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Domixt
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Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Hi all!
Complete Valiant Newbie here! I picked up the $5.99 Valiant Must Read volume and things sort of spiraled out of there... It was so great to be completely immersed in this crazy new world!
On my next trip to the shop I picked up all the latest jumping on points for all the titles, and enjoyed seeing the breadth and depth of what was on offer.
I ordered the Harbinger and X-O Manowar hardcovers and pretty much devoured them. Also read the Harbinger Wars and my jaw was dropped pretty much the entire time. Unity had just been amazing.
I now have Harbinger, X-O, Eternal Warrior and Unity on my pull list. Next month I'll pick up the first Eternal Warrior and Quantum & Woody trades. Also eyeing up the Archer & Armstrong HC.
I've been mostly a Marvel zombie for the last 15 years, along with a smattering of creator owned titles. However I have sampled other shared universes from time to time, most notably the late Crossgen. I like shared continuity and I like high production values on a comic and I think I have found that again!
On another note, I'd like to dip into some of the old material, but not sure where is the best place to start. I did download Rai #0 on Comixology and couldn't believe it was an early 90s comic!
Anyways, just thought I'd say hi and let you know that some new readers are coming in!
Complete Valiant Newbie here! I picked up the $5.99 Valiant Must Read volume and things sort of spiraled out of there... It was so great to be completely immersed in this crazy new world!
On my next trip to the shop I picked up all the latest jumping on points for all the titles, and enjoyed seeing the breadth and depth of what was on offer.
I ordered the Harbinger and X-O Manowar hardcovers and pretty much devoured them. Also read the Harbinger Wars and my jaw was dropped pretty much the entire time. Unity had just been amazing.
I now have Harbinger, X-O, Eternal Warrior and Unity on my pull list. Next month I'll pick up the first Eternal Warrior and Quantum & Woody trades. Also eyeing up the Archer & Armstrong HC.
I've been mostly a Marvel zombie for the last 15 years, along with a smattering of creator owned titles. However I have sampled other shared universes from time to time, most notably the late Crossgen. I like shared continuity and I like high production values on a comic and I think I have found that again!
On another note, I'd like to dip into some of the old material, but not sure where is the best place to start. I did download Rai #0 on Comixology and couldn't believe it was an early 90s comic!
Anyways, just thought I'd say hi and let you know that some new readers are coming in!
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Welcome! Happy reading!
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Welcome!
Try reading the pre-unity original VALIANT then unity. After that there are a few books worth continuing like the BWS Archer & Armstrong and Eternal Warrior and Harbinger through #25. The Bob Hall Shadowman is also a great read and XO isn't bad after Unity but fell off rather quickly.
Happy reading
Try reading the pre-unity original VALIANT then unity. After that there are a few books worth continuing like the BWS Archer & Armstrong and Eternal Warrior and Harbinger through #25. The Bob Hall Shadowman is also a great read and XO isn't bad after Unity but fell off rather quickly.
Happy reading
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Welcome to the boards! Amazing time to be diving into Valiant, the next several months are going to be crazy!
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Welcome to the boards. It's fun here. You should avoid the Canadians at all costs. The only sure way is to help me eradicate MarkRoseHFX.
Only then, will you prove your worth.
Great to hear Valiant picked up a new fan. Lots of exciting stuff happening with the Valiant Firsts announcement.
I would suggest picking up some Rai - the flipbook issues on the backs of Magnus would have to be picked up in old floppy form from the back issue market (I'm sure someone here could hook you up) and the early Rai ongoing is great. I say this because Rai is coming back in May!!!!
Only then, will you prove your worth.
Great to hear Valiant picked up a new fan. Lots of exciting stuff happening with the Valiant Firsts announcement.
I would suggest picking up some Rai - the flipbook issues on the backs of Magnus would have to be picked up in old floppy form from the back issue market (I'm sure someone here could hook you up) and the early Rai ongoing is great. I say this because Rai is coming back in May!!!!
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Welcome.
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Domixt
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Thank you all! Feel very welcome! 
May pick up the Rai HC as am tempted by the new one in May...
And yes am totally excited about what's coming up!
May pick up the Rai HC as am tempted by the new one in May...
And yes am totally excited about what's coming up!
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Welcome. It is fun here.
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Great to hear that the Must Read Valiant did the trick for at least one person. Welcome to the boards!
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One of these days i'm gonna eradicate your face dunlowlorddunlow wrote:Welcome to the boards. It's fun here. You should avoid the Canadians at all costs. The only sure way is to help me eradicate MarkRoseHFX.
Welcome to the board Domixt, don't pay any attention to dunlow. he's a brony.
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The best thing about VEI as a company is how interactive they are with their fans. So be sure and follow them on Facebook and Twitter if you have such things and welcome to the wonderful world of Valiant!
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Domixt
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Yeah, I got a really nice tweet from @ValiantComics after I mentioned how much I enjoyed the Must Have volume! They recommended Harbinger to me!
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
+1BugsySig wrote:Welcome!
Try reading the pre-unity original VALIANT then unity. After that there are a few books worth continuing like the BWS Archer & Armstrong and Eternal Warrior and Harbinger through #25. The Bob Hall Shadowman is also a great read and XO isn't bad after Unity but fell off rather quickly.
Happy reading
Welcome, Domixt!
Always nice to see brand new Valiant fans find their way here.
Bugsy made pretty much the best suggestions to dip into oldschool Valiant - anything pre-unity you can find, Archer & Armstrong by BWS, Bob Hall's Shadowman run, Harbinger up to #25 & I liked XO mostly to about the low #30's... these are some of my top favourites as well.
I also enjoyed Eternal Warrior up to around #20, and Bloodshot is also pretty entertaining through #20, plus the last 12-15 issues or so.
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Hello and Welcome, you are in for some enjoyable reading, have fun. 
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Some early Valiant stuff to read:Solar 0-10. Welcome to the boards.
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Nice to have you!
I came back to Valiant a while back when I had an itch to aquire many of the classic Valiant books from the early 90's.
Well, I did that, but ALSO read a bit of the new stuff that has been released since 2012.
I have to say, Harbinger, X-O Manowar, Archer & Armstong, and Bloodshot ARE MUST READ, and to be honest, better than most of what has been published in the last few years.
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I came back to Valiant a while back when I had an itch to aquire many of the classic Valiant books from the early 90's.
Well, I did that, but ALSO read a bit of the new stuff that has been released since 2012.
I have to say, Harbinger, X-O Manowar, Archer & Armstong, and Bloodshot ARE MUST READ, and to be honest, better than most of what has been published in the last few years.
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Welcome!
Rai was an excellent series. Really looking forward to the relaunch. Another book that has been retooled and is going to relaunch this summer is Dr. Mirage. The basic premise of the original series is similar to what we've been teased. You might look into reading old issues of that. I haven't read the entire series but enjoyed what I did.
Rai was an excellent series. Really looking forward to the relaunch. Another book that has been retooled and is going to relaunch this summer is Dr. Mirage. The basic premise of the original series is similar to what we've been teased. You might look into reading old issues of that. I haven't read the entire series but enjoyed what I did.
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Re: Hi there! Complete newbie here!
Welcome!
All Preunity Issues
Unity
Archer and Armstrong 0-12/13(of 26).
Quantum and Woody (all) (Acclaim)
Shadowman (all)
Dr. Mirage 1-13+(of 18).
Rai (all) Magnus (all though later issues could be very disappointing)
There's other great stuff, with the general rule across the board that most things go down hill at various speeds after unity though.
I'm a big Dr. Mirage fan and I concur. It took a bit of a dive after Changs' run ended with issue 13, but it was only "meh" and not really "bad" for the last 5 issues. My personal recommendations for the best/better of Old Valiant is;pixierosa wrote:Welcome!
Rai was an excellent series. Really looking forward to the relaunch. Another book that has been retooled and is going to relaunch this summer is Dr. Mirage. The basic premise of the original series is similar to what we've been teased. You might look into reading old issues of that. I haven't read the entire series but enjoyed what I did.
All Preunity Issues
Unity
Archer and Armstrong 0-12/13(of 26).
Quantum and Woody (all) (Acclaim)
Shadowman (all)
Dr. Mirage 1-13+(of 18).
Rai (all) Magnus (all though later issues could be very disappointing)
There's other great stuff, with the general rule across the board that most things go down hill at various speeds after unity though.
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Oh, my. The bastos-bot is stuck in a loop again. Can someone please advance the text pointer to the next entry in his forum post database? Look for an entry about fish tacos or craft beers, that should fix it.kevinbastos wrote:Welcome. It is fun here.
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And welcome to the board!