In case you weren’t paying attention, one of the best series of the last year ended recently: Valiant’s solo hero book Livewire. Penned by Vita Ayala with art duties rotating for each arc, Livewire ran for 12 issues on the heels of the Harbinger Wars 2 event and told a complex, thoughtful, and at times painful…
Valiant Comics Pulls No Punches With Forgotten Queen, Punk Mambo, and Livewire
Ever picked up a comic book with a badass woman on the cover, only to read it and find that a dude was running the whole show? Well, Valiant Comics is here to dispel any notion of that happening with their roster of women-led comic series. And we could not be happier! WWAC got a…
Livewire #4: The Character Arc We’ve Been Waiting For
Livewire #4 Raúl Allén (artist), Vita Ayala (writer), Patricia Martín (artist), Saida Temofonte (letters) Valiant Comics 13 March, 2019 Amanda McKee, aka Livewire, is depowered and completely in Pan De Santos’ thrall. Her erstwhile ‘sibling’ and rival has become much stronger than when they were under the tutelage of Toyo Harada. But Pan is cocky,…
Livewire #3: Sins of the Father (Figures)
Livewire #3 Vita Ayala (Writer), Raúl Allén (Artist), Patricia Martín (Artist), Scott Koblish (Artist), Saida Temofonte (Letters) Valiant Comics 13 February, 2019 Amanda McKee, a.k.a. Livewire, needs a break. She’s been on the run for a while, ever since she used her teletechnopathic powers to shut down the U.S., unwittingly causing the deaths of thousands…
Livewire #2: Bold But Overly Violent
Livewire #2 Vita Ayala (Writer), Raúl Allén (Artist), Patricia Martín (Artist), Saida Temofonte (Letters) Valiant Comics 23 January, 2019 When we last saw Amanda McKee, aka Livewire, she had been captured by government agents. McKee, on the run after causing a nation-wide blackout, was about to come to a truce with her estranged friends when…
Livewire #1: Actions, Reactions, and Consequences
Livewire #1 Vita Ayala (Writer), Raúl Allén (Artist), Patricia Martín (Artist), Saida Temofonte (Letters) Valiant Comics 19 December, 2018 Amanda McKee, a.k.a. Livewire, used to be a hero. She worked alongside the U.S. government to save those in danger using her teletechnopathic powers. But the government turned against her and her people—psiots, people with abilities….
Valiant Efforts PUBWATCH: Everything Valiant from November
It’s Valiant Pubwatch, it’s me, it’s you. We are gathered here today, to get through this month’s releases.
Valiant High is All That and a Bag of Empanadas
Valiant High Derek Charm (Artist), Daniel Kibblesmith (Writer) Valiant September 5, 2018 Comixology has a 60% off sale on Valiant collections that ends on the 26th of October. In this sale, the Valiant High digital collection is £1.99. That’s 50p an issue. That’s bargain back issue bin prices for one of the best superhero books…
September’s Valiant Efforts: Your Everything Valiant Catch-Up
Hello, my Valiant darlings—how are you this month? Oh? Well, I’m doing quite well; this past week I finished reading the entire ’90s Valiant universe up to Unity, the first and best crossover of the publisher’s original form. Frankly…probably the best superhero crossover of all time. Yeah, I said it. And their first run of…
PUBWATCH: Valiant Efforts! August
It’s Valiant Efforts month two, looking back at all August’s releases as well as forwards through September, October, November…! Last month I caught you up on July’s issues; this month we published a big ol’ Valiant primer to help you get a feel for what the publisher is, was, and might be. For this Valiant…