RAI #9 (ALL NEW ARC! “THE ORPHAN” – PART 1)
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN (JUN151606)
Cover B by RYAN SOOK (JUN151607)
Cover C by RILEY ROSSMO (JUN151608)
Cover D by RYAN LEE (JUN151609)
Variant Cover by CLAYTON HENRY (JUN151610)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. T+ | ON SALE AUGUST 19 (FOC – 7/27/15)
Broken, beaten, and cast down to Earth, Rai and his allies now find themselves hunted, persecuted, and imprisoned for their failed rebellion against Father. Stranded thousands of miles from his former home, Rai is now more determined than ever to save his friends and bring down New Japan’s malevolent ruler once and for all…but how can he do that from Earth? And just what secrets will New Japan’s rising son discover as he journeys across the face of a planet scarred by his his nation’s ascent to the stars?
On August 19th, superstar creators Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain return to their one-of-a-kind vision of the future for “THE ORPHAN” – an all-new jumping-on point, beginning in RAI #9! Featuring covers by Clayton Crain (X-Force), Ryan Sook (Futures End), Riley Rossmo (Constantine: The Hellblazer), Ryan Lee (Uncanny Inhumans), and Clayton Henry (IVAR, TIMEWALKER), jump two millennia into the future of the Valiant Universe right here as the Earth of 4001 A.D. stands revealed!