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by mateo107
Sun Apr 02, 2023 11:52:22 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Eternal Warrior Scorched Earth
Replies: 0
Views: 505

Eternal Warrior Scorched Earth

This is the first Eternal Warrior story since Incursion in 2019. It's nice to see familiar faces that haven't been seen in years, the big problem with characters being out of circulation for this long is that they can be either stereotypical or simply out of character whenever they do resurface. One...
by mateo107
Thu Mar 30, 2023 7:36:04 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH
Replies: 249
Views: 17170

Re: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH

I got the digital copy today.
by mateo107
Tue Nov 02, 2021 5:23:31 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH
Replies: 249
Views: 17170

Re: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH

How do kickstarters even work…can you buy the book after it’s released when the reviews are in? It all depends on the publisher, some projects are only available through the Kickstarter, but since they're marketing this as a Kickstarter exclusive edition it sounds like they plan to release another ...
by mateo107
Tue Sep 07, 2021 6:18:48 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Acclaim Rai & The Mother God 1-3. Any info?
Replies: 17
Views: 1855

Re: Acclaim Rai & The Mother God 1-3. Any info?

I don't know, this seems like it has all the markings of a Mark Hoffman level forgery, tbh. It seems like an unbelievably convenient find, desirable to hardcore collectors, but strangely unheard of until now.
by mateo107
Fri Jun 04, 2021 4:41:36 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: The Visitor #5
Replies: 6
Views: 1256

The Visitor #5

This finally came out a year since the last issue. I can barely remember what was going on in the first 4 issues, but this is the first one that actually seems to establish ties to the Valiant universe, Dr. Silk and 4001 Japan . The new art team sort of matches the style, although it's a little slop...
by mateo107
Sat Apr 17, 2021 2:12:19 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Heather Antos leaving Valiant for IDW!
Replies: 16
Views: 3561

Re: Heather Antos leaving Valiant for IDW!

So does Valiant have a replacement or is it just the end?
by mateo107
Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:55:37 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: How important is colour?
Replies: 12
Views: 1929

Re: How important is colour?

Marvel and DC used to do a lot of cheap black & white reprints but color printing has become so much more affordable the last few decades that they abandoned that in favor of full color volumes. Unless it was an artists edition with just the original art, converting already colored comics to bla...
by mateo107
Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:49:32 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Shadowman (2021) #1 Exclusive Cover
Replies: 43
Views: 6711

Re: Shadowman (2021) #1 Exclusive Cover

I don't special order that much these days, but I had to get that Clayton Crain cover.
by mateo107
Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:52:15 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Savage (2021) #2
Replies: 8
Views: 2335

Re: Savage (2021) #2

I think the art is fine, but it doesn't match the tone of the first mini. VEI set a precedent in which Savage had cartoon-y art (Henry) for most of the story, but realistic art (LaRosa) for the flashforwards. If DMG were smart they would have hired someone like LaRosa, Suayan, or Braithwaite for a ...
by mateo107
Thu Dec 24, 2020 1:54:02 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: X-O Manowar (2020) #3
Replies: 22
Views: 4859

Re: X-O Manowar (2020) #3

The redesigned suit was unexpected, and it appears they're going to change his powers along with it. I guess this really solidifies the change from VEI to DMG.
by mateo107
Wed Dec 16, 2020 9:59:25 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Rai #10 (2020)
Replies: 9
Views: 2607

Rai #10 (2020)

Not only is this the only book right now that feels like it's set in the Valiant Universe, this book is the Valiant Universe. Unfortunately, volume one ends on a cliffhanger with an indefinite "Rai will return" next issue blurb. There hasn't been a book from any publisher in a while that h...
by mateo107
Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:26:35 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: XO Manowar [2020] #1 Discussion
Replies: 50
Views: 13968

Re: XO Manowar [2020] #1 Discussion

I really had hopes this would be the book that turned the ship around after an unimpressive year without the A-list characters for the most part. There hasn't really been any book that moves the Valiant universe forward in any meaningful way, and if X-O isn't going to do that then there's really not...
by mateo107
Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:28:13 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Ninjak officially on Youtube!
Replies: 14
Views: 2777

Re: Ninjak officially on Youtube!

It was great to finally be able to see the whole thing. I wish they could've continued this universe, the characters didn't really get much of an introduction so spin-offs would have really helped flesh out this version of the universe.
by mateo107
Mon Mar 16, 2020 12:44:13 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Good news about the Bloodshot movie
Replies: 48
Views: 6688

Re: Good news about the Bloodshot movie

unfortunately, they closed all the movie theaters in L.A. today before I was able to see it, now I'm not sure when I'll be able to.
by mateo107
Sun Feb 23, 2020 1:29:17 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Bloodshot #0 Discussion
Replies: 9
Views: 2742

Re: Bloodshot #0 Discussion

My theory is that Booth can't figure out what's going on in this story either, even though he drew it. I think I would have just killed myself if I had to try to make sense of this script enough to try to illustrate it.
by mateo107
Mon Dec 23, 2019 9:58:56 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Visitor #1 broke one of shooters main rules for pro comics
Replies: 27
Views: 5423

Re: Visitor #1 broke one of shooters main rules for pro comi

I just remembered...when I was reading Archer and Armstrong I noted that every single cover had Archer using arrows...but almost never in the books! I don't remember but I think it was like two or three TPBs before he did. He took Mary Maria's crossbow in issue #3 and was already using it in the ne...
by mateo107
Sat Dec 21, 2019 1:07:36 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: VALIANT Video Games are Coming
Replies: 13
Views: 3475

Re: VALIANT Video Games are Coming

Yup, definitely Acclaim 2.0 now.
by mateo107
Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:25:59 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Psi-Lords #7 Discussion
Replies: 3
Views: 2087

Psi-Lords #7 Discussion

X-O Manowar actually appears in a Valiant book! He doesn't really do much, Capshaw just advises him to save himself and get off of earth before the vampire star collides with the planet. Finally, if we're going to get D-list books we should at least get A-list guest stars every now and then. I guess...
by mateo107
Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:12:19 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!
Replies: 52
Views: 6988

Re: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!

A reboot would just be Acclaim 2.0 at this point.
by mateo107
Sat Nov 30, 2019 2:43:48 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!
Replies: 52
Views: 6988

Re: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!

Shadowman99 wrote:Livewire shut down the power to the entire USA, but I can't remember that having even the slightest impact on ANY other title occurring at the same time in the VU
The power outage was shown in Quantum & Woody at the time (issue #6), although nothing else in that arc tied in to HWII.
by mateo107
Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:50:11 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!
Replies: 52
Views: 6988

Re: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!

I guess we'll discount Livewire, Punk Mambo, Killers and Roku from this year and not count them as Harbie, Shadowman and Ninjak books? So we're at 2 right now. X-0, Harbinger and Shadowman are all on their way. That's 5. Q&W is on the way too, so if you count them as a tentpole, that's 6. No, I...
by mateo107
Sat Nov 23, 2019 11:52:41 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!
Replies: 52
Views: 6988

Re: Let’s talk solutions to fix Valiant!

The days of Valiant feeling like a shared universe are sadly gone and probably never coming back. The new model is that pretty much everything is a limited series and self-contained. For some odd reason, DMG has decided to mine all its lesser-known IP's (Psi-Lords, Punk Mambo, Roku, Dr. Tomorrow, th...
by mateo107
Sat Nov 02, 2019 11:01:26 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Bloodshot (2019) #2 discussion
Replies: 11
Views: 3396

Re: Bloodshot (2019) #2 discussion

Frankly, the books haven't even been worth my time to comment on. I had hopes that a new Bloodshot book could turn things around but that wasn't meant to be. This series is better than the last one, but that's not saying much. I don't feel any connection to the characters and nothing feels connected...
by mateo107
Sat Nov 02, 2019 10:33:08 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Book of the Month - October 2019
Replies: 3
Views: 1012

Re: Book of the Month - October 2019

Do you even really need 2 votes anymore? There aren't that many books these days and most of them aren't that great.
by mateo107
Sat Oct 19, 2019 2:26:18 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Killers #4
Replies: 6
Views: 2398

Re: Killers #4

Yeah, the solicited cover has the same logo as the previous issues, but the logo on the actual cover is different from that too.

Compare them here:
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