VALIANT IS REBORN and X-O Manowar returns today!
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Re: VALIANT IS REBORN and X-O Manowar returns today!
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@ValiantComics @robertvenditti @carynord @dinesh_s I read X-O Manowar about 30 or 40 times yesterday! Thanks for the best comic since '96!!
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@TheMarrowMan That has to be the record! Glad you felt it was worth multiple reads
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@ValiantComics @robertvenditti @carynord @dinesh_s I read X-O Manowar about 30 or 40 times yesterday! Thanks for the best comic since '96!!
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@TheMarrowMan That has to be the record! Glad you felt it was worth multiple reads
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Mmm, the ink is heavy but many of the panels are at night or inside the Vine ship. I thought it was appropriate for the lighting. Color looked good to me, as did the splash page.400yrs wrote:I enjoyed it greatly. 4.5/5
I love some of the departures from the original book. The baby, the nature of the armor, the aliens being different. I like that there is more character work / building even in an action filled first issue.
The story flowed very well. The one spot where Aric's father kind of took a back seat to him when asked to talk some reason into him pulled me out of the story a bit, but that was a part of establishing how headstrong the character is.
I've seen some complaints online on the coloring. Before I saw those complaints, I noticed it as well. The B&W art did look alot cleaner than the colored pages. Take a look at the double page spread for instance. The coloring didn't do the pencils and inks on that page justice. This is understandable for a first issue though. I'm sure it will be worked out over the next few issues. Edit - I just looked over some of the pages again. I guess it could be the inks darkening things up. I love Gaudiano, but he's a bit of an odd choice on this book for me. His darker, almost noirish style of inking would suit something like Bloodshot better than this book. A great inker, but his style is..... darker than I'd like on x-o.
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Oh, it looked good for sure, but the B&W of that page was stunningly excellent.jmatt wrote: I thought it was appropriate for the lighting. Color looked good to me, as did the splash page.
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Now I have to hunt down a b&w image of that page...400yrs wrote:Oh, it looked good for sure, but the B&W of that page was stunningly excellent.jmatt wrote: I thought it was appropriate for the lighting. Color looked good to me, as did the splash page.
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maybe they should try the uninked style like what they did to Nord's art in Conan?MoonChild wrote:I think I agree with you about the ink. Too dark. The pencils were just beautiful!
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A variant version like this would be off the hook! I thought that after my post. The inks are not bad btw. Them pencils were amazing though!erwinrafael wrote:maybe they should try the uninked style like what they did to Nord's art in Conan?MoonChild wrote:I think I agree with you about the ink. Too dark. The pencils were just beautiful!
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FINALLY got my XO #1 today. Pretty exciting, now I feel like I have caught up to the rest of you crazy cats.
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Went to my local Hastings yesterday and they had four copies All four were pretty beat up for a new release. Each one had two big dents on the cover as if someone placed a heavy object on it. I thumbed through a few pages and it looked good, but in the end I didn't buy it. I'm in a bit of a minimalist phase and don't want to add more clutter to my limited space.
And since Valiant is charging the full cover price for a digital download, it looks like I'll be missing the relaunch of the VU.
And since Valiant is charging the full cover price for a digital download, it looks like I'll be missing the relaunch of the VU.
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The price will probably fall at time goes by... so you can enjoy the relaunch of the VU later, like I generally do with video games. I'm still on Playstation 2.david_albuq wrote:And since Valiant is charging the full cover price for a digital download, it looks like I'll be missing the relaunch of the VU.
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That's what I was thinking. Right now all of my back issue comics are in two different residences due to limited space in my apt. Who knows if I'll get a house in the next couple years. I do want to read them, but can't at the presentgreg wrote:The price will probably fall at time goes by... so you can enjoy the relaunch of the VU later, like I generally do with video games. I'm still on Playstation 2.david_albuq wrote:And since Valiant is charging the full cover price for a digital download, it looks like I'll be missing the relaunch of the VU.
VALIANT IS REBORN and X-O Manowar returns today!
I loved the first issue and can't wait for the second!! Excellent job!
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I've been away for over a year due to my recuperation from back surgery and personal family issues. I want to sincerly thank you Dino and everyone at Valiant for making good in the return of our beloved universe. This not only a victory for us fans, but a VALIANT VICTORY as a whole. I've just started my mini hoard already which I've poseted on twitter moon77@elvampiro77 and facebook....Everyone please stay safe and enjoy your day with family and your Valiant Books!!!!