First Look: RAI #1 PLUS EDITION – Featuring 15+ Extra Pages That
Won’t Be Collected for the Trade!
Here’s an advanced preview of Rai #1 Plus Edition by Valiant Comics, an experimental new comic book format that expands Rai #1 by more than 15 pages of in-story content.
Press Release
Rai #1 is the release so big that one comic book can’t contain it!
Valiant is proud to present an advance look inside the RAI #1 PLUS EDITION – a first-of-its-kind, experimental new format expanding the first issue of superstar creators Matt Kindt and Clayton Crain‘s visionary new series with 15+ extra pages of in-story content!
Packed with exclusive stories and art from the minds of Matt Kindt (Unity, Mind MGMT) and Clayton Crain (Carnage) – plus all-new contributions from writer Sean Ryan (Suicide Squad) and artist Raul Allen (Secret Avengers) – the RAI #1 PLUS EDITION is your chance to explore the far-flung world of 41st century Japan with never-before-seen stories, maps, posters, and pin-ups drawn directly from the mythology of Valiant’s next smash-hit series!
But fans be advised: the extra material presented in the RAI #1 PLUS EDITION won’t be collected for the trade paperback and supplies will be limited to initial orders only, so contact your local comic retailer to pre-order your copy today! Jump into one of the most anticipated new series of the summer by getting the story within the story right here on April 30th, only in the RAI #1 PLUS EDITION!
RAI #1 (VALIANT FIRST)
Written by MATT KINDT
Art by CLAYTON CRAIN
Cover A by CLAYTON CRAIN (MAR141386)
Cover B by BRYAN HITCH (MAR141387)
Cover C by STEPHEN SEGOVIA (MAR141388)
Cover D by RAUL ALLEN (MAR141389)
Variant Cover by KHARI EVANS (MAR141392)
Variant Cover by TREVOR HAIRSINE (MAR141393)
Variant Cover by DAVID AJA & RAUL ALLEN (MAR141394)
Blank Cover also available (MAR141390)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 4/30/14 (FOC – 4/7/14)
RAI #1 PLUS EDITION* (VALIANT FIRST)
Written by MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
$4.99/T+/48 pgs.
ON SALE 4/30/14 (FOC – 4/7/14)
*For Valiant’s dedicated pullbox subscription customers, celebrate the launch of VALIANT FIRST with a special expanded edition of RAI #1, featuring 16 extra pages of in-story bonus features and dedicated looks inside the world of 4001 A.D. that won’t be collected for the trade paperback!
– The Comic Book Critic