Valiant Entertainment has reached an exclusive digital comics distribution agreement with comiXology. Starting today with the release of the new X-O Manowar #1 by Robert Venditti (The Surrogates) and Cary Nord (Conan), comiXology will offer same day as print digital releases for all of Valiant’s upcoming titles. Valiant is returning with four new series X-O Manowar, which debuts in May, Harbinger, which bows in June, Bloodshot in July, and Archer and Armstrong in August.
In addition to those four series, every title of which will be available day and date in digital form from comiXology, the Valiant backlist is going to be made available via comiXology starting with some of the most popular story arcs from Valiant vaults including the first seven issues of X-O Manowar by Jim Shooter, Bob Layton, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Joe Quesada, the first seven issues of Harbinger by Jim Shooter and David Lapham, and the first five issues of Bloodshot by Kevin VanHook and Don Perlin.
Disclosure: ICv2 has a business relationship with comiXology as a representative for its Retailer Tools; ICv2 CEO Milton Griepp also serves on the board of comiXology.