After his seemingly devout religious parents turn out to be evil and then attempt to kill him, Archer decides to protect innocent people and stop villainy.

Archer commonly uses a crossbow in combat while Armstrong is known for carrying a magical bottomless satchel containing a large collection of items and weapons.

Armstrong is the brother of two other immortal heroes of the Valiant Comics universe: the ruthless Gilad the Eternal Warrior and the manipulative Ivar the Timewalker.

The hardcover was later named one of the top ten graphic novels of 2008 by Diamond Comic Distributors[2] and one of the best of 2008 by Ain't It Cool News.

In 1997, a one-shot comic series under the banner title Eternal Warriors reintroduced Armstrong and his two brothers as Vikings, the sons of Mog and Nin, who become immortal due to a special plant.

Collectively called the "Eternal Warriors," the three brothers fight evil together and share immortality with others over the centuries, creating the "Forever Family."

The series started with the 1997 one-shot Eternal Warriors: Time & Treachery by writer Art Holcomb and artists Doug Wheatley and John Floyd.

Archer & Armstrong Volume 2 began in 2012 under the creative team of writer Fred Van Lente and artists Clayton Henry and Brian Reber.

Archer & Armstrong Volume 2 #0 revealed that in the new continuity, the three Anni-Prada brothers gained immortality when Ivar activated a strange machine known as the Boon.

After learning their son discovered they were kidnapping and molesting children from their congregation, the Archers set fire to their own home and leave Obadiah bound inside.

Promising to bring his parents to justice if God helps him, Obadiah frees himself, but loses consciousness from smoke inhalation.

Knowing his parents will kill him at their first opportunity, and fearing that no one will believe him, Archer sneaks out of the hospital and seeks someone to teach him how to fight.

[7] The monks observe Obadiah has extraordinary control over his body, a natural talent for martial arts, and flawless skill with a bow and arrow.

Young Archer credits this to his near-death experience, believing he died and was brought back by God to enact justice.

[7] Believing Armstrong is a liar, Archer leaves him and encounters Mahmud, who tells him that his group, the Sect, has been fighting evil and hunting an enemy called "He Who Is Not To Be Named" for over 2,500 years.

[7] Armstrong explains the Sect is a corrupt international cult whose members have infiltrated every government body and religious organization in the world including the Vatican.

Along the way, the two learn that Archer's combat talents are due to his being a "psiot" or "harbinger," one of a rare number of humans born with superhuman traits.

Calling it the Bloom, Mog shares it with their young sons, who begin growing rapidly and show increased physical abilities.

Consuming the plant regularly, Mog gains a form of immortality and begins to hear voices he thinks are gods telling him it is his destiny to dominate Earth.

[14] In the modern-day, the Eternal Warriors have a hidden community in the Palazzo base in Rome that includes the Forever Family, several human allies, and the Neo-Vals, the last surviving descendants of the original Vikings.

While investigating a threat from within, the Forever Family discovers a young man named LeMont Quirrel, a petty criminal who finds himself wishing to help.

The father of the Eternal Warriors uses Blackworks resources to wage war, demanding leadership of the Forever Family and domination of Earth.

Unknown to the brothers, their young sister Vexana is resurrected by dark spirits who grant her immortality and the power to warp emotions.

In the modern-day, two members of the Sect named Charles and Marcie Archer adopt several children and raise them in isolation, training them to be religiously devout assassins.

Joining forces, Archer and Armstrong go on a quest to stop the Sect from recovering the scattered pieces of the Boon and rebuilding the machine so their own members can become immortal.

The Boon is repaired and activated, only for Charles and Marcie Archer to realize too late that the machine grants immortality by stealing life from those nearby.

The children and other sect members are killed while the spirits of Charles and Marcie are trapped inside Mary-Maria as the machine is stopped by Archer and Armstrong.

The day is saved but the current Geomancer sorcerer dies in the process, and Armstrong realizes that his brother Gilad will sense this and want vengeance.

The Boon also equips the mind with a unique form of apathy, so that emotions do not play a prominent role in their thought processes (although they do still feel them).

[28] Archer and Armstrong are portrayed by Alex Meglei and Kevin Porter in the web series Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe.