Quick Pick...

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:10 am

DawgPhan wrote:hey if we didnt include value in this, harbinger would not even be mentioned..it by far the worst of all of the preunity #1's..lame cover...bad story...who cares about a bunch of whiny brats...

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:23 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
DawgPhan wrote:hey if we didnt include value in this, harbinger would not even be mentioned..it by far the worst of all of the preunity #1's..lame cover...bad story...who cares about a bunch of whiny brats...
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Chuck · Post by **Chuck** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:00 am

Hey Dawg, I agree with you

But Unity 0 (blue, red makes no difference) has it all.

Jim Shooter, BWS, and a good old story

Chuck · Post by **Chuck** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:01 am

45 votes (total as of this post)!

That's more like it

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:16 pm

DawgPhan wrote:hey if we didnt include value in this, harbinger would not even be mentioned..it by far the worst of all of the preunity #1's..lame cover...bad story...who cares about a bunch of whiny brats...

gambit_1 · Post by **gambit_1** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:24 pm

I voted Harbinger, cause it was my first Valiant book.

Rai-fan · Post by **Rai-fan** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:22 pm

Uhh...so I go w/ Unity 0 red.

Here's my rant:

Yeah--it's a gimick cover, but come on, folks! Unity 0 got me (and the comic-reading populace at large) reading Valiants, & was a much better story.

Harbinger? C'mon people, it's been done. MEh! Mediocre New Mutants rip-off. Only interesting storyline was when they killed Torque. And maybe # 25 w/ the Pete-Harada show-down.

Seriously, Harbinger was by far the least original of the 8 original Valiant titles.

Compare: kids get superpowers & deal w/ teen angst.

w/:

scientist becomes a god and can't handle the psychic pressure, let alone his love-life

Jazz sax player gets bitten by a vampire & becomes heir to voodoo vigilante compulsion at night

Visigoth barbarian given sentient suit of armor & transported to modern day

Chosen samurai guardian of 4001 Japan where the masses are largely vegetables because they're hooked on TV/drugs

Human marital artist trained to fight renegade robots in 4001 (pre-the Matrix)

Immortal brother fights crime throughout time (yeah--derivative of Highlander but made for damn interesting stories)

The hi-jinks of an alcoholic & lecherous immortal brother teamed with a sheltered Buddhist-style youth

Hell, even Bloodshot & Hard CORPS were more original than Harbinger (I was actually more surprised/moved by Maniac's death than Torque's).

SolarFan777 · Post by **SolarFan777** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 2:26 pm

Rai-fan wrote:Uhh...so I go w/ Unity 0 red.

Here's my rant:

Yeah--it's a gimick cover, but come on, folks! Unity 0 got me (and the comic-reading populace at large) reading Valiants, & was a much better story.

Harbinger? C'mon people, it's been done. MEh! Mediocre New Mutants rip-off. Only interesting storyline was when they killed Torque. And maybe # 25 w/ the Pete-Harada show-down.

Seriously, Harbinger was by far the least original of the 8 original Valiant titles.

Yeah but what if Harada was bald and in a wheelchair... what would you say then!

childres · Post by **childres** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 3:57 pm

I went with the Unity 0 Red because I just think the cover is a statement about the whole Valiant Universe at the time. It was just so cool to 1st see.

Don't get me wrong I really like the Harbinger 1 also but, the red just edges it out in my opinion.

Also the Red might have an appeal for me because, while I've got the Harbinger, I don't have the Red. Probably won't get one for the price their selling for now either. I can't justify it since I've got the story in blue. In addition, since the prices are starting to go up on all the early, late, and specials, I've decided to not make an attempt to go for the 100%. I'll keep an eye out for bargains, but I feel their getting fewer all the time.

-Joe

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 4:47 pm

I'll keep an eye out for bargains, but I feel their getting fewer all the time.

For now anyway, they are getting few and far between.

Lynndale · Post by **Lynndale** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:12 am

It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:22 am

Lynndale wrote:It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.

Your right! That's why I picked Unity Red since it had great art and orginal (fantastic) story. Harbinger #1 was just a reprinted gimmicky cover. (I believe you can check out Uncanny X-Men #1 for Harbinger's first apperance).

DawgPhan · Post by **DawgPhan** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:27 pm

Lynndale wrote:It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.

Please Harbinger 1 SUCKS...that has to be one of the lamest covers valiant ever did...a flying car in front of an explosion...so lame...and the story is just a rip off..

Boo hoo no one understands me and I have these weird powers...boo hoo...Nothing orginal about that what so ever..

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 3:21 pm

whetteon wrote:
Lynndale wrote:It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.
Your right! That's why I picked Unity Red since it had great art and orginal (fantastic) story. Harbinger #1 was just a reprinted gimmicky cover. (I believe you can check out Uncanny X-Men #1 for Harbinger's first apperance).

Actually, Whett, it's "you're" as in "you are,"
Example: "You're right!"

not "your" as in "it belongs to you/possessive,"
Example: "Your Unity RED is a reprint gimmick."

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:28 pm

Will wrote:
whetteon wrote:
Lynndale wrote:It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.
Your right! That's why I picked Unity Red since it had great art and orginal (fantastic) story. Harbinger #1 was just a reprinted gimmicky cover. (I believe you can check out Uncanny X-Men #1 for Harbinger's first apperance).
Actually, Whett, it's "you're" as in "you are,"
Example: "You're right!"

not "your" as in "it belongs to you/possessive,"
Example: "Your Unity RED is a reprint gimmick."

Here's what I think of your grammar lesson...

X-O HoboJoe · Post by **X-O HoboJoe** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 4:59 pm

whetteon wrote:
Will wrote:
whetteon wrote:
Lynndale wrote:It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.
Your right! That's why I picked Unity Red since it had great art and orginal (fantastic) story. Harbinger #1 was just a reprinted gimmicky cover. (I believe you can check out Uncanny X-Men #1 for Harbinger's first apperance).
Actually, Whett, it's "you're" as in "you are,"
Example: "You're right!"

not "your" as in "it belongs to you/possessive,"
Example: "Your Unity RED is a reprint gimmick."
Here's what I think of your grammar lesson...

I can't tell which finger's being waved . . .

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:07 pm

X-O HoboJoe wrote:
whetteon wrote:
Will wrote:
whetteon wrote:
Lynndale wrote:It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.
Your right! That's why I picked Unity Red since it had great art and orginal (fantastic) story. Harbinger #1 was just a reprinted gimmicky cover. (I believe you can check out Uncanny X-Men #1 for Harbinger's first apperance).
Actually, Whett, it's "you're" as in "you are,"
Example: "You're right!"

not "your" as in "it belongs to you/possessive,"
Example: "Your Unity RED is a reprint gimmick."
Here's what I think of your grammar lesson...
I can't tell which finger's being waved . . .

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:21 pm

I can't tell which finger's being waved . . .

I think I know which one!

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:25 pm

Daniel Jackson wrote:
I can't tell which finger's being waved . . .

I think I know which one!

But who is he waving it at?

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:28 pm

Knightt_333 wrote:I vote Harbinger #1 because you can JUST about see Flamingo's panties (in fact, if I squint.... )

Really???

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:29 pm

jedimarley wrote:
Knightt_333 wrote:I vote Harbinger #1 because you can JUST about see Flamingo's panties (in fact, if I squint.... )
Really???

I voted for Unity Red because you can DEFINITLY see magnus's! He's a briefs man

myron · Post by **myron** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:30 pm

Will wrote:
whetteon wrote:
Lynndale wrote:It's a shame I only get to these boards once in a while, but this thread makes me want to cry. Big bucks and reprinted gimmick covers do not trump original art and (fantastic) story.
Your right! That's why I picked Unity Red since it had great art and orginal (fantastic) story. Harbinger #1 was just a reprinted gimmicky cover. (I believe you can check out Uncanny X-Men #1 for Harbinger's first apperance).
Actually, Whett, it's "you're" as in "you are,"
Example: "You're right!"

not "your" as in "it belongs to you/possessive,"
Example: "Your Unity RED is a reprint gimmick."

one more time for the impared

red is not a reprint...it was released on the same date as blue and sent only to specific comic shops based on certain criteria.

If you chose to call it a gimmick, I suppose that is your perogative, but then Harbinger 1-6 and Magnus 1-8 are gimmicks as well, what with cards, coupons and flip books and all...

dino · Post by **dino** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:30 pm

did another thread just go gay?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:31 pm

dino wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
Knightt_333 wrote:I vote Harbinger #1 because you can JUST about see Flamingo's panties (in fact, if I squint.... )
Really???

I voted for Unity Red because you can DEFINITLY see magnus's! He's a briefs man

Eww...

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:31 pm

dino wrote:
jedimarley wrote:
Knightt_333 wrote:I vote Harbinger #1 because you can JUST about see Flamingo's panties (in fact, if I squint.... )
Really???

I voted for Unity Red because you can DEFINITLY see magnus's! He's a briefs man

OH BOY!
You really opened the flood gates with that post.

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