VEI official information you've been waiting for.....

Rai-fan · Post by **Rai-fan** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 4:57 pm

Here's hoping the art is better than in VH2.

While Bloodshot vol. 2 (as a whole) was actually better than vol. 1, the _only_ art I thought was decent out of the whole '97 relaunch was Shadowman and related titles (like Deadside).

And as someone who actually enjoyed VH1 Ninjak and was *SQUEE* that ended as a cliffhanger, mid-story, the Kurt Busiek cartoony Shazam rip-off that was Ninjak vol. 2 made me want to puke.

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:00 pm

sanman wrote:Les bon temps rouler!

Let the good times roll, let the good time roll, let the goooo ooooo oooood times... (as sung by The Cars)

Good thing yer speakin' cajun instead of Frog... you could get banned for that ya know.

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:03 pm

Rai-fan wrote:Here's hoping the art is better than in *Acclaim (1997 series)*.

While Bloodshot vol. 2 (as a whole) was actually better than vol. 1, the _only_ art I thought was decent out of the whole '97 relaunch was Shadowman and related titles (like Deadside).

And as someone who actually enjoyed *VALIANT (1991-1996)* Ninjak and was *SQUEE* that ended as a cliffhanger, mid-story, the Kurt Busiek cartoony Shazam rip-off that was Ninjak vol. 2 made me want to puke.

Is it just me or does any one else miss the old VH# instead of the substituted dates?

sanman · Post by **sanman** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:04 pm

Knightt wrote:
sanman wrote:Les bon temps rouler!
Let the good times roll, let the good time roll, let the goooo ooooo oooood times... (as sung by The Cars)

Good thing yer speakin' cajun instead of Frog... you could get banned for that ya know.

This far down south you use what you know.

Dr. Solar · Post by **Dr. Solar** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 6:02 pm

iggy101us wrote:Enterprises . . . Entertainment . . . what's the difference

"The voyages of the Starship Entertainment" sounds much more fun.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 10:10 pm

Finally had a chance to read the interview. I must say I'm pretty excited. We have official news, an official declaration of a direction, and an official date (even if it is a 12-month span). This is good!

caxiotis · Post by **caxiotis** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:30 am

A new valiant newsarama article came yesterday

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/valiant ... 10603.html

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 11:04 am

caxiotis wrote:A new valiant newsarama article came yesterday

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/valiant ... 10603.html

Nice! I hope we see more articles and interviews in the coming weeks & months!
DAN

Crow331 · Post by **Crow331** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:32 pm

Wow, great news. I will probably add most of the titles to my list initially and then weed out from there. Obviously we won't be surprised to see the Gold Key characters somewhere down the road now that Dark Horse is out of the picture.

What about them saying that Shooter is a great talent and they wish him well? Did anyone else here the sound of them trying to smooth things over even a little bit so they could maybe/someday work with Shooter again? Of course I'm talking years at this point

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 2:45 pm

Hey you never know..could be sooner than later, you know the comics world, stranger things have happened. Might never happen too, I have hopes it does though. Maybe bring him in as a writer for a big crossover event, see how it goes. Good move on VEI's part not pushing forward with the lawsuit.

Crow331 · Post by **Crow331** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 3:15 pm

I hope Master Darque is in the mix. He really has been one of the greatest/coolest villains created in a long time

Plus I dig the tattoos

etos45 · Post by **etos45** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:28 pm

Crow331 wrote:Wow, great news. I will probably add most of the titles to my list initially and then weed out from there. Obviously we won't be surprised to see the Gold Key characters somewhere down the road now that Dark Horse is out of the picture.

What about them saying that Shooter is a great talent and they wish him well? Did anyone else here the sound of them trying to smooth things over even a little bit so they could maybe/someday work with Shooter again? Of course I'm talking years at this point

Unless I missed an announcement, I wouldn't count Dark Horse out just yet. I don't know if they ever officially said why the line is being taken down, but if it isn't because of complications with Classic Media, then I would fully expect them to at least sit on the license to see what happens with Valiant and then publish accordingly.

As for the Shooter comment, I read it more like they just want to let that topic die. It seems like the "we wish him/her the best" is the generic comment you give on matters like that to avoid looking like a prick. Plus, the following statement about how the Valiant Universe is bigger than one man seemed to be aimed more at him than anyone. I would be cool if they could get him on board, but if they can manage a successful launch I guess they'll be okay either way, IMO.

jedimarley · Post by **jedimarley** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:34 pm

Tony Bedard

Get him now VEI.

Draco · Post by **Draco** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 4:42 pm

jedimarley wrote:Tony Bedard

Get him now VEI.

100% made of win !!

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Sat Jun 04, 2011 10:44 pm

Jim,

The Defiant books are still some of my favorites. Is there any chance you could elaborate on the direction you wanted to take those characters. Is there any chance we might see them again someday? Do you have any ownership of the characters you have created over the years? If you could return to any of the universes you have created, which would it be, and why?

Thanks for the great blog.

"Dear orbitalshift,

Sometime soon, I'll try to get into DEFIANT plans.

I theoretically own a small piece of the DEFIANT and Broadway characters, but whether that deal will hold up in practice, who knows? I have rights to some things VALIANT. Most of what I created was work for hire, owned, therefore, by someone else.

I like all the universes. I'd be happy to work on any of them again." Jim Shooter - 6/4/11.

SO THERE!! .

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 2:03 am

jedimarley wrote:Tony Bedard

Get him now VEI.

Totally agree!

/Magnus

etos45 · Post by **etos45** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 3:16 am

MoonChild wrote:I like all the universes. I'd be happy to work on any of them again." Jim Shooter - 6/4/11.

SO THERE!! .

I stand (happily) corrected... I seriously hope to see that happen one day (as well as the return of Defiant).

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:08 am

etos45 wrote:
MoonChild wrote:I like all the universes. I'd be happy to work on any of them again." Jim Shooter - 6/4/11.

SO THERE!! .
I stand (happily) corrected... I seriously hope to see that happen one day (as well as the return of Defiant).

We keep this up and I will be out of a Dead Universes job !!!

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:21 am

caxiotis wrote:A new valiant newsarama article came yesterday

http://www.newsarama.com/comics/valiant ... 10603.html

Is there an actual article here? All I can see is the headline "VALIANT CEO Says Return 'Like Seeing an Old Friend Again" and two pictures.

I get the same thing from the link and going in from the newsarama main site.

iggy101us · Post by **iggy101us** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:19 am

I also see just a headline and pic, no article.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 10:25 am

iggy101us wrote:I also see just a headline and pic, no article.

Same here.

dhudson1 · Post by **dhudson1** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 12:59 pm

IE 9 no story
Firefox - story

Burrito Boy · Post by **Burrito Boy** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:37 pm

dhudson1 wrote:IE 9 no story
Firefox - story

IE9 is so bad that I finally switched to Chrome.

On the subject of Defiant, I'd love to see that make a comeback too. Just wish I hadn't gotten rid of most of my Defiant comics all those years ago.

xodacia81 · Post by **xodacia81** » Sun Jun 05, 2011 1:42 pm

Draco wrote:
jedimarley wrote:Tony Bedard

Get him now VEI.
100% made of win !!

I could live with him as EIC. If not him, would KVH be willing to do it?