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Is Dr Mirage the first female to headline a Valiant book?

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sorry if this question has been asked already or if I'm missing an obvious entry from VH1, but is Dr. Mirage the first female Valiant character to have her own book?

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Simple answer is yes.

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Ramses818 wrote:Simple answer is yes.
More complicated answer is "yes, she is."

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She seems to be the first female hero to have a self-titled book.

Technically Faith was the lead in the second iteration of Harbinger, and Carmen Mirage was a co-lead along with Hwen back in the day.

There was also a brief time when Aric's female head of security wore the XO armor, thereby making her XO Manowar.

And, of course, who could forget N.I.O.? :?
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BugsySig wrote:
And, of course, who could forget N.I.O.? :?
LOL ..i had no clue what you were talking about until I looked it up :D

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That looks bizarre.

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Trinity Angels?
I wonder what it would be like to be a lonely, muck-encrusted monster? Probably be an improvement.

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rkjock1 wrote:Trinity Angels?
bygranddesign wrote:
BugsySig wrote:
And, of course, who could forget N.I.O.? :?
LOL ..i had no clue what you were talking about until I looked it up :D

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Those are both Acclaim books, not Valiant books.

And I'd argue that headlining a book implies a singular character in the title.
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kjjohanson wrote:
rkjock1 wrote:Trinity Angels?
bygranddesign wrote:
BugsySig wrote:
And, of course, who could forget N.I.O.? :?
LOL ..i had no clue what you were talking about until I looked it up :D

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Those are both Acclaim books, not Valiant books.

And I'd argue that headlining a book implies a singular character in the title.
I agree. I threw NIO in there as a joke...I mean, what else could it ever possibly be? :lol:
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Oh! And Punk Mambo will be the second :thumb:
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and hopefully Livewire will be the third.

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mateo107 wrote:and hopefully Livewire will be the third.
Well, Valiant *did* file for a trademark for Livewire. That might have just been to preempt DC for grabbing the trademark for the Superman family character, but in order to seal the deal with a trademark, you kinda have to show intent to use it, so I expect we'll see at least a mini coming within the next year or so.
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bygranddesign wrote:
BugsySig wrote:
And, of course, who could forget N.I.O.? :?
LOL ..i had no clue what you were talking about until I looked it up :D

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Those legs are dangerous....
Can you imagine trying to fight in those shoes? :lol:

Her thighs are longer than her entire torso, it's Liefeld-esque.

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jmatt wrote:
bygranddesign wrote:
BugsySig wrote:
And, of course, who could forget N.I.O.? :?
LOL ..i had no clue what you were talking about until I looked it up :D

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Those legs are dangerous....
Can you imagine trying to fight in those shoes? :lol:

Her thighs are longer than her entire torso, it's Liefeld-esque.
I think she was a robot, so clearly fighting is not what she was designed for...

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With Faith #0 just announced for December - it definitely feels like there is a great focus on female characters right now which is awesome

Dr. Mirage .. Punk Mambo and now Faith

Hopefully Livewire soon ... And maybe Trinity Angels

I'd love to see a Sandria Darque -centric series, one shot or mini as well
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Lady Oiorpata wrote:That looks bizarre.

Like Otara Millionaires Club?

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hunter_peterson wrote:
jmatt wrote:
bygranddesign wrote:
BugsySig wrote:
And, of course, who could forget N.I.O.? :?
LOL ..i had no clue what you were talking about until I looked it up :D

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Those legs are dangerous....
Can you imagine trying to fight in those shoes? :lol:

Her thighs are longer than her entire torso, it's Liefeld-esque.
I think she was a robot, so clearly fighting is not what she was designed for...
Okay, so not a "she" then.
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Elveen wrote:
Lady Oiorpata wrote:That looks bizarre.

Like Otara Millionaires Club?
Even more bizarre.

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Yup. And they need more of them.


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