1.0Spiral Comics Bloghttps://spiralcomics.com/blogrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="fIfdKElA80"><a href="https://spiralcomics.com/blog/first-impression-x-o-manowar-1/">First Impression: X-O MANOWAR #1</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spiralcomics.com/blog/first-impression-x-o-manowar-1/embed/#?secret=fIfdKElA80" width="600" height="338" title="“First Impression: X-O MANOWAR #1” — Spiral Comics Blog" data-secret="fIfdKElA80" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://spiralcomics.com/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://spiralcomics.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/JAN172113-X-O-MANOWAR-2017-1-CVR-A-LAROSA.jpg12001844I think X-O Manowar has a superhero origin story as strong as any other first-tier hero from the big two companies.  Someday I’ll see it on the big screen. Until then, I’ll continue to enjoy the comics. You should check them out too! “Born under the oppressive thumb of the Roman Empire, Aric of Dacia learned warfare at an early age. It was amid such violence that he was abducted by an alien race. Forced into slavery, he survived where others perished. His escape would come from bonding with a weapon of immeasurable power: the X-O Manowar armor. With it, he returned to Earth…only to find himself stranded in the modern day. But that was a lifetime ago. Now, far […]