Since their resurgence into the comic marketplace Valiant has been making wave after wave with the stunning books they’re putting out. However, I am quite certain that when December rolls around and “The Valiant” is in our hands we’ll all be talking about them in a much bigger fashion.
Why? Because, while we’ve told you why it can be good, while we’ve had Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt tell you why it will be good, nothing quite proves why it will be beyond good like a whole bunch of fully colored pages from Paolo Rivera. His first book since “Daredevil” in 2012, I can not even begin to tell you how great it is to see new pages by Rivera arrive in my inbox to share with our readers.
So I’m going going to tell you anything. Sit back and take a good long look below for a stunning 9 page preview of “The Valiant”:
So I’m going to go ahead and guess a ton of you are about to run to your shops with a request for your pull list, right? Because that’s what I’ve done. Rivera is a remarkable talent, and with this book designed as an epic tour of the Valiant universe for readers new and old alike, I can’t imagine there is anyone out there who isn’t absolutely psyched to be picking this up.
For the full press release from Valiant, please see below.
Valiant Press Release
A battle ten millennia in the making…
Valiant Entertainment is proud to present the first look inside THE VALIANT #1 – the FIRST ISSUE of a new prestige format, four-issue limited series beginning in December from New York Times best-selling writers Jeff Lemire (Green Arrow, Animal Man) and Matt Kindt (RAI, UNITY, Mind MGMT), and Eisner Award-winning artist Paolo Rivera (Daredevil)!
An entirely self-contained, new reader friendly comics event spotlighting Bloodshot, the Eternal Warrior, Geomancer, and a cast of heroes and villains from across the Valiant Universe, THE VALIANT is a visionary new adventure from three of the greatest creative talents in comics today.
The Eternal Warrior has protected the Earth for more than 10,000 years. A master of countless weapons and long forgotten martial arts, he is guided by the Geomancers – those who speak for the Earth. During his long watch, the Eternal Warrior has failed three times. Each time, the Geomancer was killed…and a new dark age for humanity began. Each time, he was unable to stop The Immortal Enemy – a monstrous force of nature. A civilization killer. A horror that appears differently each time it arrives…and whose seemingly only purpose is to bring disorder and darkness to the world. Now, the time has come for The Immortal Enemy to return once more. But, this time, the Eternal Warrior will be ready. This time, he has a force greater than any single warrior. This time, he has…THE VALIANT.
Featuring covers by Paolo Rivera, Jeff Lemire & Matt Kindt, and Eisner Award-winning artist Francesco Francavilla (Afterlife with Archie), a universe-spanning journey featuring all of Valiant’s biggest heroes begins this December in THE VALIANT #1!
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THE VALIANT #1 (of 4)
Written by JEFF LEMIRE & MATT KINDT
Art & Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
Interlocking Variant Cover by JEFF LEMIRE & MATT KINDT
Variant Cover by FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA
B&W Sketch Variant by PAOLO RIVERA
Blank Cover also available
$3.99 | T+ | 32 pgs. | ON SALE 12/10/14 (FOC –11/17/14)
