From the back cover: — Archer & Armstrong is a superhero buddy comedy without the tights. Archer is the world s greatest hand-to-hand fighter, an expert marksman, and a seeker of truth and righteousness. Since being murdered by his parents, he has returned from the dead convinced that God has empowered him to right the wrongs of the world. Armstr... more »ong is a ten-thousand year old libertine as strong as a battalion who abandoned naive idealism thousands of years ago. He spends his days wandering the world drinking, fighting. And telling stories of his unbelievable adventures throughout history. On the run from an ancient cult and its bumbling agents that have been hunting Armstrong for two thousand years, the unlikely pair team up to face down the threat that could destroy the world!

Collected here for the first time is the acclaimed origin story of comics most popular buddy comedy.

- Collects the acclaimed Archer & Armstrong origin story (Archer & Armstrong #0-6) by legendary creators Jim Shooter and Barry Windsor-Smith for the first time.

- Includes an all-new ten page Formation of the Sect story written by Jim Shooter and illustrated by original Valiant creators Sal Velutto (X-O Manowar) and Bob Almond (Bloodshot).

- Includes Jim Shooter s full script for the all-new Formation of the Sect story including an alternate ending.

- Features a behind the scenes look into the creation of the new cover by Michael Golden (X-Men) from sketch to printed cover.

- Contains an exclusive in-depth interview with Jim Shooter on Archer & Armstrong.

About Valiant Entertainment

Valiant Entertainment is a character-based entertainment company that owns and manages some of the most popular comic characters ever created across all media, including feature films, television, video games, new media, publishing, and consumer products. Since their creation in 1990, Valiant characters have sold over 80 million comic books, 8 million video games, and Valiant became one of the three leading comic character-based companies globally. In addition, the Valiant characters are often called the most important characters created since the Marvel revolution of the 1960s (Sequart, 2006). VALIANT characters include X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT, HARBINGER, ETERNAL WARRIOR, ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, NINJAK, SHADOWMAN, RAI, and QUANTUM & WOODY, among many others.

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