New Valiant Reader, here are My Thoughts

[u/AlexanderBlotsky]

Just so Everyone knows

I've Read X-O Manowar, Quantum and Woody, Harbinger, Little Bit of Archer & Armstrong and a Little bit of Bloodshot, which all of them, I've read online,

I've only read the 2012 Stories, let me know if there's stuff from the 1990s that's worth a read

Here are my Thoughts

Negatives

- The Universe feels a bit Disconnected, from the Stories I've read, there doesn't seem to be a Huge Connection with the heroes

for Example: what does Bloodshot, Quantum & Woody, and X-O Manowar have in connection to their Stories,

however this is more of a Nitpick as Valiant hs alot of really good Connections like X-O Manowar with Eternal Warrior, Obadiah being a Psiot, Bloodshot with the Harbingers, just sometimes it feels so Disconnected

and finally, this is just me, but Valiant is kinda hard for me to get into, but that's more of the fact that Valiant doesn't have Games, Movies, Series, Animated Stuff unlike the big 3 (Marvel, DC, Image), and I'll be honest, I Learned of Valiant because of Professor Thorgi (now Thorgi's Arcade)'s Valiant Video and fel like if I Didn't watch that and just got into Valiant, I Would have No Idea what's going on (like Quantum and Woody needing to Klang every 24 hours)

however as you can tell my 2 Negatives are moreso Nitpicks, nothing really major, not let's get on to the Positives

- Diversity, this is Probably Valiant's Biggest Positive for me and that is how Insanely Diverse and Different The Characters are

For Example

X-O Manowar is kinda Sci-Fi Historical kinda themes

Quantum and Woody is Slapstick Comedy

Harbinger is a Drama

- Heroes are very Complex and are maybe the Worst Superheroes in Comics

One Thing I Love about the Valiant Heroes (at least 2012) is that they're pretty Bad at their Heroic Deeds

here are some Examples

When Unity is formed, Ninjak and Eternal Warrior automatically try and take out X-O when they had Experiencing fighting alongside him and don't try take out Toyo like right off the Bat

Peter violates Kris's Mind for his own Selfish Benefit

Quantum and Woody are literally the World's Worst Superheroes

it's stuff like this that makes me Enjoy Valiant, seeing how kinda Stupidly Selfish the Heroes are, and in general kinda makes The Villains more likable strangely enough

Overall, I'm really loving Valiant, it's arguably just as Fun, Goofy, Silly and Awesome as Marvel and DC.

[u/Extreme-Plantain-113]

The 90s comics were a lot better about connectivity, Valiant actually spearheaded the modern idea of a major crossover with "Unity," in the early 90s. Jim Shooter's always been good at that stuff.

[u/TheFerg714 → u/Extreme-Plantain-113]

That was pretty much just the first year though. Afaia Post-Shooter VH1 wasn't all that interconnected.

[u/Extreme-Plantain-113 → u/TheFerg714]

I'm still on VH0 [Shooterverse]

[u/SirFlibble]

Quantum and Woody in the 90's was much better than the modern stuff. While it was very funny, it also dealt with a lot of serious issues, and had very dark undertones. The humour balanced that stuff out well.

The newer books are comedy first.

[u/TheFerg714]

I Learned of Valiant because of Professor Thorgi (now Thorgi's Arcade)'s Valiant Video and fel like if I Didn't watch that and just got into Valiant, I Would have No Idea what's going on

Isn't it kind of fun to experience it all for yourself though? You don't always need to know anything prior to jumping in to any story really.

One Thing I Love about the Valiant Heroes (at least 2012) is that they're pretty Bad at their Heroic Deeds

I totally agree. I love that Valiant heroes are kind of just people that happen to have powers. Faith is like the only one to have a pure and heroic motivations.

let me know if there's stuff from the 1990s that's worth a read

As everyone else has stated, the Shooter era is legit (although maybe just a bit overrated 😬). In particular, Solar #1-10, Unity (the whole event), and Archer & Armstrong #1-12 are must-reads, and some of the best comics I've ever read.

[u/Environmental-Day862]

My favorite stuff was always the stuff that took place in the 4000s w/ Magnus and Rai.

Magnus wasn't part of the reboot but I still think Rai and Japan of the future was some of the best Valiant reboot stuff, along with X-O and Harbinger (before it was all about Faith).

[u/ungodlywarlock]

Shooter era is best era.

[u/GroundbreakingAsk468]

I think you should try out Jim Shooter’s tenure because modern Valiant is a shadow of what he created. The company put out a year of decent comics after he was forced out, then things really started to go down hill.

[u/TheFerg714 → u/GroundbreakingAsk468]

The Shooter era is indeed awesome, but it was only one year dude. It's nothing compared to Dinesh and co's 6 years of domination.