JUSTIN JORDAN | PATRICK ZIRCHER | BRIAN REBER ® CONTINUED NEXT MONTH IN ® ISSUE #2 | DECEMBER SHADOWMAN RETURNS! This year at the San Diego Comic-Con, a gentleman who was a dead ringer for Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High strolled up to me right outside of Convention Hall C, stared me dead in the eyes, and asked in a heavy California accent one of the most popular questions I’ve received Peter Cuneo since I began working at Valiant: “Bro, what about Shadowmannnn?!” Chairman Spicoli wasn’t alone. In Charlotte, in New York, and in Baltimore, in Southern accents and in the Jason Kothari Brooklynese of my beloved home state, the one question I received more than any other was CEO about when Shadowman was returning. The original series by Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart, Dinesh Shamdasani David Lapham, and Bob Hall left an indelible impression when it launched in May of 1992. Jack Chief Creative Officer Boniface quickly entered the comic book lexicon as a hero unlike any other, and 20 years later those issues still resonate deeply with Valiant fans. Gavin Cuneo CFO and Head of Strategic Development Fred Pierce Publisher Warren Simons VP Executive Editor Walter Black VP Operations Hunter Gorinson Marketing and Communications Manager Atom! Freeman Sales Manager Rian Hughes Logo and Trade Dress Design Travis Escarfullery Production and Design Manager Jody LeHeup SHADOWMAN #2 SHADOWMAN #3 Associate Editor Josh Johns Assistant Editor The issue that you currently hold in your hands is a labor of love from Patrick Zircher and Justin Jordan. The guys have co-written the issue, and Patrick’s amazing art has taken Shadowman to another level. Brian Reber’s done a wonderful job on colors, and this first issue represents the start of an extraordinary and powerful journey for Jack Boniface. Wait until you see what’s coming in issues 2 and 3: Master Darque, the Deadside, and a new, violent corner of the Valiant Universe that could very well be its destruction... Next week, more on X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot, and Archer & Armstrong, including news about a little story in X-O Manowar called PLANET DEATH! And remember to keep the letters coming to [email protected], or by regular mail to: Valiant Letters Valiant Entertainment 424 West 33rd Street New York, NY 10001 Until next month! Warren Simons Executive Editor THE FIRST TPB COLLECTION OF THE BEST-SELLING SERIES THAT RELAUNCHED THE VALIANT UNIVERSE! ON SALE DECEMBER 5 // ONLY $9.99 VALIANT MASTERS VOLUME 1 HARDCOVER THE FIRST IN AN ALL-NEW LIBRARY OF VALIANT CLASSICS COLLECTING BLOODSHOT #1-8 (1992) FOR THE FIRST TIME ANYWHERE ON SALE NOW! SHADOWMAN® #1 - NOVEMBER 2012. VALIANT ENTERTAINMENT LLC. Office of publication: 424 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001 Copyright © 2012 Valiant Entertainment, Inc. All rights reserved. All characters, their distinctive likenesses and related indicia featured in this publication are trademarks of Valiant Entertainment, Inc. The stories, characters, and incidents featured in this publication are entirely fictional. Printed in the USA. For more information, please visit ValiantUniverse.com. First Printing..