1st Impression: BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS # 18

BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS # 18
Written by Christos Gage & Joshua Dysart
Art by Bart Sears, Chriscross, Victor Olazaba, Matt Milla & Allen Passalaqua

Valiant Comics

FLIPPING THROUGH:

                We open with Kozov coming face to face with a blast from the past in the title … and some friends. Afterward, Granite runs into Flatline and Genius … in a way she would rather forget. Although, to be fair, the title of Get Some is getting apt.
                As Kozov needs to be rescued, the team ends up tracking down Kozov’s last location in Nigeria. Once they are there, Project: Rising Spirit’s past catches up to it. Z

ART:

                To say that the art this issue was impression would be an understatement. Bart Sears has over 25 years of experience in this industry and his work looks better than ever. It is detailed but not overly detailed. Lines are nice and clean. There are great, distinct features with everyone.  Sears really dives back into Valiant hard with some explosive action and strong, emotion captured.
                Chriscross’s art looks a bit less detailed but really works for the flashback portion of the issue. Olazaba does a great job backing up Chriscross. The action was definitely kinetic and captured emotion well.
                Both artists did their best this issue and the work shows it. The colors by Milla and Passalaqua do these artist justice, giving a deeper and rich view of the world that these characters live in. A top notch job by this team.

WRITING:

               

                Gage and Dysart continue to build a rich, new world for Bloodshot and the other H.A.R.D. Corps. We get some really strong development for Granite, Palmer, Bloodshot, Genius and Flatline this issue.  Our writers do a good job showing us more facets of these characters this issue as well as drive the plot of this new storyline. 

                Gage and Dysart set up the main plot quickly but do a great job of making it personal; having effects on some of our main characters. Gage and Dysart also give us some quality moments of development and even a good laugh at the start of the issue.  The pacing of the issue was just great and, as normal, Gage and Dysart do an outstanding job of giving us the depth of the situation through strong dialogue and great scenes that help reveal motivation or move along the plot in an organic, satisfying way.  Another solid issue by both writers.

OVERALL IMPRESSION:

                Since Gage and Dysart taken over this book, they have constructed a great title with interesting characters and entertaining plots that hold on to you and don’t let go. Bart Sears gives some of his best work in his career while Chriscross gets a bit more experimental with his art which pays off.

RATING:

                I give Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps # 18 a 10 … out of 10! Buy it Wednesday!!!

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January is MUST READ VALIANT month!

With three all-new jumping-on points launching in January under the MUST READ VALIANT banner and the MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1 compendium ready to hit shelves, Valiant andcomiXology want to know: what are your five favorite Valiant comic books of the modern era? Tell us your top five and your vote could help decide the line-up of Valiant's next great digital comics sale!

From today through January 7th, visit Comic Vine to cast your vote for your five favorite Valiant single issues. Do you include the landmark debut of Valiant's flagship hero in X-O Manowar #1? The tortuous life story of omega-level telekinetic Toyo Harada retold in Harbinger #0? Jack Boniface's blackest depths revealed in Shadowman #13? Tell us what you think...and any issue of Valiant's monthly series – Unity, Archer & Armstrong, Eternal Warrior, Quantum and Woody, and more – can make the grade!

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BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #18 (GET SOME – PART 1)
Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART
Art by BART SEARS
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (NOV131272)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by LEWIS LAROSA (NOV131273)
Variant Cover by CULLY HAMNER (NOV131274)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 1/8/14

HARBINGER #20 (RESISTANCE – PART 1)
Written by JOSHUA DYSART
Art & Cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Interlocking Pullbox Variant by ZACHARY MONTOYA
Variant Cover by KHARI EVANS
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 1/15/14 (FOC – 12/23/13)

MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1 (NOV131279)
Written by ROBERT VENDITTI, JAMES ASMUS, JOSHUA DYSART, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, and JUSTIN JORDAN
Art by LEE GARBETT, TOM FOWLER, KHARI EVANS, CLAYTON HENRY, PERE PEREZ, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, MICO SUAYAN, and LEWIS LAROSA
$5.99/T+/112 pgs.
ON SALE 1/15/14 (FOC – 12/23/13)

ETERNAL WARRIOR #5 (ETERNAL EMPEROR – PART 1)
Written by GREG PAK
Art by ROBERT GILL
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (NOV131267)
Pullbox Exclusive Variant by DIEGO BERNARD (NOV131268)
Variant Cover by DAVE BULLOCK (NOV131269)
Variant Cover by DAVID MACK (NOV131270)
$3.99/T+/32 pgs.
ON SALE 1/22/14 ( FOC – 12/30/13)

1st Impression: SHADOWMAN # 13

SHADOWMAN # 13

Written by Peter Milligan
Art by Roberto De LaTorre & David Baron
Valiant Comics

FLIPPING THROUGH:

                So … yeah. Jack ends up blacking out and awaking as Shadowman in an alley … full of dead bodies. Meanwhile, Alyssa is joined by senior Abettors who pretty much tell her (and readers) that Jack has “anger issues.” This prompts Jack to meet with a punk girl named Mambo. Mambo ends up trying to “help” Jack, only to find that Shadowman is something else quite different from what we know now.

ART:

                De LaTorre is a master of the dark, gritty pencils and inks. The panels give off plenty of grim detail, which fits the new direction and atmosphere for the book. There is enough detail to tell people apart from one another and the moody art really helps project this darker, more horrific direction. Baron comes in with darker colors and makes some smart artistic choices in coloring; only adding to the texture and mood of the panel. A solid first outing for this new art team.

WRITING:

                I enjoy Peter Milligan. I do. This issue was good. It had tension. It definitely gave us mystery. I LOVE Mambo already. I really want more of her in the future cause Punk Mambo is awesome. The pacing of the story was good. And we got some characterizations that were definitely handled well. The dialogue was smart and the narrative was haunting. It did bring you in.
                That being said … I have to admit … this new direction felt TOO DRASTIC of a change. I have followed this title since the first issue. This issue is definitely a jump on point. But compared to what I have seen before hand, this issue is really very different from the Shadowman we have seen before. Jack’s “anger issues” are plausible enough but the way they are amplified here just make it a bit too out of character for me.  Jack being angry about what had happened in his life, I could understand. But there was already strides to curb that anger. This issue pretty much ignores that and doesn’t ignore it at the same time. The fact that the Shadowman and Jack are being two distinct different beings is also a VERY interesting change. And considering how much the Abettors have actually relied on Shadowman, now wanting to kill him was different feeling very out of place.

                Milligan is doing the best with what he can do now.
               

OVERALL IMPRESSION:

                Honestly, I believe that is what I am angry about the most. The previous continuity of this character kind of being ignored in some cases and kept in other cases. Yet, I honestly believe that Valiant is doing what they can to save this book; hence the dramatic change. The art was good. The writing was good. If you had not read a single issue of this series and this is your first issue, this will work out great for you. Otherwise, it is gonna feel like a slap to the face. I don’t blame Milligan at all. Out of all the Valiant Books, this book has gotten the least amount of acclaim or reaction.  Yet, the ignoring of certain events in continuity and some of the changes to long time readers are going to feel very out of place. Otherwise, it is a strong jump on point for the book.

RATING:

                This is one of the most difficult reviews I ever had to give. While there is still more to come from Milligan, this was a good first issue. Yet the changes in Jack felt a bit too drastic. As a jump on point, it’s solid though with mystery and suspense. So, I give Shadowman # 11 a 7 … out of 10. It was good but could be better. We’ll just have to wait and see. 

First Look: Bart Sears RETURNS to VALIANT in BLOODSHOT & H.A.R.D. CORPS # 18

First Look: BART SEARS Returns to VALIANT in BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #18!

 

Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18 – the FIRST ISSUE of "GET SOME," an all-new story arc featuring the return of comics icon and legendary artist Bart Sears (X-O Manowar) to the Valiant Universe! Co-written by Christos Gage (Superior Spider-Man) and Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars), start reading here as Valiant's most relentless men of war go guns blazing into a helicopter-smashing, bicep-bursting melee in the heart of the Sahara Desert!

 

With a valuable oil pipeline in dire peril, Bloodshot and the expendable commandos of H.A.R.D. Corps are headed to Africa to bring down a network of terrorist saboteurs. But as Bloodshot digs into the multinational oil conglomerate he's been brought in to protect, he’ll soon find himself confronted by the complex truth behind the terror – and face-to-face with an older, scrappier, more grizzled generation of superhuman soldier from the glory days of proxy wars and state-sponsored assassination.

 

Project Rising Spirit's darkest secrets yet are about to come bubbling back to the surface when Gage, Dysart and Sears open up the throttle on "GET SOME" in Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18 – in stores January 8th!

 

And, in addition to Bloodshot, look for other all-new, self-contained entry points into Valiant's ongoing series all winter long with new MUST READ VALIANT milestones for each of Valiant's can't-miss monthly titles – Shadowman #13 by Peter Milligan and Roberto De La Torre in December; and Harbinger #20 by Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry, and Eternal Warrior #5 by Greg Pak and Diego Bernard – both on sale in January! 

For more information on Bloodshot and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant on Facebook, on Twitter, and at ValiantUniverse.com. 

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BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #18 (GET SOME – PART 1)

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART

Art by BART SEARS

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN (NOV131272)

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by LEWIS LAROSA (NOV131273)

Variant Cover by CULLY HAMNER (NOV131274)

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE 1/8/14 (FOC – 12/16/13)

Straight Forward Reviews: Quantum and Woody # 5

Quantum and Woody seem to have started to get into their life again after the crazy events of the past 4 issues. But of course, there just has to be something that is going to make their lives harder.

Writer - James Asmus

Artist - Ming Doyle

Publisher - Valiant

Review by Jeremias de Leon

Story

The duo have a full house after the events of the last issue and they are trying to figure out what to do with their living situation now. Which includes hosting a clone and a mysterious goat. Or at least Quantum is trying to figure things out.

Without spoilers I'll say that the two split ways and both go through some hijinks involving a building that seems to be a haven for evildoers. There's also plenty of commentary on comic books during these hijinks.

What you really see in this issue isn't so much action but character development for both Quantum and Woody, and their dialog like the previous issues is fantastic.

Art

The artist changed in this issue and it's definitely noticable. Not in a bad way at all, definitely different though. The previous issue was stylized and more modern looking, this time the art looks like a throwback to older comics which is a nice touch. Especially with the dialog about comic books, the retro looking art seems to really bring this issue together.

Verdict

This issue brings the funny and couples it with nice character development and commentary on comic books and current issues. It's nothing but entertaining and I wholeheartedly give this issue a 9 out of 10. Pick it up.

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ETERNAL WARRIOR #5 (NEW ARC – “ETERNAL EMPEROR”)

Written by GREG PAK

Art by DIEGO BERNARD

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by DIEGO BERNARD

Variant Cover by DAVE BULLOCK

Variant Cover by DAVID MACK

 

MUST READ VALIANT! All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! Valiant's immortal champion builds a bridge to…4001 A.D.!

 

THE FUTURE HAS ARRIVED. Two thousand years from today, the planet has been transformed by science, technology…and war. The centuries have not been kind to the Earth's own undying warrior – but a battle that could change everything is just beginning right here in 21st century. Rising star Diego Bernard joins New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak to make history with a brand new vision of the Valiant Universe that is to come and define a brand new era for heroes – past, present and future. 

 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 22nd!

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HARBINGER #20 (NEW ARC – “RESISTANCE”)

Written by JOSHUA DYSART

Art & Cover by CLAYTON HENRY

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by ZACHARY MONTOYA

Variant Cover by KHARI EVANS

 

MUST READ VALIANT! All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry launch "RESISTANCE" – and end the Renegades war against Toyo Harada once and for all. 

 

Peter Stanchek and his team of teenage superhuman outlaws have decided that the best defense is a strong offense. Pursued from coast-to-coast by their would-be overlord in the Harbinger Foundation, the Renegades are about to launch a strategic strike on Harada's secret empire – and they'll start by revealing to the world just what kind of power they've been hiding all along. The ace up their sleeve? A seemingly normal teenage hacker named Ax…who knows exactly what Harada has been up to since day one...

 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 15th!
 

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BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #18 (NEW ARC – “GET SOME”)

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART

Art by BART SEARS

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by LEWIS LAROSA

Variant Cover by CULLY HAMNER

 

MUST READ VALIANT! All-new arc, all-new jumping-on point! "GET SOME!" starts here!

 

Bloodshot and the expendable commandos of H.A.R.D. Corps face off against a network of terrorist saboteurs in the heart of the Persian Gulf! But as Bloodshot digs into the multinational oil conglomerate that's signing his paychecks, he'll soon find himself confronted by the complex truth behind the terror – and face-to-face with an older, scrappier, more grizzled generation of superhuman soldier from the glory days of proxy wars and state-sponsored assassination.

 

Start reading here when comics legend Bart Sears comes on board for a two-part action epic pitting Valiant's 21st century shock troops against the first wave of superhuman specialists! 

 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 8th!

 

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MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI, JAMES ASMUS, JOSHUA DYSART, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, and JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by LEE GARBETT, TOM FOWLER, KHARI EVANS, CLAYTON HENRY, PERE PEREZ, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, MICO SUAYAN, and LEWIS LAROSA

 

Never tried a Valiant comic?! Start reading here – with more than 100 pages of Valiant Comics greatness for just $5.99!

 

Find out why VALIANT is the MUST READ superhero publisher in comics today with a greatest hits collection of can’t-miss moments from across the Valiant Universe! Re-presenting X-O MANOWAR #5, QUANTUM AND WOODY #1, HARBINGER #1, HARBINGER WARS #2, and SHADOWMAN #0, MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1 is the perfect place to find out why IGN is declaring: "Nobody is making superhero books like this, which is exactly why you should be paying attention to Valiant Comics."

 

$5.99/T+/112 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 15th!

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UNITY #3

Written by MATT KINDT

Art & Cover by DOUG BRAITHWAITE

Variant Cover by J.G. JONES

Variant Cover by SHANE DAVIS

 

Enter: Livewire!

 

On an airtight team of stone-cold soldiers, Amanda McKee is the one variable in the equation that equals absolute kill. Now, as the last woman standing against the unstoppable force known as X-O Manowar, the Harbinger Foundation's most seasoned technopath has just added one new item to her resume – newest bearer of the X-O Manowar armor and the finger behind the trigger of the universe's most powerful weapon. Watch out world…this means trouble.

 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 15th!

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X-O MANOWAR #21

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI

Art by CARY NORD

Cover by SHANE DAVIS

Variant Cover by CARY NORD

 

UNITY TIE-IN! X-O Manowar: Prisoner of War!

 

Stripped of the X-O Manowar armor, Aric of Dacia has been imprisoned and interrogated at an off-the-grid black site. But what knowledge could the governments of the world want from a man who has journeyed 1,600 years to the present? A man who liberated an alien planet? A man who once wielded the most powerful weapon in existence? What knowledge could they want, you ask? All of it. And the agents of UNITY will extract every one of Aric of Dacia's secrets by any means necessary. 

 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 22nd!
 

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SHADOWMAN #14

Written by PETER MILLIGAN

Art & Cover by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE

Valiant Signature Series Variant by BOB HALL

 

Infernal weapons!

 

As the Shadowman loa begins to exert its influence in even more unexpected ways, Jack Boniface is quickly coming to terms with the darkness inside him and finding out firsthand just how brutal unchecked power can be.  With word of Shadowman's increased unpredictability spreading across New Orleans, the Abettors grow even more suspicious of their newest trainee...and begin to consider drastic measures.

 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 8th! 

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QUANTUM AND WOODY #7 

Written by JAMES ASMUS

Art & Cover by MING DOYLE

Connect-the-Dots Variant by TOM FOWLER
 

So…two superheroes, a clone, and a goat move into a junior two-bedroom…
 

As a totally questionable romance blossoms between Woody and his runaway science experiment girlfriend, Eric finds himself quickly rising through the ranks of his new employers at Magnum Security. But when he comes to find that his duties as an on-staff superhero are bit more unsavory than he ever expected, it's down to Quantum, an old army buddy, and Woody—interloper!—to discover the illicit truth behind Mr. Magnum's all-seeing private security empire.

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 8th! 
 

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ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #17

Written by FRED VAN LENTE

Art by KHARI EVANS

Cover by CLAYTON HENRY

Variant Cover by MICHAEL WALSH

 

The SECT CIVIL WAR reaches its earth-shattering climax!

 

(…and for once we mean that literally)! ARCHER versus ARMSTRONG! An incredible second identity for MARY-MARIA! Obadiah Archer gets a bold new role – and mission! The secret of the MASTER BUILDERS revealed! We were kidding, before but now we're serious: This one changes EVERYTHING, and the Valiant Universe will never be the same again! 

 

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE JANUARY 15th! 

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ETERNAL WARRIOR VOL. 1: SWORD OF THE WILD TPB

Written by GREG PAK

Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE & CLAYTON CRAIN

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

 

Soldier. Guardian. Warrior. Legend.

 

Across ten millennia and a thousand battlefields, Gilad Anni-Padda has traversed the darkest, most mysterious corners of history. But the horror and bloodshed of constant warfare has finally taken its toll on the man myth calls the Eternal Warrior…and he has abdicated his duties as the Fist and the Steel of Earth for a quiet life of seclusion. But when a blood vendetta from the distant past suddenly reappears in the modern day, he must decide if he will return to the ways of war…for the child who betrayed him thousands of years ago…

 

From New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak (Planet Hulk) and superstar artists Trevor Hairsine (X-Men: Deadly Genesis) and Clayton Crain (Carnage), this volume collects the first four issues of the series that Comic Vine calls "action-packed, well-written, and overflowing with potential."

$9.99/T+/112 pgs.

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ISBN: 978-1-939346-20-9

ON SALE JANUARY 22nd!

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BLOODSHOT VOL. 4: H.A.R.D. CORPS TPB

Written by CHRISTOS GAGE & JOSHUA DYSART and MATT KINDT

Art by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO and CHRISCROSS

Cover by J.G. JONES

 

Every mission…is someone's last.

 

Out of the ashes of Harbinger Wars, Bloodshot is about to join the weaponized men and women of the HARBINGER ACTIVE RESISTANCE DIVISION – the black budget, technologically-augmented strike force where the powers are dangerously unstable and every mission is a one-way ticket into the meat grinder. With a reluctant leader calling the shots and a new crop of untested rookies manning the frontline, Bloodshot is about to take H.A.R.D. Corps behind enemy lines – and into a gasoline-drenched, synapse-snapping suicide run where no one is safe…and heroes always die trying.

 

Collecting BLOODSHOT AND H.A.R.D. CORPS #14-17 and BLOODSHOT #0, join acclaimed writers Christos Gage (Avengers Academy) and Joshua Dysart (Harbinger Wars) and superstar-in-the-making Emanuela Lupacchino (Archer & Armstrong) right here to light the fuse on an explosive new chapter for Bloodshot and the Valiant Universe’s most feared team of superhuman operatives! Also featuring the shocking origin of Bloodshot as told by Matt KIndt (Mind MGMT) and ChrisCross (Superman/Batman)!

$14.99/T+/128 pgs.

TRADE PAPERBACK

ISBN: 978-1-939346-19-3

ON SALE JANUARY 8th!

 

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SHADOWMAN VOL. 3: DEADSIDE BLUES TPB

Written by JUSTIN JORDAN, JIM ZUB, ALES KOT, CHRISTOPHER SEBELA, DUFFY BOUDREAU, and NEIL DVORAK

Art by ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, MICO SUAYAN, LEWIS LAROSA, DIEGO BERNARD, ANDREA CUNEO, MIGUEL SEPULVEDA, MATTHEW SOUTHWORTH, and NEIL DVORAK

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

 

The secret origin of all Shadowmen, past and present…

 

Long ago, in the antebellum South, Master Darque’s evil spawned the one thing that could stop him: the Shadowman. Now, for the very first time, discover how the dark roots of the Darques’ depravity has intertwined with Shadowman for more than a century and the betrayal that forged them both in this collection of acclaimed tales from some of comics brightest talents.

 

Collecting SHADOWMAN #0 and SHADOWMAN #10-12, join Harvey Award-nominated writer Justin Jordan and an all-star cast of visionary creators –including Duffy Boudreau (BlackAcre) Ales Kot (Suicide Squad), Christopher Sebela (Captain Marvel), Miguel Sepulveda (Red Lanterns), Mico Suayan (The Punisher), Jim Zub (Skullkickers) and more – for an unadulterated look inside the secret world of New Orleans' nocturnal guardian.

$14.99/T+/128 pgs.

TRADE PAPERBACK

ISBN: 978-1-939346-16-2

ON SALE JANUARY 1st! 

Comics News: Comic Book City Con Will Invaded By Valiant Comics This Weekend

Visit VALIANT This Weekend at COMIC BOOK CITY CON in GREENSBORO, NC!

 

This weekend, Valiant is teaming up with North Carolina's Acme Comics for the first annual Comic Book City Con – a two-day convention taking place on Saturday, October 26th and Sunday, October 27th at the Empire Room in historic downtownGreensboro, NC!

 

"Comic Book City Con in downtown Greensboro NC is Acme Comics' 30th birthday party. Acme supported the groundbreaking debut of the original Valiant Comics and continues to support the brand in Greensboro to this day!" said Jermaine Exum, Manager of Acme Comics. "We are excited to have the new Valiant publishing on hand to meet the fans and win over new ones."

 

Stop by Booth #R19 all weekend long to shop a complete selection of Valiant comics, trade paperbacks and merchandise, including exclusive signed editions of X-O Manowar Deluxe Edition Book One hardcover collection – inscribed by all-star creators Robert Venditti and Cary Nord and limited to 500 pieces! 

 

Also, join us at 10:30 AM on Saturday, October 26th for the MUST READ VALIANT panel presentation – featuring an in-depth discussion about what's coming next for the most acclaimed universe in comics with Hunter Gorinson, Director of Marketing, Communications & Digital Media, and Associate Editor Alejandro Arbona!

 

For more information, visit ComicBookCityCon.com and ValiantUniverse.com.

Comics News: Valiant Announces 100 + Pages GREATEST HITS # 1 in January

MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1! 100+ PAGES for Just $5.99! Coming in JANUARY!

 

This January, find out why VALIANT is the MUST READ superhero publisher in comics today with more than 100 pages of Valiant Comics greatness for just $5.99 – and a deep wholesale discount for retailers!

 

Valiant is proud to announce the upcoming release of MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1 – a specially priced, 112-page collection of critically adored, can't-miss moments from across the Valiant Universe! Collecting X-O Manowar #5, Quantum and Woody #1, Harbinger #1, Harbinger Wars #2, and Shadowman #0, MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1 is the perfect place to find out why Valiant has IGN declaring: "Nobody is making superhero books like this, which is exactly why you should be paying attention to Valiant Comics."

 

"One of our major obstacles is that everything we've put out has been so well received. Potential new readers are hearing good things about all of our books, which makes it difficult to know where to start reading. At New York Comic-Con this past weekend, we heard the same question again and again: 'I've heard great things, my friends love Valiant, but no one can agree where I should start. Can you help?'" said Valiant CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. "MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1 is the perfect answer. This is a collection of the five single issues we've found to be most effective at giving new readers a clean entry point and a taste for more."

 

Valiant's ongoing monthly titles will also fall under the MUST READ VALIANT banner this winter with a new wave of self-contained stories and easy jumping-on points from some of the brightest talents in the industry today. Look for new MUST READ VALIANT milestones each month, beginning in November with Quantum and Woody #5 by James Asmus and Ming Doyle; then continuing on in December with Shadowman #13 by Peter Milligan and Roberto De La Torre; and in January with Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18by Christos Gage, Joshua Dysart and Bart Sears; Harbinger #20 by Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry; and Eternal Warrior #5 by Greg Pak and Diego Bernard.

 

Retailers take note: see your order form for incentives on all MUST READ VALIANT titles, including a steep wholesale discount price on all copies of MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1 ordered. 

 

For more information on the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant on Facebook, on Twitter, and at ValiantUniverse.com.

 

MUST READ VALIANT: GREATEST HITS #1

Written by ROBERT VENDITTI, JAMES ASMUS, JOSHUA DYSART, DUANE SWIERCZYNSKI, and JUSTIN JORDAN

Art by LEE GARBETT, TOM FOWLER, KHARI EVANS, CLAYTON HENRY, PERE PEREZ, ROBERTO DE LA TORRE, MICO SUAYAN, and LEWIS LAROSA

$5.99/T+/112 pgs.

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Comic News: Greg Pak Jumps Into the Future With Eternal Warrior # 5

NYCC: MUST READ VALIANT! GREG PAK Jumps to 4001 A.D. in ETERNAL WARRIOR #5!

This January, see the Valiant Universe of 4001 A.D. for the very first time!

 

Valiant is proud to announce that New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak(Batman/Superman) and rising star Diego Bernard (Shadowman, Witchblade) will be jump-starting the legendary future timeline of the Valiant Universe in Eternal Warrior #5! This January, discover an all-new vision of the year 4001 as the Eternal Warrior soldiers into"Eternal Emperor" – a brand new story arc revealing a transformed Gilad Anni-Padda fighting the forces of final extinction to protect a tattered remnant of humanity on a ravaged continent.

 

"This is a radically different future with huge emotional ramifications for our characters," Pak revealed today in exclusive interview at IGN. "We're going whole hog here – taking advantage of this crazy premise to explore a massive, mind-bending story we could never do in the present."

 

"The future timeline was always an essential element of the original Valiant Universe," added Valiant Executive Editor Warren Simons. "We're continuing in that grand tradition with 'Eternal Emperor,' an action-packed milestone that shows the Eternal Warrior in a new light, one that's vivid and heartbreaking, and taps into the best that the character has to offer."

 

Two thousand years from today, the planet has been transformed by science, technology…and war. The centuries have not been kind to the Earth's own undying warrior – but a battle that could change everything is just beginning right here in the 21st century. Find out where the roots of humanity's last stand will begin when Greg Pak and Diego Bernard build a bridge to the year 4001…and unearth a brand new era for the heroes of the Valiant Universe.

 

To find out more about 4001 and beyond, join Greg Pak and an all-star panel of Valiant insiders at New York Comic-Con for the Valiant Comics: Must Read Valiant panel presentation on Saturday, October 12th at 4 pm.

 

A wave of new arcs and easy jumping-on points for Valiant's acclaimed ongoing series, previously announced MUST READ VALIANT milestones include Quantum and Woody #5 byJames Asmus and Ming Doyle; Shadowman #13 by the all-new creative team of Peter Milligan and Roberto De La Torre; and Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18 by Christos Gage,Joshua Dysart and Bart Sears; and Harbinger #20 by Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry. This winter, find out why VALIANT is the MUST READ publisher in comics today, right here withMUST READ VALIANT!

 

For more information on Eternal Warrior and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant onFacebook, on Twitter, and at ValiantUniverse.com.

 

ETERNAL WARRIOR #5 (NEW ARC – ETERNAL EMPEROR)

Written by GREG PAK

Art by DIEGO BERNARD

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by DIEGO BERNARD

Variant Cover by DAVE BULLOCK

Variant Cover by DAVID MACK

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

ON SALE IN JANUARY