Bloodshot #1

Part of the Valiant Classic Collection from Alien Books, this 2024 trade collecting early Bloodshot material brings together work by Kevin VanHook, Bob Layton, Don Perlin, and David Lapham. The cover says everything with elegant economy: Bloodshot rendered as a stark black silhouette — sword in one hand, pistol in the other, the circular nanite emblem glowing red on his chest — set against a bold crimson disc on a clean white field. It's a striking, design-forward image that captures the character's quiet menace and makes a compelling case for why Bloodshot has endured as one of Valiant's most compelling figures.