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by hkupo
Wed Jan 20, 2016 1:21:11 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: December 2015 Sales Discussion
Replies: 31
Views: 2655

Re: December 2015 Sales Discussion

Donovan wrote:
Donovan wrote:I'll adjust this statement to say that Cafu is by far the closest - rereading the last two issues he's absolutely firing on all cylinders here.
Completely agree. I'm hoping after Evans' upcoming arc they pull Cafu back.
by hkupo
Tue Jan 19, 2016 6:49:57 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: December 2015 Sales Discussion
Replies: 31
Views: 2655

Re: December 2015 Sales Discussion

Those Imperium numbers are sad especially considering the amazing quality of the book.

If he were still writing for comicvine, right about now would be the time Gregg Katzman would be making an article about Imperium. That guy was awesome at spreading the good word of Valiant.
by hkupo
Thu Dec 24, 2015 5:27:03 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Basic Reading List
Replies: 30
Views: 5055

Re: Basic Reading List

Nice. We have something similar posted over on the Valiant subreddit at https://www.reddit.com/r/valiant/wiki/readingorder . Yours is a great list for looking at all of an individual title, where the Reddit list is split up a lot more with an eye towards approximate order published for the whole un...
by hkupo
Wed Dec 23, 2015 11:01:16 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Basic Reading List
Replies: 30
Views: 5055

Re: Basic Reading List

Minor adjustment to my list at the top of the thread. Just a simple guide for any newbies that would like to jump into VEI and need a little help :).
by hkupo
Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:45:54 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: NINJAK #9 PREVIEW
Replies: 1
Views: 325

Re: NINJAK #9 PREVIEW

Seeing as how Clay Mann was just announced on the new Poison Ivy over on DC, I'm wondering is this the last we see of him for a while. Also wondering how this fits in with the exclusive contract he signed back in 2014.
by hkupo
Thu Oct 01, 2015 4:01:21 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: BOD: The Fall of Harbinger - Discussion
Replies: 48
Views: 5840

Re: BOD: The Fall of Harbinger - Discussion

I loved it. Dysart outdid even his work on Harbinger. There's lots of emotions - humor, sadness, hope. There's a sense of pride in the accomplishments of the Renegades. Resiliency. Even the ending isn't truly an ending, but a possibility. This book was far more hopeful than the other Fall Ofs and v...
by hkupo
Sun Jun 07, 2015 12:35:37 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Divinity 1-4 assessment
Replies: 53
Views: 5710

Re: Divinity 1-4 assessment

Man, he's an African-Russian whose government sent out to die for science at the apex of Western power in the mid-20th century, and who lost his ability to tell time from space because he was overwhelmed by a new conscoiusness given to him by a sentience without body or politics, and his origin sto...
by hkupo
Thu May 28, 2015 8:59:38 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Basic Reading List
Replies: 30
Views: 5055

Re: Basic Reading List

Thanks for putting this together :thumb: It occurs to me every time I organize my new Valiant comics that it will be a bit tricky to figure out reading order down the road based on the number of titles and the way the story arcs are set up. Honestly, it probably is not much worse than say figuring ...
by hkupo
Wed May 27, 2015 10:44:21 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Divinity #4
Replies: 36
Views: 4253

Re: Divinity #4

As I see it, there really are only two main choice for dealing with bad guys or entities too dangerous to be on the loose: they either have to be contained somehow or eliminated, which is a nice way to say "murdered". What is eerily similar between Divinity and Malgam is that both are iso...
by hkupo
Fri May 22, 2015 10:18:33 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Ninjak #3 Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 3858

Re: Ninjak #3 Discussion

Ha, he got caught... That was my reaction, when I reached the end of the present day story. The Lost Files backup, is starting to grow on me a little bit... VEI, should really consider making Clay Mann, Exclusive!! Clay Mann is exclusive :clap: http://www.newsarama.com/21568-clay-mann-goes-valiant-...
by hkupo
Thu May 21, 2015 10:10:31 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Ninjak #3 Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 3858

Re: Ninjak #3 Discussion

Ha, he got caught... That was my reaction, when I reached the end of the present day story. The Lost Files backup, is starting to grow on me a little bit... VEI, should really consider making Clay Mann, Exclusive!! Clay Mann is exclusive :clap: http://www.newsarama.com/21568-clay-mann-goes-valiant-...
by hkupo
Thu May 21, 2015 10:02:24 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Basic Reading List
Replies: 30
Views: 5055

Re: Basic Reading List

Nice so now there's a line wide publishing order. Very cool.
by hkupo
Thu May 21, 2015 1:41:10 am
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Basic Reading List
Replies: 30
Views: 5055

Re: Basic Reading List

Thank you everyone for taking the time to respond or offer helpful suggestions. It's been a while since I've actually visited this board and I'm embarrassed to say that I forgot to check this out. I've constantly kept up with this list making adjustments here and there. If anyone has anymore ideas t...
by hkupo
Thu May 21, 2015 12:43:21 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Ninjak #3 Discussion
Replies: 27
Views: 3858

Re: Ninjak #3 Discussion

Ha, he got caught... That was my reaction, when I reached the end of the present day story. The Lost Files backup, is starting to grow on me a little bit... VEI, should really consider making Clay Mann, Exclusive!! Clay Mann is exclusive :clap: http://www.newsarama.com/21568-clay-mann-goes-valiant-...
by hkupo
Wed Mar 11, 2015 9:55:28 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Why is Harbinger/Imperium so 'awesome'?
Replies: 25
Views: 1713

Re: Why is Harbinger/Imperium so 'awesome'?

I appreciate the fact that Dysart doesn't treat us, the readers, like idiots. He doesn't have a talking head flat out tell us 'Faith is the heart and soul' or 'Harada is satan'. We know Faith is incredible because her attitude and joy are so infectious they bleed out of the pages. Harada does evil t...
by hkupo
Sun Mar 08, 2015 11:02:15 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday!
Replies: 36
Views: 2095

Re: Happy Birthday!

facepalm Sorry, a little late
I hope your Birthday was awesome and thank you for the incredible gift that is Valiant.
by hkupo
Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:59:46 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Valiant, DMG, movies & more!
Replies: 25
Views: 2160

Re: Valiant, DMG, movies & more!

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by hkupo
Fri Mar 06, 2015 1:51:26 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Imperium #2 Discussion
Replies: 42
Views: 3717

Re: Imperium #2 Discussion

I did a review for Valiant Central and mentioned the recreation of the U.N. security chamber mural in the background of the panel with Darpan and Kiki. It's the phoenix rising from ashes, and the representation of the world rebuilding after WWII. That's what's happening again - a world confrontatio...
by hkupo
Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:14:04 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Unity #15 Discussion
Replies: 26
Views: 4022

Re: Unity #15 Discussion

Enjoyable one shot issue, which kept me interested throughout. I took Ninjak's mood to be one of missing the adrenaline rush that comes with Unity missions rather missing the other members per se? Slight gripe about Ninjak being a rich fella surrounded by business advisors, seemed a bit cliche. I t...
by hkupo
Tue Jan 13, 2015 8:03:55 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Basic Reading List
Replies: 30
Views: 5055

Re: Basic Reading List

Great job of listing all the TPBs. I tend to mostly read the collections so this is useful. Is Harbinger: Bleeding Monk in any of the TPBs? Thank you and nice catch. It's included in the Harbinger Omegas TPB so I'll definitely fix that. If anyone else picks up anything missing or some needed tweeks...
by hkupo
Tue Jan 13, 2015 5:27:22 pm
Forum: General VALIANT Discussion
Topic: Basic Reading List
Replies: 30
Views: 5055

Basic Reading List

Hey everyone, Over on the CBR forum someone asked for a reading list for Valiant and I made one up based off of wikipedia, amazon, and Valiant's main website. It's nothing fancy and pretty basic. From what I've seen, most of you don't need this and have more knowledge than I do. So I would be most a...
by hkupo
Mon Sep 29, 2014 12:17:27 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Harbinger: Omegas #2 Discussion
Replies: 22
Views: 3258

Re: Harbinger: Omegas #2 Discussion

I have a question, does it seem like Harada doesn't have enough psiots? I was under the impression that he had several facilities worth. Or maybe he has different teams handling other objectives around the world. It's a good question. It's been a while, but at one point he had Psiots defending vari...
by hkupo
Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:17:45 am
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Harbinger: Omegas #2 Discussion
Replies: 22
Views: 3258

Re: Harbinger: Omegas #2 Discussion

I have a question, does it seem like Harada doesn't have enough psiots? I was under the impression that he had several facilities worth. Or maybe he has different teams handling other objectives around the world.
by hkupo
Wed Sep 24, 2014 11:01:11 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Harbinger: Omegas #2 Discussion
Replies: 22
Views: 3258

Re: Harbinger: Omegas #2 Discussion

Manaf82 wrote:I loved this issue other than the fact that Ingrid looks like a hot 20 year old girl..Getting burned seems to have done wonders for her skin..
I thought it had to do with the way Cronus healed her. The way she was drawn by Evans made her seem younger looking than the first time he illustrated her.
by hkupo
Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:22:14 pm
Forum: VALIANT Published Issue Discussions
Topic: Harbinger #25
Replies: 31
Views: 3191

Re: Harbinger #25

This was a great issue and I enjoyed the extra stories.

I used to like Kris a lot but now pretty much done with her. Also I'm wondering whether Harada and Peter actually healed or if it's just a projection. I know they can both heal faster than normal people but the damage was huge last issue.