VALIANT BEYOND BLOODSHOT (2024)

THE ULTIMATE TEST BEGINS. ONE SHOT AT A TIME.Before Roy Harrison becomes the ultimate Bloodshot, he faces his deadliest test yet… and it’s lethal. Dropped into the wastelands of Australia alongside two fellow Bloodshot candidates, Roy must battle high-tech security, rogue drones, and deadly private guards to take down billionaire tech magnate Brad Mahoney. Survival comes at a cost—the mission tests both mind and body to their limits.Intercut with surreal flashbacks and symbolic memories of his fractured past, this SPECIAL ISSUE explores Roy’s early life, his grueling training in the Red Ops maze, and the relentless evolution that forges him into the perfect weapon. Every mission, every setback, every resurrection brings him closer to becoming THE Bloodshot, ready to face the next challenge.Writer Dan Abnett (RAI; FALLEN WORLD) and artist Guillermo Fajardo (RESURGENCE, VALIANT BEYOND: THE X-O MANOWAR) deliver a tense, action-packed tale that sets the stage for the next evolution of Bloodshot Beyond.

Bloodshot’s journey into the Japanese underworld continues in another can’t miss issue from rising star writer Mauro Mantella featuring art by Fernando Heinz Furukawa!The secret origin of vampirism and the true order of the world is revealed to Bloodshot as he undergoes a startling transformation. Are the Yakuza ready to face the wrath of... vampire Bloodshot?! Are any of us ready for this?! Probably not, but it’s happening anyway! PLUS: Secrets of Bloodshot’s past are revealed and things get VERY gory!

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO OUR FIRST STORY ARC, BLEEDING SONS!As Bloodshot faces off with demons from Japanese folklore, he uncovers the true plans of the vampiric yakuza leader. The true scope of the danger he faces is revealed and it’s enough to threaten all life remaining on Earth!

WELCOME, BLOODSHOT, TO MAN MADE HELL!Bloodshot’s back with a new story arc and a new mission as his Red Ops handlers send him into the EXCLUSION ZONE in Chernobyl!As Bloodshot seeks to prevent another nuclear disaster, he’ll encounter operatives from around the world all working on their own missions, including an old friend. But are there really any allies in his line of work or is this yet another obstacle in his way?PLUS: After dealing with the vampiric madness in Japan, Bloodshot’s beliefs about his past are shaken. What does this mean for his future, and more importantly, is he still a vampire? An all-new arc begins here for BLOODSHOT!

JOURNEY ACROSS THE BLACK FOREST!What’s a trip across an irradiated wasteland without some good old-fashioned bonding between mercenaries? Bloodshot and Vuk continue their missions in Chernobyl while the deadly General Dragunov prepares his most sinister plan yet! What terrors await Bloodshot and Vuk in the exclusion zone? Mauro Mantella and Kristian Rossi continue to unveil new layers of Bloodshot’s past in the latest chapter of the Valiant Beyond saga!

THE MIND-MELTING FINALE!Defeated, demoralized, and left to slowly die next to the radioactive Elephant’s Foot in Chernobyl, it’s safe to say that Bloodshot has never been in a worse situation than this!Even if Bloodshot can find a way out of danger, will he be strong enough to stop Dragunov’s master plan? The finale to MAN MADE HELL is here and Bloodshot might never be the same after this!PLUS: What the heck is BLOODBYTE?!

ENTER THE MAZE! After surviving an almost complete system failure inside a nuclear reactor, Bloodshot and Bloodbyte are determined to uncover the truth behind Red OPS. Recent missions in Japan and Chernobyl—where Bloodshot faced enemies like the vampire yakuza Udo and the powerful psiot Dragunov—have left him questioning everything he thought he knew about his past and allegiance. Now the trail leads somewhere impossible: the Backrooms, a parallel dimension where Red OPS quietly runs its global system from behind reality itself. But once you step inside, there’s no guarantee you come back out the same. Part one of a two-part finale arc begins here.

THEY WERE BUILT TO BE WEAPONS. NOW THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR REALITY ITSELF. As Bloodshot battles his way through the nightmarish Backrooms, shocking revelations come to light. The origins of Kether are finally unveiled, and a long-buried secret may hold the key to a conspiracy that could shake the universe.With reality beginning to unravel and a cosmic threat poised to invade the multiverse, Bloodshot faces his greatest challenge yet in this final chapter of “Toy Soldiers”!