Any love for the Valiant reboot?

[mickhavoc-migration]

 

Archer & Armstrong and Harbinger are in my top five consistently every month.

 

These are great comics, but I see such low pulls every month over on iFanboy and was wondering about here.

 

Bad marketing? Still feelin' the burn from the 90s?

 

 

[valiantman]

I'd say that most people haven't jumped on board yet because there's not an Image logo on the cover.

 

At some point people will realize that they're really missing out on the Valiant relaunch.

Almost a year into it, and all solid books so far... very, very good.

 

The $9.99 first trades of each title are really the best way to get caught up.

[FormerReader]

[HarryRod]

Lots of love for the Valiant team here.

I have said it before, but I think that Valiant is some of the best stuff happening in comicdom today.

Plus from the ones I have met, they are all just damn good guys

 

[THB]

Harbinger is a mighty fine read. Looking forward to Quantum and Woody.

[400yrs]

If we weren't in the middle of a creator-owned renaissance, Valiant would be getting more love right now. If Image puts out a bad run of new books (they won't), then people will start looking elsewhere for the "new" thing (like Valiant).

[DougC]

I really wanted to fall in love with the valiant relaunch and they are solid reads, but they lost me as a collector with all of the variants and additional prints.

[mickhavoc-migration]

Truth. I met the writer and artist of Harbinger at NYCC and they were chill, friendly dudes.

[sakbee]

Harbinger's always a first day read for me.

[HarryRod]

In my mind, I believe that the current Valiant creative teams are better than the pre-Unity Valiant of the early 90's.

Josh Dysart and Justin Jordan can give guys like Geoff Johns and Hickman a run for their money any day of the week.

As for artwork, it is all top notch with guys like Clayton Henry, Barry Kitson and Khari Evans putting out some extremely beautiful and detailed artwork right now.

I havent read Harbinger Wars yet (still sitting on the nightstand), but i have high hopes that it will surpass Unity as one of my all time favorite story arcs.

 

 

[valiantman]

I havent read Harbinger Wars yet (still sitting on the nightstand)

Don't open it if you want to go to sleep 5 minutes later.

It'll keep you up reading (and re-reading) and studying the art for 30 minutes or so.

 

[valiantman]

The $9.99 first trades of each title are really the best way to get caught up.

 

Forgot to mention that the first issues will be $1 each on May 1st.

They're doing Valiant "One Dollar Debut" reprints of the 2012 #1 issues in time for FCBD.

[jjoseph7772]

harbinger is good. X-O even better

They dont get a lot of love on this board becuase there isnt much speculation. As far as the comic goes though, its a fun read.

[HarryRod]

That is awesome news about the $1 reprints.

I wish they would do something down the road with Comixology that is similar to what Marvel just did.

Maybe to a free digital offer for the 90's era Valiant stuff to get people hooked on the characters, then they will get interested in the new versions.

I think i they maybe did a free Unity give away it would go over like gangbusters

[JerryAmsterdam]

Harbinger is a solid book! Its true that they get no love due to no speculation, but a good read is still a good read.

[whetteon]

I'd say that most people haven't jumped on board yet because there's not an Image logo on the cover.

 

At some point people will realize that they're really missing out on the Valiant relaunch.

Almost a year into it, and all solid books so far... very, very good.

 

The $9.99 first trades of each title are really the best way to get caught up.

 

Maybe it will be like 1992 all over again and the first pre-harbinger war books will be the ones to own.

[rjrjr]

I really wanted to fall in love with the valiant relaunch and they are solid reads, but they lost me as a collector with all of the variants and additional prints.

 

This.

[sleepindeath]

Never read any Valiant books in the 90's. But, I have bought into their reboot and I am enjoying all the series thus far.

[maloney414]

I think they get no love here because these boards focus on speculation over content. Just a fact of the audience here. I picked up all the Valiant books for $1 or less each at cons.

 

I've read Harbinger and X-O. Both are really good.

 

I'm currently reading Bloodshot, and Shadowman is next.

[NewWorldOrder]

I'd say that most people haven't jumped on board yet because there's not an Image logo on the cover.

 

At some point people will realize that they're really missing out on the Valiant relaunch.

Almost a year into it, and all solid books so far... very, very good.

 

The $9.99 first trades of each title are really the best way to get caught up.

 

Maybe it will be like 1992 all over again and the first pre-harbinger war books will be the ones to own.

 

 

Nope.

 

Books are failing.

 

I thought the new books would increase the value of Pre-unity.

 

Pretty much nothing.