Valiant Comics is an American publisher of comic books and related media.
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17 Facts About Valiant Comics
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Valiant Comics was founded in 1989 by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter along with lawyer and businessman Steven Massarsky.
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Valiant Comics Entertainment launched its publishing division in 2012 as part of an initiative dubbed the "Summer of Valiant Comics", winning Publisher of the Year and being nominated for Book of the Year at the Diamond Gem Awards.
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In 2015, Valiant Comics announced that they had partnered with Sony Pictures to produce five films based on the Bloodshot and Harbinger comic books.
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In 1991, Valiant Comics released its first title, Magnus, Robot Fighter, cover-dated May 1991.
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Rai became the third title published by Valiant Comics and was distributed as a special insert in Magnus, Robot Fighter beginning with issue 5.
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Valiant Comics engaged in several comic book-marketing innovations common in the 1990s, such as issue zero "origin" issues, the gold logo program, coupons redeemable for original comic books, and chromium covers.
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Valiant Comics Entertainment extended The Summer of Valiant Comics 2012 event and added a fifth ongoing title with Shadowman in November 2012 by writer Justin Jordan and artist Patrick Zircher.
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Valiant Comics celebrated the milestones by publishing a 48-page anniversary issue for each series' twenty-fifth issue, and hinting at new directions for the characters.
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In December 2013, Valiant Comics announced the 2014 "Armor Hunters" crossover storyline, consisting of a four-issue Armor Hunter mini-series and issues of XO-Manowar and Unity.
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In 2014, Valiant Comics announced several new partnerships with digital distributors, including Visionbooks, to distribute a form of animated Valiant Comics comic books for digital devices.
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In 2016, Valiant Comics was nominated for 50 Harvey Awards, the most nominations for any publisher that year, including 8 for Bloodshot Reborn.
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The following month Valiant Comics announced an ongoing Psi Lords series written by Fred Van Lente and drawn by Renato Guedes that will launch in July 2019.
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On March 14 Valiant Comics announced a new Bloodshot ongoing series would launch in September 2019, written by Tim Seely and drawn by Brett Booth.
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On November 18 Valiant Comics announced that President of Consumer Products Russell Brown, who had been with the company since January 2013, had left in order to take up the position of Senior VP of Entertainment at Authentic Brands Group.
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In March 2015, Valiant Comics signed a partnership agreement with DMG Entertainment which included a nine-figure investment for film and TV adaptations of the Valiant Comics characters.
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In December 2019, Valiant Comics announced a partnership with Blowfish Studios to create multiplatform video games featuring Valiant Comics characters.
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