Comments on: Valiant Continues to Move in the Wrong Direction

By: Greg Manuel

Greg Manuel — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:48:43 +0000

@Johanna: You’re right, they really aren’t hiding it anymore…maybe the more accurate statement would be that just enough fans want their superhero fix no matter what, that it allows Marvel & DC to phone it in w/ regards to the quality of their comic book content, just a little bit more each passing moment.

And now it would seem Valiant wants to emulate this model right off the bat. Depressing just about covers it, especially considering I’ve wanted to be a part of this industry for 17 years now.

By: leve

leve — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:54:21 +0000

I agree with your points here. The Marvel guy has me concerned though. He showed some interest in bringing some former “Marvel fan favorite” (not in my neighborhood anyway) talent like artist David Aja along. I don’t like the idea of having ex-Marvel artists from the Quesada regime working on the Valiant properties at all. I know the irony in my statement since Quesada got his start at Valiant, but Marvel was pretty bad the last 10 years and to see this sort of level of work float into Valiant books is quite depressing.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:11:32 +0000

Oh, no, I agree, and I don’t think they’re avoiding that perception at all any more. They’re just small pieces of big media companies. But to see someone launch a new effort assuming they can play on that same field right away — it’s a bit foolhardy, I feel.

By: Greg Manuel

Greg Manuel — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:50:02 +0000

“That indicates the comics are not the focus. Honestly, no company today could concentrate just on the print and succeed, but it still annoys me to see them take a clear second place.”

If you ask me, Marvel & DC are just as guilty of this. They just seem to be better at avoiding that perception.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:51:21 +0000

Honestly, I don’t think any of this is directed at anybody except potential investors. I don’t envy them trying to persuade anybody it makes any kind of sense to risk their money on a comics company.

By: Marc-Oliver Frisch

Marc-Oliver Frisch — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:03:03 +0000

This is very instructive for burgeoning comics creators. Now they finally know how many executives they’ll have to hire to make absolutely sure that the great comics they will be coming up with soon enough will rock the industry.