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Hi guys, I've decided to change to digital for all my future comic book reading, so I am selling off my Valiant books. Here is the link to my Ebay: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/slytrooper I am limited for time right now, so I'm just getting rid of the OOP ones for now. This is what I have listed curre...

With the recent takeover, how likely is it that we will see reprints for OOP deluxe editions? Or, if not reprints, how likely are they to collect previous material in new oversized formats? This is something that has bugged me for a while. When I first started collecting Valiant, I never got Archer ...

I saw this brought up briefly somewhere else, but why are most Valiant characters not unique? They generally seem to be the latest in a long chain of predecessors. Let's see how many I can think off of the top of my head: - Bloodshot (started during the early 20th century with various versions up un...

Not a fan of figures. Prefer statues. Not exactly gonna play with them like toys so I don't want them to move. Still need to get that Rai and Bloodshot one before I'd even think about this.

You have to look at the difference between Faith and everyone else you mentioned. Firstly, Pete is never given a pass for raping Kris or being a drug addict. He is often told how much of a bad person he is, where as Faith's bad habits are never brought up negatively. Then you've got Spider-Man, who...

Have you read Marvel Comics? This is why Marvel ate DC's lunch when they started pumping out comics in the 60's and 70's it was because they did have flawed characters as their heroes. Peter Parker was a weak, nerd that becomes a superhero - nerdy comic fans identified with that. X-Men are "fr...

So does anyone know for sure which name Bloodshot will have in the movie ? Will it be the VEI "Ray Garrison" or the VH1 "Angelo Mortalli" namesake? Pretty sure it's Ray. Or, it could be both. Remember the first few issues of VEI Bloodshot? He's under Rising Spirit control. They ...

Juki wrote:So does anyone know for sure which name Bloodshot will have in the movie ? Will it be the VEI "Ray Garrison" or the VH1 "Angelo Mortalli" namesake?

Pretty sure it's Ray.

Having thought about this a bit more, even if Bloodshot crashes and burns I imagine we will eventually see a Harbinger film as well as other Valiant characters. I mean even if they can't pull of a cinematic universe, they didn't buy Valiant to give up if one character doesn't work. Could easily see ...

I'm hoping this isn't the VH1 version purely because I haven't read any of the older stuff and will be more confused. Although this could motivate me to get reading so... :? Except for the last couple issues of Bloodshot V1 you can pick up back issues pretty cheap. I've been re-reading them on Comi...

Faith has always been heavyset, even when she debuted in the 90s. I doubt she'll be "obese" in the film. Her body type in the comics isn't even very consistent. Some artist draw her as being obese, others just draw her as being "thicc"/curvy with wide hips and big bust. Interest...

I'm hoping this isn't the VH1 version purely because I haven't read any of the older stuff and will be more confused. Although this could motivate me to get reading so...

I'm not gonna lie, I really don't like Faith all that much. She's fine as a supporting character, in fact she's great as one, but I honestly like every other Valiant character more. I've never understood the whole 'obese superhero representation' thing. As someone who used to be overweight and got i...

First of all, I'm glad to hear that the movie news brought you to the comic. Did it bring you to comics in general or just Bloodshot and Valiant? I've been disappointed that movie or TV success has not led to more comic book success. It just brought me to Valiant. I've been reading comics since I w...

Let me just say I'm not so worried about Bloodshot as an individual movie. With VD in the lead it should be a decent box office draw. I am, however, not as bullish on the "VALIANT Cinematic Universe." I'm just not sure there's an audience hungry for that. The MCU (and to a lesser extent t...

I'd be curious what dollar figure DMG would deem as a minimum for success. Having a big name like Vin Diesel leading this film is almost a sure thing to draw viewers. I'm stoked he's attached to the role! But trying to view this as an outsider, hopefully the trailer sells him portraying a Punisher/...

Thank you all for your replies, I don't know too much about the film industry so it's interesting to hear what more knowledgeable people have to say. In my opinion, I think the best way Bloodshot does well is for it to be advertised as something different than a superhero film. This is something Val...

I think it's slightly unfair to compare Valiant's villains to those of DC or Marvel. You have to consider the output of DC and Marvel as well as how long they have been around to create villains. I mean, if you read Superior Foes of Spider-Man for example, you'll see how many forgettable villains th...

Hi guys. Been a while since I last posted on here. I was just wondering with all the recent news regarding the Bloodshot movie, how confident are you that this will do well? Furthermore, how confident do you feel that this will span out into a greater movie universe akin to the MCU or DCCU? We all k...

Am I the only one that thought that the characterisation of Jack was completely off from the comics? I found it a little odd. It was definitely off from the comics, but I prefer a Jack who knows what he's talking about to Jack that doesn't know anything. This portrayal seemed like a mixture of Shad...

Am I the only one that thought that the characterisation of Jack was completely off from the comics? I found it a little odd. On the other hand, I'm liking Michael Rowe's work as Ninjak a lot - accent aside.

Thought the first episode was a little rough, but the second episode was much better. Finally seeing these characters in live-action is just too much for me to dislike it (despite some questionable acting).

Just finished the original run on Shadowman last night. I enjoyed the first arc, but all continuity was lost in the second arc. It just made no sense, so I don't know how they're gonna fix all that.

jmatt wrote:He could work as EW, I just always picture Gilad as more lithe and less musclebound.

I agree with that. Gilad has always been more skill than muscle. It's what separates him from Aram.

I'm excited for this. Only just getting round to finishing off reading the original run, so this is good timing.