Joshua Dysart

Discover the definitive origins of the beloved characters in Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal in this complete collection! Brian Froud, legendary conceptual designer of the beloved Jim Henson fantasy film The Dark Crystal, returns to the world he helped create in this complete, premium hardcover edition of an official prequel to the generation-defining film. Creation Myths reveals the definitive origins of the Skeksis, Mystics, Gelfling, and the Dark Crystal itself while introducing all new characters in an epic spanning thousands of years. Brian Holguin (Spawn: Origins), Joshua Dysart (Unknown Soldier), and Matthew Dow Smith (Doctor Who), and lushly illustrated by Alex Sheikman (Robotika) and Lizzy John (Fraggle Rock), create a breathtaking return to the fantasy world that has captivated audiences for over 40 years, now in the most magical collection collection to date!

HARBINGER immerses you in a world where the Renegades, super-powered teens, defy the law and confront their own complex realities. Led by psionic Peter Stanchek, these outcasts evade authorities while traversing the country. Their quest transcends mere escape; united, they confront the Harbinger Foundation and its enigmatic leader, Toyo Harada. Joining forces with other troubled, powerful youths, they aim to dismantle Harada's empire. This series offers new readers a dynamic, fresh perspective on the superhero narrative. Contains the first appearance of the Renegades, Toyo Harada, Faith, and many other Valiant Universe characters! The series is masterfully written by Joshua Dysart (Swamp Thing), and features the artistic talents of Khari Evans (Thor), Barry Kitson (The Adventures of Superman), and Lee Garbett (Batgirl). Content: Harbinger #0-14, Harbinger Wars #1-4.

NOW IS THE TIME OF MONSTERS In 1945, the bombing of Hiroshima awakened an immense and terrifying power inside young Toyo Harada. Power that could allow him to read thoughts and control matter… To bend steel and stop bullets… To manipulate armies and deceive governments… To reshape the wills of men…and to one day build a better world. Now, that day has finally come. With the existence of superpowered psiots revealed to the world and his Harbinger Foundation left in ruins, Harada has been run to ground and outed as the invisible hand behind the course of recent human history. With his resources dwindling and a death warrant on his head, the world’s most powerful man is about to become its most dangerous… Eisner Award-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER) returns to the Valiant Universe alongside CAFU (RAI) and a lineup of all-star Valiant artists for a sweeping, continent-spanning chronicle of Toyo Harada's last gambit to remake Earth in his own utopian image…or sacrifice everything in the process… Collecting the complete THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA six-issue limited series.

Faith begins! Orphaned at a young age, Faith Herbert - a psionically gifted “psiot” discovered by the Harbinger Foundation - has always aspired to greatness. But now this once-ordinary teenager is taking control of her destiny and becoming the hard-hitting hero she's always known she can be - complete with a mild-mannered secret identity, unsuspecting colleagues, and a day job as a reporter that routinely throws her into harm's way! She'll tackle every obstacle in her path with confidence - robots, aliens, monsters... and even her very first super-villain arch-nemesis bent on snuffing her out once and for all! Breakout writer Jody Houser (Star Wars: Rogue One) is joined by acclaimed artists Francis Portela (QUANTUM AND WOODY!), Pere Pérez (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG), Meghan Hetrick (Red Thorn), Joe Eisma (Morning Glories), Marguerite Sauvage (DC Comics Bombshells) and more, to launch Valiant's high flying heroine into her first solo flight here in the first oversized, deluxe hardcover volume of the series named one of the year's best by Vox, Uproxx, Comic Book Resources, the American Library Association, and many, many more! Collecting FAITH (LIMITED SERIES) #1-4, FAITH (ONGOING SERIES) #1-8, HARBINGER: FAITH #0 from Joshua Dysart (Harbinger) and artist Robert Gill (Book of Death), A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #5 from writer Rafer Roberts (HARBINGER RENEGADE) and artist Mike Norton (QUANTUM AND WOODY), along with more than 20 pages of rarely seen art and extras.

Presenting the the best-selling crossover event that redefined the Valiant Universe for a new generation, now in the most complete collection yet. From the first salvo all the way to the very last shot, follow the complete saga from its beginning in the first issues of HARBINGER and BLOODSHOT and see what set them on the road to collision in the pages of HARBINGER WARS! When an untrained and undisciplined team of super-powered test subjects escape from Project Rising Spirit and onto the Vegas Strip, Bloodshot and the Harbinger Renegades will find themselves locked in battle against a deadly succession of opponents – and each other. As the combined forces of the H. A. R. D. Corps, Generation Zero, and omega-level telekinetic Toyo Harada all descend on Las Vegas to vie for the control of Rising Spirit’s deadliest assets, the world is about to discover the shocking price of an all-out superhuman conflict…and no one will escape unscathed. Who will survive the Harbinger Wars? From acclaimed acclaimed writers Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER) and Duane Swierczynski (BLOODSHOT) and an all-star cast of artists including Clayton Henry (Archer & Armstrong), Khari Evans (IMPERIUM), Manuel Garcia (Black Widow), Barry Kitson (Fantastic Four) and more! Collecting HARBINGER WARS #1-4, HARBINGER #1-14, BLOODSHOT #1-13.

The world’s most powerful team of mercenaries is on the defense…as an elite international kill squad led by Livewire and H. A. R. D. Corps’ Major Charlie Palmer descends to destroy Imperium’s stronghold! Toyo Harada will save the world…if he doesn’t doom it first. The revolutionary disruption that Harada and his team have launched – by deposing tyrants, housing refugees, and feeding the poor – has come at the expense of the world’s wealthiest nations. When the planet’s leaders have had enough, it will be decided: Toyo Harada must die. Now a crack unit of operatives will stand against Harada on the global stage…with his own former pupil, Livewire, taking him head-on. The war starts here as New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER WARS) and Harvey Award nominated artist Khari Evans (HARBINGER, The Immortal Iron Fist) unite for an explosive new chapter…pitting the Valiant Universe’s notorious team of monsters and revolutionaries against the very system they’ve sworn to overthrow! Collecting IMPERIUM #13–16.

So let it be written... So let it be done... From New York Times best-selling writers Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR), Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT), Matt Kindt (DIVINITY), Joshua Dysart (IMPERIUM) and a powerhouse roster of all-star artists comes the blockbuster crossover event that will forge the future of the Valiant Universe – now in deluxe oversized hardcover format! The Valiant heroes. X-O Manowar. Bloodshot. Ninjak. The Harbinger Renegades. Unity. This is how they lived. This is how they died. Now we know. The Book of the Geomancer has recorded it all. But only a young girl – the last in a line of the enigmatic mystics who protect the Earth known as Geomancers – has seen this future come to pass, from the coming cataclysm to the dawn of the 41st century. Alone with her sworn protector, the Eternal Warrior – a soldier battle-forged across five thousand years of combat – the duo must defy their allies to stop the Dark Age that now threatens to eclipse our world. Together, they are the number one target of every hero and villain on Earth. Either the Eternal Warrior hands her over…or they take him down. But can even he single-handedly protect one child when the entire Valiant Universe wages war against him? Collecting BOOK OF DEATH #1–4, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF BLOODSHOT #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF NINJAK #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF HARBINGER #1, and BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1.

SPY VS. SUPERHUMAN! AS “THE VINE IMPERATIVE” BOILS OVER! Toyo Harada’s war to save humanity by taking over the world roars on against the only enemy this planet cannot contain…a sinister network of undercover alien spies! A deadly chess game between Harada and the alien visitors called the Vine has been unfolding for decades. The Vine once even created the living weapon called LV-99 to assassinate their enemy, but failed. Today, as Harada executes his agenda upon Earth – and with LV-99 on his side this time – the Vine’s cold war finally turns infernally hot. Jump on board the series that Bloody Disgusting calls “the height of sophisticated comic book stories” here with a powerful new story arc from New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER WARS) and red-hot artist CAFU (UNITY)! Collecting IMPERIUM #9–12.

SO LET IT BE WRITTEN, SO LET IT BE DONE… The dawn of the new Dark Age foretold in BOOK OF DEATH continues right here with a glimpse into the future of the Valiant Universe in four visionary tales of present and future ripped directly from the pages of the Book of the Geomancer! An all-star cast of creators come aboard the year’s monumental comics event to chronicle the ultimate fate of Valiant’s most indelible heroes. From the modern day to the far future, the destinies of Bloodshot, Ninjak, the Harbinger Renegades, X-O Manowar, and more will stand revealed in these four essential, standalone chapters at the epicenter of the blockbuster Valiant event of the year. Jeff Lemire (BLOODSHOT REBORN), Matt Kindt (NINJAK), Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER), and Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) and superstar artists Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS), Trevor Hairsine (DIVINITY), Kano (THE DELINQUENTS), and Clayton Henry (ARCHER & ARMSTRONG), as they foretell the deadly future and final days of the greatest heroes of the Valiant Universe. Collecting BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF BLOODSHOT #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF NINJAK #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF HARBINGER #1, BOOK OF DEATH: THE FALL OF X-O MANOWAR #1.

The telepathic mastermind. The alien assassin. The mercenary super-soldier. The mad scientist. And the killer robot with a soul. Toyo Harada has collected the monsters that will make his vision of world peace a reality. Now he pursues the most difficult and desirable asset of all – the spaceman with all the powers of a god – the outcast who can rewrite reality with a thought – the man who is no longer a man – the all-powerful being who is simply called Divinity. From New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER) and veteran artist Scot Eaton (X-Men: Legacy, Battle Scars) Toyo Harada’s mission to shape the future of humanity – by any means necessary – continues right here! Collecting IMPERIUM #5–8.

Out of the ashes of Harbinger Wars, Bloodshot is about to join the weaponized men and women of the Harbinger Active Resistance Division — the black budget, technologically-augmented strike force where the powers are dangerously unstable and every mission is a one-way ticket into the meat grinder. With a reluctant leader calling the shots and a new crop of untested rookies manning the frontline, Bloodshot is about to take H. A. R. D. Corps on a brutal, globe-spanning cavalcade of missions against the Harbinger Foundation, Project Rising Spirit's own rogue operators, and the conspiracy-smashing duo of Archer & Armstrong. Get ready for a gasoline-drenched, synapse-snapping suicide run where no one is safe and heroes always die trying! Acclaimed writers Christos Gage, Joshua Dysart, and Peter Milligan join an all-star cast of artists - including Emanuel Lupacchino, Howard Chaykin, Bart Sears, Lewis LaRosa, and more - here for the explosive final act of Bloodshot's smash-hit ongoing series, re-presented in its entirety for the first time ever in a prestige-sized hardcover format and packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features! Collecting Bloodshot and H. A. R. D. Corps #14-23, Bloodshot #24-25, Bloodshot #0, Bloodshot and H. A. R. D. Corps: H. A. R. D. Corps #0, along with Archer & Armstrong #18-19 by writer Fred Van Lente and artist Pere Pérez.

A psychic dictator, an inhuman robot, a mad scientist, a murderous alien, and a superpowered terrorist are about to try and take over the world...and you’re going to be rooting for them every step of the way! Toyo Harada is the most dangerous human being on the planet. Imbued with incredible powers of the mind, he has spent his life guiding humanity from the shadows. But today he is a wanted man. His powers are public knowledge, his allies have turned to enemies, and he is hunted by every government on the planet. Instead of surrendering, Harada has one last unthinkable gambit to play: to achieve more, faster, and with less, he will build a coalition of the powerful, the unscrupulous, and the insane. No longer content to demand a better future, he will recruit a violent legion from the darkest corners of the Earth to fight for it. The battle for utopia begins now! Start reading here as New York Times best-selling creator Joshua Dysart — writer of the Harvey Award-nominated series Harbinger — and superstar artist Doug Braithwaite (UNITY, Justice) begin the daring new superhero saga of the year. Collecting Imperium #1–4.

At last — the essential origins and early adventures of Valiant’s most powerful heroes and allies, collected between two covers for the first time anywhere! Celebrate 25 years of the largest independent superhero universe in comics with these all-star explorations of Valiant’s indelible comics book icons, including X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, and many more! Who they are, how they came to be, and what they fear the most! This is your essential one-stop guide to the biggest heroes, villains, and super-teams that the Valiant Universe has to offer, just in time for Valiant’s 25th Anniversary Celebration! Collecting Archer & Armstrong #0, Bloodshot #0, Harbinger #0, Punk Mambo #0, Quantum and Woody: The Goat #0, Shadowman #0, Unity #0, X-O Manowar #0, and material from Archer & Armstrong #25, Bloodshot #25, Harbinger #25, X-O Manowar #25, and FCBD 2014: Valiant Universe Handbook #1.

Re-presenting Valiant's sold-out crossover event in complete chronological order! From New York Times best-selling creators Robert Venditti (X-O Manowar, The Flash), Matt Kindt (Rai, Mind MGMT), Joshua Dysart (Harbinger, Unknown Soldier), Doug Braithwaite (Unity, Justice), and more top talents, the acclaimed Armor Hunters saga gets the deluxe oversized hardcover treatment with more than 20+ pages of never-before-seen bonus materials! When Aric of Dacia returned to Earth with the stolen X-O Manowar armor of an alien race, he thought he'd finally found a weapon to guard the peace and kingdom he'd struggled so long to secure. But now, a relentless and surgical strike team from the farthest reaches of space - sworn to exterminate the armor and all like it - have found their final target. The Armor Hunters are coming. They will hunt. They will trap. They will kill. And they will rid the universe of the X-O Manowar armor's incalculable destructive power...even if it means taking the Earth with it. Collecting Armor Hunters #1-4, Armor Hunters: Aftermath #1, Armor Hunters: Bloodshot #1-3, Armor Hunters: Harbinger #1-3, Unity #8-11 and X-O Manowar #23-29, with more than 20+ pages of bonus content and rarely seen special features.

WHO ARE... THE UNITED? A new day has dawned for the elite assemblage of heroes called UNITY, and, in the wake of the Armor Hunters' invasion, the time has come to grow their ranks. Who will be the next fearless hero to join the roster of the world's most elite superteam? And just what is the international strike force called THE UNITED — and why have they marked UNITY's own X-O Manowar, Ninjak, Livewire, and Eternal Warrior for elimination? Join New York Times bestselling writers Matt Kindt and Joshua Dysart, and red hot artists CAFU, Cary Nord and Robert Gill as they look back with the Eternal Warrior to the trenches of WW I and the top secret missions of Unit-Y before detonating the planet's first superteam vs. superteam war right here with a bold new beginning for UNITY! Collecting UNITY #12-14, UNITY #0, and Harbinger: Faith #0.

TOYO HARADA STRIKES BACK! Peter Stanchek's team has been shattered and a teenage Renegade lies dead — a victim of the Harbinger Foundation led by omega-powered psionic Toyo Harada. This is the story of what happens next. Out of the ashes of "Death of a Renegade," find out what happens when the full extent of Harada’s secret empire is exposed to the public, and just how the surviving members of the Renegades recover from a catastrophic loss that has changed their lives... their team... and their destinies forever. Jump on board the convention-defying series that the Onion/A. V. Club calls “the crown jewel of Valiant’s line-up” as New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart and heat-seeking artist Rafa Sandoval close the door on one generation of Harbinger Renegades...and prepare the foundation for another. Collecting Harbinger: Omegas #1–3 and Harbinger: Bleeding Monk #0.

Under siege and out of control! The Harbinger Renegades are still reeling from a tragic death in their ranks, but in the face of monumental destruction they’ll find unlikely allies in a fellow group of super-powerful teenagers. But is Generation Zero here to help...or are they just looking out for themselves? Join New York Times best-selling writer Joshua Dysart (Harbinger) and rising star Robert Gill (Batgirl) as the breakout stars of last summer’s Harbinger Wars — the volatile strike force known as Generation Zero — step out of the shadows and into the crosshairs of a devastating extraterrestrial attack! Collecting Armor Hunters: Harbinger #1–3, plus the landmark first appearance of Generation Zero from Harbinger Wars #1.

The Renegades thought they could get their old lives back. They thought they could bring down Toyo Harada and the Harbinger Foundation. They were wrong. And now one of them will die. Once again, Peter Stanchek and the Renegades are on the run with the combined forces of the Harbinger Foundation and Project Rising Spirit closing in on all sides. This time, however, the team's newest member, Ax, has left a trail of leaked classified information that could win the day - but also put the few loved ones they have into dire peril. Collecting “Resistance” and “Death of a Renegade” from HARBINGER #20-25, a Renegade will fall as New York Times best-selling creators Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry unleash a major milestone for Valiant's acclaimed teenage superteam.

A collection of some of the greatest Bloodshot and the H. A. R. D. Corps stories ever told! Bloodshot and the expendable commandos of H. A. R. D. Corps face off against a network of terrorist saboteurs in the heart of the Persian Gulf! But, as Bloodshot digs into the multinational oil conglomerate that's signing his paychecks, he'll soon find himself confronted by the complex truth behind the terror — and face-to-face with an older, scrappier, more grizzled generation of superhuman soldier from the glory days of proxy wars and state-sponsored assassination. Then, the most elite assets of Project Rising Spirit team up for an early mission together — Bloodshot and the H. A. R. D. Corps, living weapons! But, in the decade of dial-up, the technology is far from perfect and bugs are bound to pop up in the wetware...with disastrous results! And, The one-man army known only as Bloodshot is forced to turn his guns on his own people!