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But it wasn't long before she returned to comics full-time in 2019 as an editor at Valiant Entertainment and last year was promoted to Senior Editor. Now she is off again Last night, Heather Antos tweeted; It is with GREAT pleasure that I announce I'm joining IDW Publishing, where I will once again be editing none other[...]

Next month, Matthew Klein joins the Penguin Random House Direct Comic Market Sales team, led by Tyne Hunter, exclusively distributing Marvel Comics to the direct market of comic book shops. Matthew Klein is currently Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Valiant Entertainment, and has been for three years, but will be leaving to join Penguin[...]

The revival of Valiant's The Visitor comic happened smack back in the middle of lockdown Issues 5 and 6 were meant to have been resolicited for February and March 2021, but now are both being rescheduled for June in Valiant Entertainment's June 2021 solicitations, as well as Free Comic Book Day in August setting up[...]

Well, some more information has been dribbling out on social media since, here are the first few… VALIANT UPRISING FCBD 2021 Featuring a cover by THE HARBINGER artist Robbi Rodriguez, the VALIANT UPRISING FCBD SPECIAL will be available only in comic book shops this August The must-read issue is packed with content, including… • A brand new X-O MANOWAR story from Harvey Award-winning[...]

Now imagine a comic book like that." Joe Illidge, courtesy of Valiant What was Joe Illidge talking about? Well, he is also a former EIC of Valiant Entertainment And he's talking about Shadowman. Shadowman created by Jim Shooter, Steve Englehart, and Mike Manley in 1992 for Valiant Entertainment, was later reinvented by Garth Ennis and Ashley Wood after[...]

The guest is a name familiar to Bleeding Cool readers: former Marvel Comics and Valiant Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter. Jim Shooter Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Over the course of a four-hour interview, Shooter discusses his time at Marvel, Valiant, and Defiant, as well as his career in general One standout story involves a[...]

But we're not going to tell him that. Less ambiguous was a message on the back cover of the latest Immortal Hulk, which read, "Democrats are running a secret pedophilia ring, and George Soros created the coronavirus to steal the election from Donald Trump." Marvel Editor-in-Chief Akira Yoshida referred to the printing as an "unfortunate mistake"[...]

But what exactly are you going to do with the $300 sexy bust of Batgirl on the shelf in your bedroom? The logo of Valiant Entertainment Actually, you know what? Don't answer that. The point is that collectibles are a waste of money, but they're practically as valuable as Gamestop stock when compared to the latest idea from[...]

Shadowman was meant to launch its new series from Valiant Entertainment earlier last year But, you know, stuff happened So one year later, it is hoping that it is second time lucky with Shadowman #1 by Cullen Bunn and Jon Davis-Hunt. Shadowman #1 Returns (Honestly) In Valiant April 2021 Solicitations SHADOWMAN (2020) #1 CVR A DAVIS-HUNT (RES) VALIANT[...]

Nostalgia is a powerful drug, and who doesn't pine for the golden days of 2008 and 2009? That's why it's great news to learn that Valiant Entertainment has finally developed that era's most mindblowing technology. Valiant has finally gotten on board the motion comics train! Folks, your pal Jude Terror is here, filling in on comics news[...]

In a press release, we had to read twice to make sure it wasn't one of those "joke" press releases from Bad Idea Comics; Valiant Entertainment is teaming up with the U.S Open Cricket organization in an event that ostensibly "pays tribute" to first responders during the coronavirus pandemic The press release explains the premise of[...]

In their Free Comic Book Day teaser, Valiant said they would be bringing back Harbinger in 2020 Then a little pandemic got in the way. Now, following up teases on social media this week, Harbinger #1 drawn by Spider-Gwen co-creator Robbi Rodriguez, and written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly will be launching in the summer[...]

The last few days has seen Valiant Entertainment counting down to something being announced today Well Valiant Entertainment's Twitter feed just pushed out the following tease for what is to be a PR-arranged article and announcement at The Hollywood Reporter, probably with Graeme McMillan. They tweeted out the following images with the message  Today[...]

Bloodshot #10 was originally solicited by Valiant Entertainment back in March when the Bloodshot movie had just come out, intended to be published in June, with Brett Booth joining the series, written by Tim Seeley Booth, along with many others, was subject to a "pencils down" notice by Valiant But now it has been rescheduled[...]

The Final Witness is a superheroic horrific crime-noir set in San Francisco, planned to be published by Valiant Entertainment back in April, that fell foul of the shutdown Valiant was one of the first publishers to close up the offices and issue a "pencils down" order on titles The publisher has also been under considerable[...]

Valiant Comics has announced they will be running Virtual Portfolio Reviews for aspiring comic book writers, including one-on-one sessions with their Senior Editors Heather Antos and Lysa Hawkins Though as Heather tweets out "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE read the submission requirements CAREFULLY!!!" But for those who don't… "TL:DR submit MAX 20 comics pages of previously published/finished[...]

In October, Valiant Entertainment solicited no new titles, just a collection of Doctor Tomorrow They did reschedule a few previously solicited and delayed titles for October such as Rai #8 but it remains a small line-up Well in November, Valiant has just the one new title being solicited, Rai #9 from Dan Abnett and Juan[...]

The hiatus is over for Valiant's flagship superhero, X-O Manowar, who will return this November Writer Dennis "Hopeless" Hallum will stick on the title with what Valiant describes as a "bold new direction" with issue number two Even though he's still keeping the band together with Emilio Laiso, who continues as artist from when they started their run[...]

Bleeding Cool has pointed out that for October 2020, Valiant only has one new item, the Doctor Tomorrow trade paperback It has also rescheduled a couple of late titles for the month as well But in November will have at least one new solicitation – or, rather, a resolicitation X-O Manowar #1 came out just[...]

Valiant Entertainment was one of the first comic book publishers to go into lockdown and work from home, to tell creators to stop work, and to make some staff members redundant They have also been slower than most to emerge from lockdown as well, with no new comic books solicited in October, only collections and[...]

Bad Idea is the new publisher from former Valiant executives set to debut in May That launch is now on hold a result of the coronavirus pandemic However, the publisher, headed up by Dinesh Shamdasani, Warren Simons, Hunter Gorinson, Josh Johns, and Atom Freeman will be donating cash to over a hundred planned launch stores[...]

Valiant Entertainment looks like it may have a pause coming in the schedules, with only one item listed in their October 2020 schedules, the collection of Doctor Tomorrow by Alejandro Arbona and Jim Towe Recently Ninjak was teased as returning in 2021, and Bleeding Cool looked at something that was appearing to look like both[...]

Today's Free Comic Book Day Valiant Entertainment title is from another era It has Vin Diesel on the cover, back when Bloodshot was a movie people were looking forward to, and features the first comic book appearances of characters from the movie, Wilfred Wigans and KT, in a story by Tim Seeley and Jason Masters,[...]

Valiant Comics, the eyebrow-raising darling of the Harvey Awards, has announced a relaunch of Ninjak with writer Jeff Parker and artist Javier Pulido Ninjak, co-created by Mark Moretti and Joe Quesada during Valiant's first run in the nineties, focuses on Colin King, an ex super spy who is about to get his secret life exposed to[...]

Valiant Entertainment is announcing a Virtual Portfolio Review programme during what would have been convention season Instead, Valiant will offer a digital one-on-one portfolio review for aspiring interior artists, cover artists, colourists, and letters These virtual one-on-one sessions will take place with senior editors Heather Antos or Lysa Hawkins and will run for approximately ten minutes[...]

Valiant Entertainment was one of the first comic book publishers to stop creators working in the worldwide shutdown and lockdown And not in the nice UK way where everyone still gets 80% of their pay, but the harsher US version where everyone gets a cheque and tries to claim unemployment benefit. Well, it looks like Valiant[...]

Valiant Entertainment has an incredibly limited line-up of titles solicited for August 2020 No sign of the Shadowman launch or of Final Witness, instead there's the launch of Savage initially planned for June, a resolicitation of the Rai trade paperback and X-O Manowar #2 initially planned for April And that's it Despite the film, there[...]

These are the planned titles that Valiant Entertainment has for May, June, July, August and September July 2020, unearthed by Bleeding Cool so far We'll be trying to run as many other publishers' plans today, and during the week There will be more to come from Valiant Entertainment, and new updates to peruse, but these[...]

Robert Meyers, formerly Editorial Director, of Valiant, is now Senior Editor, Licensing at Oni Press Shame he won't be able to come into the offices yet. Thrilled to announce that today I am joining the team at Oni Press, as Senior Editor, Licensing! pic.twitter.com/lSQuVjG4Am — Robert Meyers (@robertmeyers) April 6, 2020 In January, Oni Press' former Editorial Director[...]

Bleeding Cool has been told by several separate and well-connected sources that Valiant Comics creators have been given a 'pencils down' edict from editors and executives Told to stop working on all their comic books immediately, and that Valiant will be shuttering for the next month, rather than editorial working remotely As a result, creators[...]