Back 20 years later.
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- Michael_Ayer
- Ninjak and Ninjil went up a hill
- Posts: 122
- Joined: Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:59:27 pm
- Valiant fan since: 1993
- Favorite character: Archer
- Favorite title: Archer & Armstrong
- Favorite writer: Fred Van Lente
- Favorite artist: Clayton Henry
- Location: Seattle, Washington
Back 20 years later.
I really got into comics when I was 12 and 13 back in '92 and '93. I collected all the number ones and several variants. Then somewhere around '94 or '95 I stopped completely. I went from reading comics and wanting to be a writer to dropping comics altogether.
After college and several moves... (some of you won't forgive me for this, and I barely forgive myself now)... I threw ALL my collections into the dumpster (2003). Yep. I was done.
Then 2012 I was on a plane and playing on my iPad. I saw the comixology app and by shere curiosity I logged on to inflight wifi and searched for old comics that I had loved. They were all gone. I searched for more information and read about the comics market crash. I read about Jim Shooter. I read about Image turning into imprints. I read it all. Including the relaunch of Valiant. I didn't buy any comics right away, but my curiosity was piqued. One year later, I scratched the itch and bought some comics. Since then I have collected every Valiant since the relauch. I have been reading since last May-ish (2013).
Often, I find myself thinking of the story lines and so that is how I landed here. For the last couple of months I have read some of the forums and finally decided to register.
So from 1993 to 2013, a lot has happened since then and I find out that my love for a good story and good characters have not died out. Even my desire to write has resurfaced.
Here's to the teenager inside all of us!
After college and several moves... (some of you won't forgive me for this, and I barely forgive myself now)... I threw ALL my collections into the dumpster (2003). Yep. I was done.
Then 2012 I was on a plane and playing on my iPad. I saw the comixology app and by shere curiosity I logged on to inflight wifi and searched for old comics that I had loved. They were all gone. I searched for more information and read about the comics market crash. I read about Jim Shooter. I read about Image turning into imprints. I read it all. Including the relaunch of Valiant. I didn't buy any comics right away, but my curiosity was piqued. One year later, I scratched the itch and bought some comics. Since then I have collected every Valiant since the relauch. I have been reading since last May-ish (2013).
Often, I find myself thinking of the story lines and so that is how I landed here. For the last couple of months I have read some of the forums and finally decided to register.
So from 1993 to 2013, a lot has happened since then and I find out that my love for a good story and good characters have not died out. Even my desire to write has resurfaced.
Here's to the teenager inside all of us!
- lorddunlow
- I think you might be a closeted Canadian.
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Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome to the boards. It's fun here. You should avoid the Canadians at all costs.
*SQUEE* your science, I have a machine gun.
- kevinbastos
- I felt 'used car salesman' kind of dirty.
- Posts: 3868
- Joined: Wed Apr 06, 2011 1:34:06 pm
- Valiant fan since: 1992
- Favorite character: Rai
- Favorite title: Quantum & Woody
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Contact:
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome. And remember jmatt=Dunlow.
Hey, look! I have a podcast!
And a Website!
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If I win an argument, it doesn't mean I'm right. It means I'm a better arguer.
In addition, I'm right.
And a Website!
http://www.valiantnewuniverse.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If I win an argument, it doesn't mean I'm right. It means I'm a better arguer.
In addition, I'm right.
- mkb28
- Honey, it's time to spawn!
- Posts: 4732
- Joined: Tue Nov 06, 2012 3:16:51 pm
- Valiant fan since: 2012
- Favorite character: X-O Manowar
- Favorite title: X-O Manowar
- Favorite writer: Venditti and Dysart
- Location: Kansas City, MO
- Contact:
Re: Back 20 years later.
Great story and welcome to the Boards!
Michael
Mkb28
Michael
Mkb28
- FormerReader
- I spoke with Dino and he said you can divulge all information to me.
- Posts: 3754
- Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:15:58 pm
- Location: Florida
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome!
- grendeljd
- innerSPACE does whatever I tell them
- Posts: 8132
- Joined: Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:51:43 am
- Valiant fan since: 1991
- Favorite character: Aric
- Favorite title: Harbinger
- Location: On the 7.5th floor of LesterCorp, headed through the back door to John Malkovich's brain.
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome! Always glad to hear about old fans coming back into the fold.
I think Image & Valiant are producing all the best story driven comics in the industry right now.
I think Image & Valiant are producing all the best story driven comics in the industry right now.
I like to draw stuff... http://grendeljd.deviantart.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My wife likes to draw stuff too, and she is better than me! [I'm very proud of her]... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sara-Dec ... ref=stream" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
My wife likes to draw stuff too, and she is better than me! [I'm very proud of her]... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sara-Dec ... ref=stream" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- MarkRoseHFX
- smother you to death with a big pile of poutine
- Posts: 4697
- Joined: Thu May 31, 2012 11:03:12 pm
- Valiant fan since: 1992
- Favorite character: Chiclo
- Favorite title: Harbinger
- Favorite writer: Dysart,V-ditti,Kindt,Lemire
- Favorite artist: Cary Nord
- Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome to the board! you should probably be more worried about avoiding the bronies like dunlowlorddunlow wrote:Welcome to the boards. It's fun here. You should avoid the Canadians at all costs.
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Dynamite can suck my balls
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PSN- gorakthebunny
Dynamite can suck my balls
- bobby97801
- Just jumpin' through time arcs, that's all.
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Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome
- comicsyte95
- It's Porktastic!!!
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- Joined: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:30:20 pm
- Location: somewhere in the valiant universe
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome!
If I just can't be me ,and the Arrow isn't enough.. then maybe I should be Ra's al Ghul
- Daniel Jackson
- A toast to the return of Valiant!
- Posts: 38007
- Joined: Mon Jun 21, 2004 8:33:38 pm
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome to the board.
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- I'm just glad it was pretty good, long and drawn out. (that's what she said.)
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- Favorite character: Tie between Flo and Andy
- Favorite title: Archer and Armstrong
- Favorite writer: The ones that wrote 4 Valiant.
- Location: Here, there, at some point everywhere.
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome to the board!
It's not that I don't have an avatar... I've just been working on it for the last few hundred years.
- caniac
- the hole just keeps getting deeper
- Posts: 3688
- Joined: Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:41:24 pm
- Valiant fan since: 1992
- Favorite character: XO Manowar
- Favorite title: XO Manowar
- Favorite writer: Robert Venditti
- Location: the beach
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome to the board
- Peter
- Is it Dee-no or Die-no? Dunno.
- Posts: 513
- Joined: Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:01:29 am
- Valiant fan since: 1992
- Favorite character: Gilad Anni-Padda
- Favorite title: Eternal Warrior
- Favorite writer: Fred Van Lente
- Location: Brisbane, Australia
Re: Back 20 years later.
Hello and welcome.
- Man Of The Atom
- Is it Dee-no or Die-no? Dunno.
- Posts: 420
- Joined: Fri May 11, 2012 3:41:35 am
- Favorite artist: Ramon Villalobos
- Location: San Francisco
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome to the board!
- leonmallett
- My mind is sharp. Like a sharp thing.
- Posts: 9444
- Joined: Sun Jul 09, 2006 9:39:01 am
- Valiant fan since: 2006
- Favorite character: Shadowman (Hall version)
- Favorite title: Shadowman (under Hall)
- Favorite writer: Fred Van Lente
- Favorite artist: Clayton Henry
- Location: hunting down paulsmith56 somewhere in the balti belt...
Re: Back 20 years later.
Welcome to the board.
Throwing it all in a dumpster? Wow. I cannot judge, but not an easy decision when you did it I guess.
Throwing it all in a dumpster? Wow. I cannot judge, but not an easy decision when you did it I guess.
VEI - I look forward to you one day publishing MORE than 9-10 books per month
Re: Back 20 years later.
This is a cool story. I need to read more of these. And, welcome back into comics, and belated welcome to the board!
Valiant is the son of the New Universe.