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Valiant to Reveal a New Variant Cover Innovation (Glass)

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Valiant to Reveal a New Variant Cover Innovation to Retailers on Friday
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/16 ... rs-friday/

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Black hole edition-- it sucks away all the light wherever you are to form the cover around you.

or...

newsprint... just try getting that 9.8 now...

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Prediction: No matter what it is, there will be pretty good proof that someone else did it first.
Not only that, it's entirely possible that the Simpsons (comics) did it first. :wink:

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Hype, because there just isn't any hype going into these new books

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Scratch and Sniff?
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sonicdan wrote:Scratch and Sniff?
Even better. Sniff and scratch. Even more revolutionary than 4D.

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Someone on FB mentioned an old blood cover, where you would like rub it or something and it would look like it would bleed. That would be cool haha.
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The Outcast wrote:Someone on FB mentioned an old blood cover, where you would like rub it or something and it would look like it would bleed. That would be cool haha.
I think Bloodstrike did this back in the 90's.

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possumgrease wrote:
The Outcast wrote:Someone on FB mentioned an old blood cover, where you would like rub it or something and it would look like it would bleed. That would be cool haha.
I think Bloodstrike did this back in the 90's.
Yes, that was the name haha. I was trying to remember and couldn't. Thanks!
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An endlessly Bleeding Monk. Would love our friend to return.

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Maybe they're going to print their stock on the cover. Trying to stay afloat $2 at a time. :P

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At least they are trying to do something innovative in the comic realm. I guess we will see what that is Friday.

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Will there be a Valiant on Friday?

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nycjadie wrote:Will there be a Valiant on Friday?
There will be a Valiantfans panel on Saturday 8-)

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sonicdan wrote:Scratch and Sniff?
Lol, this reminded me of the marketing campaign for the Super Nintendo Game "Earthbound" where it had scratch and sniff stickers that smelled awful, and the marketing slogan "this game stinks"

If they did something similar, I think I'd bust a gut laughing...Not to mention it would be strangely appropriate given DMGs current predicament

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betterthanezra wrote:
nycjadie wrote:Will there be a Valiant on Friday?
There will be a Valiantfans panel on Saturday 8-)

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possumgrease wrote:
The Outcast wrote:Someone on FB mentioned an old blood cover, where you would like rub it or something and it would look like it would bleed. That would be cool haha.
I think Bloodstrike did this back in the 90's.
I still have this book. Unfortunately, the blood no longer works.
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Valiant Innovates Glass Comic Covers, Makes Livewire an Ongoing Book
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/20 ... omic-book/

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Glass?!?! :| facepalm

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I'm kinda meh about the whole thing, because I'm sure as heck not shelling out $300 or more for any of these special covers. :lol: I've just now started getting into old school Valiant Gold books, let alone new ready made rarities.

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Maybe I will get one for Shadowman, but not super interested. I'm more interested in that Livewire ongoing and away to get that VU art as a poster haha.
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Definitely like metal more than glass. Anyway, maybe it will wow me.

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I'm a little confused, are X-O, Shadowman, and NinjaK continuing after HW2? They seem consistently absent from all the hype now.

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I guess I see this as the "glass" half full. The "glass covers" are a way cooler announcement than I was expecting. I find it a pleasant surprise and in line with the other "firsts for covers" that Valiant has done in the past (QR, Metal, most Variant). Seems cool to me.

The artwork looks great as well in the article. Kodos.

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Ryan wrote:I'm a little confused, are X-O, Shadowman, and NinjaK continuing after HW2? They seem consistently absent from all the hype now.
Yes, they're all continuing. X-O's next arc features characters from Eternity coming to earth. Art is by Juan Jose Ryp.

The next Ninja-K arc has Ninjak trying to save Gilad. Art is by Roberto De La Torre.

Shadowman was originally announced as at least a two year run, I believe. The next couple issue are by Renato Guedes.

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