Only The Valiant

San Diego Comic-Con happened, and it happened in a big way. We recap our experiences from the show, and the good times we had.

We also caught up with the folks from Valiant Entertainment to talk about their plans for new comics, and the relaunch of all your favorite Valiant characters.

And of course, plenty more:

• Don’t tell ‘Veen what to do!
• Twilight fans are dedicated
• The coolest new SDCC bar, the Tr!ckster bar and symposium
• The ups and downs of collecting sketches for Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, plus, a Watchmen coup
• Marvel’s monument to Marvel v. DC’s invitation to hang out
• Are video games the big new thing at SDCC?
• Crack, heroin, MMO’s, the most dangerous substances
• Venturing into the small press area
• Everybody loves Jennifer Connelly
• Insider info on the mess that was Acclaim comics
• Always remember, Walking Dead is like printing money
• Once again, we talk about Axe Cop
• The loudmouth gets the chip
• Three of us are all in on DC, the fourth is no-in
• “Great Deals” on Valiant Comics
• It’s not a tumor!

San Diego Comic-Con is coming up this week. Elveen and Sean are gonna be there, Chiclo and Jonesy will be with us in spirit. Or something like that.

We discuss all things Comic-Con in this episode, the artists we are excited to meet, the panels we want to see, the cool exclusive merchandise that we most want, and everything else about SDCC that we are most excited about. Of course, this leads in to tons of other related comic book discussion, news and happenings.

This episode is a long one, so crank it up on your drive down to San Diego!

In addition to this madness:

• How one co-host combines fun at the convention with charity work for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Erik Larsen defies gravity
• Good things always happen at the Gumby booth
• A how-to session on walking through the small press section of Comic-Con (or any other con)
• …and Kang joins the avengers!
• In this modern day and age, gender is a flexible concept, even for the most sinister of villains
• Will First Comics be another First Comics, or are they doomed to be just another Atlas?
• How to ask the best question at a DC panel, and get that black Wayne Casino chip
• What to expect from Valiant at this year’s SDCC
• Learn which former Valiant creators will be attending. Bring your Armorines!
• No auto-correct on this podcast…
• Smut with demons, smut with Vampires, smut with werewolves – or – how to sell anything
• Gleekers are gonna get run over, it’s just the way it is
• Can Robert Kirkman tame the wild stallion?
• …and the rest!

After 3 and a half days of the convention, we talk about San Diego Comic-Con from Satuday night of the show. We are joined by Bob B. from the Comic Book Page Podcast and Plan B. to talk about the convention.

In addition to our general views on the convention:

• Steam Punks, or stunkers, what are they? Is it just corsetts and goggles?
• A little Serbocroation, and Yugoslavian history
• Discussion of the best costumes we’ve seen
• A sighting of the scary-to-behold muffin bottom (the muffin top’s more dastardly cousin)
• Best finds and purchases of the convention
• The Mile High Collection at the show, and how to get 60% off at Mile High (only 5x guide prices!)
• The Hall H stabbing! The pen is mightier than the eye
• OTV… after hours
• Saturday is the new Thursday, and vice versa

The verdict of podcasters on this episode was a 9.2 NM- condition for this show. Great condition for a show from 1970!

Only The Valiant brings you the most exciting event at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, the OTV recording from the show floor from Friday afternoon.

We are joined by a number of friends of the show, and we all give our thoughts about the convention, talk about the cool things we have seen and done, and get into a few heated discussions (arguments).

• Football field sizes!
• Native American Comics!
• Controversy in Harbinger #0!
• There are no comics at ComicCon!
• Hugs are to be had!
• Nathan Fillion (almost) makes a guest appearance!
• An infestation of Petrophiles!
• Zangief scares us all!

A few of the creators working on the new Gold Key character books from Dark Horse will be at San Diego Comic-Con, here’s the complete info.

Dennis Calero

Dennis did the art for the Doctor Solar portion of Free Comic Book Day Magnus/Doctor Solar, as well as Doctor Solar 1 and 2. I’m not sure yet if he will be returning after issue 3, but I will certainly be asking him.

Dennis will be in Artist Alley booth FF-05. He is also scheduled to be signing at the Dark Horse Comics booth (#2615) on Thursday from 4-5pm.

Roger Robinson

Roger is drawing the upcoming third issue of Doctor Solar. I’ll be stopping by his booth to get his take on the character, and see if I can find out what is in store for upcoming issues.

Roger will be in Artist Alley booth DD-20

Raymond Swanland

Raymond has been painting the incredible covers for Magnus, Robot Fighter, and Turok, Son of Stone. He also did the cover art for the Free Comic Book Day Magnus/Doctor Solar issue.

Raymond doesn’t have a booth, but is scheduled to sign at the Dark Horse Comics booth (#2615) Friday from 4-5pm. He will also appear at the Heavy Metal Magazine booth (#1629) and the Wizards of the Coast, Magic the Gathering booth (#1128/1130/1132) at times during the weekend.

M.I.A.

Looks like Jim Shooter won’t be making it to San Diego Comic-Con.

Also, Bill Reinhold, the artist for the new Magnus, Robot Fighter series isn’t going to make it this year.

That’s too bad, I was hoping to get the Free Comic Book Day Magnus/Doctor Solar issue signed by all 4 creators. Maybe at another con.

Valiant Alumni

Bernard Chang and Sean Chen will be in their BLVD Studios booth (#1223). Both were great Valiant artists, Sean Chen is well known for his work on Rai and the Future Force, Bernard Chang is well known for his work on Dr. Mirage. They will also have Bill Sienkiewicz and David LaFuente at their BLVD Studios booth. Stop by annd say hi!

Bob Layton will be at the convention, though I don’t know when his scheduled appearances and signings are. He does not have an artist alley booth this year.

Don’t forget us!

Only The Valiant will be recording LIVE from the convention floor, startign Friday at 2:30pm. Check out the recording schedule and map posting for more information.

Any other creators that we missed? Leave a comment and let us know.

Doctor Solar 1 is out!

We review the book and give our impressions. We are rather excited about this book. Doctor Solar, a character we have loved for so long, is in print once again. A new story!

We also discuss San Diego Comic-Con, the things that we are looking forward to, and meetup info. We’d love to have you join us, more info about when and where to meet us here.

In addition, our usual:

• Wit!
• Wittisisms!
• Banter!
• Brashness!
• Excitement!

Check out this episode now!

Are you coming to San Diego Comic-Con? We’d love to meet you and join us as we record from the convention floor.

We will be recording at 2:30 pm Friday from the convention floor. We will be right here:

2:30pm Friday in the Lounge. Meet us there!

We would love to meet people we haven’t met yet, and see those of you we already know. We will be sharing our thoughts about the show, and we’d love to here your thoughts too!

Also, we will be going to the Tilted Kilt Wednesday after Preview Night, just a few blocks from the convention hall. Join us for a beer and talk comics!

Sean’s credentials went through, and he will be attending as press. Average Joe got his pass settled out, and we’ve got a great place to stay right by the convention center.

We will, of course, be podcasting and blogging from the convention.

We will also be snagging up all the best deals on Valiant books at the show.

We will probably try to set up a live podcast from the convention like we did last year, when and where everyone will be invited to drop by and let us know what you thought of the show.