The first title to launch as part of Valiant Beyond will star the fan-favorite nanite-enhanced cyborg with a penchant for ultra-violence: Bloodshot. Readers will discover that there’s something drastically different about this version of Bloodshot as he battles a Japanese underworld hooked on a new drug with vampiric side-effects.

Written by Mauro Mantella (BLOODSHOT UNLEASHED: RELOADED) with stunning artwork from Fernando Heinz Furukawa (X-O MANOWAR: INVICTUS), the initial three-issue arc for Bloodshot will blend crime-fighting, horror and ultra-violence into one unmissable mature readers story.

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BLOODSHOT #1
Script: Mauro Mantella
Art: Fernando Heinz Furukawa
Color: Rocio Zucchi, Brushu Studio

A powerful new drug is unleashed on Japan and has set the underworld ablaze! There’s only one force strong enough to stop the B-S... and he’s not looking for an invitation to start kicking butt!

Cover A & Cover E (full art) - Rodolfo Migliari
Cover B & Cover F (full art) - Nahuel Grego (Wraparound Variant)
Cover C & Cover G (full art) - Dennis Calero (CONNECTING VARIANT)
Cover D - Fernando Heinz Furukawa (DESIGN VARIANT)

Format: 32 pages.

Rated: Mature Readers

FOC: JULY 7, 2025
OSD: AUGUST 13, 2025

SRP: $4.99

COVER BY
FERNANDO HEINZ FURUKAWA

COVER BY
RODOLFO MIGLIARI

COVER BY
NAHUEL GREGO

COVER BY
RODOLFO MIGLIARI

COVER BY
NAHUEL GREGO

COVER BY
FERNANDO HEINZ FURUKAWA

COVER BY
NAHUEL GREGO

COVER BY
NAHUEL GREGO

COVER BY
RODOLFO MIGLIARI

COVER BY
RODOLFO MIGLIARI

COVERS BY
DENNIS CALERO

COVERS BY
DENNIS CALERO

issue #1 - preview pages

issue #1 - preview pages

BLOODSHOT #2
Script: Mauro Mantella
Art: Fernando Heinz Furukawa, Juan Pablo Massa
Color: Rocio Zucchi, Juan Pablo Massa

Bloodshot’s journey into the Japanese underworld continues in another can’t miss issue from 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!

Cover A & Cover D (full art) - Glenn Fabry
Cover B & Cover E (full art) - Filippo Curzi
Cover C & Cover F (full art) - Diego Greco

Format: 32 pages.

Rated: Mature Readers

FOC: AUGUST 18, 2025
OSD: OCTOBER 8, 2025

SRP: $4.99

COVER BY
DIEGO GRECO

COVER BY
GLENN FABRY

COVER BY
GLENN FABRY

COVER BY
FILIPPO CURZI

COVER BY
DIEGO GRECO

COVER BY
FILIPPO CURZI

BLOODSHOT #3
Script: Mauro Mantella
Art: Fernando Heinz Furukawa, Juan Pablo Massa
Color: Rocio Zucchi, Juan Pablo Massa

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!

Cover A & Cover D (full art) - Andrea Boccardo with Andrea Meloni
Cover B & Cover E (full art) - Federico Mele
Cover C & Cover F (full art) - Agustin Alessio

Format: 32 pages.

Rated: Mature Readers

FOC: OCTOBER 27, 2025
OSD: DECEMBER 10, 2025

SRP: $4.99

COVER BY
AGUSTIN ALESSIO

COVER BY
ANDREA BROCCARDO
WITH ANDREA MELONI

COVER BY
ANDREA BROCCARDO
WITH ANDREA MELONI

COVER BY
FEDERICO MELE

COVER BY
AGUSTIN ALESSIO

COVER BY
FEDERICO MELE

BLOODSHOT SPECIAL
Script: Dan Abnett
Art: Guillermo Fajardo

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.

Cover A - Guillermo Fajardo
Cover B - Gerardo Zaffino
Cover C (incentive 1:15) - Richard Ortiz

Format: 44 pages.

Rated: Mature Readers

FOC: MARCH 30, 2026
OSD: MAY 6, 2026

SRP: $5.99

COVER BY
RICHARD ORTIZ

COVER BY
GUILLERMO FAJARDO

COVER BY
GUILLERMO FAJARDO

COVER BY
GERARDO ZAFFINO

COVER BY
RICHARD ORTIZ

COVER BY
GERARDO ZAFFINO

BLOODSHOT - MAN MADE HELL #1
Script: Mauro Mantella
Art: Kristian Rossi

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!

Cover A & Cover C (full art) - Kenny Wong
Cover B & Cover D (full art) - Francesco Tomaselli

Format: 32 pages.

Rated: Mature Readers

FOC: MAY 18, 2026
OSD: JUNE 24, 2026

SRP: $4.99

COVER BY KENNY WONG

COVER BY KENNY WONG

COVER B BY FRANCESCO TOMASELLI

COVER C (FULL ART) BY KENNY WONG

COVER D (FULL ART) BY FRANCESCO TOMASELLI

BLOODSHOT - MAN MADE HELL #2
Script: Mauro Mantella
Art: Kristian Rossi

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!

Cover A & Cover C (full art) - Nahuel Grego
Cover B & Cover D (full art) - Sid Kotian

Format: 32 pages.

Rated: Mature Readers

FOC: JUNE 29, 2026
OSD: AUGUST 5, 2026

SRP: $4.99

COVER BY NAHUEL GREGO

COVER BY NAHUEL GREGO

COVER B BY SID KOTIAN

COVER C (FULL ART) BY NAHUEL GREGO

COVER D (FULL ART) BY SID KOTIAN

BLOODSHOT - MAN MADE HELL #3
Script: Mauro Mantella
Art: Kristian Rossi

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?!

Cover A & Cover C (full art) - Guillermo Fajardo
Cover B & Cover D (full art) - Nathan Birr

Format: 32 pages.

Rated: Mature Readers

FOC: SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
OSD: NOVEMBER 4, 2026

SRP: $4.99

COVER BY GUILLERMO FAJARDO

COVER BY GUILLERMO FAJARDO

COVER B BY NATHAN BIRR

COVER C (FULL ART) BY GUILLERMO FAJARDO

COVER D (FULL ART) BY NATHAN BIRR

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