The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
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The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
So some of my friends are reading Valiant through the trades as they come out. With the Armor Hunter trades next up on the shipping list, I've been trying to figure out the best way to experience it all without getting to crazy in jumping from trade to trade to read a certain part of a certain issue, and so on. One guy is agile enough to follow directions, the other... well... he just read the most recent Harbinger trade (and has read everything else, mind you), and asked me yesterday "so rising spirit was separate from the harbinger foundation?"
that being said, I am thinking the best way to read the main trade would be to alternate back and forth with the Unity trade. The Unity issues really seem to complement the main series issues. It's the approach to X-O, Bloodshot, and Harbinger that I am struggling with.
What do you guys think?
that being said, I am thinking the best way to read the main trade would be to alternate back and forth with the Unity trade. The Unity issues really seem to complement the main series issues. It's the approach to X-O, Bloodshot, and Harbinger that I am struggling with.
What do you guys think?
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
Apparently a stumper!
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
lolKeith wrote:Apparently a stumper!
I read this before ... and my brain hurt. It was like an GIN-GR snaps ice cream brain freeze.
Its pretty tough to answer. I'm still not sure the best way to read this via Trade ... Perfect scenario would be to read the issues based on release date (with final XO before AH #4) but I think it would be a pain to constantly alternate between trades
My suggestion for reading order
First 3 issues of Armor Hunters
The full Unity trade
The full Harbinger trade
The full Bloodshot trade
The full XO trade
The final Armor Hunters issue
And then Armor Hunters aftermath
Thats the way I would do it if I was re-reading it through trades
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
But X-O #29 happens after AH#4, right?bygranddesign wrote:lolKeith wrote:Apparently a stumper!
I read this before ... and my brain hurt. It was like an GIN-GR snaps ice cream brain freeze.
Its pretty tough to answer. I'm still not sure the best way to read this via Trade ... Perfect scenario would be to read the issues based on release date (with final XO before AH #4) but I think it would be a pain to constantly alternate between trades
My suggestion for reading order
First 3 issues of Armor Hunters
The full Unity trade
The full Harbinger trade
The full Bloodshot trade
The full XO trade
The final Armor Hunters issue
And then Armor Hunters aftermath
Thats the way I would do it if I was re-reading it through trades
EDIT- Brain fart. Sorry. You are 100% correct.
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
I wonder if (anfd how) this will get the omnibus treatment.ShadowTuga wrote:But X-O #29 happens after AH#4, right?bygranddesign wrote:lolKeith wrote:Apparently a stumper!
I read this before ... and my brain hurt. It was like an GIN-GR snaps ice cream brain freeze.
Its pretty tough to answer. I'm still not sure the best way to read this via Trade ... Perfect scenario would be to read the issues based on release date (with final XO before AH #4) but I think it would be a pain to constantly alternate between trades
My suggestion for reading order
First 3 issues of Armor Hunters
The full Unity trade
The full Harbinger trade
The full Bloodshot trade
The full XO trade
The final Armor Hunters issue
And then Armor Hunters aftermath
Thats the way I would do it if I was re-reading it through trades
EDIT- Brain fart. Sorry. You are 100% correct.
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
Marco you were absolutely right
I am like a fountain of bad information lately
X-O #29 should be read AFTER AH#4
I am like a fountain of bad information lately
X-O #29 should be read AFTER AH#4
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
My revised suggestion for reading order
First 3 issues of Armor Hunters
The full Unity trade
The full Harbinger trade
The full Bloodshot trade
First 3 issues of the XO trade
The final Armor Hunters issue
The final XO issue
And then Armor Hunters aftermath
First 3 issues of Armor Hunters
The full Unity trade
The full Harbinger trade
The full Bloodshot trade
First 3 issues of the XO trade
The final Armor Hunters issue
The final XO issue
And then Armor Hunters aftermath
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
Should the X-O trade "Prelude to Armor Hunters" go first?bygranddesign wrote:My revised suggestion for reading order
First 3 issues of Armor Hunters
The full Unity trade
The full Harbinger trade
The full Bloodshot trade
First 3 issues of the XO trade
The final Armor Hunters issue
The final XO issue
And then Armor Hunters aftermath
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
Well it IS getting an omnibus, just like Harbinger Wars and its tie-ins.
http://www.amazon.com/Armor-Hunters-Del ... ers+deluxe" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.amazon.com/Armor-Hunters-Del ... ers+deluxe" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
480 pages. That should be everything, surely?Re-presenting Valiant's sold-out crossover event in complete chronological order!
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
The Armor Hunters main trade and the Unity trade are both out. I have suggested they read those two in the following order
Armor Hunters #1
Unity #8
Armor Hunters #2
Unity #9
Armor Hunters #3
Unity #10
Unity #11
Armor Hunters #4
Armor Hunters Aftermath
Thought that made sense.
Armor Hunters #1
Unity #8
Armor Hunters #2
Unity #9
Armor Hunters #3
Unity #10
Unity #11
Armor Hunters #4
Armor Hunters Aftermath
Thought that made sense.
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
Why can't they just release an Armor Hunters deluxe edition with all of the necessary issues in the appropriate order by the story? Just put the issues that are already in the Bloodshot, X-O, etc Deluxe books into the Armor Hunters book in chronological order?
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They are. It's coming out in April or May. http://www.amazon.com/Armor-Hunters-Del ... 193934672X" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;IMJ wrote:Why can't they just release an Armor Hunters deluxe edition with all of the necessary issues in the appropriate order by the story? Just put the issues that are already in the Bloodshot, X-O, etc Deluxe books into the Armor Hunters book in chronological order?
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
Baramos wrote:Well it IS getting an omnibus, just like Harbinger Wars and its tie-ins.
http://www.amazon.com/Armor-Hunters-Del ... ers+deluxe" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
480 pages. That should be everything, surely?Re-presenting Valiant's sold-out crossover event in complete chronological order!
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
The AH collected edition is something I look forward too. Re-reading VEI's output through the deluxe editions has been a real pleasure.
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Re: The Trade-Waiters Guide to Armor Hunters
The X-O trade is out. The unfortunate thing about his one is trying to explain to my trade waiters how the first three issues fit into the story line, and then the jump to the 4th issue being such a dramatic switch from the themes of the previous three.
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