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 | | Type | A subsidiary of Valiant Entertainment | | Founded | 1990 | | Headquarters | | | Industry | Comics | Valiant Comics is an American comic book publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and writer/artists Bob Layton and Barry Windsor-Smith in 1989. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...
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Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. ...
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Bob Layton is a USA comic book artist. ...
Unity #0 for Valiant Comics cover by Barry Windsor-Smith // Biography Barry Windsor-Smith (formerly known as Barry Smith), born 1949 in Forest Gate, London, is a British cartoonist, comics-author, and painter best known for his work in American comic books. ...
Valiant Comics was one of the largest players in the American comic book market during the 1990s, selling more than 80 million comic books in its first five years. Its characters have seen print in a number of languages internationally and have been featured in video games that have sold over 10 million units.
The Valiant universe includes Archer and Armstrong, Armorines, Bloodshot, Eternal Warrior, H.A.R.D. Corps, Harbinger, Magnus Robot Fighter, Ninjak, Psi Lords, Quantum and Woody, Rai, Second Life of Dr. Mirage, Shadowman, Solar, Man of the Atom, Turok Dinosaur Hunter, Unity and X-O Manowar, among others. // Overview Archer & Armstrong is highly succesful comic book by Valiant Comics, with sales 350,000 books a month. ...
Armorines is an superhero comic book from Valiant Comics about armormed marines who, in the name of freedom, do the United States governments dirty work. ...
Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
Gilad Anni-Padda aka the Eternal Warrior is the title character of a 50-issue comic book series by Valiant Comics that ran from 1992-1996. ...
The cover of #1 Published by VALIANT December 1992 H.A.R.D. Corps was a Valiant Comics title which ran from 1992 - 1995. ...
This article is about the Valiant comic book; for the DC Comics character, see Harbinger (DC Comics). ...
Cover to Magnus, Robot Fighter #0, 1992. ...
Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
The PSI-Lords are a fictional team of superbeings from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Quantum & Woody: Directors Cut Trade // Introduction Quantum & Woody is the popular comic book from Valiant Comics which first appeared in 1996. ...
Rai #0 cover, featuring Bloodshot Rai #3 Rai fighting Rais death Rai (pronounced Rye) is a fictional superhero from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Cover image of Second Life of Dr. Mirage #3 by VALIANT comics Doctor Mirage is the title character of The Second Life of Dr. Mirage, an 18-issue comic book series by VALIANT Comics that ran from 1993-1995. ...
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Solar was a fictional comic book character. ...
Turok #1 by Valiant Comics For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. ...
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// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
History
In 1988, former Marvel Editor-In-Chief Jim Shooter and a group of other investors attempted to purchase Marvel Comics. Shooter's group submitted the second highest bid, but ultimately investor/entrepreneur Ronald Perelman wound up submitting the highest bid to purchase the company. Steven J Massarsky, former manager of the Allman Brothers Band, and Shooter then convinced a venture capital firm, Triumph, to back their creation of a new comics publisher. They founded Voyager Communications Inc. and its comic-book publishing imprint, Valiant Comics, and hired Bob Layton away from Marvel to help with its planned superhero line. Voyager/Valiant licensed three dormant properties from 1960s and 1970s publisher Gold Key Comics: Magnus Robot Fighter; Doctor Solar; and Turok Dinosaur Hunter. Image File history File links Valiantcharacters. ...
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Ronald Owen Perelman (born January 1, 1943) is an American billionaire investor that made his fortune buying beleaguered corporations and re-selling them later for enormous profits. ...
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Bob Layton is a USA comic book artist. ...
Cover to Magnus, Robot Fighter #0, 1992. ...
Solar was a fictional comic book character. ...
Turok #1 by Valiant Comics For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. ...
In 1990, Valiant launched its superhero line, mixing modified versions of the Gold Key characters with several original titles & characters - Archer and Armstrong, Eternal Warrior, Harbinger, Rai, Shadowman, and X-O Manowar - to establish a new shared universe. In mid-1992, the company published a line-wide crossover called Unity. By producing unique characters, and stories of a higher quality (they chose to differentiate their books by writing better stories than those seen in their competitors' books) Valiant quickly developed a passionate fanbase. Through word of mouth and savvy marketing - employing a coupon-driven promotion to drive sales, as well as offering retailers sales-driven incentives - the popularity of the company grew. Publications like the Overstreet Price Guide and Wizard Magazine took notice of Valiant's success, specifically the escalating demand for rarer pre-Unity books that established the new universes origins and featured the first appearances of its characters. // Overview Archer & Armstrong is highly succesful comic book by Valiant Comics, with sales 350,000 books a month. ...
Gilad Anni-Padda aka the Eternal Warrior is the title character of a 50-issue comic book series by Valiant Comics that ran from 1992-1996. ...
This article is about the Valiant comic book; for the DC Comics character, see Harbinger (DC Comics). ...
Rai #0 cover, featuring Bloodshot Rai #3 Rai fighting Rais death Rai (pronounced Rye) is a fictional superhero from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
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// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
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Despite this burgeoning success, Shooter's security within the company was not ensured. His relationship with Triumph had been badly damaged and he reportedly resisted his partners' plans to position the company for a rapid sale. This dispute lead to Shooter's dismissal. Following his departure, Bob Layton took over the bulk of Shooter's duties in publishing operations and Kevin VanHook became Executive Editor. Valiant greatly expanded its comics line and soon became the #3 comic book publisher in terms of market share, behind only industry giants Marvel and DC. In 1993, the first issue of Turok Dinosaur Hunter sold 1.75 million copies. This was one of a series of highly successful books that cemented Valiant's place as an industry heavyweight - Bloodshot #1 sold 900,000 copies, X-O Manowar #0 sold 850,000, Rai #9 sold 800,000, Ninjak #1 sold 500,000, etc. Bob Layton is a USA comic book artist. ...
Kevin VanHook is a film-maker who began his career in storytelling as a comic book artist and writer. ...
Turok #1 by Valiant Comics For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. ...
Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
Rai #0 cover, featuring Bloodshot Rai #3 Rai fighting Rais death Rai (pronounced Rye) is a fictional superhero from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
A year later, Voyager Communications, Inc. was sold to the video game giant Acclaim Entertainment for $65 million in June 1994. Along with the rest of the comics industry, Valiant's sales soon slumped as the speculative boom collapsed, and Acclaim management took a more active role in publishing decisions. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Acclaim renamed the Valiant Comics line as Acclaim Comics in 1996. Their primary motivation was to make the properties more suitable for use in video game development. This created runaway video game successes out of the Shadowman & Turok Dinosaur Hunter properties. The comic book industry's implosion from 1995 to 1997 hurt the entire comics industry and Valiant/Acclaim comics was no exception. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Turok #1 by Valiant Comics For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. ...
In 1999, Acclaim began publishing Unity 2000, a company-wide crossover written by none other than Jim Shooter that was supposed to integrate the old Valiant universe and new Acclaim Universe. However, Shooter used the high profile book as an opportunity to strike back at his former partners, creating a group of new villains who mimicked their looks and personalities. Additionally, Acclaim failed to market the books but, nevertheless, saw a good deal of interest on the issues that saw print. Acclaim was forced to stop the series after only three issues because of an art return fiasco with Jim Starlin (artist on the series) and a payment problem with Jim Shooter. The company ceased all publication two months later to focus on its faltering core business. Akamad 12:52, 9 December 2005 (UTC) Category: ...
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In 2004, Acclaim filed for bankruptcy and shut down its offices.
Future In 2005, Acclaim auctioned off the rights for the original (non-Gold Key) Valiant characters as part of their bankruptcy proceedings. The characters auctioned included Archer & Armstrong, Armorines, Bloodshot, Doctor Tomorrow, Eternal Warrior, H.A.R.D. Corps, Harbinger, Ninjak, Psi Lords, Quantum and Woody, Rai, Second Life of Dr. Mirage, Secret Weapons, Shadowman, Timewalker, Trinity Angels, Troublemakers and X-O Manowar. After a complicated and drawn out process that involved numerous parties, Valiant Entertainment, Inc. was recognized as the new owners of the Valiant library of properties. Valiant Entertainment, Inc. has expressed an interest in bringing the characters back to their popular pre-Acclaim state. Archer & Armstrong #0 Archer & Armstrong was a highly successful comic book by Valiant Comics, with sales of 350,000 books a month. ...
Armorines is an superhero comic book from Valiant Comics about armormed marines who, in the name of freedom, do the United States governments dirty work. ...
Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
Gilad Anni-Padda aka the Eternal Warrior is the title character of a 50-issue comic book series by Valiant Comics that ran from 1992-1996. ...
The cover of #1 Published by VALIANT December 1992 H.A.R.D. Corps was a Valiant Comics title which ran from 1992 - 1995. ...
This article is about the Valiant comic book; for the DC Comics character, see Harbinger (DC Comics). ...
Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
The PSI-Lords are a fictional team of superbeings from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Quantum & Woody: Directors Cut Trade // Introduction Quantum & Woody is the popular comic book from Valiant Comics which first appeared in 1996. ...
Rai #0 cover, featuring Bloodshot Rai #3 Rai fighting Rais death Rai (pronounced Rye) is a fictional superhero from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Cover image of Second Life of Dr. Mirage #3 by VALIANT comics Doctor Mirage is the title character of The Second Life of Dr. Mirage, an 18-issue comic book series by VALIANT Comics that ran from 1993-1995. ...
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Timewalker was a fictional character from Valiant Comics, with his own comic book series. ...
// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
Harbinger: The Beginning In May 2007 Valiant Entertainment announced that they would be releasing a deluxe hardcover collection of the complete Harbinger origin story (Harbinger #0-7) entitled Harbinger: The Beginning. The collection would digitally recolor and remaster the original books and include a new "Origin of Harada" story by Jim Shooter, the title's original writer. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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The press release from Valiantfans.com states:
This 192-page deluxe hardcover edition collects the full Harbinger origin story from Harbinger issues 0-7 digitally recolored and remastered, and also features an all-new "Origin of Harada" story written by comics legend JIM SHOOTER and illustrated by BOB HALL (Shadowman). This "Origin of Harada" story includes its own original cover and features the first appearance of a new character in the Valiant Universe! Valiant's goal is to make this deluxe hardcover edition something special for Valiant fans and a great introduction to the Harbinger saga for new Valiant fans. The book retails for $24.95 and will be available in comic book stores in August 2007. Diamond Previews orders from comic book retailers are due July 5th, 2007.
Universe The Valiant Universe is the fictional shared universe where all of the comic stories published by Valiant Comics take place. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1333x947, 1103 KB) Summary The VALIANT Comics Universe Licensing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Bernard Chang (born May 26, 1972 in Montreal, Canada) is an Asian-American artist/designer best known for his work in the comic book industry and entertainment design. ...
Bob Layton is a USA comic book artist. ...
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Valiant Universe (VH1)
Pre-Unity In the beginning, the Valiant Universe was a reflection of Jim Shooter's vision for an ideal comic book universe: character-driven, strong continuity with emphasis on science fiction, long-reaching consequences and internal consistency. It was the first company to attempt to follow a real-world timeline, where events in the comics occurred at the pace similar to their publication schedule. The company writers adhered to real-world science as much as they possibly could. No matter how powerful its characters got, they were still affected by friction, Newton's Laws of Motion, Einstein's laws of relativity, etc. While the Valiant Universe had its share of aliens, they never used popular sci-fi conventions such as universal translators and faster-than-light travel. All Valiant Universe superheroes had powers that were derived from psionic awareness (the "power of the mind"), energy manipulation and/or technology. Valiant Comics' writers tried to emphasize the human aspect of superpowers, as well as how the actions of various superpowered individuals affected average human beings. Most Valiant heroes were not superheroes in the strict sense of the word. Some had more in common with the old-style pulp adventurers than traditional superheroes. Finally, Valiant Comics had tight, carefully integrated continuity, where events in one title had indirect effects on other titles. In many cases, major characters debuted in established titles before their own titles premiered. In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ...
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In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ...
The Valiant Universe was created by Solar as the result of his attempt to recreate his universe after he accidentally destroyed it, as explained in the "Alpha & Omega" storyline of Solar 1-10. As the result, something similar, but not quite identical, emerged. Solar's psychological tendencies manifested themselves in his recreation of the universe. It was eventually discovered that several times during Valiant Universe's history, Earth was menaced by a race of spider-like aliens, who sought to use the human race for slave labor and food. Their efforts were indirectly responsible for creation of several heroes (most notably X-O Manowar and Shadowman). The early 1990s saw the rise of psionically empowered humans: Harbingers. They were led by Toyo Harada, a powerful psionic businessman with a messiah complex. While on the surface, he operated in the manner similar to Professor Xavier of X-Men, he actually sought to use Harbingers to take over Earth, to "save the world from itself"- with himself as its leader, naturally. The history of the Valiant Universe's super-powered community was greatly influenced by Geomancers, human beings who had an ability to listen to psychic impressions left on most everyday objects. Solar was a fictional comic book character. ...
The Spider Aliens are a recurring race of alien invaders in the Valiant Comics universe. ...
// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
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Harbingers was a largely unaffliated group of fictional characters with superhuman powers that, at one point or another, appeared in all Valiant Comics titles. ...
Toyo Harada is a Valiant Comics character. ...
Messianic complex is a psychological state in which the individual believes him/herself to be the saviour of the world. ...
Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ...
Geomancers are a group of fiction characters that appeared in every major title published by Valiant Comics. ...
From the beginning, all Valiant Comics titles could be divided into two groups - titles that were set in the 20th century (the present) and titles that were set in the 41st century (beginning with 4000 A.D.) The heroes from the present weren't aware of the heroes of the future until the Unity conflict. Four heroes from the present—Solar, Gilad the Eternal Warrior and his two brothers, Ivar ("Timewalker") and Aram (Armstrong from Archer & Armstrong)—survived into the 41st century, but, in many respects, their experiences throughout all those years had made them different from their more contemporary counterparts. Solar was a fictional comic book character. ...
Gilad Anni-Padda aka the Eternal Warrior is the title character of a 50-issue comic book series by Valiant Comics that ran from 1992-1996. ...
Timewalker was a fictional character from Valiant Comics, with his own comic book series. ...
Archer & Armstrong #0 Archer & Armstrong was a highly successful comic book by Valiant Comics, with sales of 350,000 books a month. ...
Post-Unity After Jim Shooter was ousted, the Valiant Universe experienced a few changes. At first, the changes were minor, but over time, they grew more and more significant as the creative direction changed to fit those now in charge (Bob Layton and Kevin VanHook). Writers began to experiment with the scientific aspects of Valiant Universe, moving from science fact and theory to science fiction. However, post-Unity sales were far higher than pre-Unity levels. In 1994 Valiant trimmed their comics line while moving to a two-issues-per-month schedule for their more popular titles (Bloodshot, Harbinger, Ninjak, Shadowman, X-O Manowar etc.). Soon after, Acclaim Entertainment, who had bought Valiant several months before, restarted the comics line with new, video game friendly, versions of the heroes. Bob Layton is a USA comic book artist. ...
Kevin VanHook is a film-maker who began his career in storytelling as a comic book artist and writer. ...
Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
This article is about the Valiant comic book; for the DC Comics character, see Harbinger (DC Comics). ...
Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
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// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
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Armada and Windjammer divisions In 1995, Valiant/Acclaim Comics created two new division imprints, Armada and Windjammer: Armada focused as the publisher's line to publish licensed properties.[1] Properties licensed to the Armada imprint included a series of various original Magic: The Gathering comic books, based on the popular collectible card game, while Windjammer was established as Acclaim's creator-owned line,[2] for writers and artists in the comic book industry to publish their material without giving up the copyrights to the characters they created, as creator-owned properties (similar to the Image Comics concept). Titles published under Windjammer included Neal Adams' creator owned Knighthawk, Samuree, and Valeria the She-Bat and Mike Grell's creator owned Starslayer and Bar Sinister. Magic: The Gathering (colloq. ...
Collectible card games (CCGs), also called trading card games (TCGs), are played using specially designed sets of cards. ...
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Creator ownership is an arrangement in which the creator or creators of a work of fiction retain full ownership of the material, regardless of whether it is self-published or by a corporate publisher. ...
Image Comics is an American comic book publisher. ...
Neal Adams (born June 6, 1941, Governors Island, Manhattan, New York City) is an American comic book and commercial artist best known for his highly naturalistic style of illustration. ...
Mike Grell (born 1947) is a comic book writer and artist. ...
Starslayer was a comic book series published starting in 1982 by American writer and artist Mike Grell starring the time-displaced Celtic warrior Torin MacQuillon. ...
Acclaim Universe (VH2) When Acclaim Entertainment bought Valiant Comics, the universe was started completely from scratch. In 1996 with the previous Valiant Universe (VH1) titles all cancelled, Fabian Nicieza, a former editor and writer from Marvel Comics, was hired as senior vice-president and editor-in-chief and was given the task of revamping the Valiant Comics properties. Nicieza as editor oversaw the new version, dubbed VH2 by the company, which re-imagined all of the Valiant characters such as Shadowman, X-O Manowar and Ninjak using the top comic book writers of the period including Warren Ellis, Mark Waid, Kurt Busiek and Garth Ennis. The line also introduced new titles such as Troublemakers, Trinity Angels and the hit comedy Quantum and Woody. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Cover to New Warriors #1 (July, 1990), one of Niciezas earliest successes. ...
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// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
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Mark Waid (born March 21, 1962 in Hueytown, Alabama) is an American comic book writer. ...
Kurt Busiek (born September 16, 1960) is a comic book writer. ...
Garth Ennis (born January 16, 1970 in Holywood, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the DC/Vertigo series Preacher, co-created with artist Steve Dillon. ...
Quantum & Woody: Directors Cut Trade // Introduction Quantum & Woody is the popular comic book from Valiant Comics which first appeared in 1996. ...
Perhaps most successful in this period were the re-imagined Turok and Shadowman titles. These sold well but perhaps more importantly the characters met with great success as a video game adaptations by Acclaim's parent company Acclaim Entertainment. This reflected the product synergy which the new company saw as its business model - this model essentially being that the comic line would foster and develop properties which could then be exploited as video games. Turok #1 by Valiant Comics For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. ...
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Originally, this new VH2 version appeared to have little to do with the original Valiant Universe. However, later crossovers revealed that the Acclaim Universe was the result of a time paradox caused by Solar. For other meanings of Paradox, see Paradox (disambiguation). ...
The Acclaim Universe was similar to other superhero-based universes. It wasn't as interconnected as the Valiant Universe. While towards the end, Valiant Comic writers began to move away from real-world science and "realistic" superheroes, Acclaim Universe writers tended to ignore it altogether, sticking to the customary "wisdom" of the average comic world.
Acclaim Comics met with initial success but by early 1999 most of the line had been cancelled. Acclaim Entertainment suffered huge losses on a number of video game titles and were cutting costs on their non-core businesses. Nicieza eventually left and staff levels were cut. The next year Acclaim attempted to merge the two universes with Unity 2000. Akamad 12:52, 9 December 2005 (UTC) Category: ...
Jim Shooter's Valiant Universe (VH-0) In 2000, during Acclaim's 'Unity 2000' crossover, writer Jim Shooter introduced yet another alternate universe, called VH-0 by fans. In essence, it was his vision of what the Valiant Universe would have been like if he had been allowed to stay with the company. According to Jim Shooter's plot, at the end of the crossover, VH-0 was destroyed and most of its characters were killed. VH-1 and VH-2 fused together into a new universe. However, Acclaim continued to suffer losses on their video games while the series suffered a number of administrative problems (art return and payment issues) and were forced to cancel the series after only the third issue. Akamad 12:52, 9 December 2005 (UTC) Category: ...
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In 2005, the rights to the Valiant and Acclaim original characters (such as Archer and Armstrong, Rai, Quantum and Woody etc) were auctioned off. The rights to the three licensed characters (Solar, Magnus and Turok) reverted to Random House, which currently owns Western Publishing and Gold Key Comics properties. // Overview Archer & Armstrong is highly succesful comic book by Valiant Comics, with sales 350,000 books a month. ...
Rai #0 cover, featuring Bloodshot Rai #3 Rai fighting Rais death Rai (pronounced Rye) is a fictional superhero from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Quantum & Woody: Directors Cut Trade // Introduction Quantum & Woody is the popular comic book from Valiant Comics which first appeared in 1996. ...
// Random House is a publishing house based in New York City. ...
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Gold Key Comics was an imprint of Western Publishing cteated for comic books distributed to newstands. ...
Titles
Valiant Universe // Overview Archer & Armstrong is highly succesful comic book by Valiant Comics, with sales 350,000 books a month. ...
Armorines is an superhero comic book from Valiant Comics about armormed marines who, in the name of freedom, do the United States governments dirty work. ...
Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
Gilad Anni-Padda aka the Eternal Warrior is the title character of a 50-issue comic book series by Valiant Comics that ran from 1992-1996. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Geomancers (comics). ...
The cover of #1 Published by VALIANT December 1992 H.A.R.D. Corps was a Valiant Comics title which ran from 1992 - 1995. ...
This article is about the Valiant comic book; for the DC Comics character, see Harbinger (DC Comics). ...
Magnus, Robot Fighter #12, Valiant Comics Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional character created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963, based primarily on Tarzan. ...
Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
The PSI-Lords are a fictional team of superbeings from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Rai #0 cover, featuring Bloodshot Rai #3 Rai fighting Rais death Rai (pronounced Rye) is a fictional superhero from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
Cover image of Second Life of Dr. Mirage #3 by VALIANT comics Doctor Mirage is the title character of The Second Life of Dr. Mirage, an 18-issue comic book series by VALIANT Comics that ran from 1993-1995. ...
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Solar was a fictional comic book character. ...
Timewalker was a fictional character from Valiant Comics, with his own comic book series. ...
Turok #1 by Valiant Comics For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. ...
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// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
Acclaim Universe While most characters that appeared in Acclaim Comics were altered versions of previous characters, some were created specifically for Acclaim Universe (VH-2) Armed and Dangerous Armed and Dangerous is the title of a cult favourite comic book published by Valiant Comics. ...
Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
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This article is about the Valiant comic book; for the DC Comics character, see Harbinger (DC Comics). ...
Magnus, Robot Fighter #12, Valiant Comics Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional character created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963, based primarily on Tarzan. ...
Solar was a fictional comic book character. ...
Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
Quantum & Woody: Directors Cut Trade // Introduction Quantum & Woody is the popular comic book from Valiant Comics which first appeared in 1996. ...
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Turok #1 by Valiant Comics For the video game series see Turok video games; for the cosmologist with this surname, see Neil Turok. ...
// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
Characters There are approximately 4000 characters in the Valiant universe.
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Trading Cards
Box of trading cards from Valiant Era series 1 During the trading card boom of the early 90s, Valiant Comics, through licenses with the major trading card manufacturers, produced a number of trading card sets and promotional cards to highlight the comics and characters of the Valiant Universe. The major trading card sets include: Image File history File links Verabox. ...
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Deathmate Prologue, art by Jim Lee and Bob Layton Deathmate was an six-part comic book crossover between Valiant Comics and Image Comics. ...
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This article is about the Valiant comic book; for the DC Comics character, see Harbinger (DC Comics). ...
During the trading card boom of the early 90s, Valiant Comics, through licenses with the major trading card manufacturers, produced a number of trading card sets and promotional cards to highlight the comics and characters of the Valiant Universe. ...
Cultural Impact The Valiant Universe had a significant impact on modern comic books. When Valiant Comics first started publishing in the early 1990s, comic books favored flashy art and name artists over quality writing and strong continuity. According to Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter, Valiant Comics goal was to differentiate their books by out-writing the competition; however, in practice they have become notoriously linked to the "variant issue" craze of the 1990s and are often credited alongside Image Comics in contributing to the speculator's market of the 1990's, which ultimately led to the "Comic Book crash" and ultimately Valiant's demise. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ...
In fiction, continuity is consistency of the characteristics of persons, plot, objects, places and events seen by the reader or viewer. ...
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Valiant created a highly successful yet controversial marketing campaign based on word of mouth sales by correctly betting that higher quality stories would inspire retailers and fans to recommend Valiant. Valiant encouraged its fans to show off their pride in public, rewarding the best efforts with gold logo variant versions of Valiant comics. Even though the gold logo program is no longer in effect, the Valiant fans continue to exhibit their passion by organizing Valiant Conventions that are staged annually at the San Diego Comic Con and the New York Big Apple Con, and produce a variety of Valiant fan projects, including signed books, posters, lithographs and toys, funded entirely by fans. These items have become highly sought after by some collectors.
// Bloodshot VH1 and VH2 Lithograph VH-1 Bloodshot meets the VH-2 Bloodshot Lithograph In 1997, Joe Petrilak, head of the Valiant Fan Club, produced a limited lithograph as part of the Acclaim Ink fan club program that depicted both the Valiant and Acclaim versions of Bloodshot drawn by the...
Parodies Valiant Comics has been copied and parodied a number of times: Image File history File links ValiantSimpsons. ...
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- Futurama: Another Matt Groening creation, this animated television sitcom includes Zapp Brannigan, an arrogant general, who wears a costume nearly identical to the one worn by Magnus Robot Fighter. The primary female character of the show, Leela, shares a similar name with Magnus' love interest, Leeja.
- Defective Comics Parody Card Set: Featured 8 Valiant Comics parody cards including B-O Stench-o-war (parody of X-O Manowar), Shallowman (parody of Shadowman) & Buttshot (parody of Bloodshot).
- Misc Paraody Comics: A number of parody comic books inspired by Valiant comics have been published including "Headbanger" (a parody of Harbinger), X-O Cowowar (a parody of X-O Manowar) and Imp Unity (a parody of the Unity crossover storyline)
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Ninjak is the title of a 1990s comic book produced by Valiant Comics. ...
Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
Rai #0 cover, featuring Bloodshot Rai #3 Rai fighting Rais death Rai (pronounced Rye) is a fictional superhero from the Valiant Comics universe. ...
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Steven J Massarsky Steven J Massarsky of Weehawken, New Jersey, born 1948. ...
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Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954[2] in Portland, Oregon;[1] his family name is pronounced , rhymes with raining) is an Emmy Award-winning American cartoonist and the creator of The Simpsons, Futurama and the weekly comic strip Life in Hell. ...
Major General Webelo Zapp Brannigan is a fictional character in the television series Futurama. ...
Cover to Magnus, Robot Fighter #0, 1992. ...
Turanga Leela (often referred to simply as Leela) (born A.D. 2975) is the primary female character in the animated television series Futurama. ...
// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
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Cover image of Bloodshot #1 by VALIANT comics Bloodshot is the title character of the popular comic book series published by Valiant Comics. ...
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// X-O Manowar (Aric Dacia) is a fictional Valiant Comics superhero created by legendary writer and former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, artist Bob Layton and Jon Hartz. ...
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Logo History
Visual history of Valiant Comics logos. Valiant's first logo appeared on its licensed products (Nintendo and Wrestling comics) before being seen on its superhero line. In May 1991, the logo first appeared on a superhero comic when it appeared on Magnus Robot Fighter #1 but without a comic box. In January 1992, the logo first appeared in a comic box on Solar #5 and Magnus #8. Image File history File links Valiant_logos. ...
In November 1992, Valiant updated its logo changing the typeface from a fancy script to a thick bold script. This change occurred only two months after the end of the successful Unity crossover and on the back of the departure of Jim Shooter.
Immediately after the Chaos Effect crossover the logo was updated again. The type face was kept but the wording was changed to "Valiant Presents". The compass logo was diminished in size and moved from below the text.
After the sale to Acclaim Entertainment Inc. for $65 million, the logo was completely revamped. The compass logo was replaced by a large letter "V" that appeared above the wording "Valiant", which appeared in a new type face (the same went with both the Armada and Windjammer imprints).
To coincide with the Acclaim Comics relaunch in 1996, another completely revamped logo was created. This logo signified the synergy between Acclaim and Valiant, merging the letters "A" and "V" into one logo with the wording "Acclaim Comics Valiant Heroes".
More recently and following the formation of Valiant Entertainment, the compass logo has reappeared along with a variation of the original type face. The only major change is the addition of the wording "Entertainment".
On August 15, 2007 Valiant Entertainment unveiled the new Valiant logo. Designed by world famous corporate identity consultant Henry Steiner, the new logo will be used in all media and will make its debut on the Harbinger: The Beginning hardcover. Henry Steiner is a world renowned graphic designer best known for his corporate identity designs. ...
See also The Nintendo Comics System was a series of comic books published by Valiant Comics in 1990 and 1991. ...
This is a fictional timeline of the Valiant Comics universe. ...
// Bloodshot VH1 and VH2 Lithograph VH-1 Bloodshot meets the VH-2 Bloodshot Lithograph In 1997, Joe Petrilak, head of the Valiant Fan Club, produced a limited lithograph as part of the Acclaim Ink fan club program that depicted both the Valiant and Acclaim versions of Bloodshot drawn by the...
References - Valiant Comics at the Comic Book DB
- Valiant Entertainment at the Comic Book DB
- Valiant F.A.Q. aka Guide to the Valiant Universe
- "Valiant Days, Valiant Nights - A Look Back at the Rise and Fall of Valiant by Ryan McLelland
- The Valiant Tangent -- ongoing extensive guide to all Valiant stories
Footnotes - ^ Armada at the Comic Book DB, accessed September 6, 2007.
- ^ Windjammer at the Comic Book DB, accessed September 6, 2007.
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