Book excerpt: From New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (BOOK OF DEATH,?The Flash) and all-star artists Diego Bernard (Red Lanterns) and Doug Braithwaite (NINJAK) comes the next oversized volume collecting the series IGN calls ?fantastic, action-packed storytelling that never fails to satisfy? as X-O Manowar begins his greatest challenge yet! Aric of Dacia, a fifth-century warrior bonded to alien armor and transplanted to the?modern day, is now the most important weapon in the arsenal of M.E.R.O., the top-secret American intelligence organization that monitors extraterrestrial life on Earth. In order to protect his people, Aric must undergo dangerous missions in space, but nothing can prepare him for the stunning secret that awaits him in the stars. The Armor Hunters are coming. They have sworn to rid the universe of the X-O Manowar armor?s incalculable destructive power and they have found their final target. Earth will be the greatest hunt of all? and the fight for survival begins here. Featuring backup stories from an all-star cast of comic book superstars ? including?Sean Chen (Iron Man), Tom Fowler (QUANTUM AND WOODY), Bryan Hitch (The Ultimates), J.G. Jones (Final Crisis), Barry Kitson (Amazing Spider-Man), Cary Nord (Conan), and many more ? the pulse-pounding storyline that redefines Valiant?s flagship hero is collected here in a prestige-sized hardcover packed with 20+ pages of rarely seen bonus materials and special features! Collecting?X-O MANOWAR #23?#29?and?ARMOR HUNTERS #1-4