Tarcraft

A follow up of sorts on OMAC. The Bug! limited series picked up the storyline. I thought it was neat to get some closure and Mike Allred doing the art too!

06/12/2020 

The story so far...

The time during lock down has given me an opportunity to find some good deals to fill the holes for my Valiant collection. Granted some sellers were pricing there slabs a bit high there were some deals to be made. I have had my sites on a 9.8 Solar #10 first printing, but some were out of my price range. A 9.8 would be a great addition but a 9.2 will do just as well until i find a 9.8. 

The Solar #10 to me is one of the high marks of the Shooter era at Valiant. The storyline of this book came together and set the stage for the Unity event. One extra detail was the conclusion of the origin story as I remember it with the page inserts in the middle of the book which was started in issue #1. To me, it was a different way to tell a origin story without having to interrupt the main story. I liked the small increments which kept me hooked on the character. Plus, it did not hurt to see the big picture, which I did not expect to see once I put all the panels together from the previous issues.

To me that was the genius Jim Shooter put into his work. Add in the embossed all black cover and it became one of those legendary books to me. I do have to wonder if Jim Shooter is a fan of the band, Spinal Tap.

One eBay seller years ago used the excuse of "having the book in his trunk and was rear ended" while driving to the post off.  

1. Archer and Armstrong

2. Eternal Warrior

3. X-O Manowar

4. Magnus

5. Solar

Psi Lords was a good series, I thought, because of the evolution of the Hard Corps into the future. Archer and Armstrong was an unusual comic to me and that’s what drew me in especially when it was just two guys hanging out with one just being helpful because it was the right thing. And the crossbow Archer carried.

I got to meet Jim Shooter at Heroescon 2017. Was lucky enough to pick up a sealed tin of Warriors of Plasm zero set for 10 bucks at the con to sign the inside certificate. Never realized how tall he is in person. Chatted with him a couple of minutes and gushed like a fan boy.