The Harbinger's Valiant Story

The Harbinger · Post by **The Harbinger** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:08 pm

The first comic series I read was my dad's silver age Legion of Super-Heroes, the run that made Shooter famous as all of you probably know.

Through the years, I read different things and started collecting. Eventually, I discovered Youngblood by Rob Liefeld

. I own the complete runs of all the Youngblood sadly. For some reason, I liked the Youngblood comics when I first bought them. Later on, I dusted them off and started reading them again, only to realize the stories were utter crap. This is where I stopped buying comics for awhile.

As Magic the Gathering came along, I played it with my friends and left the comic books to the side. I still made the occasional visit to the comic store, where I discovered Armada's Magic the Gathering comic book. I gave it a chance, and it wasn't that great IMO. Attached inside the plastic was a preview for Birthquake

in Valiant Comics.

I wasn't that interested in any of them except for the Visitor. I found issues #1-5 of the Visitor and really enjoyed them. I received the rest of the Visitor run, only to wonder who Peter Stanchek was since he was The Harbinger in Visitor #8. This led to me looking for the original Harbinger Titles, and I now proudly have the complete run (Though not that proud of 26-41). This has branched to me trying out all of the other Valiant titles, which include Solar, X-O, Rai, and Magnus.

That's pretty much it, and I do know that I have already lost some credibility when I say that I consider Visitor one of the best series Valiant has written.

It's okay though, I just want to share in the excitement when they revive Valiant Comics. If you stayed to the end, enjoy the

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:13 pm

You always remember your first.

Your first just happens to be the Visitor.

Tim · Post by **Tim** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 10:27 pm

The Harbinger wrote:Eventually, I discovered Youngblood by Rob Liefeld . I own the complete runs of all the Youngblood sadly. For some reason, I liked the Youngblood comics when I first bought them. Later on, I dusted them off and started reading them again, only to realize the stories were utter crap.

Don't feel bad. Everybody liked them when they came out. SOMEBODY bought all those millions of comics Rob did. I actually went from liking that stuff, to despising it, back to liking it again. 90's over-the-top brainless excess.

The Harbinger wrote: That's pretty much it, and I do know that I have already lost some credibility when I say that I consider Visitor one of the best series Valiant has written.

We forgive you (says the guy who liked Psi-Lords)

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:21 am

No shame in your story. Thanks for posting. And welcome to the boards.

buff-beardo · Post by **buff-beardo** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:57 am

Welcome to the boards.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:37 am

Welcome. Hard to believe someone would put aside comics for Magic the Gathering though. Glad to see you made your way back.

myron · Post by **myron** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:34 am

welcome!

The Harbinger · Post by **The Harbinger** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:16 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:Welcome. Hard to believe someone would put aside comics for Magic the Gathering though. Glad to see you made your way back.

The problem was I was having to buy items like comics and trading cards with my own money. At the time, I had a minimum wage job, and many of my friends, both collectors and non-collectors, started getting into MtG. I chose to go with the flow since I financially didn't have enough for both, and comics weren't that good anymore. (I also didn't know about Valiant Comics at all until after the MtG fad)

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:55 am

The Harbinger wrote: The first comic series I read was my dad's silver age Legion of Super-Heroes, the run that made Shooter famous as all of you probably know.

Yep yep!

The Harbinger wrote:That's pretty much it, and I do know that I have already lost some credibility when I say that I consider Visitor one of the best series Valiant has written. It's okay though, I just want to share in the excitement when they revive Valiant Comics. If you stayed to the end, enjoy the

Ah, that's okay. As long as you enjoy it, that's all that matters.

Welcome aboard

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:58 am

Hola Compadre......

Welcome to where we sometimes are.... (well, actually, often...

)

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:39 pm

The Harbinger wrote:I chose to go with the flow since I financially didn't have enough for both, and comics weren't that good anymore. (I also didn't know about Valiant Comics at all until after the MtG fad)

OK, we'll let you off the hook this time....

mobstirr · Post by **mobstirr** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:34 pm

Welcome!

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:37 pm

Welcome aboard and glad to hear you liked Visitor.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:49 pm

Welcome to the board.

Stay for a visit. Or..

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:58 pm

Welcome!

I can't tell by your story... but are you saying that you haven't read the earliest Valiant stuff yet?

The Harbinger · Post by **The Harbinger** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:18 pm

I've got Harbinger #0-41, all the early Secret Weapons, all the Visitors, and many random comics after that. Mainly, I wanted to read about Harada and the Eggbreakers, so I have Solar #3 and the Harbinger Corp. appearances in other comics.

I am currently looking for Solar Alpha and Omega HC

greg · Post by **greg** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:22 pm

The Harbinger wrote:I've got Harbinger #0-41, all the early Secret Weapons, all the Visitors, and many random comics after that. Mainly, I wanted to read about Harada and the Eggbreakers, so I have Solar #3 and the Harbinger Corp. appearances in other comics.

I am currently looking for Solar Alpha and Omega HC

Good stuff!

You'll definitely enjoy Alpha & Omega... early X-O Manowar and Magnus should be on your list, too.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:30 pm

The Harbinger wrote: I am currently looking for Solar Alpha and Omega HC

Here's what the last one on ebay went for.

Solar HC

The Harbinger · Post by **The Harbinger** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:36 pm

Magnus makes me a little hesitant though. I haven't been able to find any early stuff of it (though I do have all of the Gold Key Magnus that were good). I picked up some of the later issues and didn't like them all. I figure it's like the most of Valiant where the quality of writing depreciated.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:43 pm

Don't judge Magnus (or X-O and Solar for that matter) on the later issues. They are totally different from the earlier books. In fact towards the end of the series run the characters were so awful they were almost unrecognizable.

The Harbinger · Post by **The Harbinger** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 9:53 pm

I actually read through the last issues of X-O and thought they were okay. I do understand why long-time readers would hate how it turned into a generic superhero book.

Zero · Post by **Zero** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:46 pm

childres · Post by **childres** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:23 pm

Welcome to the boards!

-Joe

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 8:36 pm

Welcome abroad!

-slym

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:50 am

I also sadly left comics for Magic cards. And do pick up the Solar and Magnus pre-unity books. You will not be disapointed.

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