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Just wanted to let everyone know that Comixology is offering the first issue of the new X-O Manowar for free today only.
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# ? Oct 9, 2012 21:19 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 14:41 |
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Valiant was my favorite comics during the 90's. So far I feel these re releases have lived up to the originals. I only hope more folks love these. These alone have been enough to get me back into a B&M store for the first time in 15yrs.
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# ? Oct 31, 2012 19:51 |
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So this is something. Valiant is sponsoring the US Luge team and they will be sporting X-O Manowar inspired uniforms. http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2012/10/valiant-sponsors-u-s-luge-team-designs-x-o-manowar-uniforms/ quote:In what The Wall Street characterizes as a low six-figure deal, Valiant Entertainment has signed as a sponsor of USA Luge for the 2014 Winter Olympics. The comics publisher has also designed the team’s uniform to look like the armor of X-O Manowar.
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# ? Nov 1, 2012 16:05 |
Welp pack it in guys.
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# ? Nov 1, 2012 16:41 |
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I just discovered these comics, and for the most part I'm really impressed at how good they are. I've picked up the first two of each series (except Shadowman, which just released its first). Archer & Armstrong is my favorite, Harbinger is also good, and Bloodshot is already way better than I'd expect a comic called "Bloodshot" to be. My main question is: does X-O Manowar get better? It's getting rave reviews, but two issues in and I don't have much of a feeling for who he is and what he does. Is he just a Visigoth warlord, or is there more to him? Can anyone tell me whether or not it's worth reading further?
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# ? Nov 11, 2012 03:45 |
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Tequila Bob posted:I just discovered these comics, and for the most part I'm really impressed at how good they are. I've picked up the first two of each series (except Shadowman, which just released its first). Archer & Armstrong is my favorite, Harbinger is also good, and Bloodshot is already way better than I'd expect a comic called "Bloodshot" to be.
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# ? Nov 11, 2012 04:30 |
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That's some good advice. I'll finish the first arc, then!
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# ? Nov 11, 2012 06:18 |
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Are these reboots starting completely fresh, or are they going to hang on to any of the original continuity? Either way, I really hope we see some form of Dr. Silk in Ninjak.
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# ? Nov 13, 2012 15:20 |
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EmperorFritoBandito posted:Are these reboots starting completely fresh, or are they going to hang on to any of the original continuity?
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# ? Nov 14, 2012 01:14 |
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How are the Bloodshot comics so far? I had a couple issues (#34 and 35) back in the day and thought they were pretty cool, but then again I was 10. I had given them to my roommate as he has a large comic collection but I think he just tried to sell them all. Gotta find out if he still has them.
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# ? Nov 14, 2012 10:28 |
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SPACE HOMOS posted:How are the Bloodshot comics so far? I had a couple issues (#34 and 35) back in the day and thought they were pretty cool, but then again I was 10. I had given them to my roommate as he has a large comic collection but I think he just tried to sell them all. Gotta find out if he still has them. Also, Shadowman #1 hit last week. It was weird.
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# ? Nov 14, 2012 13:29 |
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I've been reading Archer & Armstrong. Valiant's relaunch was worth it just to get this comic.
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# ? Nov 14, 2012 19:29 |
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Comixology is having a $0.99 Black Friday sale on both old and new Valiant issues. I don't see this week's releases included, but everything else is there!
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# ? Nov 23, 2012 05:52 |
As per Rich Johnston, there's ANOTHER TWO ISSUES OF THE ORIGINAL RUN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY that got found in a drawer. And they're going to be published on Comixology (...in theory).
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# ? Jan 6, 2013 18:31 |
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My comic shop discovered that if you ask nicely Valiant will send you #1s to give out for free. Granted, this was after the one Valiant fan in Des Moines donated a bunch of them first to give away. I didn't really like Harbinger very much but A&A was good.
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# ? Jan 8, 2013 01:12 |
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Parahexavoctal posted:As per Rich Johnston, there's ANOTHER TWO ISSUES OF THE ORIGINAL RUN OF QUANTUM AND WOODY that got found in a drawer. Thats surprising. If there were issues sitting in a draw I think the creators would have mentioned it.
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# ? Jan 8, 2013 05:46 |
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Priest had a lot written from what I remember but this is the first I've heard of anything actually having been drawn.
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# ? Jan 8, 2013 16:57 |
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Mr Wind Up Bird posted:My comic shop discovered that if you ask nicely Valiant will send you #1s to give out for free. Granted, this was after the one Valiant fan in Des Moines donated a bunch of them first to give away. Harbinger gets better. There's no indication of where the plot's actually going for like three or four issues (the plot is, Professor Xavier is a dickhead who wants to control the world and X-Man tells him to eat dick and recruits his own team and it's gonna be a war of psychics, and that's awesome).
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# ? Jan 9, 2013 18:44 |
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Dickeye posted:Harbinger gets better. There's no indication of where the plot's actually going for like three or four issues (the plot is, Professor Xavier is a dickhead who wants to control the world and X-Man tells him to eat dick and recruits his own team and it's gonna be a war of psychics, and that's awesome). Also X-Man was a gigantic shithead for the first arc.
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# ? Jan 11, 2013 09:07 |
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I've been re-reading Harbinger, and I can't believe I just now made a connection between the Bleeding Monk's non-healing chest wound and Bloodshot's non-healing chest wound. Was there any connection between those two in the original series, or is this something new?
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# ? Feb 1, 2013 05:05 |
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I just bought Harbinger 1-8 and Bloodshot 1-8 for a buck an issue on Comixology. That was surprisingly good stuff! I'm definitely hooked for the Harbinger War event, but isn't 4 bucks an issue a bit much? I guess I'll keep up with it a month late just so I can get the dollar rebate on digital issues.
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# ? Mar 12, 2013 11:39 |
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Kikkoman posted:I just bought Harbinger 1-8 and Bloodshot 1-8 for a buck an issue on Comixology. That was surprisingly good stuff! I'm definitely hooked for the Harbinger War event, but isn't 4 bucks an issue a bit much? I guess I'll keep up with it a month late just so I can get the dollar rebate on digital issues. Did you actually just buy this, or did you get it over the weekend? I was trying to pick these up before the sale ended Sunday, but have been unable to log in until this morning-and I'm not seeing these available for 99˘ anymore. If there's some way to still get these on sale I'd love to know how.
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# ? Mar 12, 2013 15:36 |
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Kikkoman posted:I just bought Harbinger 1-8 and Bloodshot 1-8 for a buck an issue on Comixology. That was surprisingly good stuff! I'm definitely hooked for the Harbinger War event, but isn't 4 bucks an issue a bit much? I guess I'll keep up with it a month late just so I can get the dollar rebate on digital issues. $4 per issue is a bit much, especially when the trades all seem to be $10 for four-issue arcs. I'm hoping the price will go down as they get more customers and series going.
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# ? Mar 12, 2013 18:55 |
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I've dropped to just X-O and Archer & Armstrong, and X-O is probably on the chopping block, as well. Archer is still really great, though.
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# ? Mar 12, 2013 19:16 |
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unl33t posted:Did you actually just buy this, or did you get it over the weekend? I was trying to pick these up before the sale ended Sunday, but have been unable to log in until this morning-and I'm not seeing these available for 99¢ anymore. If there's some way to still get these on sale I'd love to know how. Nah, I got it before Comixology poo poo the bed. Sorry!
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# ? Mar 13, 2013 01:11 |
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Kikkoman posted:Nah, I got it before Comixology poo poo the bed. Sorry! Well, I had already contacted Comixology support, and they said they would refund me the price difference if I bought them; so I just did that. Hopefully they will come through with the refund...
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# ? Mar 13, 2013 18:09 |
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Bleeding cool, grain of salt, etc. but Quantum and Woody are coming back in July!
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# ? Mar 21, 2013 18:02 |
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Genetic Toaster posted:Bleeding cool, grain of salt, etc. but Quantum and Woody are coming back in July! If there's no Priest and Bright it's not even worth it.
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# ? Mar 21, 2013 18:21 |
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It's not Priest and Bright , but I'll take it: James Asmus and Tom Fowler on Quantum and Woody.
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# ? Mar 26, 2013 17:49 |
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Genetic Toaster posted:It's not Priest and Bright , but I'll take it: James Asmus and Tom Fowler on Quantum and Woody. Nope. Not even a little interested without Priest and Doc.
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# ? Mar 27, 2013 22:27 |
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I just got around to reading the issues of Harbinger I picked up during the sale, and subsequently bought all of the remaining issues to get caught up. This book is fantastic, and I'm tempted to check out Bloodshot just to get caught up for Harbinger Wars. The free issue of Shadowman seemed pretty cool too, so I might have to start picking that up as well. Speaking as someone that has only vague memories of being disinterested in the Valiant stuff I read back in the day, this was really a shock to see how fun and engaging these books are.
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# ? Mar 29, 2013 20:50 |
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As found in todays Valiant FCBD special, looks like the next big event will be happening in the winter, called Unity. Also, it appears that this summer there will be more series launching in addition to Quantum & Woody. The new series will be Eternal Warrior, Ninjak, and H.A.R.D. Corps. It'll be interesting to see how that last one shakes out, since rumors have been circulating that Bloodshot will be retitled (but not renumbered) "Bloodshot: H.A.R.D. Corps" since its sales are pretty low even by Valiant standards and this could give it a bump. Depending on the way things shake out in Harbinger Wars, it might be a fairly smooth transition. If true, of course. Edit: Oh, almost forgot, the Harbinger Wars 8-bit game is now on the itunes app store for free.
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# ? May 4, 2013 20:41 |
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Also all five Valiant #1's are now available in $1 reprint editions so you have no excuse for not checking them out! There's even a bundle of all five that saves you a nickel!
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# ? May 5, 2013 05:46 |
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Space_Butler posted:It'll be interesting to see how that last one shakes out, since rumors have been circulating that Bloodshot will be retitled (but not renumbered) "Bloodshot: H.A.R.D. Corps" since its sales are pretty low even by Valiant standards and this could give it a bump.
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# ? May 5, 2013 09:11 |
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Space_Butler posted:As found in todays Valiant FCBD special, looks like the next big event will be happening in the winter, called Unity. Glad to see that the Valiants continue to be really creative with their event names.
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# ? May 5, 2013 12:33 |
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Mimir posted:Glad to see that the Valiants continue to be really creative with their event names. They're literally just recycling event names from the original Valiant.
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# ? May 5, 2013 23:34 |
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Genetic Toaster posted:They're literally just recycling event names from the original Valiant. Anyone who was a reader of classic Valiant able to expand on what Unity was the first time it happened? The article on wikipedia is confounding for a new reader like myself.
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# ? May 5, 2013 23:40 |
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Honestly, even as a fan of the original Valiant books, it was just a bog standard lovely 90's crossover event. There's some supervillain that wants to blow up the universe for nebuluous reasons and she's doing it from the place outside of time where Turok: Dinosaur Hunter hunts dinosaurs (which is like a block up the street from where/when Magnus: Robot Fighter fights robots). All the heroes from the modern time got sucked up to go fight her and their books got horribly derailed for like two or three issues. Finally, they beat her and dump her in a ditch outside of history where she can't get back to the universe somehow.
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# ? May 5, 2013 23:57 |
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It was also used to unify (hence the name) all the books into one universe.
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# ? May 6, 2013 00:04 |
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# ? May 25, 2024 14:41 |
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Rhyno posted:It was also used to unify (hence the name) all the books into one universe. But they'd already done that by having Solar in the 3rd issue or so of Magnus fighting the spider aliens. The original Unity was WAY better than the other crossovers Valiant put out in the 90s. I ended up picking up most of the books over the years, and I still don't know what the hell was going on with Chaos Effect.
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# ? May 6, 2013 05:36 |