X-O Manowar Vol. 3: Planet Death

The big event sized story of X-O Manowar is here in Planet Death.  Aric has discovered the invasion force of the Vine in orbit around Earth.  Not only does the Shanhara make short work of the invasion fleet but instead of waiting for the Vine to reorganize another offensive Aric the Visigoth sets out for Loam the Vine's homeworld taking the fight to them.  During the story we discover the origin of the Vine as a race & the origin of the armor.  Aric uses the suit to free all of the slaves of the Vine from different planets & unite them as a revolt against the Vine capital.   With the help of a priest & a soldier Aric is able to persuade the majority of the Vine to fall back on their faith & realize that this is the dawning of a new age.  At the end of this volume Aric is taking what remains of the Visigoth people back to earth to reestablish their place in the world.