Are you at HeroesCon this weekend? Valiant is! If you are there, check them out at Booth 327.
And if you are there, pick up a set of X-O Manowar/Harbinger Sketch Flipbooks for me. [please!]
Now, the most comic book laden week in review:
The great thing about Valiant is that they leak out their information nice and slowly, so that every day has some interesting Valiant Comics tidbit.
This week is no different, so sit back with your weekend cup of coffee, and enjoy this roundup of the weeks news!
X-O Manowar #1, 3rd Printing
Monday:
- Gotta catch ’em all: X-O Manowar #1 gets a with a cool cover with Cary Nord’s pencils to the pullbox variant of issue 1; the cover is designed to match the color scheme of onlythevaliant.com
- Ninjak entering:Valiant Comics September solicitations are up at Newsarama
- “Cool Story, Bro” Alert: MTV Geek has an interview with Fred Van Lente about Archer & Armstrong, and includes some inked pages from issue 1
Tuesday:
- Great Cataclysm Alert: Westfield Comics has an interview with Fred Van Lente about Archer & Armstrong
- Editor Info: Comics Experience has an article about Valiant Associate Editor Jody LeHeup, an alum from the Comics Experience classes
Wednesday:
- New comic book day! Among plenty of other great comics, the Second Printing of X-O Manowar #1 hit stands. Did you buy a copy?
Faith Returns in September
- Flying Fury Feature: Valiant released a teaser for Harbinger #4… the introduction of Faith “Zephyr” Herbert. The preview image is also the variant cover to issue #4, drawn by Doug Braithwaite. (We’ve got an article about it too)
Thursday:
- Preview Pages! Comics Alliance has an excellent interview with Joshua Dysart about Harbinger, introducing Faith in issue #4. Plus, there are 5 preview pages of Harbinger #2 as well, that look, frankly, amazing.
- Comics Legend Alert: Bleeding Cool has the Neal Adams variant cover to Archer & Armstrong #1
- Corporate Clarity: CBR interviews the Valiant Comics Business Team about their sales numbers, marketing plans, and more. Plus, there’s a ton of sweet new art. And a sweet shout out to Visigoth Metal!
Friday:
- Convention Appearances: Valiant has their schedule for Heroes Con announced. Stop by and get your comics signed!