Vote for my list - Valiant heroes as top of the 90s

erwinrafael · Post by **erwinrafael** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:30 pm

Hi. I am Erwin Rafael, staff member of Comixfan. We just produced a feature called Comix-Ten 23: Top Ten Nineties Heroes, and I was hoping that you would vote for my list because I put the pre-1993 Valiant heroes as the top heroes of the 90s.

Those Valiant guys dont get any love'.

Anyway, the list can be read here. I hope you enjoy the feature.

Sting · Post by **Sting** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:11 am

Nice write up I like your top 10 very much!

ibreakhorses · Post by **ibreakhorses** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 6:59 am

Welcome to the boards!

myron · Post by **myron** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:44 am

interesting read...welcome.

Lightning Strike · Post by **Lightning Strike** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:45 am

Welcome aboard

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:45 am

Nice write up about VALIANT!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:54 am

1: The pre-1993 Valiant heroes
Appearing in: Archer & Armstrong, Eternal Warrior, Harbinger, Magnus: Robot Fighter, Rai, Shadowman, Solar: Man of the Atom, X-O Manowar (Valiant/Acclaim)

Forget those hyped but lame characters from Image Comics. These Valiant warriors are the top comic book heroes of the 1990s. While everybody at the time was trying to out-Marvel Marvel and out-DC DC, Voyager Communications under the Valiant Comics imprint launched a universe of original heroes and revived Gold Key characters that made the comic book reading public sit up and take notice. I actually tried to pick only one Valiant hero for this list but, upon retrospection, it was the collective presence of Magnus, Solar, the Harbingers, Rai, X-O Manowar and all other Valiant heroes that made a big impact in the industry.

Sadly, in true 90s fashion, corporate politics and greed destroyed these heroes: first with the firing of the big brain behind the Valiant universe, Jim Shooter, and then the cash-grabbing sale of the characters to then-video games giant Acclaim Entertainment which ultimately succumbed to bankruptcy. Had the Valiant Universe, as it was originally conceived, survived to this day, would I still be reading Marvel and DC titles? With my limited ten-comics-a-month budget, probably not. I'm pretty sure I would be a Valiant loyalist had that happened.

Damn, I need my Valiant fix!

Well put. Welcome to the boards.

Second_Death · Post by **Second_Death** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:57 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:
1: The pre-1993 Valiant heroes
Appearing in: Archer & Armstrong, Eternal Warrior, Harbinger, Magnus: Robot Fighter, Rai, Shadowman, Solar: Man of the Atom, X-O Manowar (Valiant/Acclaim)

Forget those hyped but lame characters from Image Comics. These Valiant warriors are the top comic book heroes of the 1990s. While everybody at the time was trying to out-Marvel Marvel and out-DC DC, Voyager Communications under the Valiant Comics imprint launched a universe of original heroes and revived Gold Key characters that made the comic book reading public sit up and take notice. I actually tried to pick only one Valiant hero for this list but, upon retrospection, it was the collective presence of Magnus, Solar, the Harbingers, Rai, X-O Manowar and all other Valiant heroes that made a big impact in the industry.

Sadly, in true 90s fashion, corporate politics and greed destroyed these heroes: first with the firing of the big brain behind the Valiant universe, Jim Shooter, and then the cash-grabbing sale of the characters to then-video games giant Acclaim Entertainment which ultimately succumbed to bankruptcy. Had the Valiant Universe, as it was originally conceived, survived to this day, would I still be reading Marvel and DC titles? With my limited ten-comics-a-month budget, probably not. I'm pretty sure I would be a Valiant loyalist had that happened.

Damn, I need my Valiant fix!
Well put. Welcome to the boards.

Seconded.

myron · Post by **myron** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:57 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:
1: The pre-1993 Valiant heroes
Appearing in: Archer & Armstrong, Eternal Warrior, Harbinger, Magnus: Robot Fighter, Rai, Shadowman, Solar: Man of the Atom, X-O Manowar (Valiant/Acclaim)

Forget those hyped but lame characters from Image Comics. These Valiant warriors are the top comic book heroes of the 1990s. While everybody at the time was trying to out-Marvel Marvel and out-DC DC, Voyager Communications under the Valiant Comics imprint launched a universe of original heroes and revived Gold Key characters that made the comic book reading public sit up and take notice. I actually tried to pick only one Valiant hero for this list but, upon retrospection, it was the collective presence of Magnus, Solar, the Harbingers, Rai, X-O Manowar and all other Valiant heroes that made a big impact in the industry.

Sadly, in true 90s fashion, corporate politics and greed destroyed these heroes: first with the firing of the big brain behind the Valiant universe, Jim Shooter, and then the cash-grabbing sale of the characters to then-video games giant Acclaim Entertainment which ultimately succumbed to bankruptcy. Had the Valiant Universe, as it was originally conceived, survived to this day, would I still be reading Marvel and DC titles? With my limited ten-comics-a-month budget, probably not. I'm pretty sure I would be a Valiant loyalist had that happened.

Damn, I need my Valiant fix!
Well put. Welcome to the boards.

I like that he kept Q&W separate from the rest of the Valiant Heroes....then some dork questions him on it...

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:55 pm

Welcome abroad!

-slym

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:21 pm

wELCOME TO THE BORED!

Nice write up.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 1:26 pm

Yeah very well put.

Welcome to to the beard

erwinrafael · Post by **erwinrafael** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:52 pm

Thank you.

I was actually supposed to also review the Harbinger HC for the site, but Diamond cancelled it and my retailer here in the Philippines can not access Valiantdirect. if only I have a credit card, I would have brought it from Amazon.

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 8:26 pm

erwinrafael wrote:Thank you. I was actually supposed to also review the Harbinger HC for the site, but Diamond cancelled it and my retailer here in the Philippines can not access Valiantdirect. if only I have a credit card, I would have brought it from Amazon.

Ask around some of the people here I'm sure some one here would probably take an international money order.

BTW welcome to the board.

erwinrafael · Post by **erwinrafael** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:10 am

myron wrote:I like that he kept Q&W separate from the rest of the Valiant Heroes....then some dork questions him on it...

well, we had marching orders to ridicule each other's list so that was done in jest.

kikitwitme · Post by **kikitwitme** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 6:35 am

Welcome to the boards. I was in P.I. a couple years ago to visit family. I'm rusty with my Tagalog (who am I kidding, I only know the swear words) but Mabuhay!!

erwinrafael · Post by **erwinrafael** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 10:10 am

salamat.

and you are from California. lots of Filipinos there.

myron · Post by **myron** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 10:51 am

erwinrafael wrote:
myron wrote:I like that he kept Q&W separate from the rest of the Valiant Heroes....then some dork questions him on it...
well, we had marching orders to ridicule each other's list so that was done in jest.

good clarification

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