"The Most Powerful Man in the World" With the power of the X-O Manowar armor to aid them, Ken and Aric take control of Orb Industries. Now, threatened by the growing power of the Spider Aliens, Toyo Harada, CEO and Founder of the Harbinger Foundation sends an assassin after Aric.

King's Crossing" Toyo Harada wants to make a deal with the new head of Orb Industries, but nobody told him to expect X-O Manowar! Featuring Peter Stanchek, the Harbinger renegades and the first appearance of Jack Boniface.

Corporate espionage strikes at Orb Industries! When an Orb employee is mysteriously killed on the coast of New England, Aric uncovers a sinister secret. Someone is selling Spider-Alien tech to the black market and Aric will need Ken's help to track down this inside trader!

No one is safe in this sense-shattering conclusion to "Operation Deep Freeze!" They stole his armor and endangered his loved ones. Now, the CIA must pay for their sins and the ramifications will reach as far as the Oval Office! But when the dust and blood settles, will X-O Manowar truly find peace?

Aric struggles to come to term with the loss of the X-O Manowar armor. But he'll find hope when an ally journeys to the depths of the Solar System and discovers a latent seed that could regrow the Manowar armor. But the seed will not germinate without a blood sacrifice. Will Aric or one of his friends pay the ultimate price so that X-O Manowar can live again?

Who is Krollos? And why has he infiltrated Orb Industries? Aric will have to survive the onslaught of this deadly new foe and his mysterious technology if he hopes to find out! Meanwhile, the past comes back to haunt Randy when death stalks her old comrades-in-arms--the Wolfbridge Goup--at the memorial service of the fallen Paul Bouvier.

Aric traces a mysterious trail of green blood, only to walk right into a surprise attack by extraterrestrials! But, while battling the alien colony, the X-O armor begins to starngely malfunction. Who or what could be causing this?

Toyo Harada has provided Aric with the location of an alien gathering, and Aric means to make the most of it! Meanwhile, Earth is in the grips of a worldwide disaster and the assassin Snakebite is on the hunt for Randy Cartier! Guest starring the Armorines and H.A.R.D. Corps!

The CIA wants the X-O Manowar armor, but Aric won't hand it over! How long can Aric refuse the government's demands without endangering those closest to him? The fight of Aric's life begins here, sending him on a quest to the most brutal ends of the Earth!

Aric's escape from civilization takes a surprising turn for the worse! With his adopted village as the target of a much larger conspiracy, Aric must once again rise as a protector of the innocent. But without the X-O Manowar armor's protection, can Aric ever be the hero he once was? It's metal vs. mettle as Aric's true strength is finally tested!