X-O MANOWAR VOLUME
3: PLANET DEATH TPB
The Vine begins their attack on Earth and Commander Trill
uses Aric’s friend Gafti as a hostage. Aric surrenders the armor to save his
friend however Trill shoots him regardless. Aric summons the armor which attacks
Trill and wears it and beats him. An injured Gafti arrives and Aric uses the
armor on him to heal him but Gafti is traumatized by the events abroad the Vine
ship. Aric convinces Gafti to stop fighting only to realize the incoming Vine
invasion fleet arriving. Gafti heads towards them and sacrifices himself by
destroying the invasion fleet. After the armor returns to Earth without Gafti,
Aric decides to take the war to the Vine’s home planet.
The origin of the Vine is revealed as Aric arrives on
their planet. Aric plans on destroying the planet however discovers the last of
his people is alive and living there. However his people are descendants of the
original people.
Aric is attacked by the Vine and he is wounded in the
onslaught. He is saved by one of the Vine and secretly taken to the priest
while the Vine begins eradicating the slave encampment. The X-O armor returns
to Aric and he launches a defensive which will lead to the other enslaved
inhabitants of the planet to be freed.
This
paperback collects
X-O
Manowar #9-14
RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
