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I started with X-O Manowar and got some issues of H.A.R.D. Corps and Rai from back in the day. I was very young, semi-new to comics (was more into X-Men at the time) but picked up a Valiant Reader comic and thought "these heroes are brutal" and picked up some X-O Manowar and was pretty hooked. I've been into comics my whole life, it has never been "just Valiant" for me, but I always respected the way they told stories and kept the universe together as a whole. I liked the way the comics didn't shy away from being too brutal or gory. I always felt like the characters were on a different, more adult level. I think the splash of Aric being bitten in half by a dinorsaur was the image that got me hooked haha. Also the comic store I frequent had 25 cent bins full of Valiant titles when things went south for the company, so I used my allowance on that more than once. I think the artist for X-O at the time also lived around here (upstate NY) which gave me kind of a home town draw to the title, it was sold in all the super markets around here.

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Welcome to the boards! It's fun here, but you already know that since you've been posting already.

Stay clear of the Canadians. They're sneaky.
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welcome!

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Welcome to the board!
lorddunlow wrote: Stay clear of the Canadians. They're sneaky.
We're like friendly Ninjas eh
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I like ninjas.....and bacon. Canadians are cool with me.

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QUARTZ wrote:I like ninjas.....and bacon. Canadians are cool with me.
I fear we've already lost him. He's already been taught that ham can be called bacon. facepalm
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Welcome! :high-five:
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Welcome.

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lorddunlow wrote:
QUARTZ wrote:I like ninjas.....and bacon. Canadians are cool with me.
I fear we've already lost him. He's already been taught that ham can be called bacon. facepalm
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

I drink Labatt Blue and like hockey as well, so you might have lost me before I even registered for the board. This happens when you live in upstate NY.

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Welcome! :thumb:
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QUARTZ wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
QUARTZ wrote:I like ninjas.....and bacon. Canadians are cool with me.
I fear we've already lost him. He's already been taught that ham can be called bacon. facepalm
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

I drink Labatt Blue and like hockey as well, so you might have lost me before I even registered for the board. This happens when you live in upstate NY.
Oh, your sideways poutine reference was not lost on me. I got my eye on you, Leafy.
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I see you too...don't you have the decency to look away when I am on the toilet? GEEZE!

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QUARTZ wrote:I see you too...don't you have the decency to look away when I am on the toilet? GEEZE!
Most of my posts are from the toilet or when I'm half naked lying in bed, so it's no biggie to me.
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lorddunlow wrote:
QUARTZ wrote:I see you too...don't you have the decency to look away when I am on the toilet? GEEZE!
Most of my posts are from the toilet or when I'm half naked lying in bed, so it's no biggie to me.
That explains quite a bit. facepalm

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Welcome :thumb:

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QUARTZ wrote:I see you too...don't you have the decency to look away when I am on the toilet? GEEZE!
he has stated in the past that he's a "smelly feely" kind of guy
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lorddunlow wrote:
QUARTZ wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:
QUARTZ wrote:I like ninjas.....and bacon. Canadians are cool with me.
I fear we've already lost him. He's already been taught that ham can be called bacon. facepalm
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!

I drink Labatt Blue and like hockey as well, so you might have lost me before I even registered for the board. This happens when you live in upstate NY.
Oh, your sideways poutine reference was not lost on me. I got my eye on you, Leafy.
Sabres fan, perhaps? Don't assume he's a Leafs fan just because he likes hockey, Dunlow!! You should be far more concerned if he knows about or has eaten peameal:

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peameal_bacon" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Welcome aboard QUARTZ, and thanks for sharing your story of how you got here. :thumb:
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grendeljd wrote: Sabres fan, perhaps?

Welcome aboard, QUARTZ!
Of course!

Thanks everyone! I feel like I will be here for a while. I'm loving Valiant right now.

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Welcome to the boards :D
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