Co-created by former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and artists Bob Layton and Jon Hartz, X-O has sold more than eight million books to date. The hokey concept is competently executed but isn’t exactly a classic.
Collected here for the first time are the first seven issues (including the prelude) in a digitally re-colored presentation. Plus, an all-new story, “The Rise of Lydia” by Layton.
Grade: B-
X-O Manowar: Birth is currently available.