Valiant Entertainment announced the creative team behind the upcoming ongoing series featuring one of their signature characters.

Writer Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum (STAR WARS: VADER – DARK VISIONS) and artist Emilio Laiso (STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA) are bringing their sci-fi chops to the new issue #1, which is set to arrive in comic book stores in November.

X-O Manowar (AKA Aric of Dacia) was created in 1992 by legends Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart, Bob Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith.  In regards to taking the reins of the character, Hallum said, “The Valiant universe is full of intensely human characters with wild origins and interesting flaws.  We always give the cool robot suits to billionaires and scientists. I love how Aric flips that on its head. He didn’t build the suit. He can’t explain the suit. And he could kick your butt up and down the road without the suit. The anachronism is fascinating and I can’t wait to play around with it.”

Brad Mendenhall is the Host/Co-Founder of the Cosmic Geppetto Podcast, where geeky people talk lovingly about geeky stuff.