Is VEI dead or dying?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Fri Feb 26, 2010 10:25 pm

and dead

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:35 am

Don't worry, it will get back on track, hopefully. Just give me 4 days.

rai4ever · Post by **rai4ever** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 1:12 pm

Hopefully soon!
Until then I'm happy with the podcasts.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 3:40 am

Another month and my opinion about VEI remains unchanged.

They have had more than enough time to get comic books out there, as DH have proven with their upcoming GK books.

Do we know any of the following as publicly disseminated information:
- Bill Jemas' precise role with VEI?
- the names of any writers and/or artists attached to work for VEI?
- the name of VEI's Editor in Chief?
- the current relationship between Walter Black and VEI?

In all little is known. Still some have the faith, and more power to them. I don't have any faith in VEI at this point, simply because they have done nothing to instil faith except through rumours and whispers. Nothing new there in the past 18 months, then.

VEI dead or dying? Still dying that very drawn out death as far as I can see.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:05 am

Some might call it a prolonged "death rattle"...

-slym

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:15 am

slym2none wrote:Some might call it a prolonged "death rattle"...

-slym

Now that is a comic book event if ever there should be one, maybe VEI's first!

First there was Unity...then the Chaos effect...then Birthquake!

Now...there is the Death Rattle!

<all read aloud in the deep advertising announcer voice>

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:28 am

That's not what I would call a good start in the publishing biz.

-slym (better than what they have already put out, though)

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:57 am

slym2none wrote:That's not what I would call a good start in the publishing biz.

-slym (better than what they have already put out, though)

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 5:09 pm

death rattle

dave · Post by **dave** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 6:30 pm

I think u might b on to something there for real.

The death rattle could deal with how the universe died. Thewn of course they could hopefully save the day and continue publishing.

Zaphod · Post by **Zaphod** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:49 pm

yardstick wrote:ok...this thread is officially derailed....

orrrrr....its gone so far off the rails, its hopped back on?

Zaphod · Post by **Zaphod** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:51 pm

slym2none wrote:Some might call it a prolonged "death rattle"...

-slym

can we get Liefeld to write it?!?

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:54 pm

call it savage solar

steverino · Post by **steverino** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 11:56 pm

Wait!! I saw it move!!

Get me a stick.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 5:06 am

steverino wrote:Wait!! I saw it move!!

Get me a stick.

superman-prime · Post by **superman-prime** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:24 pm

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:17 am

It is time for the April post - hey, if nothing I am trying to be a man of my word on this promise!

I took a quick visit to the good 'ol VEI site as I do before posting on my monthly basis, and still nothing new. Not that I expected anything new, but I think I need to be diligent if I am to criticise them. And I can see no reason right now, except for the faintest shred of hope and scant residual goodwill, not to criticise their approach to the VALIANT properties.

The website in many wasy sums up the problem of VEI for me:
- it hasn't been updated in a long time (the front page leads with the Ratner story from August 2008 - they haven't even thought to put something else in there?)
- little factual information available,especially about where they are headed
- it doesn't reflect any real intetnion to publish comic books (or pamphlets if they prefer)

So an open plea to VEI: please either do something soon or get out of the game as quickly as possible. You have had a chance, and you seem to have blown that in as many ways as possible, so barring actually publishing anything, ever, what is there for you to do?

ian_house · Post by **ian_house** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:45 am

do or die?

dave · Post by **dave** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:39 pm

This just in, there are unconfirmed rumors that James Cameron is thinking about filming a Valiant property...he's excited about doing:

Psi-Lords!

Unblessed · Post by **Unblessed** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 8:43 pm

What's a VIE?

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 10:59 pm

Unblessed wrote:What's a VIE?

A variable interest entity. Duh.

StarBrand · Post by **StarBrand** » Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:01 pm

Why is Jemas involved?

dave · Post by **dave** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 12:36 pm

StarBrand wrote:Why is Jemas involved?

That was a mistake-the guy misheard him over the phone-it's actually "Hamas" and they are going to make terrorist books.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:49 pm

dave wrote:
StarBrand wrote:Why is Jemas involved?
That was a mistake-the guy misheard him over the phone-it's actually "Hamas" and they are going to make terrorist books.

I thought it was a deli order for some hummus...

-slym

UnknownTales · Post by **UnknownTales** » Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:39 pm

Beep, beep, beep...beep......beep.........beep............beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.