Recent RAI tweets

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:41 am

Did anyone else see this? I know they are most likely yanking our chains, but the suspense is killing me:

dinesh_s: "Spectacular. Holy *SQUEE*!" - most common response to the cover to Rai #1

Alejandrobot: @dinesh_s Hey man we haven't announced that yet

dinesh_s: @Alejandrobot kinda did. In the back of Unity #1. Which is an awesome book #ShamelessPlugBetweenTwoEmployees

Alejandrobot: @dinesh_s Yeah but remember in the office you and I agreed we didn't actually say it was a solo title or what so we shouldn't tweet about it

dinesh_s: @Alejandrobot Yeah but that was back when it was a solo book! Now that its a team book all bets are off

Alejandrobot: I guess I can tweet about freaking Rai #1 now that @dinesh_s let that slip, hey #spoiler guess what, it's damn awesome. #Rai

comicsyte95 · Post by **comicsyte95** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:43 am

nscc · Post by **nscc** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:46 am

They're such teases...

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:49 am

VEI's Rai and the Future Force! SPYLOCKE RETURNS!

rkjock1 · Post by **rkjock1** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:04 am

I'm wiggling with anticipation here. Hopefully they have a better name than Future Force though. I always hated that title.

The Dirt Gang · Post by **The Dirt Gang** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:45 am

Is Future Force any worse than Armor Hunters?

I'm looking forward to finding out more.

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:57 am

Maybe it will be Rai and the Armor Hunters? Not joking. It might work.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:18 pm

The Dirt Gang wrote: Is Future Force any worse than Armor Hunters? I'm looking forward to finding out more.

Both are pretty ugh!

I like Armor Hunters as a descriptor of an event, but as a team-name it is horrible.

Magnus9178 · Post by **Magnus9178** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 12:23 pm

This conversation reminds me of something that happened to me at Baltimore Comic con in 2012. Dino really wanted to show me the Shadowman Black book, but as he was trying to take it out Atom! was like "What are you doing, no one is suppose to know about that" and wouldn’t let him show me. I think it was a fun little thing they did to help show their excitement of the preview book and to get me excited about it. Same deal here, Dino want us to know how awesome this Rai cover is but somewhere they weren't ready for an official announcement about Rai regardless of the back of Unity #1.

coachjamie · Post by **coachjamie** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:14 pm

Being a total Newb to Valiant .....What is the backstory on Rai? What is different from him and Ninjak? I don't know much about Ninjak either, just what I have seen in Unity.

magnusr · Post by **magnusr** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:49 pm

coachjamie wrote:Being a total Newb to Valiant .....What is the backstory on Rai? What is different from him and Ninjak? I don't know much about Ninjak either, just what I have seen in Unity.

We'll see what they make this time.

In old Valiant Rai was a champion of Japan, imbued with mechanical energy that he could manipulate by the sentinent AI that run Japan. The title was inherited from father to son. After the last Rai was killed in Unity, a Harbinger using Bloodshot's nanites take over the name.

/Magnus

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 1:54 pm

magnusr wrote:
coachjamie wrote:Being a total Newb to Valiant .....What is the backstory on Rai? What is different from him and Ninjak? I don't know much about Ninjak either, just what I have seen in Unity.
We'll see what they make this time.

In old Valiant Rai was a champion of Japan, imbued with mechanical energy that he could manipulate by the sentinent AI that run Japan. The title was inherited from father to son. After the last Rai was killed in Unity, a Harbinger using Bloodshot's nanites take over the name.

/Magnus

Along with that, it took place in the year 4001.

Not sure if you are reading Eternal Warrior yet, but the arc beginning next week takes place in... you guessed it... 4001.

mateo107 · Post by **mateo107** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:38 pm

shouldn't the next solicits have been up already? that will probably answer so many questions.

lorddunlow · Post by **lorddunlow** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:38 pm

Magnus9178 wrote:This conversation reminds me of something that happened to me at Baltimore Comic con in 2012. Dino really wanted to show me the Shadowman Black book, but as he was trying to take it out Atom! was like "What are you doing, no one is suppose to know about that" and wouldn’t let him show me. I think it was a fun little thing they did to help show their excitement of the preview book and to get me excited about it. Same deal here, Dino want us to know how awesome this Rai cover is but somewhere they weren't ready for an official announcement about Rai regardless of the back of Unity #1.

I'm sure they play it up somewhat for laughs, but in all of my dealings with Dino, he truly seems like a kid with a secret he can't wait to tell someone - 24/7/365.

I think that's why he lets everyone in on little things every once in a while when he thinks he can trust them. He's definitely a fan first kind of executive. He is truly excited to share this stuff. I love it! If only every CEO was this excited about their company's product we would live in a much better world.

MoonChild · Post by **MoonChild** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:44 pm

"Rai and the bloodshots"

Magnus9178 · Post by **Magnus9178** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:49 pm

lorddunlow wrote:
Magnus9178 wrote:This conversation reminds me of something that happened to me at Baltimore Comic con in 2012. Dino really wanted to show me the Shadowman Black book, but as he was trying to take it out Atom! was like "What are you doing, no one is suppose to know about that" and wouldn’t let him show me. I think it was a fun little thing they did to help show their excitement of the preview book and to get me excited about it. Same deal here, Dino want us to know how awesome this Rai cover is but somewhere they weren't ready for an official announcement about Rai regardless of the back of Unity #1.
I'm sure they play it up somewhat for laughs, but in all of my dealings with Dino, he truly seems like a kid with a secret he can't wait to tell someone - 24/7/365.

I think that's why he lets everyone in on little things every once in a while when he thinks he can trust them. He's definitely a fan first kind of executive. He is truly excited to share this stuff. I love it! If only every CEO was this excited about their company's product we would live in a much better world.

Very true, he told me to expect a series that "might have a goat" long before Quantum and Woody was announced. Just not to tell anyone

AnthonyF · Post by **AnthonyF** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 2:54 pm

lorddunlow wrote:He's definitely a fan first kind of executive. He is truly excited to share this stuff. I love it! If only every CEO was this excited about their company's product we would live in a much better world.

Completely agree!

Lets start another Dino lovefest thread!

FormerReader · Post by **FormerReader** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:38 pm

God, I wish they would finally give us something concrete. Come on Dinesh you're killing us!

BugsySig · Post by **BugsySig** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:16 am

FormerReader wrote:God, I wish they would finally give us something concrete. Come on Dinesh you're killing us!

Ask and you shall receive....Preliminary art for the cover to Rai #1!

***SPOILERS****

Do not proceed unless you want to be SPOILED!

I give you...RAI #1

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:39 am

Tease.

BugsySig · Post by **BugsySig** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:52 am

Keith wrote:Tease.

There actually was nothing in those tweets to suggest they weren't talking about that cover. Think about it...

FormerReader · Post by **FormerReader** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:53 am

Damn you Bugsy.

Keith · Post by **Keith** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:56 am

FormerReader wrote:Damn you Bugsy.

I'll see that damning, and raise it by calling him Budgy.

Magnus9178 · Post by **Magnus9178** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:42 am

BugsySig wrote:
Keith wrote:Tease.
There actually was nothing in those tweets to suggest they weren't talking about that cover. Think about it...

You might be correct, last night on facebook they posted the old Frank Miller Rai cover so they may have just been talking about the original Rai #1 in the tweets

chriskay99 · Post by **chriskay99** » Fri Jan 17, 2014 12:41 pm

lorddunlow wrote:Maybe it will be Rai and the Armor Hunters? Not joking. It might work.

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