Only The Valiant

We’re back for another comic book and Valiant Comics discussion, packed with odds, ends, bits, pieces, snippets and other such vocal sundries. We share some of your emails, which prompts some discussion:

How can the new Valiant Comics launch a universe without Magnus, Robot Fighter, or Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom? They were cornerstones of the original Valiant, after all.

Can the recent lawsuits over Superman, Angela, and Medieval Spawn help us understand anything about derivitave work and copyrights?

What ever happened to CGC graded books anyway? We never seem to discuss them anymore.

• We leave out pointless stories (sure we do…)
• Bloodshot, New Valiant super star!
• Could Solar ever get up and at them?
• In case you don’t remember, Ultraverse sucks (down with OTU)
• Solar may have more in common with Neil Gaiman’s and Todd McFarlane’s fued than you know
• Superman vs. a cheap plot device! MHHHTRRRPLLLS!
• A SECOND co-host admits they enjoy Psi-Lords
• The MAN wants us to have BAD VISION. Consipiracy! Contrails! (We might get a little coocoo)
• A sure fire way to make tens of dollars! TENS!
• The cat is fat and gluttonous
• Lowest on census – A book to be proud of
• Tens of protesters! TENS!
• Walking the (creepy) line
• Tremble at the sight of Man Faye

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Valiant Entertainment got a whole bunch of money, and a whole bunch of new management, and announced plans to roll out new comics in 2012.

Peter Cuneo, former CEO of Marvel, has joined Valaint Entertainment as the Chairman of the company, and this comes along with an investment by Cuneo & Co., to give them working capital to produce new books in 2012.

They are planning to stick with the core characters, X-O, Harbinger, Bloodshot, Ninjak, etc., from what it sounds like.

Read the Press Release here.

Read the news on the major news sites:

Story on CBR

Story at Newsarama

Bill Jemas, former publisher at Marvel Comics, is now involved with Valiant Entertainment.

Rich Johnston at bleeding cool made the announcement of Jemas’s involvement. The announcement itself doesn’t say much about the capacity of his involvement, so that is still up for speculation. Whether he is an employee, a shareholder, an adviser, or any other capacity is not publicly known.

Jemas is known for being the publisher at Marvel Comics in 2000, the year that turned around Marvel from the brink of bankruptcy to the publishing success it is now. The big projects that were started during his tenure were Marvel Knights and the Ultimate Universe, both were very popular and successful.

He seems like the kind of guy that is willing to take risks and try different stuff, which is probably a good thing for Valiant.