An unlikely Valiant Fan

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:04:37 am

Hi, I am Chiclo, I am 25, live in Amarillo, Texas and have only recently become a fan of Valiant comics.

I got into comics when I was 12. My first comic was Uncanny X-Men #310. My second, Secret Defenders #12, featured he who would become my favourite character, Thanos of Titan. For the next 2 years or so, I was obsessed with Marvel comics. I did near the end of that run pick up one DC comic, the Death of Superman. I was peripherally aware of the other comic book companies, but paid most attention out of them to Malibu and Valiant. I had a handful of Valiant comics of my own, a couple of Magnus, a Solar, and a few X-O Man-o-Wars. At the end of those two years, I got out of comic collecting and sold off most of my collection to several of my schoolyard chums mostly for a profit. I kept on to less than a short box of comics, mostly Thanos related, and would occasionally add to that from sporadic trips (one or two a year at most) to the ONE COMIC STORE in town. 180,000 people and we can only keep one store here in town... but anyways, I started getting more interested in comics again about 3 years or so ago. I started diversifying my collection, mostly getting Martian Manhunter, Lobo and Spectre from DC in addition to catching up on 10 lost years of Marvel and replenishing my collection. Last year, I bought 3 long boxes on eBay and when they came in, I began separating the books I was interested in from the books that I was not. I generated a large pile of books that I was not interested in, and every Valiant I got in was in that stack. I kept meaning to trade those books off, but never got around to it.

Then the winds of change began to stir. I work on a small network of fansites for the Cartoon Network late night cartoon block [adult swim]. A few of the people were talking about heading out to Comic Con. I decided that that was something I wanted to be involved in, and by July I was in San Diego, unofficially attached to the Cartoon Network delegation. I spent most of my free time wandering around this place of happiness and wonderment I had managed to work myself into. I had a world of comics at my fingertips that I would not be able to access here in Amarillo at Big Apple Comics. Thursday I became obsessed with AK Comics. Friday it was the Black *SQUEE* and Return of the Super Pimps. I was developing a love for something I had always rejected - comics other than DC and Marvel. Saturday, I was becoming fatigued, but I still wandered around and kept buying all these fascinating things. I picked up - for reasons I will probably never fully understand - three packs of the Valiant Era trading cards. When I got home, I started re-working all those comics that I had been meaning to trade off but never did - back into my collection, but I did not read too many of them. I had all my doubles off to one side, sorted alphabetically. For some odd reason, I picked the one off the top up - and Archer and Armstrong - and started reading it. I started reading the other Valiant doubles I had there and remembered really liking the books but never actually getting around to getting many of them. I read all the Valiants I had. Recently I have started acquiring more, at the flea market, on eBay, and will probably start buying them here.

That post went on longer than I expected. I came into Valiant late, but better late than never, I suppose.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:50:29 am

Welcome aboard, Chiclo. I know the feeling of kind of stumbling across VALIANT and not getting it the first time. Look forward to hearing more.

muzzsucker · Post by **muzzsucker** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:58:36 am

Chiclo wrote:Hi, I am Chiclo, I am 25, live in Amarillo, Texas and have only recently become a fan of VALIANT comics.

I got into comics when I was 12. My first comic was Uncanny X-Men #310. My second, Secret Defenders #12, featured he who would become my favourite character, Thanos of Titan. For the next 2 years or so, I was obsessed with Marvel comics. I did near the end of that run pick up one DC comic, the Death of Superman. I was peripherally aware of the other comic book companies, but paid most attention out of them to Malibu and VALIANT. I had a handful of VALIANT comics of my own, a couple of Magnus, a Solar, and a few X-O Man-o-Wars. At the end of those two years, I got out of comic collecting and sold off most of my collection to several of my schoolyard chums mostly for a profit. I kept on to less than a short box of comics, mostly Thanos related, and would occasionally add to that from sporadic trips (one or two a year at most) to the ONE COMIC STORE in town. 180,000 people and we can only keep one store here in town... but anyways, I started getting more interested in comics again about 3 years or so ago. I started diversifying my collection, mostly getting Martian Manhunter, Lobo and Spectre from DC in addition to catching up on 10 lost years of Marvel and replenishing my collection. Last year, I bought 3 long boxes on eBay and when they came in, I began separating the books I was interested in from the books that I was not. I generated a large pile of books that I was not interested in, and every VALIANT I got in was in that stack. I kept meaning to trade those books off, but never got around to it.

Then the winds of change began to stir. I work on a small network of fansites for the Cartoon Network late night cartoon block [adult swim]. A few of the people were talking about heading out to Comic Con. I decided that that was something I wanted to be involved in, and by July I was in San Diego, unofficially attached to the Cartoon Network delegation. I spent most of my free time wandering around this place of happiness and wonderment I had managed to work myself into. I had a world of comics at my fingertips that I would not be able to access here in Amarillo at Big Apple Comics. Thursday I became obsessed with AK Comics. Friday it was the Black *SQUEE* and Return of the Super Pimps. I was developing a love for something I had always rejected - comics other than DC and Marvel. Saturday, I was becoming fatigued, but I still wandered around and kept buying all these fascinating things. I picked up - for reasons I will probably never fully understand - three packs of the VALIANT Era trading cards. When I got home, I started re-working all those comics that I had been meaning to trade off but never did - back into my collection, but I did not read too many of them. I had all my doubles off to one side, sorted alphabetically. For some odd reason, I picked the one off the top up - and Archer and Armstrong - and started reading it. I started reading the other VALIANT doubles I had there and remembered really liking the books but never actually getting around to getting many of them. I read all the Valiants I had. Recently I have started acquiring more, at the flea market, on eBay, and will probably start buying them here.

That post went on longer than I expected. I came into VALIANT late, but better late than never, I suppose.

WELCOME!

1st - Adult Swim is the cat's pajamas!

Glad you decided to read your Valiants, that's what they are best used for. Which Archer and Armstrong issue did you read? #0-12 is the best story (one heck of a story too!!)

Stick around a while, you're going to be very surprised at how good the Valiant books are (Magnus and Harbinger especially!!!)

myron · Post by **myron** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:32:10 am

nnnniiiiiiiiiccceee.

welcome

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 1:33:44 pm

Glad to have you aboard, always room for another Valiant fan.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:17:52 pm

Great post . Welcome to the boards!

Johnseye · Post by **Johnseye** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:00:10 pm

Nice story...welcome back. Let us know what you discover in those flea markets. Happy collecting!

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:23:47 pm

Very cool - welcome aboard!

-slym

96Valiantfan · Post by **96Valiantfan** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 3:39:24 pm

Welcome

dac55 · Post by **dac55** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 6:11:24 pm

Great story. Stay awhile.

And keep on reading those Valiants.

David

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:39:17 pm

Welcome to the boards!

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 12:01:03 am

Hola compadre....

cool "discovery" story..... just stay around here a bit... and you will discover all kinds of stuff....

this is the jackpot.... for all things VALIANT!

SnotDrip · Post by **SnotDrip** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 8:29:03 am

Welcome aboard Chiclo

This is the place to be for VALIANTs

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Thu Nov 30, 2006 1:57:10 pm

Welcome aboard, I have spent a little time in Amarillo myself.

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:19:59 pm

This was 5 years ago last Monday that I finally joined the board.

How did I miss this anniversary? I knew it was coming.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:24:44 pm

WOW. I missed 5 years too.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 8:31:09 pm

Cool bump. I missed this the first time.

Blood of Heroes · Post by **Blood of Heroes** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:03:59 pm

Who are you?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:27:45 pm

Blood of Heroes wrote:Who are you?

How very Vorlon of you to ask.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:56:54 pm

welcome back

Blood of Heroes · Post by **Blood of Heroes** » Sun Dec 11, 2011 10:11:25 pm

Chiclo wrote:
Blood of Heroes wrote:Who are you?
How very Vorlon of you to ask.

I had to google that. Sorry, Babylon 5 is for losers.

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Mon Dec 12, 2011 11:07:26 pm

Blood of Heroes wrote:
Chiclo wrote:
Blood of Heroes wrote:Who are you?
How very Vorlon of you to ask.

I had to google that. Sorry, Babylon 5 is for losers.

-Brian

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:23:23 pm

Welcome to the board!

jeremycoe · Post by **jeremycoe** » Thu Jul 16, 2015 2:25:14 pm

Welcome to the boards

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