My Valiant Story...since 1992
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- Working on the first full appearance of me
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- Valiant fan since: 1992
- Favorite character: Armstrong
- Favorite title: Imperium
- Favorite writer: Joshua Dysart
- Favorite artist: Doug Braithwaite
My Valiant Story...since 1992
I was reading Valiant before it was cool....MAN!
That aside I did get the great opportunity to be introduced to Valiant only a month or so after the publishing of Harbinger #1 while working for the largest comic book store in Morgantown, WV in 1992 while going to the university.
It was everything Image at the time was not (quality writing over empty and overwrought visual style) and everything DC/Marvel no longer had the guts to be if they ever did (a universe where story mattered, made narrative sense and where actions had consequence).
When I began grad school, I stopped buying comics for the most part for about 17 years. The return of Valiant pulled me back in, first for the nostalgia and then for the quality, which if anything has increased.
My original favorite was Harbinger, and I enjoyed the initial 25 issue run of the 2012 version, but Imperium is fantastic and makes it clear that Harada is the most compelling character from the Harbinger books, with Faith being a respectable second for me.
That aside I did get the great opportunity to be introduced to Valiant only a month or so after the publishing of Harbinger #1 while working for the largest comic book store in Morgantown, WV in 1992 while going to the university.
It was everything Image at the time was not (quality writing over empty and overwrought visual style) and everything DC/Marvel no longer had the guts to be if they ever did (a universe where story mattered, made narrative sense and where actions had consequence).
When I began grad school, I stopped buying comics for the most part for about 17 years. The return of Valiant pulled me back in, first for the nostalgia and then for the quality, which if anything has increased.
My original favorite was Harbinger, and I enjoyed the initial 25 issue run of the 2012 version, but Imperium is fantastic and makes it clear that Harada is the most compelling character from the Harbinger books, with Faith being a respectable second for me.
- Tim
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- Valiant fan since: 1992
- Favorite title: Harbinger
- Favorite writer: Joshua Dysart
Re: My Valiant Story...since 1992
Welcome to the board! I'm a big fan of the new Harbinger and Imperium, too! Some of the best comics published in years!!!
- greg
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Re: My Valiant Story...since 1992
Welcome!
Thanks for your story... I don't know whether to be worried or impressed that you were in grad school for 17 years.
Thanks for your story... I don't know whether to be worried or impressed that you were in grad school for 17 years.
- Elveen
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Hola compadre.
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Welcome loved the story
-Brian
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- DirtbagSailor
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- Favorite character: Harada
- Favorite title: Imperium
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Welcome!
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- Daniel Jackson
- A toast to the return of Valiant!
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Glad to hear you gave the new Valiant a try. Welcome to the board.
- comicsyte95
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Welcome!
If I just can't be me ,and the Arrow isn't enough.. then maybe I should be Ra's al Ghul
- lorddunlow
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Re: My Valiant Story...since 1992
Welcome to the boards. It's fun here as long as you steer clear of the Canadians like MarkRoseHFX and grendeljd.
I own this one fellas. West Virginians are automatically mine. (Just don't let him/her know I went Marshall).
I own this one fellas. West Virginians are automatically mine. (Just don't let him/her know I went Marshall).
*SQUEE* your science, I have a machine gun.
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Welcome aboard LCS_Alumni.
Make sure you stay and post.
Make sure you stay and post.
VEI - I look forward to you one day publishing MORE than 9-10 books per month
- bobby97801
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Welcome back! I love hearing these stories of people coming back to comics.
- grendeljd
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Re: My Valiant Story...since 1992
Welcome to the boards, and back to Valiant!! Imperium is a supremely good book, as was the Harbinger run before it. Josh Dysart is my favourite writer in comics right now.
Distance yourself from this one, sir! He thinks all Canadians are evil, but honestly - we're the nicest, most apologetic folks around!lorddunlow wrote:Welcome to the boards. It's fun here as long as you steer clear of the Canadians like MarkRoseHFX and grendeljd.
I own this one fellas. West Virginians are automatically mine. (Just don't let him/her know I went Marshall).
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- jeremycoe
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