The Agents of G.A.T.E. vs. the Brothers of the Bomb! Beyond time, space, and reality, there lies the Unknown?and now it?s coming here! When soldiers from a mysterious foreign realm arrive on Earth, it?s up to the armored Visigoth known as X-O Manowar ? newly returned to the planet and now the leader of his own elite G.A.T.E. unit ? to deal with the intrusion. But are these otherworldly emissaries truly the threat they appear to be, or does a larger danger loom over the Valiant Universe still? Worlds collide as Eisner Award-nominated writer Matt Kindt (ETERNITY, Grass Kings) and incendiary artist Juan Jos? Ryp (BRITANNIA) bring a new plane of existence crashing down upon our own in a brand-new jumping-on point for 2017?s best-selling series! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #19?22.

A battle-scarred mission from Aric of Dacia?s youth? Before space? Before the armor? Return to the apex of the Visigoth conquest as a younger, brasher Aric and a sword-wielding grifter set off on a continent-spanning quest for fortune, glory, and power! From the bloodstained sands of the gladiatorial arena to the dunes of the Arabian Desert, meet the man who would become the warrior-king of an alien civilization ? and our own world?s most powerful hero ? as he sets out to seize his destiny once upon a time in a land of faraway kings and unrepentant conquerors! Jump on board one of the most acclaimed series in comics here as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (HARBINGER WARS 2, Mind MGMT) and blockbuster artist Trevor Hairsine (ETERNITY) ? the best-selling team behind the DIVINITY trilogy ? reunite for a thrilling melee of blood and steely-eyed daring at the height of ?the barbarian age with a brutal new chapter in the epic saga of X-O Manowar! Collecting X-O MANOWAR (2017) #15?18.