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by Chiclo
Tue Jul 01, 2025 3:24 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Jim Shooter has died
Replies: 28
Views: 290

Re: Jim Shooter has died


A sad day across fandoms besides creating Valiant, Defiant, and Broadway comics and, Jim Shooter helped to create The Transformers more in the basic outline of the mythos and naming several characters and the factions and the planet Cybertron.

Shooter always wanted said he wanted to create a ...
by Chiclo
Tue Jul 01, 2025 10:01 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Jim Shooter has died
Replies: 28
Views: 290

Re: Jim Shooter is dead

May his memory be for a blessing. May it be that we remember him at his best, because we would not be here without him.

Few could be said to have guided comics so singly as he did in the 80s and early 90s. When they took from him, he built for himself. Admirable.
by Chiclo
Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:55 am
Forum: Magnus, Solar, and Turok (not in VALIANT)
Topic: Dark Horse Comics 2009 Turok: Son of Stone Trading Cards
Replies: 1
Views: 24

Re: Dark Horse Comics 2009 Turok: Son of Stone Trading Cards

I bought these when they came out. My first reaction is that they had tied in to the 2008 animated movie (well worth a watch if you have not seen it) but now that I think about it, it may have had more to do with the Turok Son of Stone HC (and later SC) reprints that Dark Horse was doing around that ...
by Chiclo
Thu Jun 26, 2025 5:51 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)
Replies: 9
Views: 92

Re: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)



You said in the first post “if Gaia was one of the actors…”

So you are assuming that she was one of the actors, rather than an older, pre-existant embodiment of nature? It feels more likely that she has a different origin than the Greek gods. Was this entity ever called Gaia? Is there any ...
by Chiclo
Thu Jun 26, 2025 4:25 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)
Replies: 9
Views: 92

Re: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)

You said in the first post “if Gaia was one of the actors…”

So you are assuming that she was one of the actors, rather than an older, pre-existant embodiment of nature? It feels more likely that she has a different origin than the Greek gods. Was this entity ever called Gaia? Is there any ...
by Chiclo
Wed Jun 25, 2025 5:43 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)
Replies: 9
Views: 92

Re: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)



Are you placing the apotheosis of these actors around 1300 BC? Wouldn't the Anni-Padda brothers pre-date that?

The sea peoples even would probably be before that. Maybe the Bronze Age Collapse of around 1400-ish BC would be a better timeframe?

Switching from Ge to Gaia would be switching from ...
by Chiclo
Wed Jun 25, 2025 1:27 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)
Replies: 9
Views: 92

Re: Gaia and Andromeda (and Bacchus too...)

Are you placing the apotheosis of these actors around 1300 BC? Wouldn't the Anni-Padda brothers pre-date that?

The sea peoples even would probably be before that. Maybe the Bronze Age Collapse of around 1400-ish BC would be a better timeframe?

Switching from Ge to Gaia would be switching from (my ...
by Chiclo
Mon Jun 23, 2025 12:05 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Valiant Beyond Exclusive Preview: The X-O Manowar #1
Replies: 6
Views: 134

Re: Valiant Beyond Exclusive Preview: The X-O Manowar #1

RyanMcLelland wrote: Mon Jun 23, 2025 11:54 am
ManofTheAtom wrote: Sat Jun 21, 2025 8:01 pm
SouthernComicGeek wrote: Sat Jun 21, 2025 7:19 pm How did Aric grow his flesh hand back?
Different version, like Ultimate Spider-Man and Absolute Superman.
Maybe they’ll do funny animals next. XO-Ham, Archer and Aardvark, etc.
OX Cow-o-war.
by Chiclo
Thu Jun 19, 2025 4:04 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Post Resurgence
Replies: 35
Views: 417

Re: Post Resurgence






Potentially, the most interesting thing in a hypothetical meeting between VH-1 Faith and VEI Faith would be the latter's relationship with VEI Archer, where, in contrast, VH-1 Archer married VH-1 Flamingo.


I have zero interest in the old Valiant being brought into modern day. Bring back ...
by Chiclo
Sun Jun 01, 2025 7:32 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Why isn't Valiant on this list of this month publishers?
Replies: 2
Views: 88

Re: Why isn't Valiant on this list of this month publishers?

There weren’t any new comics solicited for sale from Valient on DCBS last month.

Could there be a month soon where we get more new Defiant comics than Valiant?
by Chiclo
Sat May 31, 2025 6:19 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: So, if Shadowman is from the Deadside...
Replies: 4
Views: 121

Re: So, if Shadowman is from the Deadside...

Oxmyx wrote: Sat May 31, 2025 11:33 am That was....surprisingly wholesome....for an internet comment. The internet has conditioned me to expect the worst and be prepared for depravity. It's sad, really.
And yet, we can still be creeped out and disappointed, frequently at the same time.
by Chiclo
Fri May 30, 2025 3:25 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: VIP Ashcan
Replies: 33
Views: 4482

Re: VIP Ashcan

iggy101us wrote: Fri May 30, 2025 1:07 pm
Chiclo wrote: Thu May 29, 2025 10:51 pm Are they numbered?
Yes, on back cover.
Are you comfortable sharing their numbers?
by Chiclo
Thu May 29, 2025 10:51 pm
Forum: Marvel, DC, Image, independents, etc.
Topic: VIP Ashcan
Replies: 33
Views: 4482

Re: VIP Ashcan

Are they numbered?
by Chiclo
Mon May 26, 2025 6:37 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal




You can move on from this focus on disproving the theory at any time. You are separate person; your posts don’t have to always be in reaction to a single theme. You can even juggle two posts in different threads addressing two disparate topics at the same time. Why not call out bad editing now ...
by Chiclo
Mon May 26, 2025 10:57 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal

You can move on from this focus on disproving the theory at any time. You are separate person; your posts don’t have to always be in reaction to a single theme. You can even juggle two posts in different threads addressing two disparate topics at the same time. Why not call out bad editing now? Is ...
by Chiclo
Sun May 25, 2025 7:23 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal

I don’t think anyone was saying that DMG and Alien were the same business entities. Can you cite sources that posters were claiming that DMG and Alien are organs of the same company?

What was said was that, in hiring many of the same decision makers from DMG, Alien was carrying forth many of the ...
by Chiclo
Sat May 24, 2025 10:30 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal






It sounds like Alien and DMG work together on the books (Alien has to run everything past DMG) so I imagine IDW is helping from a publisher standpoint.



Because they are the same company


Alien and DMG/Valiant are the same company? Valiant didn’t buy Alien nor vice versa.


They're ...
by Chiclo
Fri May 23, 2025 7:05 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal




It sounds like Alien and DMG work together on the books (Alien has to run everything past DMG) so I imagine IDW is helping from a publisher standpoint.



Because they are the same company


I think that were they actually the same company, that *might* actually be a better situation for ...
by Chiclo
Sun May 11, 2025 6:20 pm
Forum: Re-Reading The 1990s VALIANT Universe
Topic: Opinions on the Harbinger 'eras'?
Replies: 26
Views: 461

Re: Opinions on the Harbinger 'eras'?

ManofTheAtom wrote: Sun May 11, 2025 5:52 pm I do remember liking when the focus shifted to the kids as students at the foundation.
Kind of like how Daniel-san was not actually the Karate Kid.
by Chiclo
Sun May 04, 2025 9:00 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: And we’re back.
Replies: 10
Views: 229

And we’re back.

…and we’re back.
by Chiclo
Thu May 01, 2025 2:57 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Notable shooter quotes and the new HCs
Replies: 68
Views: 6421

Re:


For them to be transported to 2008 their subconciousess or conciousess would need to guide them to that particular destination.

It was said that Turok ended in 1987 because of his exposure to futuristic tech. It could be that Elya was transported to the 31st Century due to her exposure to ...
by Chiclo
Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:27 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal





How authoritative is Dox on this matter? Is that like saying something is an art form? An example that comes to mind is handloading , the practice of reusing certain components from ammunition to produce ammunition at home. Handloading is more art than science but truly is neither ...
by Chiclo
Wed Apr 23, 2025 2:11 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal




And PLEASE don't say Silk undoing death in Resurgence. As stated MANY times before, what was done is perfectly consistent with concepts from Archer and Armstrong, such as the Boon.


Concepts such as magic.


In Shadowman #2 published in 2012 Dox asks Jack if he's read Clarke and cites his ...
by Chiclo
Wed Apr 23, 2025 8:32 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal
Replies: 174
Views: 2542

Re: "We Anticipate Being Able to Focus on Expanding": Valiant Publisher Breaks Down New IDW Deal


DC and Marvel have gone through those kind of slumps for decades.

Quality always ebbs and flows at every publisher.


So, Valiant has undergone a sustained period of poorer quality comics, despite being internally consistent with previously established logic and guidelines?


Alien needs to ...