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by leonmallett
Sat Dec 23, 2023 9:24:00 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH
Replies: 249
Views: 17170

Re: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH

My copy arrived in the UK a couple of days ago with no obvious damage. I look forward to reading it soon.
by leonmallett
Sun Dec 17, 2023 7:27:50 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH
Replies: 249
Views: 17170

Re: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH

Mine showed up with dents on the cover. top corner was dented enough to dent some pages also. I'm pretty damn displeased. it was just tossed in a box with not enough paper to protect/immobilize it. FFS. Sorry that happened to you - hope this isn’t going to be a thing for everyone, but if it’s poorl...
by leonmallett
Sat Dec 16, 2023 9:20:30 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Alien's VALIANT
Replies: 35
Views: 1081

Re: Alien's VALIANT

Jonathan Hickman as main architect of a reimagined Valiant Universe would be a dream come true! His concepts are always well thought out and treat the original material with respect. But can he capture what makes VALIANT different from DC and Marvel, or would it just be the same thing they do but w...
by leonmallett
Sat Dec 16, 2023 6:36:40 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Alien's VALIANT
Replies: 35
Views: 1081

Re: Alien's VALIANT

Jonathan Hickman as main architect of a reimagined Valiant Universe would be a dream come true! His concepts are always well thought out and treat the original material with respect. But can he capture what makes VALIANT different from DC and Marvel, or would it just be the same thing they do but w...
by leonmallett
Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:35:58 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Alien's VALIANT
Replies: 35
Views: 1081

Re: Alien's VALIANT

gynta wrote: Fri Dec 15, 2023 1:26:49 pm Jonathan Hickman as main architect of a reimagined Valiant Universe would be a dream come true! His concepts are always well thought out and treat the original material with respect.
:thumb:
by leonmallett
Fri Dec 15, 2023 11:08:15 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: VEI era hardcovers that never were - what would you want to see?
Replies: 12
Views: 343

VEI era hardcovers that never were - what would you want to see?

Sorry for the long title. Prompted by a small discussion on the Facebook group, what VEI issue do you think could be viably be collected into Deluxe editions (so think 8 or more issues)? Some that occur to me: 1. Eternal Warrior 1-8 plus Days of Steel and Awakening 2. Harbinger Omegas - to include O...
by leonmallett
Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:26:45 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Free Comic Book Day 2024
Replies: 47
Views: 1359

Re: Free Comic Book Day 2024

Tim wrote: Mon Nov 27, 2023 6:46:41 am Can you pluraize the word "Valiant" like that? Looks awkward.
A team book maybe? Maybe they re calling their protagonists Valiants in the same way that marvel sometimes uses marvels to describe its super powered heroes?
by leonmallett
Fri Dec 15, 2023 5:25:44 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Free Comic Book Day 2024
Replies: 47
Views: 1359

Re: Free Comic Book Day 2024

What might this contain? FCBD24_SILVER_Alien-Books_VALIANT.jpg Wow. Really, really bad anatomy. Every head is too small. Livewire's boobs are bigger than her head. The forearms are too short. X-O's right arm doesn't make any sense and what's up with his green face? Glass? Okay, but why? This looks ...
by leonmallett
Thu Dec 14, 2023 3:06:18 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH
Replies: 249
Views: 17170

Re: ETERNAL WARRIOR: SCORCHED EARTH

I got my 'shipped' confirmation email today (coming to the UK); it will be interesting how long long it takes to arrive given the festive period is imminent.
by leonmallett
Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:26:57 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Alien's VALIANT
Replies: 35
Views: 1081

Re: Alien's VALIANT

What new VALIANT comics do you hope to see from Alien Books, and do you have any preference for who the creative teams should be? Hardcover collections, including some of the VEI era gaps. As for creators, people who I think would fit well with being slavish to the VEI and VH1 era teams: Core title...
by leonmallett
Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:04:31 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Alien's VALIANT
Replies: 35
Views: 1081

Re: Alien's VALIANT

ManofTheAtom wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 3:50:44 pm
Chiclo wrote: Mon Dec 11, 2023 1:11:35 pm Eternal Warrior, X-O Manowar, Timewalker, the Destroyer. I think Betamax has the potential for some good stories.
Interesting. But the Destroyer is Solar. Nice try, heh.
Destroyer could easily be re-imagined as a variant/mirror/off-shoot of Divinity.
by leonmallett
Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:10:03 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Serious question...what did Heather Antos actually *do*?
Replies: 184
Views: 3734

Re: Serious question...what did Heather Antos actually *do*?

Sorry to everybody for opening up this can of worms afresh, but seriously I'm confused about it... This explains what actually happened better than anything: https://www.upworthy.com/marvel-writer-harassed-for-having-a-milkshake-with-coworkers-its-as-silly-as-it-sounds Then Valiant hired that perso...
by leonmallett
Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:09:09 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment
Replies: 19
Views: 524

Re: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment

I am planning an X-O Manowar re-read though the HCs which will take me past when I dumped reading VEI, so I'm looking forward to reading for the first time what I missed out on. Awesome. In the first issue, when Aric grabs a piece of broken sword that he then uses to break his bonds and escape was ...
by leonmallett
Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:08:33 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment
Replies: 19
Views: 524

Re: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment

I recently started re-reading the 2012 runs of X-O and A&A with my son via the deluxe hcs. Have totally enjoyed them. He’s 10 and really loves the humor in the Van Lente run. He doesn’t always get all the more subtle jokes…lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It was an awesome run from FVL.
by leonmallett
Sat Nov 04, 2023 11:07:36 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment
Replies: 19
Views: 524

Re: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment

I am planning an X-O Manowar re-read though the HCs which will take me past when I dumped reading VEI, so I'm looking forward to reading for the first time what I missed out on. I hope you post a thread on here so others can join in. I'd like to re-read those too, missed a lot of the later ones. :t...
by leonmallett
Sun Oct 29, 2023 2:58:15 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment
Replies: 19
Views: 524

Re: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment

I am planning an X-O Manowar re-read though the HCs which will take me past when I dumped reading VEI, so I'm looking forward to reading for the first time what I missed out on. Awesome. In the first issue, when Aric grabs a piece of broken sword that he then uses to break his bonds and escape was ...
by leonmallett
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:53:11 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment
Replies: 19
Views: 524

Re: Re-Reading VALIANT Entertainment

I am planning an X-O Manowar re-read though the HCs which will take me past when I dumped reading VEI, so I'm looking forward to reading for the first time what I missed out on.
by leonmallett
Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:29:35 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Serious question...what did Heather Antos actually *do*?
Replies: 184
Views: 3734

Re: Serious question...what did Heather Antos actually *do*?

The role in the decline of the books for elements of virtue-signaling and SJW themes was obvious even during their publication, but I think more importantly it is very telling that there are people here who previously dug-in violently on their defense of that and denial of these themes as "pro...
by leonmallett
Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:17:21 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: In Hindsight, does anyone wish VEI would've kept the OG VALIANT continuity?
Replies: 61
Views: 2697

Re: In Hindsight, does anyone wish VEI would've kept the OG VALIANT continuity?

No, because that would simply have been fan-service to a diminishing audience from 25-30 years ago, let alone the GK3 headaches, and far from new-reader-friendly. It would have likely overly constrained the stories that Venditti, Kindt, Dysart, Swierczynski, Van Lente et al set out to tell.
by leonmallett
Sun Oct 15, 2023 11:13:48 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Serious question...what did Heather Antos actually *do*?
Replies: 184
Views: 3734

Re: Serious question...what did Heather Antos actually *do*?

The role in the decline of the books for elements of virtue-signaling and SJW themes was obvious even during their publication, but I think more importantly it is very telling that there are people here who dug-in on their defense of that and denial of these themes as "problems" yet now w...
by leonmallett
Thu Sep 07, 2023 12:30:33 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: New VALIANT Comics
Replies: 128
Views: 3450

Re: New VALIANT Comics

And that's the thing about VALIANT; Shooter made it Phil's story, which is why without him there something feels missing. Making the protagonist of his comic book universe a fan of comic books made him a stand-in for the audience, someone readers could very easily identify and connect with. VEI did...
by leonmallett
Sun Sep 03, 2023 5:46:32 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: New VALIANT Comics
Replies: 128
Views: 3450

Re: New VALIANT Comics

Some wish list creative teams I'd love to see: Al Ewing and Kenneth Rocafort on a revamped Unity - threading into or through all other books Al Ewing and Steve Lieber on Divinity Kyle Higgins and Roger Robinson on Bloodshot Nick Spencer and Paco Medina on Harbinger Jed McKay and Shawn Martinbrough o...
by leonmallett
Sun Aug 20, 2023 8:04:11 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Yet another Alien rumor
Replies: 172
Views: 3756

Re: Yet another Alien rumor

Travis Escarfullery who was Valiant Director of Design and Production said "I'm not building an AR cover or explaining how it's done." once he was fired and they didn't pay him what they owed him which means he was involved with at least making that one piece of it. Even with the little t...
by leonmallett
Mon Aug 14, 2023 12:25:11 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Yet another Alien rumor
Replies: 172
Views: 3756

Re: Yet another Alien rumor

We got a whole bunch of negative Nancy's in this thread. Why is everyone so certain that these are lies? I mean they may be; that's a huge possibility, but I don't see why it's necessary to be an *SQUEE* to the guy that's simply sharing what he's been told. In fairness, I think he has objectively b...
by leonmallett
Sun Aug 13, 2023 2:32:05 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Yet another Alien rumor
Replies: 172
Views: 3756

Re: Yet another Alien rumor

We got a whole bunch of negative Nancy's in this thread. Why is everyone so certain that these are lies? I mean they may be; that's a huge possibility, but I don't see why it's necessary to be an *SQUEE* to the guy that's simply sharing what he's been told. In fairness, I think he has objectively b...