Last week, New York Times best-selling author and newly minted X-O Manowar writer Robert Venditti took the time to talk about his move to monthly comics, working with legendary artist Cary Nord, and what to expect when the Valiant Universe returns to comic shops everywhere on May 2nd, 2012 in X-O Manowar #1! Read on after the jump to find out more about the mind behind the critically acclaimed graphic novels The Surrogates and The Homeland Directive, and what plans he has in the works for the Valiant Universe’s armor-clad hero – X-O Manowar!

• “Venditti & Nord Relaunch X-O Manowar” [Comic Book Resources]
• “Writer Robert Venditti Rebuilds X-O Manowar at Valiant” [MTV Geek]
• “Interview: X-O Manowar Writer Robert Venditti” [iFanboy]

More on the return of X-O Manowar and reactions from around the web:

• “After Long Hiatus, Valiant Comics Returning in May” [Associated Press]
• “Valiant’s X-O Manowar Team: Robert Venditti, Cary Nord” [Newsarama]
• “Valiant Unveils X-O Manowar Team” [IGN.com]
• “Robert Venditti and Cary Nord Team for X-O Manowar #1 in May [ComicsAlliance]
• “Robert Venditti and Cary Nord to Relaunch X-O Manowar [Bleeding Cool]
• “Valiant Announces X-O Manowar with Venditti & Nord [iFanboy]
• “Valiant Comics Returns With X-O Manowar on May 2nd [MTV Geek]
• “Valiant Announces First Book” [iCv2.com]
• “The First Valiant Series Announcement” [The Beat]

Photo by Gerald R. Lucas