(Re-)Reading Acclaim

[1st Among Equals]

That is a great catch. Wonder if they had info from Post Unity 2000. Looks like they were already trying to merge the universes.


On a different note, can anyone tell me the contents of the Acclaim Preview Promo and Acclaim Reader? Curious if I should be picking them up for my binds or if it is repeated content.

[ManofTheAtom]

That is a great catch. Wonder if they had info from Post Unity 2000. Looks like they were already trying to merge the universes.


On a different note, can anyone tell me the contents of the Acclaim Preview Promo and Acclaim Reader? Curious if I should be picking them up for my binds or if it is repeated content.

They had their plans for Post-Unity 2000, but none came to bare.

I think the Acclaim Reader might be a reprint of the recap pages that appeared in the 12th issues of the VH-2 series, but I don't recall.

The Preview Promo that came with Previews had art and notes about the then-upcoming relaunch.

[1st Among Equals]

In VH2 XO #6 it mentions Magnus secretly watched X-O in the Acclaim Preview. Wish there was a copy to print include in the bind since it is a $200+ book alone. Is it a regular sized issues or mini comic?

[ManofTheAtom]

In VH2 XO #6 it mentions Magnus secretly watched X-O in the Acclaim Preview. Wish there was a copy to print include in the bind since it is a $200+ book alone. Is it a regular sized issues or mini comic?

Oh, ok. The Acclaim Preview was a comic printed in an issue of Previews, but there was also a serial called Same As It Never Was which showed Magnus watching all the other VH-2 heroes leading into the relaunch. That has never been reprinted. You'd need to find the issues of Previews that have it or ask if someone here has scanned them.

[1st Among Equals]

That sounds more like what the XO book is referencing. If it was never printed was it a digital comic? I haven't seen anything about the "Same As It Never Was" story.

[ManofTheAtom]

That sounds more like what the XO book is referencing. If it was never printed was it a digital comic? I haven't seen anything about the "Same As It Never Was" story.

Not digital, it was published in the '90s in several issues of Previews, Diamond distributor's catalog.

I think this had the first chapter.

[1st Among Equals]

I took a look at the previews content that is included in the Quantum and Woody omnibus. It is pretty substantial story as a prelude to set up the universe. I am surprised it was never collected as a whole or in a trade/special issue all together

[1st Among Equals]

I took a look at the previews content that is included in the Quantum and Woody omnibus. It is pretty substantial story as a prelude to set up the universe. I am surprised it was never collected as a whole or in a trade/special issue all together

Also, just finding the Previews Magazines seems like a pain. Big price tags for 4-6 pages of content each

[ManofTheAtom]

I took a look at the previews content that is included in the Quantum and Woody omnibus. It is pretty substantial story as a prelude to set up the universe. I am surprised it was never collected as a whole or in a trade/special issue all together

Also, just finding the Previews Magazines seems like a pain. Big price tags for 4-6 pages of content each

Yeah, those are the ones.

That VEI reprinted them suggests that they may have the artwork for the whole thing. Maybe bring it up to Alien's attention to see if they might reprint the whole thing someday.

[operative lm]

Okay fresh from a mail delivery, can confirm as mentioned that Armorines carries on the Jimmy Six storyline from Solar Hell on Earth. The Armorines however are not the same as those in the XO Fan issue. Only one of their names aligned being Nunez, the rest are all new. I guess you can assume maybe they are a different or later sqaud, but they reintroduce Donovan (XO) to them as if it is the first time.

Two of the Armorines in the Fan issue appear later in monthly Turok #2.

Not digital, it was published in the '90s in several issues of Previews, Diamond distributor's catalog.

I think this had the first chapter.

Close. It started in the issue after that one.

A few years ago, Steve Topper posted a few links to his own upload of the Previews material here.

[ManofTheAtom]

Okay fresh from a mail delivery, can confirm as mentioned that Armorines carries on the Jimmy Six storyline from Solar Hell on Earth. The Armorines however are not the same as those in the XO Fan issue. Only one of their names aligned being Nunez, the rest are all new. I guess you can assume maybe they are a different or later sqaud, but they reintroduce Donovan (XO) to them as if it is the first time.

Two of the Armorines in the Fan issue appear later in monthly Turok #2.

Not digital, it was published in the '90s in several issues of Previews, Diamond distributor's catalog.

I think this had the first chapter.

Close. It started in the issue after that one.

A few years ago, Steve Topper posted a few links to his own upload of the Previews material here.

NICE! Thanks.

[1st Among Equals]

Okay fresh from a mail delivery, can confirm as mentioned that Armorines carries on the Jimmy Six storyline from Solar Hell on Earth. The Armorines however are not the same as those in the XO Fan issue. Only one of their names aligned being Nunez, the rest are all new. I guess you can assume maybe they are a different or later sqaud, but they reintroduce Donovan (XO) to them as if it is the first time.

Two of the Armorines in the Fan issue appear later in monthly Turok #2.

Not digital, it was published in the '90s in several issues of Previews, Diamond distributor's catalog.

I think this had the first chapter.

Close. It started in the issue after that one.

A few years ago, Steve Topper posted a few links to his own upload of the Previews material here.

A hero! After visiting all of my LCSs this last weekend I was realizing this was going to be a big blocked of my binds, until now!