Vita Ayala’s Livewire Ongoing Will Light Up the Valiant Univ

jaden_sai · Post by **jaden_sai** » Thu Aug 02, 2018 6:51:58 pm

Vita Ayala’s Livewire Ongoing Will Light Up the Valiant Universe
https://www.cbr.com/vita-ayala-livewire ... ign=CBR-TW

AnarchoMambo · Post by **AnarchoMambo** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:38:03 am

Sounds completely awesome. Next gen storytellers will have their say!

(...queue the haters...)

WrathOfArmstrong · Post by **WrathOfArmstrong** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 9:03:09 am

AnarchoMambo wrote:Sounds completely awesome. Next gen storytellers will have their say!

(...queue the haters...)

She gave a solid interview. As said before, I'm pumped for Livewire's book.

Has anyone read any of her actual work?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 10:18:57 am

WrathOfArmstrong wrote:
AnarchoMambo wrote:Sounds completely awesome. Next gen storytellers will have their say!

(...queue the haters...)
She gave a solid interview. As said before, I'm pumped for Livewire's book.

Has anyone read any of her actual work?

Sean was saying that she had written a book for Vault comics.

nonplayer · Post by **nonplayer** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:17:39 am

She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.

ShadowTuga · Post by **ShadowTuga** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 12:05:02 pm

nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.

I haven't kept up with current books, but I must assume you are talking about Livewire?

Otherwise, its weird for Valiant to employ a known genocidal person.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 2:19:20 pm

ShadowTuga wrote:
nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.
I haven't kept up with current books, but I must assume you are talking about Livewire?

Otherwise, its weird for Valiant to employ a known genocidal person.

We Americans are a forgiving people.

nonplayer · Post by **nonplayer** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:57:07 pm

ShadowTuga wrote:
nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.
I haven't kept up with current books, but I must assume you are talking about Livewire?

Otherwise, its weird for Valiant to employ a known genocidal person.

LoL buddy thats funny.
Im going to see how HW2 ends if it leaves a sour taste in my mouth there is no livewire ongoing for me.

greg · Post by **greg** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:22:31 pm

nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.

Who did she kill?

Savant · Post by **Savant** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:59:03 pm

greg wrote:
nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.
Who did she kill?

My libido.

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Fri Aug 03, 2018 11:47:52 pm

Hey, I'm pretty skeptical, but that was a strong interview. Really appreciated a few of these statements (sorry, not gonna go back through a four-page interview to find some quotes).

greg wrote:
nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.
Who did she kill?

You don't think the nationwide power-outage had any fatalities?

The Outcast · Post by **The Outcast** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:52:13 am

Can't wait! I'm so excited. Vita is a great choice. They're going to do a great job. Can't wait to add this to my pull!

Sven the Returned · Sat Aug 04, 2018 5:34:10 am

Chiclo wrote:
ShadowTuga wrote:
nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.
I haven't kept up with current books, but I must assume you are talking about Livewire?

Otherwise, its weird for Valiant to employ a known genocidal person.
We Americans are a forgiving people.

Could have fooled me recently.

AnarchoMambo wrote:Sounds completely awesome. Next gen storytellers will have their say!

(...queue the haters...)

What do you mean next gen storytellers?

Also who here hates on fresh untried comic book writers?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:05:37 pm

AnarchoMambo wrote:Sounds completely awesome. Next gen storytellers will have their say!

(...queue the haters...)

I don't think anyone on here has hated on Vita, no one knows her (them?). I think it's fair that when a writer is announced the Valiant fans can look at their previous work, previous interviews, twitter profile etc. and have an opinion about whether they think the person fits the universe as a writer.

When the first article that pops up on google is literally titled, "Up-and-Coming Writer Vita Ayala Explains Why They're Making Fiercely Political Comics", fans have a right to have an opinion about whether they're interested or not in reading "Fiercely Political" Valiant comics. I'm a staunch Democrat personally, but I also don't read superhero comics to read about or be preached to about politics. I'm looking for action, suspense, excitement, character arcs, etc just like I would read a crime/spy/sci-fi novel expecting those same things, namely - Entertainment.

Anyway reading this most recent interview is a little more promising, although lacking any specific details about the story that would excite me. Having never read Unity or Secret Weapons, all of my knowledge of Livewire comes from reading HW2. Nothing in that story has given me much of a grasp of her as a character, and definitely not made her seem sympathetic or heroic so based on that alone I'm not personally looking forward to this series.

I hope it's still ok to have an opinion that isn't "Everything Valiant is always Awesome" without it being considered "hate".

kinggirlfriend · Post by **kinggirlfriend** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:23:38 pm

Livewire is awesome. You should definitely read, well, everything! She's great in Harbinger, Unity, Secret Weapons, Imperium, Ninjak. She's amazing in To Kill a King and amazing in Armor Hunters. She's a great character, that's why she's getting her own series. But it's those expectations of how awesome she is and the randomness of HW2 that's keeping everyone at a distance. This series has a lot to live up to. And I'm not so sure post-Dinesh Valiant has it in them.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:34:41 pm

kinggirlfriend wrote:Livewire is awesome. You should definitely read, well, everything! She's great in Harbinger, Unity, Secret Weapons, Imperium, Ninjak. She's amazing in To Kill a King and amazing in Armor Hunters. She's a great character, that's why she's getting her own series. But it's those expectations of how awesome she is and the randomness of HW2 that's keeping everyone at a distance. This series has a lot to live up to. And I'm not so sure post-Dinesh Valiant has it in them.

That's good to know

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:58:23 pm

I am definitely looking forward to this. I don't mind seeing Livewire spread her wings and scaring the *SQUEE* out of people, a la Harada.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Sat Aug 04, 2018 3:58:23 pm

I have nothing else to add to this double post.

TheFerg714 · Post by **TheFerg714** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 1:39:18 am

Ryan wrote: Having never read Unity or Secret Weapons, all of my knowledge of Livewire comes from reading HW2. Nothing in that story has given me much of a grasp of her as a character, and definitely not made her seem sympathetic or heroic so based on that alone I'm not personally looking forward to this series.

Bro, you haven't read Imperium, To Kill a King, or Secret Weapons?

ShadowTuga · Post by **ShadowTuga** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 10:42:53 am

TheFerg714 wrote:
Ryan wrote: Having never read Unity or Secret Weapons, all of my knowledge of Livewire comes from reading HW2. Nothing in that story has given me much of a grasp of her as a character, and definitely not made her seem sympathetic or heroic so based on that alone I'm not personally looking forward to this series.
Bro, you haven't read Imperium, To Kill a King, or Secret Weapons?

Harbinger by Dysart?

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 11:45:35 am

TheFerg714 wrote:
Ryan wrote: Having never read Unity or Secret Weapons, all of my knowledge of Livewire comes from reading HW2. Nothing in that story has given me much of a grasp of her as a character, and definitely not made her seem sympathetic or heroic so based on that alone I'm not personally looking forward to this series.
Bro, you haven't read Imperium, To Kill a King, or Secret Weapons?

I read the first year or so of everything and then was out of all comics for some years there, only recently started getting back into new comics. I read mostly all of VH1, VH2, VH3, Unity 2k etc. as they came out.

It's a problem though if new series like HW2 and Shadowman #1 can't be picked up and understood and enjoyed on their own terms by any new reader.

Bl00dsh0t · Post by **Bl00dsh0t** » Sun Aug 05, 2018 6:54:38 pm

The new 'ongoing' in DMG Valiant-era may only be 2 story arcs.

Joe Illidge in a recent interview with Previews World let it drop that the Bloodshot Rising Spirit ongoing is 8 issues.

Whilst it is great to see Livewire finally get her own series I'm not getting too excited until after HWII - still hoping the last issue and the aftermath issue can clean up the mess that this event has been...

greg · Post by **greg** » Tue Aug 07, 2018 7:26:40 am

TheFerg714 wrote:
greg wrote:
nonplayer wrote:She has alot of redeeming to do. Especially after killing millons of people.
Who did she kill?
You don't think the nationwide power-outage had any fatalities?

The power goes out all the time, everywhere, for a few minutes or a few hours. Sometimes, it's the electric company doing rolling brownouts to split energy usage. Is the electric company killing people?

Livewire controls the electrical grid. If everyone lost power for a few hours, that's no different than an electrical company rolling brownout or a local power loss due to weather or equipment failure. If she kept the power on for hospitals and nursing homes, great... if she didn't, they lose power once in a while anyway, so they have a plan or backup generators.

I'm not convinced Livewire caused any deaths for regular people (not involved in armed conflict), and certainly not seeing how the number could be "millions".

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