Next VEI Hardcover

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:16 pm

Based on the number of new colored images available at the Wiki, I think that the next HC will be Rai, and not Shadowman.

Check this out

Rai

http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... Chein-Lung
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... _Isao_Seko
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... ragon_Form
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... randmother
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... /Host_body
(bears to note that this recolored image is from Magnus #5

)
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wiki/index.php/Elya (this one is, obviously, from Unity

)
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... k_and_Welt (is this one is from Dr. Mirage or from the Mirage's apperance in Shadowman? I forget. I think it's from DM #1, so it probably doesn't count)
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... k_Boniface
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... mma_Nettie
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... of_Shadows
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... ter_Darque (the first one is from Eternal Warrior, the second one from Shadowman #12 I think)
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... _Creatures ( I think this is from Dr Mirage as well)
http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... Rai_Darque

10 images, most of which come from comics other than Shadowman and Post Unity issues.

Only Jack, Nettie, and the mask of shadows are from the Pre Unity issues.

Looks like there's been more work done on the Rai flipbook and series issues than in Shadowman, so maybe that one's next (?)

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat May 03, 2008 6:25 pm

Jay Tomio wrote:My intuition tells me neither.

What do you think it will be?

Darth Kramer · Post by **Darth Kramer** » Sat May 03, 2008 7:34 pm

I could get behind a Rai hardcover. Those first 8 issues were awesome, but I wonder how they would collect those with those two pesky Unity issues in there. Would they go 1-5 and 8, or just collect 1-8?

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat May 03, 2008 7:38 pm

Darth Kramer wrote:I could get behind a Rai hardcover. Those first 8 issues were awesome, but I wonder how they would collect those with those two pesky Unity issues in there. Would they go 1-5 and 8, or just collect 1-8?

When they do the single Rai hc, it will probably be 1 through 5, but first they have to do the one with Magnus and the flipbooks.

Darth Kramer · Post by **Darth Kramer** » Sat May 03, 2008 7:51 pm

ManofTheAtom wrote:
Darth Kramer wrote:I could get behind a Rai hardcover. Those first 8 issues were awesome, but I wonder how they would collect those with those two pesky Unity issues in there. Would they go 1-5 and 8, or just collect 1-8?
When they do the single Rai hc, it will probably be 1 through 5, but first they have to do the one with Magnus and the flipbooks.

Yeah, I remembered about the flipbooks right after I posted that message. Invasion kicked some major *SQUEE* and I'd dig a nice HC presentation!

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat May 03, 2008 7:53 pm

Darth Kramer wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
Darth Kramer wrote:I could get behind a Rai hardcover. Those first 8 issues were awesome, but I wonder how they would collect those with those two pesky Unity issues in there. Would they go 1-5 and 8, or just collect 1-8?
When they do the single Rai hc, it will probably be 1 through 5, but first they have to do the one with Magnus and the flipbooks.
Yeah, I remembered about the flipbooks right after I posted that message. Invasion kicked some major *SQUEE* and I'd dig a nice HC presentation!

Given what Jeff said about the talks between VEI and Golden about reprints, hopefully it means that VEI is aware of the importance in reprinting Magnus first.

etos45 · Post by **etos45** » Sat May 03, 2008 9:36 pm

ManofTheAtom wrote:
Darth Kramer wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
Darth Kramer wrote:I could get behind a Rai hardcover. Those first 8 issues were awesome, but I wonder how they would collect those with those two pesky Unity issues in there. Would they go 1-5 and 8, or just collect 1-8?
When they do the single Rai hc, it will probably be 1 through 5, but first they have to do the one with Magnus and the flipbooks.
Yeah, I remembered about the flipbooks right after I posted that message. Invasion kicked some major *SQUEE* and I'd dig a nice HC presentation!
Given what Jeff said about the talks between VEI and Golden about reprints, hopefully it means that VEI is aware of the importance in reprinting Magnus first.

I would like to think they're reprint Magnus, but I honestly don't think that'll happen. I wonder if it would be possible to reprint the Magnus/Rai flipbook stories in with Rai 1-5? Would it be too confusing to read the Magnus half (or is the Magnus half even necessary?). I'll be honest, I haven't read the flipbooks in a long, long time so I don't remember how they went.

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sat May 03, 2008 10:23 pm

etos45 wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
Darth Kramer wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:
Darth Kramer wrote:I could get behind a Rai hardcover. Those first 8 issues were awesome, but I wonder how they would collect those with those two pesky Unity issues in there. Would they go 1-5 and 8, or just collect 1-8?
When they do the single Rai hc, it will probably be 1 through 5, but first they have to do the one with Magnus and the flipbooks.
Yeah, I remembered about the flipbooks right after I posted that message. Invasion kicked some major *SQUEE* and I'd dig a nice HC presentation!
Given what Jeff said about the talks between VEI and Golden about reprints, hopefully it means that VEI is aware of the importance in reprinting Magnus first.
I would like to think they're reprint Magnus, but I honestly don't think that'll happen. I wonder if it would be possible to reprint the Magnus/Rai flipbook stories in with Rai 1-5? Would it be too confusing to read the Magnus half (or is the Magnus half even necessary?). I'll be honest, I haven't read the flipbooks in a long, long time so I don't remember how they went.

It is necessary, without it you only get half the story.

Not only is Magnus necessary, but so is Solar, who appears in the Rai flipbook as well.

nutflush76 · Post by **nutflush76** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:15 am

Jay Tomio wrote:If my intuition worked like that it would be prophecy and not intuition.

I think the next book will be Eternal Warrior.

Or Shadowman.

I don't think we are gonna see Rai or anything with a lot of the Gold Key characters until a licensing agreement can be worked out

etos45 · Post by **etos45** » Sun May 04, 2008 1:25 am

ManofTheAtom wrote:It is necessary, without it you only get half the story.

Not only is Magnus necessary, but so is Solar, who appears in the Rai flipbook as well.

Yeah... that's what I figured. I remembered it being somewhat connected on both sides, but sometimes my memory fails me.

I don't think having the characters in there would be the problem (Solar is in both the Harbinger and X-O hardcovers), I just wasn't sure how it would work since this would be a Rai hardcover but it'd be reprinting some Magnus comics. I don't see it so much being a copyright issue as just an "If we did a Magnus hardcover, now we'd have to exclude such-and-such issues" issue.

I have faith, though, that whatever VEI does... it'll work out great.

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sun May 04, 2008 7:32 am

nutflush76 wrote:
Jay Tomio wrote:If my intuition worked like that it would be prophecy and not intuition.

I think the next book will be Eternal Warrior.

Or Shadowman.

I don't think we are gonna see Rai or anything with a lot of the Gold Key characters until a licensing agreement can be worked out

I doubt we'll see an EW or A&A collection until after they collect Unity.

BloodOfHeroes · Post by **BloodOfHeroes** » Sun May 04, 2008 8:07 am

I think the next book will be from the Crime Fiction lines.

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Sun May 04, 2008 9:03 am

BloodOfHeroes wrote:I think the next book will be from the Crime Fiction lines.

That's true

*SQUEE* · Post by ***SQUEE*** » Tue May 06, 2008 3:40 am

I think I will buy a copy of whatever the next book is

.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:17 am

The next book is going to be dedicated entirely to Zephyr's Adventures (yes, HER.)

I mean, come ON. Faith SCREAMS "REPRINT ME!!!!"

Oh, and the 8 page backup story will be written and drawn by yours truly.

Duh.

etos45 · Post by **etos45** » Tue May 06, 2008 4:38 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:The next book is going to be dedicated entirely to Zephyr's Adventures (yes, HER.)

I mean, come ON. Faith SCREAMS "REPRINT ME!!!!"

Oh, and the 8 page backup story will be written and drawn by yours truly.

Duh.

I'd still buy it...

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:24 am

*SQUEE* wrote:I think I will buy a copy of whatever the next book is .

Hahaha...I'm pretty sure most here will too.....

cjv · Post by **cjv** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:25 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:The next book is going to be dedicated entirely to Zephyr's Adventures (yes, HER.)

I mean, come ON. Faith SCREAMS "REPRINT ME!!!!"

Oh, and the 8 page backup story will be written and drawn by yours truly.

Duh.

Based on what I saw of your remark of the Ninjak gold, that is not a selling point.

Chris

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Tue May 06, 2008 11:40 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:The next book is going to be dedicated entirely to Zephyr's Adventures (yes, HER.)

I mean, come ON. Faith SCREAMS "REPRINT ME!!!!"

Oh, and the 8 page backup story will be written and drawn by yours truly.

Duh.

Damn, thats too bad...the only VEI product i wouldn't want.....

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Tue May 06, 2008 12:06 pm

unless its dr mirage i just cant bring myself to buy that

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:08 pm

superman-prime wrote:unless its dr mirage i just cant bring myself to buy that

Hahaha....I'll probably buy it anyway.....

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue May 06, 2008 1:31 pm

cjv wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:The next book is going to be dedicated entirely to Zephyr's Adventures (yes, HER.)

I mean, come ON. Faith SCREAMS "REPRINT ME!!!!"

Oh, and the 8 page backup story will be written and drawn by yours truly.

Duh.
Based on what I saw of your remark of the Ninjak gold, that is not a selling point.

Chris

No, that's the point. It's called "Outsider Art"....

ManofTheAtom · Post by **ManofTheAtom** » Wed May 07, 2008 4:17 pm

http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... ancers_Axe

that image is from Magnus, and it's been recolored (it actually looks really well done)

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Wed May 07, 2008 8:28 pm

ManofTheAtom wrote:http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... ancers_Axe

that image is from Magnus, and it's been recolored (it actually looks really well done)

Ernie Colon... looks great recolored! Bring on the Unity HC

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Wed May 07, 2008 10:11 pm

Ryan wrote:
ManofTheAtom wrote:http://www.valiantentertainment.com/wik ... ancers_Axe

that image is from Magnus, and it's been recolored (it actually looks really well done)

Ernie Colon... looks great recolored!

Ditto, I'm loving the new coloring.