Valiant

Interview: The Summer Of Valiant Might Be Paving The Road To 'Unity'

Posted 5/16/13 6:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Interviews, Valiant

What is "Unity" in the new Valiant universe? I'd hoped to get some clues to that in my chat with Valiant CCO Dinesh Shamdasani, Executive Editor Warren Simons, Editor Jody LeHeup.

Besides staying mum on the shape of the new "Unity" (Erica Pierce forever), we did talk about how the universe currently looks, as the publisher continues to reintroduce titles from the VH1 era, including a new "Eternal Warrior" series, while playing out storylines like the ongoing "Harbinger Wars" between "Harbingers" and "Bloodshot," and gaining new creative teams like Christos Gage and Joshua Dysart on “Bloodshot and the HARD Corps.” We discussed diversity among the upcoming titles, and while they shared a collection of exclusive covers from artists Rian Hughes, Dave Johnson, and Dave Bullock for a handful of the Summer of Valiant variants making their ways to shelves in the coming months.

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Valiant's 'Quantum and Woody' #1 To Feature A Talking Goat Cover, Screaming Version Pending

Posted 5/1/13 2:28 pm EST by MTV Geek in Comic Books, Valiant

By Matt D. Wilson

The first thing you should probably know is that "Quantum & Woody," the "world's worst superhero team" Valiant Comics is rebooting this summer with writer James Asmus ("The End Times of Bram and Ben") and artist Tom Fowler ("Venom," "Mysterius the Unfathomable"), have a sidekick who is a goat.

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EXCLUSIVE: 5 Questions With 'X-O Manowar' Writer Robert Venditti On The Next Top Secret Event

Posted 4/11/13 12:00 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Interviews, Valiant

With issues 15 and 16 of Valiant's "X-O Manowar," time-tossed Visigoth Aric of of Dacia returns to Earth after taking the battle to the aliens that took his hand and enslaved his people. While we don't yet know how things went on the other end of known space, it's left the X-O armor-bearer feeling a little homesick. Unfortunately, his home disappeared some 1600 years ago, so he might need to take over a new one--and that's going to put him up against Gilad Anni-Padda, the Eternal Warrior.

Writer Robert Venditti agreed to answer a few questions about "X-O Manowar's" next big event, and what it means to have a guy in an alien murder suit go up against an immortal badass.

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Valiant Announces New 'Quantum and Woody' Series...Without Original Creators

Posted 3/26/13 12:30 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Comic Books, Valiant

A new ongoing "Quantum and Woody" series is on its way from Valiant Comics -- without the original team who made the comic famous.

James Asmus will be scripting the new "Q&W," with Tom Fowler on art; the comic, about the misadventures of a pair of best friends-turned-superheroes, will debut in July. The book will also feature the return of "The Goat," a popular "sidekick" to the team that even had its own "inaction figure." Read More...

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Exclusive Video: JMS Talks The 'Shadowman' Movie

Posted 3/7/13 3:45 pm EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Movies, Valiant

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Exclusive Images Of Valiant's New Dr. Mirage

Posted 3/5/13 12:18 pm EST by Valerie Gallaher in Valiant

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There's a new superheroine in Comicbookland! Valiant revealled the new Dr. Mirage today...and, unlike Mirage's counterpart in the old Valiant universe, she's a She!

Check out these exclusive images of Dr. Mirage, who will be debuting in the pages of "Shadowman" #5 on March 5th! Read More...

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ECCC 2013: Valiant Comics Enters The Summer Of 'Harbinger Wars'

Posted 3/5/13 10:57 am EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Emerald City Comicon, Valiant

Valiant publisher Fred Pierce was joined by artists Barry Kitson and Stefano Gaudiano, Dinesh Shamdasani (he's the guy who bought the line a couple of years back in order to resurrect it), and marketing director Hunter Gorinson to talk about "Harbinger Wars" and beyond during this Emerald City Comic-Con panel.

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WonderAli's 'Best Stuff I Read This Week!': Nick Fury and Frank Castle on Fire!

Posted 2/15/13 5:32 pm EST by MTV Geek in DC Comics, Image Comics, Marvel, Valiant

By Ali Colluccio

Wednesday was the first time in a couple weeks that I was back to my regular routine: jumped on the subway after work, walked into my local shop, met my bestie, and then went for our weekly Comics and Beer time. It was a good day. A good Wednesday. But Hera help me, I could NOT get into my comics this week.

I mean, there’s were really solid books out this week. The Ramon Perez issue of Wolverine and the X-Men finally came out and I’d really been looking forward to it. But... I don’t know, call it malaise or ennui or meh-ness. I was half-way through my stack of comics and nothing was really jumping out at me.

And then Nick Fury and Frank Castle broke out of a Vietnamese prison. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Valiant Vanguard: Executive Editor Warren Simons On What's Coming In 2013

Posted 1/24/13 8:56 am EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Interviews, Valiant

2013 is the year that the newly-resurrected Valiant Entertainment goes to war. With events stretching across "Harbingers" and "Bloodshot" ("April's "Harbinger Wars") and the "Planet Death" arc spinning up in "X-O Manowar," it seems like this young universe might be a dangerous place to be for its espers, former government-trained killers, and Visogoths sporting alien suits of armor. Oh, and we can exclusively reveal that its newest addition, "Shadowman," is getting its first #0 issue as well, as we learn more about the strange legacy of hero Jack Boniface's alter ego.

Valiant Vice President and Executive Editor Warren Simons and I spoke recently about some of the big changes coming to the line in its second year.

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Interview: With 'Planet Death,' Robert Venditti Starts Cracking Open The 'X-O Manowar' Armor

Posted 1/7/13 12:15 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, Interviews, Valiant

They took his people, they took his hand, and they took centuries of his life on Earth away. Now, Aric is taking the war back to the alien invaders of the Vine in the upcoming "Planet Death" story arc in Valiant's "X-O Manowar." The event kicks off with a prelude in January 23rd's issue #9, so we spoke to the book's writer, New York Times bestselling author Robert Venditti about sending angry Visogoth in a super-powered suit to war against an entire planet--plus the return of the X-O Commando armor.

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ComiXology Offers New And Classic Valiant First Issues For Free

Posted 1/3/13 5:59 pm EST by Charles Webb in Comic Books, ComiXology, Valiant

Some of Valiant's old-school offerings are available now for free in the ComiXology store.

Sadly, "Quantum and Woody" didn't make the cut...

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Valiant Vanguard #1: Fred Van Lente Cracks The Code On The Eternal Warrior

Posted 12/11/12 11:08 am EST by Valerie Gallaher in Comic Books, Valiant

"The Eternal Warrior is Jason Bourne-meets-Highlander...also part Punisher, part Terminator." -- Fred Van Lente, describing a guy you don't want to get on the bad side of.

Welcome to "Valiant Vanguard," a new MTV Geek feature where we "check in" on different Valiant Comics titles and get a sneak peek at exclusive art.

"Archer & Armstrong" #5, hitting stores this Wednesday on the lucky (we hope) date of 12/12/12, ups the stakes for the comic so far -- re-introducing to the new Valiant Universe the Eternal Warrior. There's also a grand-spankin' new Big Bad, further kooky konspiracies, Geomancers, and, of course, more development of the chemistry between the two protagonists. "A&A" writer Fred Van Lente tells all -- and don't forget to check out our EXCLUSIVE preview of the issue plus cover reveals for #8 (like this cheeky variant cover by the talented Tom Fowler): Read More...

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Valiant Announces First Crossover 'Harbinger Wars'

Posted 12/10/12 11:00 am EST by Eddie Wright in Comic Books, Valiant

We were teased last week, but now we know, in April, Valiant Comics is launching, "Harbinger Wars," a four-issue mini-series that will serve as the company's first crossover event.