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I finally read the Valiant as it was on sale on Comixology, and of course it is really good. I know X-O had pushed how good it was at the time and now I feel so stupid not having read it before. But it's a testament to how good Bloodshot Reborn and The Book of Death have been that it didn't really matter that I hadn't read it. zoux posted:io9 has an interview with Lemire about his upcoming Bloodshot run. I don't know if the premise has been revealed before, but it's the first I've heard of it and it sound badass. Oh. My. God. 
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X-O posted:Ninjak - Loved this issue. I love the way they framed the backstory for Fitz and now he's immediately a character I want to see more of. Pretty much a standalone issue in the middle of an arc but it was done really well. I'm not familiar with the artist, and he's no Clay Mann, but I was really digging his style. Yeah, considering the criticism last issue drew for "oh, Ninjak fights a dude pt 7" this issue was a really smart subversion of it. And as you say, a really interesting character.
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I just picked up Rai at issue 11 because :Valiant: and without context, I actually liked it. Time to buy the trades I guess
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Finally caught up with some stuff. Bloodshot is still very good, although I thought the Twist of Magic becoming Girlshot would have been interesting instead of "oh I fixed it straight away." Also the reveal about the kid being the killer? Lets just say I'll wait and see how that plays out. Book of Death was great as usual and a fitting climax. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 11:47 on Dec 4, 2015 |
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Ninjak is still hands down my favorite book right now. Still really dig the backups too. Finally picked up xo on comixology again. So good. I just keep buying it so I have like 15 issues to read. 
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I'll reiterate what other people have said: Bloodshot Reborn: Really cool gritty serious but not super grimdark or anything, some nice stylish art. Also a lot of serious character work for a series about a dude with machines in his blood who shoots people. Ninjak: My personal favourite. I like it because each issue has a really great backup that normally gets into some back story. The villains get some serious groundwork done on them which really excites me for the future. Currently Ninjak is in some crazy alternate dimension which is pretty dope for a pretty serious comic. I think of it as Valiant's Batman but that might be a dumb analogy. Imperium: I too, read Harbringer and got bored after a while. But if you've read the start and you get the gist of "Harada = Bad man" you should be able to jump into one of the richest comics I've read in a while. The Valiant / Book of Death: The Valiant leads into the Book of Death and those 8 issues are great and almost operate as their own little series in a way and are a great little taster of whats going on. X-O Manowar: In many ways it's Valiant's Superman. I think the best part about X-O is how it's been so good for so long. Also for a while every series would interact with X-O and serve as an introduction. I think X-O runs into Ninjak, The Eternal Warrior, Harada, Unity, Bloodshot etc etc So if you just read that from the start eventually you'll be exposed to everything. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 22:30 on Jan 24, 2016 |
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Space Fish posted:Is it okay to just report back every so often and praise Valiant as they continue to impress? 95% of the thread is people popping in to say "Status Update: Imperium still awesome" or "Comixology sale grab everything for a dollar" so I'd say yes. That and us getting excited about announced upcoming events that exceed expectations.
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Yeah I have a second printing of Ninjak #1 because reasons.
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X-O posted:I think from the interview it's safe to say the character is someone we saw a glimpse of in Book of Death in the flash forward sections. That girl from Ninjak with the hair! 
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Caught up on Ninjak and Bloodshot. Analogue Man has been really amazing so far. Magic  . I didn't like the Ninjak goes to alternate dimension magic land as much as the first arc but I do appreciate that it was something completely different and it' still one of my favourite comics.edit: How is there such a gulf in class between Bloodshot and Extraordinary X-Men. Unless, there are two different Jeff Lemires or something. Am I crazy? algebra testes fucked around with this message at 15:01 on Mar 13, 2016 |
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Part of me just wants to get everything off my list and just get valiant books only, sometimes.
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CharlestheHammer posted:It's kind of funny Armor Hunters deluxe makes X-O deluxe 3 redundant I just looked that up. That's really funny / strange.
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Can you get the essentials just from reading X-O Vol. 3?
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X-O posted:You mean skip reading Armor Hunters? I would not recommend that, it's one of the best comic crossovers I've ever read. No I mean X-O volume 3 has the armor hunters issues and the X-O issues but not the unity and uhhh harbinger(?) issues. This was an idle question, I've got them all on comixology anyway 
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They also do some really great incentive covers which look amazing but no chance I will ever see one in my tiny shop.
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Norns posted:I had time to sit down and read the first trade of Bloodshot Reborn. I finished it, and immediately bought the next issue on Comixology, and then the next... I hope Bloodsquirt comes back! Those two are my favourite books right now.
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Yeah one of the reasons I like Ninjak is i'm pretty sure it's always oversized by like 4 pages each time to fit in the backup. 
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Wow that's cool. Looking forward to what ever they are!
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Oh god Divinity Red Son looks amazing I want in.
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Name change to Ninjak, imo
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Rusty Kettle posted:This was a great week. Even though I could see how people wouldn't like the it was all in his head ending of BS:R, I think it was handled well and gave some excellent insight to the character. Finally caught up on this, I wasn't disappointed so much because it leads organically into the next thing, but I thought it would have been cooler if it was real otherwise I think it's good.
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Man as stupid as wearing a T-Shirt saying "I'm Ninja K" I really want that loving K shirt from Ninjak. Rusty Kettle posted:If it was any different, there would have been some serious contradictions with the Book of Death series. I cannot think of any other way, to be honest. At least we get to see some more insight into what makes that character tick. I know, and I agree. It's just it was so good, it's sad it's not real.
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Rusty Kettle posted:That's a good sticker. I own a microphone! And I read... Ninjak and Bloodshot! That's gotta count for something, right?
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Rusty Kettle posted:Spitballing a format, I am thinking it would be something akin to Gilmore Guys (I know I know) where there is a host or two who are big fans who have read everything, and one (or two) absolute newcomers to Valiant. The company prides itself on how each arc is totally accessible to newcomers, so the new person can test that. Hopefully they like it. I would 100% listen to this podcast. X-O posted:Well, if you didn't get to read it and want to know It seems as if Deathmate is actually Kay McHenry, the former Geomancer. 
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X-O posted:So far Matt Kindt can do no wrong in regards to Valiant. Happy to see him taking Aric into deep space. *updates pull list accordingly* edit: I really need to dump these lame x-books i'm reading out of loyalty and just go ~all in~ on Image and Valiant.
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Also I'm catching up on like, 5 issues but was pretty cool seeing the Main Story and the Backup Stories intertwine at the end of that arc for Ninjak. I know it's like, storytelling 101 but Ninjak is probably my favorite book right now, with Bloodshot right behind (Bloodshot dog best dog!!) X-O posted:Unless you're rich, and also like a number of bad books as well as good ones that's going to be a tough thing to pull off. drat I got got there.
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God I'm an idiot, I didn't realise that Deathmate was an established Valiant property. I should have known, it's just enough of a goofy 90s name that it should have been a dead give away.
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Goddamnit I'm adding it to my list on friday
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JordanKai posted:Hell yeah! *grumble grumble* More books to add to my list. edit: Also forgot to say, holy poo poo Ninjak has been on a tear recently. That almost wordless standalone issue was amazing. I'm assuming that the lack of backups in Ninjak has to do with him writing X-O. And speaking of, those X-O previews in Ninjak have gotten me so hyped it isn't funny. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 08:30 on Feb 11, 2017 |
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So is Bloodshot Reborn finishing with Bloodshot USA? I haven't been keeping up with the news.
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bobkatt013 posted:They better make this a regular series Only the Ninjak arc in the Deadside. 
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Russo brothers doing a quantum and woody tv series?
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I think Bloodshot somewhat relaunches soon? Jump on that.
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Ninjak nooooooooo why couldn't you last forever. Oh well time for a new Ninjak I suppose.
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X-O posted:Hoooooly poo poo. I never expected this kind of stuff from Valiant but I am so on board. That looks like Brandon Graham stuff. And that is extremely my poo poo.
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