X-O Manowar Vol 1 9

Do you know why they fear me, Gafti? Because... what they cannot control -- they destroy.

-- X-O Manowar

Homecoming, Part 1: Besieged[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

X-O Manowar

Supporting Characters:

Visigoths
- Alaric (Aric's uncle) (First appearance)
- Deidre (Aric's wife) (First appearance) (Dies)
- Gafti (First appearance) (Dies)

Villains:

Mallak (Alaric's adviser) (First appearance)
Roman Empire
- Sarus (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Solar, Man of the Atom (Mentioned only)

Locations:

408 A.D.
- Earth
- Italy
  - Rome
    - Tuscany
    - Valeria
- Mediterranean Sea (assumed)
Lost Land (Mentioned only)

Items:

Vehicles:

Horses
Roman galley

Credits[]

Writers: Bob Layton
Pencilers: Mike Leeke
Inkers: Tom Ryder
Colorists: Jorge Gonzalez
Letterers: Ken Lopez (uncredited)
Cover Artists: Mike Leeke, Tom Ryder
Editors: Barry Windsor-Smith
Editor-in-Chief: Bob Layton

Synopsis[]

Transported from the Lost Land by Solar's power, Aric finds himself back in his true home: Rome, 408 A.D.! Aric hurries to the camp of his uncle, Alaric, eager to rejoin his loved ones. But this man of god-like power isn't the Aric they remember! So great is their fear, that the Visigoths scheme with the hated Romans to kill Aric. The plot fails, but Aric knows this is no longer home, and he buries himself in the armor, craving only oblivion.^[1]