My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
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All-Comic
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- Valiant fan since: 2012
- Favorite character: X-O Manowar
- Favorite title: X-O Manowar / The Valiant
- Favorite writer: Robert Venditti
- Favorite artist: Cary Nord
- Location: Calgary, Canada
My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Actually, it's not really. It was a simpler time...
The year was 2012, and I was attending the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in, well, Calgary. Valiant had a booth there, it was small and out of the way but we stumbled across it. On the front of the table I saw "CARY NORD" and I was immediately pulled towards it. I knew his work from his time on Conan and of course had to go and meet him. I had heard rumbles of this thing called Valiant and that it was coming back but at the time I was so deep into other publishers that they weren't really on my radar. Cary Nord changed all that.
A month, or so, before the actual release of X-O Manowar, Cary Nord handed me two copies (seen below) after signing them both and telling me a little bit about it. Not only was it awesome that I was getting free comics, but I was getting them before most of the world! I was on cloud nine and after the show I raced home and read one of them, keeping the other pristine, and needless to say I'm hooked.
Just purchased a few lots of old Valiant, as well as some of the Master editions and I've been going back and reading the history. Listening to Valiant Central Podcast and OTV, among others, as well to learn and absorb as much as I can. I'm frankly at the point where DC and Marvel are very close to be dropped in favor of Valiant (and Image, Dark Horse, etc, just no Big Two).
The year was 2012, and I was attending the Calgary Comic and Entertainment Expo in, well, Calgary. Valiant had a booth there, it was small and out of the way but we stumbled across it. On the front of the table I saw "CARY NORD" and I was immediately pulled towards it. I knew his work from his time on Conan and of course had to go and meet him. I had heard rumbles of this thing called Valiant and that it was coming back but at the time I was so deep into other publishers that they weren't really on my radar. Cary Nord changed all that.
A month, or so, before the actual release of X-O Manowar, Cary Nord handed me two copies (seen below) after signing them both and telling me a little bit about it. Not only was it awesome that I was getting free comics, but I was getting them before most of the world! I was on cloud nine and after the show I raced home and read one of them, keeping the other pristine, and needless to say I'm hooked.
Just purchased a few lots of old Valiant, as well as some of the Master editions and I've been going back and reading the history. Listening to Valiant Central Podcast and OTV, among others, as well to learn and absorb as much as I can. I'm frankly at the point where DC and Marvel are very close to be dropped in favor of Valiant (and Image, Dark Horse, etc, just no Big Two).
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Welcome! 
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lorddunlow
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Welcome to the boards! It's fun here as long as you avoid the Canadians!
Calgary... Wait a second... 
Glad that another fan has been won over by VEI!
Calgary... Wait a second... Glad that another fan has been won over by VEI!
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Welcome aboard.
VEI - I look forward to you one day publishing MORE than 9-10 books per month
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Welcome! Cool story!
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Welcome to the board.
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All-Comic
- If you gave Aric hugs and kisses, would it be XOXO X-O?
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- Valiant fan since: 2012
- Favorite character: X-O Manowar
- Favorite title: X-O Manowar / The Valiant
- Favorite writer: Robert Venditti
- Favorite artist: Cary Nord
- Location: Calgary, Canada
Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Thanks all!
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
That has to be the largest comic book I have ever seen! 
Welcome to the Boards! I have an X-O Manowar #1 Regular CGC 9.8 SS (signed by Venditti and Nord). 
Welcome to the Boards! I have an X-O Manowar #1 Regular CGC 9.8 SS (signed by Venditti and Nord). -
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
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leonmallett
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- Favorite character: Shadowman (Hall version)
- Favorite title: Shadowman (under Hall)
- Favorite writer: Fred Van Lente
- Favorite artist: Clayton Henry
- Location: hunting down paulsmith56 somewhere in the balti belt...
Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
All-Comic wrote:Thanks all!
VEI - I look forward to you one day publishing MORE than 9-10 books per month
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grendeljd
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
A much belated warm welcome aboard to a good fellow Canadian. United against Dunlow we stand!
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grendeljd
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Also - that's damn cool that Cary gave you those signed XO books to get you hooked!
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My wife likes to draw stuff too, and she is better than me! [I'm very proud of her]... https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sara-Dec ... ref=stream" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Re: My Fantastic, Whimsical First Valiant Story.
Welcome to the boards 
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