(May 2015)

Valiant Entertainment, 2015 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2015-05-02
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T+
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Valiant Entertainment LLC
Brand
Valiant
Barcode
858992003017 00215
Editing
Kyle Andrukiewicz (managing editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Promotional One-Shot

Issue Notes

"FCBD 2015: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special" is the indicia title. The cover title is "Free Comic Book Day: Valiant 25th Anniversary Special".
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Valiant / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rafa Sandoval (signed)
Inks
Jordi Tarragona (signed as TaR)
Colors
Ulises Arreola (signed as U)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Faith Herbert [Zephyr]; Eternal Warrior [Gilad Anni-Padda]; Ninjak; Livewire; X-O Manowar [Aric of Dacia]; Archer; Armstrong; Divinity; Shadowman; Bloodshot

Valiant 25 Years (Table of Contents: 1)

Valiant / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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various
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various
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?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In 1990, a legendary group of comic book creators - including Jim Shooter, Bob Layton, Barry Windsor-Smith, David Lapham, and more - set out to create a new kind of comic book publisher...

Indexer Notes

History of Valiant Comics, on the inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

An Interview with Jeff Lemire (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff Lemire; ?
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You first picked up Bloodshot's story in the pages of The Valiant.
Characters
Jeff Lemire (photo); Bloodshot; Ninjak; Livewire
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Interview with Jeff Lemire about Bloodshot Reborn.

The Dream (Table of Contents: 4)

Bloodshot / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jeff Lemire
Pencils
Butch Guice
Inks
Butch Guice
Colors
Allen Passalaqua
Letters
Dave Sharpe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My legs hurt.
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Bloodshot; Ninjak; Livewire; X-O Manowar [Aric of Dacia]
Synopsis
Bloodshot has had his nanites removed and isn't Bloodshot anymore.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story leads into Bloodshot Reborn #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bloodshot / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Ninjak #1 Sneak Preview (Table of Contents: 6)

Ninjak / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Matt Kindt
Pencils
Clay Mann
Inks
Seth Mann
Colors
Ulises Arreola
Letters
Dave Sharpe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now. Ninjak field briefing. From Neville Alcott, MI-6.
Genre
martial arts; spy; superhero
Characters
Roku; Ninjak
Synopsis
Ninjak is briefed on Roku.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Valiant Universe / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Kano (credited)
Inks
Kano (credited)
Colors
?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Faith Herbert [Zephyr]; Eternal Warrior [Gilad Anni-Padda]; Ninjak; Livewire; X-O Manowar [Aric of Dacia]; Archer; Armstrong; Divinity; Shadowman; Bloodshot
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pull out poster.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Ninjak / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

First Appearances! (Table of Contents: 9)

Valiant Bests / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

List of first appearance by some Valiant characters.

Deaths! (Table of Contents: 10)

Valiant Bests / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
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various
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various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

List of issues that key characters died.

Eternal Warrior (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Eternal Warrior / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Team-Ups! (Table of Contents: 12)

Valiant Bests / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

List of books with the best team-ups.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Archer & Armstrong / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Building Things (Table of Contents: 14)

X-O Manowar / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Venditti
Pencils
Rafa Sandoval
Inks
Jordi Tarragona
Colors
David GarcĂ­a Cruz
Letters
Dave Sharpe

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In orbit above the planet Gennin, homeworld of the Armor Hunters.
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
X-O Manowar [Aric of Dacia]; Dead Hand; Control
Synopsis
Control is asked about his reasons for becoming an armor hunter.
Reprints

Dead Hand 1 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

X-O Manowar / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fights! (Table of Contents: 16)

Valiant Bests / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

List of the books with the best fights.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

25 Years of Valiant (Table of Contents: 18)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thank you to all the creators, staff, and friends who helped forge the world of Valiant!

Death of the Valiant Universe (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Book of Death / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Valiant
  2. 1. Valiant 25 Years
    Valiant
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. An Interview with Jeff Lemire
  5. 4. The Dream
    Bloodshot
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Bloodshot
  7. 6. Ninjak #1 Sneak Preview
    Ninjak
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Valiant Universe
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Ninjak
  10. 9. First Appearances!
    Valiant Bests
  11. 10. Deaths!
    Valiant Bests
  12. 11. Eternal Warrior
    Eternal Warrior
  13. 12. Team-Ups!
    Valiant Bests
  14. 13. ["Don't call it a comeback!"]
    Archer & Armstrong
  15. 14. Building Things
    X-O Manowar
  16. 15. Dead Hand 1
    X-O Manowar
  17. 16. Fights!
    Valiant Bests
  18. 17. ["The thing worse than rebellion is the thing that causes rebellion."]
  19. 18. 25 Years of Valiant
  20. 19. Death of the Valiant Universe
    Book of Death
  21. 20. ["There's a lot to see and do at your local comic shop."]
  22. 21. ["Coming from Valiant in May!"]
This issue was modified by
  • Katie
  • Shad Z. Daly
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Ramon Schenk