(Valiant 2016)
Writer - Peter Milligan
Artist - Juan José Ryp
Color Artist - Jordie Bellaire
Letterer - Dave Sharpe
Introduction Art - Raul Allen and Patricia Martin
Something is rotten in Britannia. The Druids hold sway over the peasants even as Roman legionnaires enslave and kill them. Nero sits on the throne, his vices ruling over him as he rules over Rome. Continue reading
(Valiant 2016)
Writer - Rafer Roberts
Penciler - David Lafuente
Inker - Ryan Winn
Colorist - Brian Reber
Letterer - Dave Lanphear
I’ve heard for years about how great Valiant comics are. For a kid who grew up in the 80’s, and who learned to love comics “the Marvel way”, these books were always ones that I bypassed. It wasn’t anything agains the books themselves, it was just a preconceived notion that big two books were better. In later years, I found that there were other companies that were making good books, sometimes great books. And now we’ve come to a time when the market share, though by no means equal, has begun to tip in the favor of indie books. Continue reading
(Valiant Entertainment, 2015)
Written by Joshua Dysart
Art by Doug Braithwaite
Colors by Brian Reber and Dave McCaig
Letters by Dave Sharpe
Being from a small town, the comics that mainly found my dollar were from the big 2. Once I got older and actually started going to comics shops, it was hard to turn away from those familiar titles and characters, to take a chance on a company that I didn’t recognize, whose books looked so different from what I grew up on. Continue reading
(Valiant Entertainment, 2014)
Review by Brad Gischia
Writer - Matt Kindt
Artist - Doug Braithwaite
Colors - Brain Reber
Letters – Dave Sharpe
Covers – Doug Braithwaite, Cary Nord and Travel Foreman w/ Len O’Grad
*Spoilers
When I hear the name Valiant Comics I am always reminded of the dollar bins of the 90’s, when there were so many overstocked titles that they were practically giving them away. I remember very little of the actual content of any of the Valiant books. That is all changing with Valiant’s recharged lineup and titles like Unity. Continue reading
(Valiant Entertainment, 2014)
Written by Joshua Dysart
Artwork by Clayton Henry
Color Artwork by Brian Reber
Welcome to “Resistance”. Leave your secrets at the door.
Over the course of its current run, ‘Harbinger’ has had a very strong ‘Us vs. Them’ vibe. What began as a simple tale of the possible-hero/maybe-saviour escaping the hard confines of Toyo Harada’a teachings at his Harbinger Foundation has, over time, become so much more. The vibe remains but it has focused Continue reading
BEST OF 2013
with Cory Thrall
When I started this crazy thing called Bag & Bored I was looking for something to kill some time and have some fun with. Nothing big, no readership - just silly meanderings on whatever comics I had read that week. Consider my surprise that here we are over a year later and with quite a cast of reviewers and writers on our team. One of the major pay-offs with this site has been Continue reading
Galen Garner had the opportunity at the North Carolina Comic-Con to sit down with Valiant Entertainment’s Atom! Freeman (Head of Sales) about what’s new in the Valiant world, and the famous Marvel artist, Mike Perkins. Have a look!
(Valiant Comics, 2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
Writer – Greg Pak
Artist – Trevor Hairsine
Colorist – Brian Reber
Lettering – Simon Bowland
I grew up with a great love of the classical hero. At some point my mom let me watch the Ray Harryhausen classic Jason and the Argonauts, and from that moment I was hooked. Continue reading
(Valiant Entertainment, 2013)
Review by Cory Thrall
WRITTEN BY: Joshua Dysart
PENCILS BY: Barry Kitson
INKS BY: Stefano Gaudiano w/ Mark Pennington
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Ian Hannin w/ Sotocolor
The world of “Harbinger” has, for a good number of issues, been embroiled in the expansive ‘Harbinger War’ crossover. Continue reading
(Valiant Comics, 2013)
Review by Brad Gischia
WRITTEN BY: James Asmus
ARTWORK BY: Tom Fowler
COLOR ARTWORK BY: Jordie Bellaire
Greetings from the Wasteland!
*Here there be Spoilers.
When you consider the greatest super duos of all time, what names top your list? Green Arrow and Green Lantern? The Green Hornet and Kato? Batman and…anyone? Add to that list Quantum and Woody, the newest release from writer James Asmus and Valiant Comics. Continue reading
(Valiant Entertainment, 2013)
Review by Jose Sagastume
WRITER: Joshua Dysart
ARTISTS: Khari Evans, Trevor Hairsine
INKER: Stefano Gaudiano
COLOR ARTWORK: Ian Hannin
LETTERING: Rob Steen
Harbinger #11 is a continuation of the Harbinger Wars crossover event but is so masterfully written by Joshua Dysart that it doesn’t feel like a tie-in issue at all. Continue reading
(Valiant Entertainment, 2013)
Review by Jose Sagastume
WRITER: Justin Jordan
ARTISTS: Patrick Zircher, Lee Garbett,
and Neil Edwards
COLOR ARTWORK: Brian Reber & Guy Major
Issue 6 of Shadowman starts off immediately where we last left of with Master Darque and Baron Samedi coming to an agreement; in exchange for power the aging and almost forgotten god must kill Shadowman. Meanwhile on Earth Shadowman and Alyssa stop a group that is kidnapping children and using their nightmares to create an expensive drug called Soma. At the same time we find out that Dr. Mirage has come in search of Dox to deliver a warning, but is it too late? Continue reading