Retail Advisory: Sold-Out BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 Returns with Second Printing on December 19th!
Valiant is proud to announce that BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 – the first issue of the pulse-pounding origin series by Kevin Grevioux (New Warriors), Lonnie Nadler (Cable), Zac Thompson(The Dregs), and artist Ken Lashley (X-Men) – has sold out at the distributor level and will return to stores everywhere with the BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 SECOND PRINTING on December 19th, 2018!
Surpassing previous sales records for BLOODSHOT (2012) #1, BLOODSHOT REBORN #1, and BLOODSHOT SALVATION #1, BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 has already ascended to the ranks of Valiant’s most celebrated titles as the highest-selling Bloodshot series in the modern era!
On December 19th, find out why fans and critics hail BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 as a tour de force premiere for the next essential Valiant series, documenting Project Rising Spirit’s path to creating the perfect instrument of destruction:
“[BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1] is exactly what you wanted…. An all-around visually stunning piece.” – Geeks Worldwide
“A strong step forward for the re-invigoration of the character.” – The Brazen Bull
“The dialogue is good, the artwork is dynamic, and the pace keeps up through this first issue.” – The Fanboy Factor
“Amazing, brutal artwork that shows off the destruction of Bloodshot’s rage…” – Everything Action
“If [BLOODSHOT SIRING SPIRIT #1] is your first time reading Bloodshot or anything from Valiant, this is the perfect place to be introduced.” – Rogues Portal
Plus, in stores that same day: The back-breaking action rages onward in BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #2, the next chapter in an unstoppable new series delving deep into the violent legacy of the man-turned-machine known as…Bloodshot!
Bloodshot’s handlers have a problem: Their valuable asset isn’t quite the blank slate they’d hoped for and keeps rejecting the false memories they attempt to implant into his mind. Can Project Rising Spirit recoup their losses and produce the perfect supersoldier at last – or is their new prototype at risk of being shelved permanently?
On December 19th, celebrated writer Kevin Grevioux (the Underworld franchise) and acclaimed artistKen Lashley (Black Panther) deliver a powerful blow to the freshly rewritten psyche of Valiant’s larger-than-life legend in BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #2 – featuring covers by Felipe Massafera (Green Lantern: Emerald Warriors), Leif Jones (GENERATION ZERO), and Leonardo Manco (Hellblazer)!
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BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #1 SECOND PRINTING
Story by LONNIE NADLER & ZAC THOMPSON
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Art by KEN LASHLEY
Inks by RYAN WINN
Colors by DIEGO RODRIGUEZ
Letters by SIMON BOWLAND
Cover by FELIPE MASSAFERA (OCT188126)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | VALIANT PREMIUM | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 19th (FOC – 11/26/18)
BLOODSHOT RISING SPIRIT #2
Written by KEVIN GREVIOUX
Art by KEN LASHLEY
Cover A by FELIPE MASSAFERA (OCT181986)
Cover B by LEIF JONES (OCT181987)
Variant Cover by LEONARDO MANCO (OCT181988)
$3.99 | 32 pgs. | VALIANT PREMIUM | T+ | On Sale DECEMBER 19th (FOC – 11/26/18)
