Ninjak Deluxe Edition Book 1

From New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and superstar artists Clay Mann (Poison Ivy), Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS), Butch Guice (Captain America) and many more, comes the first oversized hardcover of the seven-time Harvey Award nominated series the A.V. Club calls ?immensely entertaining?!? Then: Meet inexperienced MI-6 recruit Colin King on his first mission in the field as he learns the basics of spycraft and counterintelligence, and develops a volatile relationship with his first handler. Now: Colin King is Ninjak, the world?s foremost intelligence operative, weapons expert, and master assassin. And he?s hunting the Shadow Seven ? a secret cabal of shinobi masters with mysterious ties to his training and tragic past. Collecting?NINJAK #1?13, this deluxe hardcover comes packed with more than 20 pages of rarely seen art and extras!

Book 1 contains materials originally published in single magazine form as Ninjak #1-13.

Book 1 contains materials originally published in single magazine form as Ninjak #1-13.

For nearly a century, MI-6, the most elite branch of Britain?s clandestine intelligence service, has honed a ruthlessly effective, top-secret division ? THE NINJA PROGRAMME ? into one of its nation?s most finely wielded weapons. Tasked as the first and last line of defense for queen and country, this small shadow army of agents and assassins has produced a succession of notable assets, including NINJA-A, the Queen?s silent weapon of World War I; NINJA-E, the globe-trotting secret agent that pulled the Cold War back from the brink of Armageddon; and, most recently, NINJA-K, aka Colin King, a brash but fearless instrument of lethality that has saved the world from madmen and terror at every turn. But now?an unknown enemy is hunting and killing members of THE NINJA PROGRAMME one by one ? and NINJAK is next on the list. A new can't-miss ongoing series from renowned writer Christos Gage (Netflix?s Daredevil) and Valiant?s latest superstar artist, Tom?s Giorello (X-O MANOWAR), starts here with stunningly precise jumping-on point revealing the classified history of the black-budget spy network that trained Colin King and his predecessors?and leading Ninjak on a manhunt through a cold, calculating world of espionage and international intrigue in search of a killer targeting all ninja agents ? past and present! Collecting NINJA-K #1?5.

The Fist & The Steel fight onward! Many years from now, Earth?s immortal master of war and the world?s deadliest intelligence operative fight side-by-side. As was foretold in the BOOK OF DEATH, an aging Ninjak and Eternal Warrior are fated to spend their days as humanity?s guardians, protecting it from the myriad threats that loom over the horizon of Earth?s future. But when the ultimate menace rises to obliterate all traces of life, can Colin King and Gilad Anni-Padda ? Ninjak and the Eternal Warrior ? cement their status as the Valiant Universe?s greatest heroic duo?or will their legacy go up in flames? Plus: Back in the present, the unthinkable has happened to Ninjak and his fellow MI-6 agents that survived the horrors of the Deadside! Infected with an aggressive and lethal cancer from his exposure to a noxious parallel dimension, Ninjak must race against the clock for a cure before he makes a permanent trip to the realm of the dead! Jump on board the steel-shattering adventures of Valiant?s number-one super-spy here as New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt (4001 A.D.) and explosive artists Khari Evans (IMPERIUM) and Andr?s Guinaldo (Justice League Dark) read from the BOOK OF DEATH?and bring the full weight of the future crashing down on Ninjak and the Eternal Warrior! Collecting?NINJAK #18?21.

A blistering battle royale! Watch the live-action digital series, then jump headlong into the fight-fueled showdown of the century as acclaimed writer Eliot Rahal (The Paybacks) and red-hot artist Joe Bennett (Teen Titans, Deathstroke) reveal the full scope and adrenaline-drenched intensity of NINJAK VS. THE VALIANT UNIVERSE! Colin King is Ninjak, MI6?s deadliest intelligence operative and weapons expert. When the ruthless assassin Roku exploits his greatest weakness, Ninjak will be forced to betray his closest allies. Now, on the run, he must face off against the most powerful heroes known to man for a high-octane, take no prisoners, trial by fire more perilous and more unpredictable than any he?s faced before. In 2018, the world?s most dangerous super-spy goes to war with the Valiant Universe? Guest-starring X-O Manowar, Bloodshot, Livewire, Archer & Armstrong, Shadowman, and more, don?t miss the ULTIMATE JUMPING-ON POINT for the most acclaimed and hotly followed publisher anywhere in comics today as Ninjak leads an all-star introduction to the most brutal fighters the Valiant Universe has to offer! Collecting NINJAK VS. THE VALIANT UNIVERSE #1-4.

?THE COALITION? spells doom! A once-loyal agent has defected from the ranks of MI6?s most elite espionage unit? and Ninjak has been dispatched across the globe to prevent his secrets from plunging the world into chaos. But, in the shadows of Mexico City, Colin King is about to discover something far more deadly? The Ninja Programme?s own former sensei, the Jonin, has assembled a conspiratorial circle of enigmatic enemies ? the Dying One, Kostiy the Deathless, Linton March, and The United?s Ultimo ? for a purpose so sinister that even Ninjak can?t risk engaging them alone. Enter: Livewire, Punk Mambo, Dr. Mirage, and GIN-GR ? Ninjak?s brand-new black ops team with a very specific set of skills?and a license to kill the unkillable!

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 Ð the last in a line of the enigmatic mystics who protect the Earth known as Geomancers Ð 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 Ð a soldier battle-forged across five thousand years of combat Ð 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 overÉor they take him down. But can even he single-handedly protect one child when the entire Valiant Universe wages war against him? New York Times best-selling writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR) joins superstar-in-the-making Robert Gill (Batgirl) and visionary artist Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS) to begin a thousand-year journey into the future of the Valiant UniverseÉand rain, fire, blood and war on the heroes of today. Collecting BOOK OF DEATH #1Ð4.