Valiant Universe (2012)
| Valiant Universe (2012) | |
|---|---|
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Valiant Entertainment |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 2012 – present |
| Main character(s) | Valiant Universe |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Various |
| Artist(s) | Various |
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The Valiant Universe is a 2012 reboot of the original Valiant Universe by Valiant Comics.
Publication history
In May 2012, Valiant Entertainment began publishing new monthly comic books based on the Valiant Comics universe of characters.[1] In an event dubbed The Summer of Valiant in March 2012, Valiant Entertainment launched the Valiant Comics universe with four ongoing titles, X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot and Archer & Armstrong, one launching each month for four months.[2] X-O Manowar premiered May 2, 2012, with the creative team of writer Robert Venditti and artist Cary Nord.[3] The first issue of X-O Manowar received over 42,000 preorders, making Valiant the largest new publisher launch in over a decade,[4] and eventually sold through 4 full-priced printings[5] and 3 additional reduced-priced printings.[citation needed] The release of X-O Manowar was followed by Harbinger, launched in June 2012 by writer Joshua Dysart and artist Khari Evans; Bloodshot, launched in July 2012 by writer Duane Swierczynski and artist Manuel Garcia; and Archer & Armstrong, launched in August 2012 by writer Fred Van Lente and artist Clayton Henry.[6] Valiant Entertainment extended The Summer of Valiant 2012 event and added a fifth ongoing title with Shadowman in November 2012 by writer Justin Jordan and artist Patrick Zircher.[7] The comic debuted as the number 1, non-Marvel and/or DC comic of the month.[8][9] At the end of 2012, Valiant won a number of Publisher of the Year awards, winning Publisher of the Year under 5% Market Share and was nominated for Book of the Year for X-O Manowar No. 1 at the Diamond Gem Awards.[10] In January 2013, Valiant announced that Chief Creative Officer and co-founder Dinesh Shamdasani had been promoted to CEO & Chief Creative Officer.[11]
In May 2013, Shamdasani announced The Summer of Valiant 2013, during which the company would launch two new ongoing titles, Quantum & Woody and Eternal Warrior, and publish a special Bloodshot zero issue.[12] Quantum & Woody, written by James Asmus and drawn by Tom Fowler, launched in July 2013,[13] and became the most-nominated title at the 2014 Harvey Awards.[14] Several of Valiant's launch titles reached their planned conclusions in 2014, with Harbinger, Bloodshot, and Archer & Armstrong all concluding. Valiant celebrated the milestones by publishing a 48-page anniversary issue for each series’ twenty-fifth issue, and hinting at new directions for the characters.[15][16][17] Ongoing series such as X-O Manowar, Unity, and Rai continued, and were coupled with limited series such as Harbinger: Omegas, Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel, The Death-Defying Dr. Mirage and The Delinquents. In December 2013, Valiant announced the 2014 "Armor Hunters" crossover storyline, consisting of a four-issue Armor Hunter mini-series and issues of XO-Manowar and Unity.[18] In 2014, Valiant announced several new partnerships with digital distributors, including Visionbooks, to distribute a form of animated Valiant comic books for digital devices.[19] Following the conclusion of Armor Hunters, Valiant announced its "Valiant Next" initiative. Launching in December 2014 with the miniseries The Valiant, it continued through 2015 with the ongoing titles Ninjak, Imperium, Ivar, Timewalker and Bloodshot Reborn and the miniseries Divinity.[20] For the Summer of 2015, Valiant announced the event miniseries Book of Death, accompanied by one-shots Book of Death: The Fall of Bloodshot, Book of Death: The Fall of Ninjak, Book of Death: The Fall of Harbinger and Book of Death: The Fall of X-O Manowar and the miniseries Book of Death: Legends of the Geomancer.[21] Book of Death was one of the best-reviewed comics of the year and the biggest selling independent crossover event of the decade.[22] Spinning out from Book of Death, the ongoing series Wrath of the Eternal Warrior launched in November 2015.[23]
Valiant's CEO Dinesh Shamdasani announced at Valiant Summit 2016 that Valiant would spend 2016 focusing on expanding its universe of characters beyond its core titles, launching brand new characters in the Britannia and Savage miniseries; expanding Divinity in two sequels — Divinity II and Divinity III: Stalinverse; and elevating supporting characters from the Harbinger title in two new miniseries — Generation Zero and Faith.[24]
The four-issue Faith miniseries launched in January 2016, garnering significant media interest,[25] and was one of only a handful of series in the past decade to reach a fifth printing.[26]
In 2016, Valiant was nominated for 50 Harvey Awards, the most nominations for any publisher that year, including 8 for Bloodshot Reborn.[27]
Publications
Miniseries
| Title | Publication dates / Issues | Initial creative team[note1] | Notes / References |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 A.D #1-4 | May 2016[28] - August, 2016[29] | Writers Matt Kindt Artist Clayton Crain |
References
- ↑ Esposito, Joey (December 7, 2009). "Your First Look at the New Valiant Comics". IGN. Archived from the original on January 8, 2012. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ The Valiant Voice (March 9, 2012). "VALIANT Launches Four New Series for Summer 2012". Valiant Entertainment. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ↑ Sunu, Steve (January 17, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE: Venditti & Nord Relaunch 'X-O Manowar'". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 17, 2012.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBleedingCool - ↑ "Previews World: X-O MANOWAR (ONGOING) #1 4TH PTG". Diamond Previews. July 5, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ "Archer & Armstrong No. 1 – Comic Book Preview". Comic Book Resources. June 25, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
- ↑ "A Valiant debut at the New York Comic Con". Newsday. October 10, 2012. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
- ↑ Miller, John Jackson. "Comic Book Sales Figures for November 2012". Comichron. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ "Shadowman No. 1 Reviews". ComicBookRoundUp.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2015. Unknown parameter
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedBCDiamondGems - ↑ The Valiant Voice (January 7, 2013). "Valiant Entertainment Appoints Dinesh Shamdasani to CEO, Jason Kothari to Vice Chairman". Valiant Entertainment. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ Webb, Charles (May 16, 2013). "Interview: The Summer Of Valiant Might Be Paving The Road To 'Unity'". MTV News. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Sumu, Steve (March 26, 2013). "EXCLUSIVE: Asmus & Fowler Resurrect "Quantum and Woody"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (July 16, 2014). "The 2014 Harvey Award Nominations Are Revealed". IGN. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ↑ Siegel, Lucas (February 11, 2014). "VALIANT FIRST Launches New Series, Ends Others as Year Three Begins". Newsarama. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Yehl, Joshua (February 4, 2014). "X-O Manowar Hits Landmark Issue #25". IGN. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ McMillan, Graeme (October 7, 2016). "Valiant Revives 'Harbinger' Property for New Comic Book Series 'Renegades'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ↑ Graeme McMillan (December 19, 2013). "Valiant Announces 'Armor Hunters' Summer 2014 Crossover Event". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Arslan Tufail (July 31, 2014). "Visionbooks Partners With Valiant Entertainment to Bring Digital Comics". Segment Next. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
- ↑ Steve Sunu (November 12, 2014). "Valiant Leadership discuss "Valiant Next," Moving Forward in 2015". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ The Valiant Voice (April 20, 2015). "Valiant Announces Book of Death: Legends of the Geomancer by Fred Van Lente & Juan Jose Ryp – A Retailer Incentive Limited Series Available Only with Book of Death #1–4". Valiant Entertainment. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
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- ↑ Lucas Siegel (May 17, 2016). "Valiant Summit 2016 – Valiant Comics Announces New Products". ComicBook.com. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ↑ "After Valiant's FAITH No. 1 Sellout, 100k Free 2nd Printings Shipping To Retailers". Newsarama. July 23, 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
- ↑ Rich Johnston (April 2, 2016). "Valiant's Faith No. 1 Gets A Fifth Printing". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
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- ↑ https://valiantentertainment.com/comics/4001-ad/4001-a-d-4-of-4/
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