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WhoDoo
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Valiant fan since: XO 90's Zero issue
Favorite character: Pete
Favorite title: Harbinger
Favorite writer: Dysart
Favorite artist: LaRosa and Mico
Location: SEATTLE
Did I find it or did it find me?

Post by WhoDoo »

Hey Valiant Family!

Thanks for welcoming, I am happy to find a community with the same love for Valiant.

Hello everyone, my name is Hooser (ˈho͞oZHər) like the Indiana Hoosiers. I am originally from Albuquerque New Mexico, and currently living in Seattle, WA for the last 5 years. I am a drug and alcohol counselor in Downtown Seattle.

As a kid in the 90's I was walking through a comic store and a bright shinny comic caught my eye. It was a XO-Manonwar Zero issue. (Still have this book and turns out it was the misprint off white book!) I collected some Batman, Bloodshot, Harbinger and A&A in the 90's. I kinda went away with comics when Valiant sold to Acclaim.

5 years ago I moved to Seattle, which can be a difficult place to meet new people being the new person. I was hit with the Seattle Freeze pretty hard, So I started to pick up other hobbies that I could do on my own, like Disc Golf, brewing my own beer, and painting. I had bought a Kindle and was looking for books to read one day and came across 2014 & 2015 Valiant Free Comic Book Day downloads and shortly after that I had bought Dysart's Harbinger, and Van Lente's A&A Deluxe Editions. I have been hooked since then!

As and addiction counselor I got sucked into Dysart's run at Harbinger and Pete's addiction problems. I know i am not alone, He freaking rocked that run!

I got connected with you guys here by meeting some awesome Valiant Fans at ECCC 2017 this weekend. Got to meet Dinesh, Warren, Fred, Hunter, Josh, Kindt, Barron, Rafer, and JDF. I was the dude dressed as a 1%.

Again thanks for welcoming me. I am looking forward to interacting with all you!

Thanks,
Hooser

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Welcome too the site my man :clap:

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Ricomortis
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Favorite character: Shadowman - Harada
Favorite title: Imperium
Favorite writer: Dysart & Fred Van Lente
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Awesome!

Welcome!

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Welcome! :clap:

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Welcome :thumb:

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Favorite writer: Joshua Dysart
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Welcome home.

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Post by TheeBaldMoose »

WhoDoo,

That Cos Play was outstanding! Welcome to the boards!
Moose

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Welcome!

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Welcome to the boards. It's fun here as long as you steer clear of the Canadians.

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Post by Chiclo »

Welcome!

Dysart is such a talented author. I am pleased as a comic book reader that he has chosen our little medium of funny books to ply his craft.

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lorddunlow wrote:Welcome to the boards. It's fun here as long as you steer clear of the Canadians.

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Except for the ones who take time to also welcome new fans to the boards. We're the nice ones, right Dunlow? :wink:
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grendeljd wrote:
lorddunlow wrote:Welcome to the boards. It's fun here as long as you steer clear of the Canadians.

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Except for the ones who take time to also welcome new fans to the boards. We're the nice ones, right Dunlow? :wink:
The nice ones are the most dangerous.

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Welcome to the boards.


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