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Episode 43: A (Semi-)Brief History of Valiant Comics

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Episode 43: A (Semi-)Brief History of Valiant Comics Kurt Onstad

Vin Diesel has a new movie coming out next February titled Bloodshot (see the trailer below!), based on the Valiant Comics character.  But, what is Valiant Comics, and what makes it any different from Marvel or DC?  From the early 90s up to the current stable of titles, we look at the history of Valiant Comics/Entertainment.

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Unless you want to know (at least one of) the twist(s), I recommend stopping at around 1:10.

Where it all begins.

“The first one’s free…” The slogan of all the best dealers.

The book that sunk a thousand shops. (Well, not single-handedly, but it definitely helped.)

This one gets a little existential, but it’s worth the read!

The sole survivors of VH2.

The current stable of Valiant characters.