Not Long now

Sting · Post by **Sting** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:42 am

The Valiant Entertainment Website says coming in 2007

2007 is almost over , any chance it will be up before January 01st?

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:48 am

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:54 am

Oh my, they are running out of time.. I hope they get somethign up.. otherwise it will look like they arent making progress..

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:58 am

Eh, being late with something in the comic biz seems pretty standard to me.....

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:59 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:Eh, being late with something in the comic biz seems pretty standard to me.....

Doesn't make it excusable, though.

Yet, I'm sure they're bidding their time to come up with something really cool.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:03 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:Eh, being late with something in the comic biz seems pretty standard to me.....

That wasnt the standard back in the old days, thats for sure.

Sometimes I miss the 70s and early 80s when comics came out on time and comics grew in 'value' due to the appearance of a new character (good/bad) or a special occurance and not because it was the 'variant cover' edition.

I buy way more back issues (older comics) than new comics (I still buy but merely to keep the comic business IN business and the fact that there ARE a FEW good titles out there these days).

I miss a lot of things from the old days... a lot. ($hit, even my style of combat was simpler back in the 'old days

)

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:11 am

Knightt wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Eh, being late with something in the comic biz seems pretty standard to me.....
That wasnt the standard back in the old days, thats for sure.

Sometimes I miss the 70s and early 80s when comics came out on time and comics grew in 'value' due to the appearance of a new character (good/bad) or a special occurance and not because it was the 'variant cover' edition.

I buy way more back issues (older comics) than new comics (I still buy but merely to keep the comic business IN business and the fact that there ARE a FEW good titles out there these days).

I miss a lot of things from the old days... a lot. ($hit, even my style of combat was simpler back in the 'old days )

Yeah, it was a fun time collect comics back then. That was when a kid could actually afford to spend his five or ten dollar allowance on comics. Now a grown man can barely afford the prices they want for the new issues.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:35 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:Yeah, it was a fun time collect comics back then. That was when a kid could actually afford to spend his five or ten dollar allowance on comics. Now a grown man can barely afford the prices they want for the new issues.

Five or ten dollars!?!?!?

That is a HUGE allowance. I got $2 a week. Do you know how many lawns I had to mow to get enough money to buy all of Unity?!?

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 12:58 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Yeah, it was a fun time collect comics back then. That was when a kid could actually afford to spend his five or ten dollar allowance on comics. Now a grown man can barely afford the prices they want for the new issues.
Five or ten dollars!?!?!?

That is a HUGE allowance. I got $2 a week. Do you know how many lawns I had to mow to get enough money to buy all of Unity?!?

Seriously? 2 bucks a week? Wow.....

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 1:05 pm

I got $10 a week allowance and my parents also gave me $2 a day for school lunch . . .

So obviously I would not eat lunch at all at school and have $20 to spend on comics . . .

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:46 pm

ManofTheAtom wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Eh, being late with something in the comic biz seems pretty standard to me.....
Doesn't make it excusable, though.

Yet, I'm sure they're bidding their time to come up with something really cool.

What's the bidding up to...?

(yeah, that'll fly over some heads....)

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:46 pm

I made $3.35/hour picking up dog poop and mowing lawns. Wee.

TKWill · Post by **TKWill** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:48 pm

siren3-4 wrote:I got $10 a week allowance and my parents also gave me $2 a day for school lunch . . .

So obviously I would not eat lunch at all at school and have $20 to spend on comics . . .

That's the same way I made my money. I just got the $2 and then made myself a sandwich and took it to school.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:52 pm

Yup, $2 a week. Eventually I landed a babysitting gig paying $3.50 and hour, about 6 hours a week. That's how I afforded all the Pre-Unity Solar issues when I was 12.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:54 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:I made $3.35/hour picking up dog poop and mowing lawns. Wee.

I heard you recently got a new job though!

(he he he)

IanAlexavier · Post by **IanAlexavier** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:57 pm

I was given $10 a week for my allowance. I could spend it on lunch or I could save it. It was my choice.. of course, I saved and took a sammy;)

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:12 pm

Any news on this?

Zaphod · Post by **Zaphod** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:22 pm

Knightt wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Eh, being late with something in the comic biz seems pretty standard to me.....
That wasnt the standard back in the old days, thats for sure.

Sometimes I miss the 70s and early 80s when comics came out on time and comics grew in 'value' due to the appearance of a new character (good/bad) or a special occurance and not because it was the 'variant cover' edition.

I buy way more back issues (older comics) than new comics (I still buy but merely to keep the comic business IN business and the fact that there ARE a FEW good titles out there these days).

I miss a lot of things from the old days... a lot. ($hit, even my style of combat was simpler back in the 'old days )

Jim Shooter. Shooter was the reason that no matter what, Marvel would ship on time. It starts at the top but I hate how comics companies these days forget the old adage of "under-promise, over-deliver"

Missing deadlines should be the exception, not the rule.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 5:42 pm

MProyas wrote:
Jim Shooter. Shooter was the reason that no matter what, Marvel would ship on time.

Well....to be fair, it was Martin Goodman, Max Gaines, Vin Sullivan, and Jack Liebowitz who did that first...

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 6:05 pm

ya that 10 bones a week was rough comic money

tarheelmarine · Post by **tarheelmarine** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:36 pm

I'm not paying money for any more new TPB's from VEI. It's either put out new comics on a monthly basis or forget getting my money.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 9:26 pm

Dr. Solar wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:Yeah, it was a fun time collect comics back then. That was when a kid could actually afford to spend his five or ten dollar allowance on comics. Now a grown man can barely afford the prices they want for the new issues.
Five or ten dollars!?!?!?

That is a HUGE allowance. I got $2 a week. Do you know how many lawns I had to mow to get enough money to buy all of Unity?!?

Yeah, I had no allowance. I had to keep my lunch money to buy comics. I literally never ate lunch, but I had lots of comics.
I've probably missed a few meals as an adult as well due to buying comics. Not lately, though.

user1463 · Post by **user1463** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 10:54 pm

MProyas wrote:Missing deadlines should be the exception, not the rule.

No truer statement has ever been spoken, but with the inmates running the asylum these days, what can you expect?

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:31 am

tarheelmarine wrote:I'm not paying money for any more new TPB's from VEI. It's either put out new comics on a monthly basis or forget getting my money.

VEI has only produced a hardcover so far, not a TPB.

-slym

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 3:37 am

tarheelmarine wrote:I'm not paying money for any more new TPB's from VEI. It's either put out new comics on a monthly basis or forget getting my money.

It took Jim Shooter and Steve Massarsky roughly 3 years to set up Valiant and begin publishing new stories with Magnus #1. It took another several months to start publishing the second superhero title, and another several months to start the third.

And THEY didn't have all sorts of legal issues to deal with. The Western folks were itching to give the rights to Solar, Magnus, and Turok to Shooter.

And everything else, they created from scratch.

And it was Jim Shooter, the guy who ran the largest comic book publisher for 9 years.