://www.facebook.com/4cfrancho
http://twitter.com/4colorfantasies
A Comic Shop
Winter Park, FL
(407) 332-9636
http://www.facebook.com/A.Comic.Shop
Austin Books & Comics
Austin,TX
(512) 454-4197
http://www.facebook.com/AustinBooks
http://twitter.com/AustinBooks
Borderlands
Greenville, SC
(864) 235-3488
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Borderlands-Comics-and-Games/140146312709268
Mishiwaka, IN
(574) 271-TOYS
http://www.facebook.com/pages/BuyMeToysCom/128000400551412
http://twitter.com/buymetoyscom
Carolina Comics
Durham, NC
(919)806-8282
ultimatecomicsonline@yahoo.com
Chaos Reigns/Dark Side
Sarasota, FL
(941) 363-0840
http://www.facebook.com/DarkSideComicsandGames
Coliseum of Comics
Sanford, FL
(407) 760-1767
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coliseum-of-Comics-Sanford/174610602576785
http://twitter.com/ColiseumofComic
Collector’s Paradise
Winnetka, CA
(818) 999-9455
http://www.facebook.com/CP.Canoga.Park
Collector’s Paradise
Pasadena, CA
(626) 577-6694
http://www.facebook.com/CP.Pasadena
Collectors Corner
Baltimore, MD
(410) 668-3353
http://www.collectorscornermd.com
http://www.facebook.com/CollectorsCorner
http://twitter.com/CCMD_ComicsShop
Collectors Corner
Bel Air, MD
(800) 979-3353
http://www.collectorscornermd.com
http://www.facebook.com/CCBAMD
http://twitter.com/CCMD_ComicsShop
Comic Book Shoppe
Nepean, ON
(613) 228-8386
http://www.thecomicbookshoppe.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Comic-Book-Shoppe-The/127417190627194
http://twitter.com/ComicBookShoppe
Comic Book Shoppe
Ottawa, ON
(613)594-3042
http://www.thecomicbookshoppe.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Comic-Book-Shoppe-2/220829157956738
http://twitter.com/ComicBookShoppe
Comic Book Store
North Little Rock, AR
(501) 791-4222
http://www.thewildstars.com/ce.html
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Collectors-Edition-Comics/118151041545385
Comics Are Cool
Greenwood, IN
(317) 300-963
http://www.facebook.com/ComicsAreCool2
Comics To Astonish
Columbia, MD
(410) 381-2732
http://www.comicstoastonish.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Comics-To-Astonish-Inc/84445070232
Discount Comic Book Services (DCBS)
Fort Wayne, IN
(260) 489-1787
http://www.facebook.com/DiscountComicBookService
Dragon’s Lair Comics
San Antonio, TX
(210) 615-1229
http://www.facebook.com/dragons.lair.sanantonio
http://twitter.com/Dragons_Lair
Dragon’s Lair Comics
Austin, TX
(512) 454-2399
http://www.facebook.com/dragons.lair.austin
http://twitter.com/DLairAustin
Forbidden Planet
New York, NY
(212) 473-157
Forbidden Planet
London, UK
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Forbidden-Planet/279957096259
http://twitter.com/ForbiddenPlanet
Friendly Neighborhood Comics
Bellingham, MA
(508) 966-2275
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Friendly-Neighborhood-Comics/191731623437
http://twitter.com/FriendlyComics
G-Mart
Chicago, IL
(773) 384-0400
http://www.facebook.com/gmartcomics
http://twitter.com/gmartcomics
Heroes & Fantasies
Universal City, TX
(210) 340-0074
http://www.heroesandfantasies.com
http://twitter.com/HeroesFantasies
Hot Comics
Asheboro, NC
(336) 318-1064
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hot-Comics/108153889226244
I Want More Comics
Northglenn, CO
(303) 460-7226
http://www.iwantmorecomics.com
http://www.facebook.com/IWMComics
http://twitter.com/IWantMoreComics
Jetpack Comics
Rochester, NH
603-330-9636
http://www.facebook.com/JetpackComics
http://twitter.com/JetpackComics
Krypton Comics
Omaha, NE
(402) 391-4131
http://www.kryptoncomicsomaha.com
http://www.facebook.com/kryptoncomics
http://twitter.com/KryptonComicsNE
Legends Comics and Coffee
Omaha, NE
(402) 391-2377
http://legendcomicsandcoffee.com
http://www.facebook.com/LegendComics
http://twitter.com/LegendComicsNE
Mayhem Collectibles
Ames, IA
(515) 292-3510
Mayhem Collectibles
Des Moines, IA
(515) 271-8104
Midtown Comics
New York, NY
(212) 302-8192
http://www.facebook.com/midtowncomics
http://twitter.com/MidtownComics
Mile High Comics
Denver, CO
(303) 455-2659
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mile-High-Comics/23781510808
http://twitter.com/MileHighComics
Reader Copies
Anderson, IN
(765) 649-5767
http://www.facebook.com/ReaderCopies
Rubber Chicken Comic
Bellingham, MA
(508) 966-2210
http://www.rubberchickencomics.com
http://www.facebook.com/RubberChickenComics
Samurai Comics
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 265-8886
http://samuraicomics.popshop.comixology.com
http://www.facebook.com/samuraicomics
http://twitter.com/SamuraiComics
Seth’s Games and Anime
Ventura, CA
(805) 653-2732
http://www.facebook.com/SethsGamesAndAnime
Sketch Books aka Fully Booked
(632) 858-7000
http://www.fullybookedonline.com
http://www.facebook.com/fullybooked
http://twitter.com/_FullyBooked
Source Comics & Games
Roseville, MN
(651) 645-0386
http://www.sourcecomicsandgames.com
http://www.facebook.com/TheSourceComicsandGames
http://twitter.com/SourceCandG
Stadium Comics
Brahampton, ON
(905) 451-3751
http://www.facebook.com/stadiumcomics
http://twitter.com/stadiumcomics
Subspace Comics
Lynnwood, WA
(425) 744-2767
Tate’s Comics
Lauderhill, FL
(954) 748-0181
http://twitter.com/tatescomics
Third Eye Comics
Annapolis, MD
(410) 897-0322
http://www.facebook.com/thirdeyecomics
http://twitter.com/thirdeyecomics
Wade’s Comics Madness
Levittown, PA
(215) 946-9381
http://www.facebook.com/comicmadness
http://twitter.com/comicmadness
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