--- Best Valiant Reads ---

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:28 pm

Dude...re: Q&W...listen...Chris Priest (the writer formerly known as James Owsley...why'd he change it? No clue) is a GOOD writer, or, at the very least, a CLEVER writer.

His work's ALWAYS been underrated, but he's turned out some KILLER Spidey work (late 80's) and his run on Dethlok wasn't BAD.

Of course...his Black Panther run was GOOD, and, of course, Q&W is often a laugh riot..

I mean, come on....GOAT month! Who doesn't think that's funny?

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:32 pm

dino wrote:On topic is not a phrase this board understands but:

and back on topic, Busiak's Ninjak run for Acclaim is a favourite of mine

Really? Maybe I should read it.

cptfishstick · Post by **cptfishstick** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 11:38 pm

Everyones saying Preunity, So no need for me to repeat it.

But I will mention the very Valiant comics that got me into Valiant comics in the first place. I discovered them in the 25cent bin, and I read it many years ago, and loved it so much I became a valianter for life. They were X-O Manowar 16-24 (the arc in which Aric stops being X-O and leaves the armour to his female companion.

Many of you might disagree, but I have fond memories of them. Once I complete my run of X-O I will reread the whole series chronologically and see how they fair now.

SolarFan777 · Post by **SolarFan777** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:14 am

All I could read was #1 and #2 of Q&W but I finally have issues through #10 and will start reading the rest soon. So far it's great stuff!

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:24 am

SolarFan777 wrote:All I could read was #1 and #2 of Q&W but I finally have issues through #10 and will start reading the rest soon. So far it's great stuff!

I have a feeling you won't be dissapointed by the rest either.

DJSpecter · Post by **DJSpecter** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 12:47 am

last 2-3 issues of EW. (I happen to think that was the best story of the series.)

Chaos effect ep. (best stories in chaos effect)

A & A 3,4,5 (Hey Gandi, you're supposed to be one with the universe and the wife thinks you're two bricks short. Did you wee your poor self?)

Magnus #3

Harbinger #23

Bloodshot Last Stand

daydreamscomics · Post by **daydreamscomics** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:20 am

i'm rereading magnus 0 - 64 right now.

i'm up through 8, so far so good

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:40 am

Pre-Unity was great, a couple of low points in Rai and X-O but that's just my opinion.

Unity, a must read for all.

Post unity, Everything BWS did, Harbinger until Lapham left, Shadowman until the end (Bob Hall made this the most consistant book Valiant had), any Turok Rags touched. Lots of good stuff on E.W. and Bloodshot near the end.

Punx, forget all you consider Valiant to be and enjoy this unfinished mini series (any chance that Taddeo could give us a finished fourth issue?)

VH2- I know that nobody want's to agree but lots of good stuff here. Q&W, Troublemakers, Magnus and Shadowman stand out for me as well as all the quarterly one shots (MOTA, revelations, Operation stormbreaker)

If you enjoy Valiant you should explore all the bits that might make up the future of this universe.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 8:20 am

Jorge's run with X-O is a good read.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sun Apr 17, 2005 1:22 pm

SolarFan777 wrote:All I could read was #1 and #2 of Q&W but I finally have issues through #10 and will start reading the rest soon. So far it's great stuff!

#3 is where it really hits its stride!

alias · Post by **alias** » Tue May 03, 2005 10:52 pm

riftt · Post by **riftt** » Wed May 04, 2005 11:44 am

non pre-unity issues only:

Harbinger #17, 23-25
Magnus #21, Keith Giffen issues (save #64)
X-O 11-26
Solar #16
Bloodshot #1
Rai #8

graybola · Post by **graybola** » Wed May 04, 2005 1:00 pm

I liked the Predator vs Magnus series and it is cheap to get as long as you arent looking for the trade.

shadowmite · Post by **shadowmite** » Fri May 06, 2005 7:19 pm

graybola wrote:I liked the Predator vs Magnus series and it is cheap to get as long as you arent looking for the trade.

I read this today and was very impressed. What happened to the ring at the end?

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Sat May 07, 2005 12:13 am

shadowmite wrote:I read this today and was very impressed. What happened to the ring at the end?

From Rai 15: Said by an Aryantine in SouthAm. "You won this ring, Robot Fighter, and then cast it away! Fortunately for my people , it eventually fell into the hands of someone wo knew what it represented . This battlesuit is the basis for all our success!"

/Magnus

gowaltrip · Post by **gowaltrip** » Sat May 07, 2005 9:38 am

Repeating what others have said, but its true:

Early Magnus
Solar #1-10
Shadowman
Early X-O's

Virgule · Post by **Virgule** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:12 am

magnus and mostly the malev war with Rai.
shadowman by hall, eternal warrior was fun.

and harbinger 1-25.

i'm mising 4 n° of Q&W so i have, not read them yet but soon... oh yes... soon...

alias · Post by **alias** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:24 pm

Todd Luck · Post by **Todd Luck** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 5:50 pm

I suggested Shadowman and Shooter era stuff already in this thread but here's a few others:

BWS's stuff:

A & A til 12
EW 6-8

Plus:
Magnus 20 (a fill in issue by Shooter and Colon)
EW Yearbook 1
Bloodshot 1-17 (by Vanhook and Perlin)

Those are probably the post-Shooter issues.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 6:45 pm

I'll repeat what others have said... Pre-Unity and Unity for starters. Then, get the entire run of Shadowman (pretend V2 doesn't exist), throw out the fill-in issues Mike Baron wrote because they're *SQUEE*, keep in mind the first 7 issues are necessary for the back-story, then from #8 all the way to the end, enjoy one of the best runs of any comic series ever.

As for my favorite Pre-Unity stories, as others have said Magnus 1-8, Solar 1-10, & X-O 1-8 or 9 or so. Really good stuff there.

davidb · Post by **davidb** » Fri Sep 23, 2005 8:40 am

Got to echo about Q&W - definitely held up well for the entire run.

Something else with Acclaim - I enjoyed Turok (at least the 1997 stuff). Child of Blood and later left me underwhelmed, but Empty Souls, Spring Break, Turok/Timewalker, and Redpath were really good.

Also glad to hear about Busiek's Ninjak. I picked up the first couple of issues last week, and didn't think they were bad. I'm looking forward to the rest of it now.