Valiant Comics - Sell or Stash? An overview of various books from the 1990’s to current

[@josephbarbera9220]

I love that story of your mom baking a birthday cake for you featuring some of your favorite Valiant heroes. It was also a nice touch that a comic shop owner slipped for a Valiant comic in the bag for your birthday! That’s what it’s all about!

[@comicbookninja5268]

I have fond memories of Valiant in the 90's. I still have my Pre Unity Collection. Those were so hot back in the day. But I really enjoy the 2012 relaunch of the characters. They are so well written. Favorites are X-O Manowar, Archer & Armstrong and Divinity who wasn't a 90's character but I believe was meant to replace Solar. If you like your Valiants I say keep your Valiants.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I definitely love the Valiant Pre-Unity's but am not a fan of the more recent books. Just couldn't get into them. Am selling off a bunch of doubles in my collection right now on eBay = check it out!

[@charliehobbs7968]

Since then I found my self collecting the Valiant universe all over again. I’m over three quarters there. Finding it’s the hardest trying to find the last eight to ten issues of almost all the titles. But I find it then enjoy reading it.

[@comicbookninja5268]

@@charliehobbs7968 those last issues are hard to get. I have since picked up the Dell and Gold Key 1st appearances of Turok, Solar and Magnus as well as the "glossy" variant of Rai #0. Enjoying is all that matters.

[@lancem6363]

I've just discovered the greatness of Valiant, you sir have earned a subscriber!

[@stevonyl]

ABSOLUTELY loved 90's Valiant and Jim Shooter. My friend always thought I was crazy back then as I would grab just about every title that came out while he obsessed over the DC titles. SO many great books and am proud to say I have kept them all 🥰

[@FAITHandLOGIC]

I still have a lot of these titles. I loved Valiant comics.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Some of my favorite books, those pre-Unity titles

[@michaelmartin7932]

Thanks for sharing your Valiant collection.....Im in the same boat where its pretty neat to be able to pick up those pre-unity gems that you could never afford as a kid. Almost have them all, then from there I'll probably just focus on upgrading the keys. They may not ever pan out financially, but from the nostalgia and storytelling points of view...well worth it.

[@rsuazo524]

Congrats on almost reaching the big 1K!!! Valiant has a lot of awesome books. Great rich history. Great video bro!

[@jtroueche1980]

I remember a somewhat familiar story I got into Valiant about 1992/3 and collected for a few years. Seeing all those comics really brought me back to when I was 12. I just pulled out my box of comics, its not that big! Mostly Marvel, a few DC, and some Image. But I am going to take a day to go through everything and see what I want and don't. My boss got interested in comics again showing images of what he had and what he was buying, before that I had completely forgot about my collection, except for a few years ago I went into a comic store to buy a copy of Wizard and was embarrassed to find out they quit running ten years ago!

[@latch78]

I’m finally reading my Deathmate comics from when I got them new 30 years ago. I looked up the reading order, and so far it’s entertaining and makes sense to me. It’s not the writing nightmare that I’ve heard it was. Im digging it so much that I might start reading a couple Valiant titles from that era, because I was always an Image guy.

[@charliehobbs7968]

Yes! I’m a Die hard Valiant fan. Thanks for sharing this. I collected when it first came out and was very pleased with the amazing art work as well as great stories. I was hooked! My collecting of Valiant comics came to an end when i was desperate for rent and found my self listening to my new wife who wanted me to sell my comics. So it happened all my Marvel comics DC comics and my (1990s) Valiant comics I collected from the sixty’s were sold.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Oh no! It happens though. Maybe you’re collecting again?? Regardless, those Valiants pre-Unity were trailblazers and great indie reads. I still love them so much.

[@mr.sinister887]

I enjoyed those 90`s Valiant Books. I still have them and I will keeping mine.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I’m definitely keeping the core collection. I have many pre-unity doubles tho so those are what I will purge

[@Aki-or9gi]

DON'T sell 'em, mate! I sold all of my early Valiant books about four years ago to pay the rent, and massively regretted it...SO, I've just started rebuying them....rebought the whole 60 issues of Solar, all the Archer & Armstrongs, Bloodshot, Shadowman....and then started buying the new stuff...Divinity, Bloodshot Reborn, etc, etc. Yes, it HAS been an expensive few months! Thanks for this video, pal. Enjoyed the reminiscences!

[@Pureendurance2]

Thanks for posting this. I used to love the old stories as well. Were the newer Valiant comics not as good as stories?

[@cheps5783]

Dinesh Shamdasani had a Valiant themed birthday cake too! Great minds think alike! I wish I got into Valiant Comics as a child. I was mainly into DC Comics around the death of Superman time and Knightfall saga.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Those stories came out a couple years after I started collecting. My start was right around Unity and I loved every moment.

[@starchad1969]

I love Valiant. I bought Magnus 1 from my lcs back in 1991 or 1992. I bought everything up to birth quake. I slowly bought never everything else from all of the original series from the dollar bins over the years.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I did the exact same thing! Stopped at birthquake (right after Chaos Effect) and years later sought out the other titles. Unfortunately, it didn’t have the same story appeal but was still fun to collect. Just bought a Deathmate tour book this weekend.

[@markschroeder5559]

Great vid! I especially liked watching in .25X speed🙂 It really gets my goat when I see them in dollar bins where the store puts a stamp or an extra sticky tag right on the cover. #RespectTheValiant #StayValiant

[@saintmichael7252]

I recall collecting comics exactly as you. Magnus robot fighter #1 was super valuable, then it just crashed..

[@moonjellykevin]

I like the new era of Valiant when Dinesh was running it. The new stuff isn't terrible, but I like Valiant when it feels like the entire universe in it is coherent. The 90's stuff was coherent as well. I actually like some of the stuff post-Unity, but it's after the Acclaim acquisition that I started to lose interest. Along with some issues of Marvel's "What the-," Archer & Armstrong #24 and The Second Life of Doctor Mirage was what really got me into Valiant, especially that original Doctor Mirage.

[@jagstanger27]

Good video! Im a big Valiant fan too! I didnt know about a couple of those Valiant books. I started collecting in the late 90s so the early Valiant was a bit before I started...but I fell in love with early Image, Valiant and Malibu Comics...it was some of my favorite stuff. I vote for you to hang on to the key stuff...Im not sure if Rai 0 with ever reach hundreds of dollars in value, but Im sure the movie will drive the value up a bit...plus, I would say it is a must for any Valiant fan.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Glad to know another Valiant fan! And I loved Malibu as well. Too bad the company didn’t take off. Prime was always such a cool weird concept.

[@bloodytapes4516]

I just got hooked on Rai, Ninjak, and Bloodshot. Now I don't understand why Valiant didn't go big. All the one's I've read were great! Not exactly superheroes, just badasses that kicked ass.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

They’re solid books of the 90s. And I love them lol! Thanks for watching!

[@bloodytapes4516]

@@LongboxLoveAffair thank you for the vid and being a regular person and not youtube personality!

[@MrODIE1972]

Hi, you deserve 2k followers. You do great vids. I never read valiant in 90s. Read Bloodshot on reboot few years ago and was hooked. Rai art and story is amazing

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Agreed - I’m a big Rai fan but less a fan of the current Valiant. I will continue to read Rai though. Thanks for watching!!

[@RAG718]

for some reason I like valiant comic fan too,,, finding those key issues in HG is a task for me,, some are harder then others indeed,, great vid

[@xmenxfactor1]

I sold complete runs of all of them but do pick up the #1's and gold variants ....love them.

[@saintmichael7252]

I have a box of all these comics, Rai 1, Magnus 1, Turok, etc... next men as well, dark horse is also undervalued

[@carnivoreRon]

The Bloodshot staring Vin Diesel will be out in several weeks. The Bloodshot comics may increase in value. There is a projected Faith movie.

[@beyondthemurk]

I think Archer and Armstrong are the best duo in comics.

[@latch78]

I found a Harbinger 5 w/coupon, NM at McKays for 25 cents yesterday

[@danielcameron]

I have all of the VH-1 Era valiant. They are awesome. Read the older stuff

[@southerncomicgeek1626]

I loved the old Valiant too, still trying to add some old harder to get ones to my collection if you wanted to part with a few. I'm with you, their new stuff was ok, just not great enough to pay today's prices for single issues.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I’ve posted a bunch on eBay. Some are still available if you want to check them out. Same username as here. What are you looking for?

[@southerncomicgeek1626]

@@LongboxLoveAffair Rai 1, Early Harbingers,

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Have some Harbingers on eBay now

[@starchad1969]

I keep my Valiant original universe series. I have most of them. Working on the gold variants or Valiant Validated Signature Series. Keep you originals or best copy then resale the rest.

[@AlexDVlogs]

I’m a Valiant Junkie as well! I love your collection!!!!!

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Thanks Alex!

[@Nookinizm]

Cool Valiant history lesson. Nice!

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I aim to please lol =)

[@FLASHERGORDON]

Archer and Armstrong. Nike sneakers. 😎

[@WhiteWhaleComics]

I shot a Valiant video this weekend. Almost done editing it. Guess we both had Valiant on the brain this week! Haha Great video!

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Great stuff!!

[@monkee5th]

Collected Valiant Comics in the early 1990s

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Valiant from that Unity era is one of my favorites

[@BENF802961]

Shadowman & Bloodshot fan here

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Yes! Love those books, especially Bloodshot

[@felixmaldonado7511]

#Stay Valiant.

[@orangehillcomics7830]

Man oh man, wish Valiant had acquired Magnus, Solar, and Turok before they relaunched in 2012.

[@magicgeeks1955]

Wow. We have nearly identical stories , when it comes to collecting valiant comics. For the first couple years I bought everything they put out. In fact I was missing Rai 4 and my girlfriend ( now my wife) got it for me for Christmas. I haven’t sold any of my valiant books. I did see that the black cover solar in 9.8 broke $1000 , but one in 9.6 is much less. Around 100. I may try and slab one. At least keep one of each of the pre unity. As you know replacing could be very difficult, if not expensive.

[@jagstanger27]

Oh, buying the Rai #4 for ya...sounds like she knew how to get the proposal...girlfriend who buys comics for you? Definitely a keeper!

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Most definitely! I loved all those books so much that I now have multiples. Those multiples are what I’ll probably end up selling at some point.

[@djmoonchild01]

Multiple boxes stashed to this day..mine!!😂😂

[@southpawgrammer448]

Great video. I’d say keep your key issues, the Bloodshot movie is being shot now in South Africa and is planned to be followed up with Harbinger movies. Also talk of Quantum & Woody series too. Surprised you don’t like the new stuff as there’s some high quality stories and art in the books (eg Ninja-K, XO) and some of the key (new) books are going for v high prices. Would recommend the live action series ‘Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe’ by Bat in the Sun, low in budget but high in fun and enjoyment. #stayvaliant

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Thanks Southpaw. Good to have your perspective. I’ve just had a hard time getting into those newer ones. C’est la vie! Glad you enjoy them.

[@christopherbriggstheghostr1820]

Got the 3d starter kit comic with a neal Adams cover still with the glasses

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I never knew Neal Adams did that cover. Cool!

[@joshuaclark1930]

Why would I keep a bunch of albeit well written/drawn comics in my home, when any local shop has an amazing collection I can "borrow" for 25c? I'll just keep collecting Strange Tales and Daredevil...

[@MrRigamortis86]

Nice video. I found ShadowMan stayed good the whole run. Once Bob Hall was getting inked over by Tom Ryder everything clicked. Also Magnus 20 had a great Jim Shooter leftover story of a young Magnus. Sorry some kids cake beat you to the punch. Hope his bday sucked. JK Say, if you have a minute Reading Rainbow did a piece at Valiant Studios. You can see a young yuppie ponytail Bob Layton LoL. GREAT video. 90s Valiant is my heart. A guy w nearly a 1000 subscribers can do alot for Valiant. Too bad Acclaim mostly wanted these properties for videogames. Keep them I say. They take space but youd miss them Id wager.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I have many multiples so those are probably the ones I’ll part with. I’m hoping to meet Bob Layton at a convention later this month and get his sig on a Shadowman. Loved that stuff. I’ll keep banging the valiant drum, especially when I recover them from $1 boxes! Thanks for your perspective, bud!

[@alexd15680]

What is your eBay account. I love to buy Solarman # 3 or X-O manowar # 4 from you. I was Valiant fan in pre-unity era as well. Now, I just try to all buy the books that I couldn't afford back then.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

My eBay is the same as here: longboxloveaffair. Thanks!

[@gaga1227]

Thanks for the great video. Biggest takeaway for me: YOUR MUM IS AWESOME !!!

[@gregorblack5557]

Valiant!

[@christopherbriggstheghostr1820]

Love valaint

[@tetrakings]

Now you're almost at 2k

[@evanlanctot323]

No mention of Jim Shooter?

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I must have forgot about it (gasp!). Shooter was very influential, as I’m sure you are aware since you brought him up. A shame he left after Unity. And if you think of it, Unity seemed a lot like Secret Wars.

[@hawkboy71]

Nice work! I'm currently on a quest to get the full Valiant line...filling all the holes I missed since buying Magnus #1 off the rack! I have the Unity Red variant too! CGC 9.8!

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

Awesome stuff love those books. Congrats on that Unity Red! Hard to get in 9.8!

[@BF-Gator]

What's the point of paying extra for a coupon, just buy the #0 issues instead

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

When you cut a coupon out of the book, it essentially defaces the comic. Especially in an era when people were cutting those coupons, the books with everything in one piece are more valued.

[@tacomacomics7946]

My man it sounds like you don't want to sell those. Unless you have to sell for money or make room, I would keep. It sounds like those Valiants have a lot of meaning to you. You can't purchase emotional attachment.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

I’ll definitely keep the core collection but I have a lot of multiples. Just love those books. My childhood lol

[@edwardperez315]

A problem w Valient was their flat, company style artwork.

[@LongboxLoveAffair]

It’s something I always enjoyed when I was a kid. Still love it for nostalgia.

[@ComicAddicts]

Damn nobody likes Rob Liefeld 😂

[@AllbusinessfitnessDFACBUFFALO]

I feel like a twisted up little weiner package

[@orangehillcomics7830]

Man oh man, wish Valiant had acquired Magnus, Solar, and Turok before they relaunched in 2012.

[@comicbookninja5268]

I agree with you because the current Magnus and Turok is not as good as the current Valiant books.