Only The Valiant

We discuss the Malev War, the epic story of invasion by sentient robots that was published in Magnus, Robot Fighter 21 - 37, and Rai and the Future Force 9 - 22.

We catch up after some time off, and talk about comics, some minor Valiant related news, Star Trek, Marvel, DC, etc.  Good times are ahead for you in this show.

Thanksgiving Edition of Only The Valiant!  We talk about why we like comics, and what drew us to them in the first place.  We end up talkign about comic movies, and which are our favorites.

Horror in comics is our topic in celebration of Comic Podcasting Theme Week on Horror (and Halloween).  We talk about horror comics, horror in the Valiant Universe, which pretty much means a discussion of Master Darque, and we answer comic questions from a listener.

Valiant Entertainment recently filed suit against Jim Shooter.  This lawsuit, in addition to the complaints against Shooter, the suit reveals a lot about what Valiant has been working on, what they have in the works, and who they have working on it. 

Our discussion of shared comic book universes continues.  What do we like, what don't we like about shared comic universes?  When did they start?  How does a shared universe work in other media?  Hear our views, and more.

Comic Book Universes! What is it about a shared universe as the setting for different stories appeals to us so much? Why do we love the Valiant Universe, Marvel Universe, and DC Universe? (plus all the others too!) We discuss the good side, and the bad side of this phenomenon that occurs mostly in super hero comics. In addition to that topic at large, our usual banter and verbal sidesteps.

We're back after a bit of a break with a discussion of the news from San Diego Comic-Con about Jim Shooter returning to the Gold Key characters, Magnus, Doctor Solar and Turok, at Dark Horse comics. 

Only The Valiant records from the San Diego Comic-Con convention floor, and are joined by a number of friends.  We talk about the convention, what we liked, and how little representation of Valiant Comics there were at the dealer booths.

We record an episode after some poker games with some fellow Valiant fans.  It's late, we're tired, enjoy!

Sean and Sugar Sweet Lovin' are joined by Scott to talk about Thursday at San Diego Comic-Con and Scott's new indy comics publishing label, Resolution Comics.

After preview night of San Diego Comic-Con 2009, a group of us went out to the Tilted Kilt, a place with tiny skirts and beautiful waitresses. Sean makes the rounds and talks to folks about preview night, their favorite part of the night, and what they are looking forward to at the con.

We broke from the Valiant talk for an episode to talk about comic books in general.  We each chose a subject we wanted to discuss, and this prompted our conversation.  You get Three topics for the low regular price of One podcast!  Sean brings up Longbox digital comics, which leads into a discussion of digital comics in general.  Sides are chosen.  Lines are drawn.  Average Joe talks about the distribution of comics, and we discuss ways that this art form that we all love could grow and flourish in the future, and get into the hands (and hearts) of the general public.  Chiclo brings back the fun and guides us through some good old geeky discussion of comic book villains.  We choose our favorites, and talk about this whole "anti-hero" thing that seems to be all the rage with super villains these days.

The Full Review of Deathmate, the Image-Valiant crossover. We sit down to discuss the result of the greatest idea in comics. In the early 90s, and the height of both company's popularity, Image Comics and Valiant Comics created a crossover called Deathmate. The result speaks for itself.

Comic Conventions! How to excel at attending your favorite comic book convention.  How to find Valiants!  How to find fun!  Part 2 of our series.

We discuss Comic Book conventions.  Not any one show in particular, but our thoughts, tips, and stories from past conventions.  In this episode we discuss artists alley, small press books, and how we plan and strategize for a convention.

Mr. and Mrs. Chiclo recently traveled to Denver to check out Starfest, a southwest Sci-fi, horror, and most importantly of all, comic convention. The lovely couple sit down to tell Average Joe and Sean all about it.

In this episode, Chiclo, Average Joe and Sean take an in-depth look into one of the last key Valiant books, Rai #0.  Opinions vary!  Rants are made!  A good time is had!  Listen now!  Also, we debut a new segment on the show, Recent Reads, where we discuss comics, new and old, that we have recently read.

Two of us saw Watchmen, and we've got a spoiler free review of the movie, Two of us were at Wondercon, and we talk about the convention, and we discuss the world of 4001 and 4020 as it is portrayed in Magnus, Rai, and a couple other titles.  Onward to the future!

Sean and Average Joe made it out to the New York Comic Con.  We are joined by a slew of guests to join us as we talk about the show and Valiant books.  In addition to friends of the show that show up, we catch up with JayJay Jackson, Bernard Cheng, and Jim Shooter!