Valiant Announces Their 2020 Summer Reading List

In my opinion, no publisher got their momentum taken from them due to this pandemic more than Valiant Entertainment. The Bloodshot movie never got a fair chance at the box office, a lot of new/newer series didn’t get much of a chance to really dive into their story and there were no conventions. Now, Valiant gears up for an epic summer with their new reading list.

Here is everything planned through August (MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS IN THE SYNOPSIS OF FUTURE ISSUES):

DOCTOR TOMORROW #3 (of 5)
Written by ALEJANDRO ARBONA
Art by JIM TOWE
Colors by DIEGO RODRIGUEZ
Letters by CLAYTON COWLES
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT

The entire world vs. a madman… the world is going to need more heroes!
It’s the can’t-miss clash of 2020 as Hadrian stands against the Valiant Universe!

On sale JUNE 24th

QUANTUM & WOODY #4 (of 4)
Written by CHRISTOPHER HASTINGS
Art by RYAN BROWNE
Colors by RUTH REDMOND
Letters by HASSAN OTSMANE-ELHAOU
Cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA
Final Order Cutoff (FOC) is JUNE 15th

Home Alone, the boys are left to defend their lair against would-be bandits!
What is Woody’s dark secret? The truth is finally revealed!

On sale JULY 8th

DOCTOR TOMORROW #4 (of 5)
Written by ALEJANDRO ARBONA
Art by JIM TOWE
Colors by DIEGO RODRIGUEZ
Letters by CLAYTON COWLES
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Final Order Cutoff (FOC) is JULY 6th

The true origin of Doctor Tomorrow is finally revealed!
Can Bart Simms ready himself in time to rescue the Universe from complete annihilation?

On sale JULY 29th

RAI BOOK ONE TPB
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Colors by ANDREW DALHOUSE
Letters by DAVE SHARPE
Cover by JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Final Order Cutoff (FOC) is JULY 13th

Welcome to the 41st century: New worlds, new characters, new adventures.

The cyborg ronin named Rai embarks on a thrilling quest to save the future. Side by side with his prototype and predecessor – the robot boy called Raijin – the spirit guardian of the fallen nation of New Japan will journey into the wastelands of Earth to set right the wrongs of their onetime overlord once and for all.

Multiple New York Times bestselling and award-winning writer Dan Abnett (Guardians of the Galaxy) joins forces with breathtaking artist Juan José Ryp (X-O MANOWAR) to begin the essential sci-fi series of the next two thousand years!

Collecting RAI (2019) #1–5.

On sale AUGUST 5th

BLOODSHOT #7 “FULLY LOADED” EDITION
Written by TIM SEELEY
Art by MARC LAMING
Colors by ANDREW DALHOUSE
Letters by DAVE SHARPE
Final Order Cutoff (FOC) is JULY 20th

An explosive new story begins here!
Featuring Vin Diesel’s Bloodshot on the cover, the BLOODSHOT #7 “Fully Loaded” Edition is packed with eight epic pages of bonus content that includes new artwork, classified information, and commentary from Bloodshot’s co-creator KEVIN VANHOOK!

On sale AUGUST 12th

RAI #6

Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by JUAN JOSÉ RYP
Colors by ANDREW DALHOUSE
Letters by DAVE SHARPE
Cover by NETHO DIAZ
Final Order Cutoff (FOC) is JULY 27th

A brand-new arc of the critically-acclaimed series starts here!
Rai and Raijin are drafted into the positronic Roman legions to face a savage threat.

On sale AUGUST 19th

DOCTOR TOMORROW #5 (of 5)
Written by ALEJANDRO ARBONA
Art by JIM TOWE
Colors by KELLY FITZPATRICK
Letters by CLAYTON COWLES
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
Final Order Cutoff (FOC) is AUGUST 3rd

After a universe-spanning journey, Doctor Tomorrow must face his greatest foe yet — himself!
Will the combined forces of the Valiant Universe be enough to avert total annihilation?
After the epic conclusion will there be a tomorrow?

On sale AUGUST 26th

You might notice one book that’s missing. Where is X-O Manowar #2? No release date has been revealed at this time, but it also has not been pulled either. So fans of the Dennis “Hopeless” Hallum X-O series might have to wait a bit longer. Keep checking back for updates, reviews and more.

Photo Credit: Valiant Entertainment