Honest opinion on Ninjak Vs. the Valiant Universe

[SuperMage]

Im just gonna ride this wave here, kinda chill, just wait it out. I'm not gonna get upset that it's behind schedule, and I'll hold back all my emotions, as I trust that Dinesh has what's best in mind for Valiant. Will this influence the movie idea? quite possibly. I really like the points DBS brings up regarding other "internet successes". Gotta say, Greg has some fantastic points too.

When will it hit the internet? Dunno, but I do know one thing. When it does, good or bad, I'm gonna support the *SQUEE* outa it for a very long time. I won't knit-pick it saying that the make-up looks bad, I'm just gonna be happy that they were able to put something out.

Til that day happens, just gonna hang here and chill. Just wanna be a fan

Basically how I feel. I also want to point out that a number of original content developed on Youtube ended up being pick up by producers for full scale production. The upcoming TBS animated series Final Space was originally a Youtube webseries. Several independent Youtube channels poured their resources together to launch a new streaming app featuring full length episodes of their originals series. The app currently has over 1 millions downloads on Google Play. Ninjak Vs. is only the beginning. Of what, it's too soon to tell.

[onearmedwampa3000]

I was able to see footage at NC Comicon in November containing Ninjak, Neville, Roku, Archer & Armstrong, and X-O Manowar and I can say that I enjoyed it all very much. Dinesh told me that he would release it when he thought it was right and not before even if it meant it was never released. He said that's how he approaches everything with VEI and was humble enough to admit his mistakes with their fist iteration of Shadowman. He has a quality standard that he's not willing to compromise for better or for worse and I respect him immensely for that.

That's why Dinesh's Valiant has rivaled Jim Shooter's Valiant, in my opinion. Both have very high standards for quality over quantity. Valiant "died" the first time when Jim Shooter left and then soon after, quantity mattered more than quality. By 1996, Valiant had neither. Even when current Valiant has a big push for quantity, such as Book of Death #1 or X-O Manowar #1 (2017), it was because they had confidence in the quality.

Yes, it's a business and more sales would be more success from the business side, but quantity over quality isn't sustainable. You either build bridges (quality) or burn them (quantity). It depends on your short-term and long-term goals.

Ditto. I 100% agree. If I have a concern it's that what happens once the VCU (Valiant Cinematic Universe) starts rolling? I expect Dinsesh to become less accessible to fans, and that's fine. I'm confident at least the first Bloodshot movie will hit hard and be a success, leading to more studio interest, and eventually I could see Valiant being bought by a larger company. I just hope this impressive and absolutely unique quality maintains.