VH 2 Starting Over

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 10:54 am

Elveen's question about the existence of the bound-in Acclaim preview makes me realize that a lot of you VH 2 fans probably aren't aware of the existence of this serial that ran in the pages of Diamond's Previews catalogue.

That must make his story the rarest of VH 2 tales.

Basically, Starting Over features Magnus on a tour of the VH 2 universe and constitudes as the first appearance of all the VH 2 character as each chapter of SO appeared two months before the release of the comics.

The SO chapter of Q&W, for example, features the first (and I believe only) appearance of Eric and Woody's fathers.

Starting Over was not the only VALIANT story that appeared in Previews.

There was also a PunX two page story and a Q&W one page story that appeared before the release of Q&W #32

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:04 am

Do you know which previews this was in ??

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:07 am

siren3-4 wrote:Do you know which previews this was in ??

http://www.mycomicshop.com/viewissue?IVID=3199041
http://www.mycomicshop.com/viewissue?IVID=3124931
http://www.mycomicshop.com/viewissue?IVID=4791971
http://www.mycomicshop.com/viewissue?IVID=3199071
http://www.mycomicshop.com/viewissue?IVID=3199091
http://www.mycomicshop.com/viewissue?IVID=3199111
http://www.mycomicshop.com/viewissue?IVID=3201661

SnotDrip · Post by **SnotDrip** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:09 am

Thanks for the info. Heard about the previews but could not find anything on the main site. Much appreciated M.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:09 am

I think this was just posted like a week ago by the Hulkster (I think).

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:12 am

Thanks !! I will have to check the issues I have . . .

In case anyone can't click the link:

SnotDrip · Post by **SnotDrip** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:17 am

Elveen wrote:I think this was just posted like a week ago by the Hulkster (I think).

Must have missed this E can you provide a link to cross reference please

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:18 am

SnotDrip wrote:
Elveen wrote:I think this was just posted like a week ago by the Hulkster (I think).
Must have missed this E can you provide a link to cross reference please

Let me try to remember... and find it for you.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:24 am

Here you go.

Props to Hulk for posting these....

hulk181man wrote:

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 11:26 am

It's interesting to note how the character designs changed from SO to the ongoing series.

That Katherine "Russ" is having dinner with is supposed to be Jane's mother from Troublemakers, but she does not look like that in the comic.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:41 pm

Nice posts. I don't recall seeing those back in the day.

myron · Post by **myron** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:43 pm

xodacia81 wrote:Nice posts. I don't recall seeing those back in the day.

the only way you would have was from those preview catalogs...

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:45 pm

I didn't read Previews on a reg basis then-or now-so, yep. I missed it.

fury143 · Post by **fury143** » Fri Jan 18, 2008 9:24 pm

Besides these starting over previews and Wizard #76 with the original Quantum & Woody story are there other magizines with stories ot reprinted elsewhere? Can someone scan 76 and post it here if they have it?

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:29 am

The X-O and 1st Turok videogames had preview comics included with them. The Turok one has the 1st appearance of a VH-1 character in a VH-2 "comic" (the Campaigner).

BoH

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:31 am

BloodOfHeroes wrote:The X-O videogame had comics.

BoH

http://xxycor.fortunecity.com.//xo/page1.html

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:45 am

The Bloodshot Starting Over pages are online at:

http://www.geocities.com/angelo_mortall ... over1.html

They're legible, but you might have to squint a bit.

BoH

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:48 am

All of the art for these were done by Steven Butler right I have NEVER seen these pages for sale in the open market does Steven still have them?

-Brian

stumpy · Post by **stumpy** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:56 am

Who owns the copyrights for the materials published in Previews and Advance Comics? Including character profiles, serialized stories, and promo art, there is enough material to put together a 64 page special issue. As I recall, there was a ton of cool stuff every month.

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:56 am

Nope--check up higher. Both he and Kryssing told me that Acclaim never returned the art.

BoH

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 10:59 am

stumpy wrote:Who owns the copyrights for the materials published in Previews and Advance Comics? Including character profiles, serialized stories, and promo art, there is enough material to put together a 64 page special issue. As I recall, there was a ton of cool stuff every month.

Fabian at one time was going to have these and the Turok N64 story and other little thing put together in a TPB...

Like many other things it never happened.

-Brian

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:00 am

BloodOfHeroes wrote:Nope--check up higher. Both he and Kryssing told me that Acclaim never returned the art.

BoH

Shall I point out the irony? heh

betterthanezra · Post by **betterthanezra** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:01 am

BloodOfHeroes wrote:Nope--check up higher. Both he and Kryssing told me that Acclaim never returned the art.

BoH

I remember getting in line at SDCC with my Solar Valiant Voyeur for George Perez to sign and he said that Acclaim never return that either.

He loved seeing it again BTW...

This was a common thing I'm afraid.

-Brian

fury143 · Post by **fury143** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 4:59 pm

"The X-O and 1st Turok videogames had preview comics "

That's more to find

Was that the xo-Ironman game and did all versions of the game have the comic page ie sega saturn/pc ect. Was the turok game the one released in 1997 and did all version have the comic?

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Sat Jan 19, 2008 5:12 pm

I have the Sega booklet, which has the comic. The GameBoy booklet does not.

And I have 4 copies of the T: DH for N64. That's all I can speak to. Check eBay--you can get 'em good & cheap.

BoH