Only The Valiant

In anticipation of the upcoming X-O Manowar series from Valiant Comics, we discuss the “greatest hits” from the previous X-O Manowar books from the first incarnation of Valiant.

Before we get to the meat and potatoes of the episode, we also discuss some recent Valiant news (minus yesterday’s exciting announcement), including recent images from Valiant’s Tumblr, the Valiant christmas card, and The Vine.

Some of the greatest hits we cover:

• Lotsa love for Pre-Unity X-O
• X-O #0
• X-O’s Unity arc
• Aric returns to 400 A.D.
• Seed Of Destruction
• Teaming up with Turok
• Destruction of the armor, and the new armor
• Wolfbridge Affair
• The Grand Finale (last three issues)

Also:

• No good guy buttons
• We recap Secret Weapons
• Socrates talks to us about time
• Wyld Stallyns Rule!
• Nobody likes Turok
• Yellow stain of fear
• Buried in Rome, unearthed in the Northeast
• Feel my power!
• Master Darque’s terrible return
• suffering from aBendisitis
• We balance Plato with them not so smarts
• Somehow, more Shadowman controversy
• Some love for Operation Stormbringer
• They all fight nazis, even in the future
• If you like Youngblood, you’ll love the last 20 issues of X-O

And it came to pass that Only The Valiant discussed Ninjak.

What the hell is a Ninjak?

It’s in-depth character time with Ninjak. We talk about the comics, the stories, his nemesis, and how he fits into the overall Valiant Universe. What if James Bond was a ninja? With a bad wardrobe? Listen and find out.

And of course, in addition:

• A preponderance of Seans
• The model of the new Pierre Cardin line, and Hugh Heffner’s alter ego, with a secret
• Purple and yellow fashion disasters
• One of us has read Harry Potter fan fic – Mary Sue tells this hosts horrible secret
• Awesome panther covers
• Internet rage has been misdirected
• Only The Valiant does not allow double negatives
• Obligatory Star Trek references
• Jacks!
• Battle of ventriloquism
• Torque bends his wookie
• Also, obligatory Buffy the Vampire Slayer reference
• Plus, some recent reads

Welcome to the first episode of Only The Valiant in 2009! We start the year off with a discussion of Archer & Armstrong, quite possibly the best series that Valiant put out. Find out what it was that made this series so great! Also, a review of the Archer & Armstrong hardcover edition.

In this episode we welcome our friend, valiantfans.com forum member Jedimarley to discuss Gilad, Ivar, and Aram, or, as they are more commonly known, the Eternal Warrior, Timewalker and Armstrong. We get off track towards the end of this episode, so you are warned now!

This episode is all about the Blood Of Heroes! We talk about Bloodshot, Rai, and Rai, and Rai.

In this episode, Sean, Chiclo and Zeph talk about the news that Dark Horse comics got the licensing rights to the Gold Key Comics properties, including Magnus, Robot Fighter and Doctor Solar. What does this mean for Valiant? Listen in.

Sean, Chiclo, Zeph, and special guest Elveen from the ValiantFans board discuss Shadowman. Also, we will be recording at San Diego Comic-Con, and Playing God is continuing on the Valiantfans board. Listen for details about our first ever contest.

Harbingers! This episode is all about them. We talk about the characters, the stories, and the villains. Also, some exciting Valiant news, VEI has announced the next hardcover edition, and there is a very well done Valiant story being released for free on the web at valiantfans.com. Also, we roll out a new segment, Valiant Market Watch! Thanks to listener Jared for the suggestion for this segment.

In this episode, Sean, Chiclo and Zeph discuss the Gold Key 3 – Turok, Doctor Solar, and Magnus, Robot Fighter. We discuss their origins in the 50′s and 60′s, and talk about how Valiant handled the characters, changed them to make them better (in our opinions), and used them to build the Valiant Universe. In the news, Valiant comic back issues are being put up for sale in more and more places.