The Life and Death of Toyo Harada - di Dysart & Suayan

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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #1 (of 6)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CAFU, MICO SUAYAN
Cover A by MICO SUAYAN
Cover B by BEN HARVEY
Cover C by DAVID MACK
Glass Variant Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE
Blank Cover Also Available
Eisner Award-nominated writer Joshua Dysart (HARBINGER, HARBINGER WARS) returns to the Valiant Universe to continue crafting Toyo Harada's controversial mission to save humanity from itself. Presented in an oversized format and featuring a lineup of all-star artists, including Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT SALVATION), CAFU (RAI), and more, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA will place the planet's most powerful man in the spotlight as he strives to control the course of history. But with the menacing mastermind's resources dwindling after the downfall of the Harbinger Foundation and a target on his head, will the formidable psiot re-emerge as humanity's greatest hero...or its most dangerous villain?
$4.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | On sale MARCH 13th
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Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons"

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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #2 (of 6)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CAFU, BUTCH GUICE
Cover A by MICO SUAYAN
Cover B by ARIEL OLIVETTI
Cover C by DEAN HASPIEL
he deadly campaign of the most powerful psiot in the Valiant Universe continues! In the present: Toyo Harada finds himself and The Foundation Zone under attack by a coalition of world governments, as one of his own teammates begins to turn on him. In the past: Toyo Harada escapes Japan aboard a fishing vessel, and sets sail for the new world.
$4.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | On sale APRIL 10th
"I am Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men,
Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms,
Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons"

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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #3 (of 6)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CAFU, ADAM POLLINA
Cover A by MICO SUAYAN
Cover B by PAULINA GANUCHEAU
Cover C by AJ JOTHIKUMAR
Wait, did we kill Toyo Harada in the middle of his own series? It is called THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA, after all...
A young Toyo spends some quality time with one of the most brilliant men in history: Albert Einstein. Yes, really.
Things get veeeeery violent with Toyo's savage alien friend, LV-99...
$4.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | On sale MAY 15th

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Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms,
Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons"

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The Life and Death of Toyo Harada #1
Written by Joshua Dysart
Art by Cafu, Mico Suayan and Andrew Dalhouse
Lettering by Dave Sharpe
Published by Valiant Comics
Review by Justin Partridge
'Rama Rating: 8 out of 10

A Valiant icon gets a sweeping science fiction/biopic hybrid in the debut of The Life and Death of Toya Harada. Written by Valiant mainstay Joshua Dystart and given a stoic but cinematic look by Cafu and Mico Suayan, this opening issue pulls the curtain back on one of the O.G.s of the Valiant Universe. Focusing on Harada's tragic origin in all its harrowing detail and how it has directly influenced his new megalomaniacal, arguably pragmatic, present, The Life and Death of Toyo Harada #1 starts this biography off on a grand note.

If you've ever read a Valiant comic since 1989, chance are you've probably heard the name Toyo Harada, the all-powerful 'Omega Power' who has weaved a geopolitical web around the whole world and allied himself with other superpowered people in order to bring "balance" to the planet. He's been a major antagonist for the Valiant Universe for as long as it's been around, but this new series aims to tell the "real story" behind the man, and even for the casual reader I believe it succeeds.

Taking the familiar structure of a celebrity biopic and exploding it across the cosmos, writer Joshua Dysart starts from the opening page with an impressive scope. He starts by detailing the creation of the very universe in portentously entertaining narration, coupled with a gorgeous sequential panel grid of the birth of the universe from Mico Suayan and colorist Andrew Dalhouse. From there we jump to 1936, where we get to see Toyo's upbringing in Hiroshima, Japan... and the aftermath of the atomic bomb. These scenes deftly provide the emotional core for the series, as the team takes the idea of a superpowered child "freedom fighter" deadly serious, showing how Harada started to consolidate his power, both as the "Omega" and as a political figure.

But The Life and Death of Toyo Harada isn't just about the man's past, it is also about his future. While the look into his past provides the steak, the sequences following Harada's latest push toward peace are all sizzle thanks to Dysart, Cafu, and Andrew Dalhouse. As the narration clocks on, we are deposited into "some seventy years later," where Toyo and his multi-tiered team of "psiots" are attempting to rig a sort of space hook across a ring of alien asteroids orbiting the Earth. It is a lot, but Dysart's script really kicks up the action and humor here, detailing a thrilling chase through orbit and plenty of "holding the line" action down on the surface starring some gleefully weird characters like a group of Power Pack-esque children with specific mental abilities and a bloodthirsty and hilarious creature only known as LV-99.

This whole section of the issue raises the stakes of the story nicely, and adds an urgency to the biopic material of the first half as we know vaguely where the story is headed. Starting with a dense, but narratively rich montage of the "seventy years or so" that readers may have missed, Cafu goes full John Cassaday, showcasing Toyo and his team fighting Chinese Special Forces ground troops and fighter jets in the most action-packed and bombastic way possible. Though Cafu's pencils are less expressive than Suayan in the opening, they have a real power to them as this section is just all action, flight, and fight.

Don't let the portentous title fool, you because The Life and Death of Toyo Harada #1 really is a fun read. Blessed with the strong emotional core of a biopic as well as some burly action, this opening issue swings big and starts the series with nice, solid hit. Neaty accessible, but not at the expense of its scope, heart or action, The Life and Death of Toyo Harada might just end up being a volume worth your shelf.
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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #4 (of 6)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CAFU, DIEGO YAPUR
Cover A by MICO SUAYAN
Cover B by KEN LASHLEY
Cover C by NEN CHANG
Pre-Order Edition by CAFU
Wait, did THAT really just happen in the last cliffhanger? Oh, man... Can Toyo's team recover or will they never be the same again? Trust us, you don't want to miss the acclaimed limited series about the world's most powerful man.
$4.99 | 40 pgs. | T+ | On sale JUNE 12th
"I am Daenerys of the House Targaryen, the First of Her Name, The Unburnt, Queen of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men,
Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms,
Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons"

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THE LIFE AND DEATH OF TOYO HARADA #5 (of 6)

Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art by CAFU, KANO
Cover A by BUTCH GUICE
Cover B by RAÚL ALLÉN
Cover C by JACK HERBERT
Pre-Order Edition Cover by CAFU
Is Toyo Harada really dead?
The long-lost secret of Harada's estranged son revealed!
Harada's final allies stand strong as they protect their master's vision!
$4.99 | 40 pages | T+ | On Sale JULY 17th
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Queen of Meereen, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, Protector of the Realm, Lady Regnant of the Seven Kingdoms,
Breaker of Chains and Mother of Dragons"

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