Rai 18” High Quality Roto-Cast Statue by Valiant Comics & X Plus USA

Valiant Entertainment has teamed up with X Plus USA to release this gorgeous new statue of the 41st century’s greatest hero, Rai! Shockingly this is the first ever officially licensed statue of the spirit guardian of New Japan and it looks freaking amazing. Looming at a colossal 18” tall, this finely detailed rotocast resin statue brings the champion of 4001 A.D. into three steel-hardened dimensions on top of a battle-scarred base.

With two polyresin swords that capture the raw power and unmatched grandeur of the futuristic hero, Rai is ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice! Protect the future – and your comic collection – with this immaculately designed limited edition collectible. Collectors can pre-order this amazing Valiant Comics Rai 18” High Quality Roto-Cast Statue now at Entertainment Earth for $319.99 (with free shipping) here.

Space City Comic Con Exclusive 4001 A.D. #1 Variant by Clayton Henry x David Baron x Valiant Comics

This weekend the Valiant 2016 Convention Tour is blasting into Space City Comic Con in Houston, Texas, and they’re bringing with them a galaxy’s worth of merchandise, programming, panels, and the best-reviewed comics in the industry! Along with the Valiant Comics booth, fans can visit the Space Cadets booth and the Space City Comic Con merchandise booth to pick up the SCCC exclusive 4001 A.D. #1 variant featuring the artwork of Valiant exclusive all-stars Clayton Henry and David Baron.

New York Times best-selling writer Matt Kindt, superstar artist Clayton Crain, and Eisner Award winner David Mack kick off the first issue of 4001 A.D., Valiant's most ambitious summer event, as Rai leads the heroes of the 41st century into an explosive rebellion against the despotic ruler Father and the forces of New Japan! Space City Comic Con attendees can also visit David Baron’s booth to get this awesome exclusive signed!

Valiant Comics comes to Texas thanks to Space City Comic Con!

This year, Valiant Comics is taking the most critically acclaimed publishing line in comics on the road and gearing up to meet more than a million fans in the US and Canada throughout 2016. Later this month, Valiant’s tour brings them to the Lone Star State (aka Texas) thanks to our friends at Space City Comic Con!!! Valiant’s one-of-a-kind convention road show is slated to storm through Houston during the 2016 Space City Comic Con this Memorial Day weekend, May 27th-29th, at NRG Center. Weekend passes, single day tickets and even VIP passes are now available for the event here.

Be sure to visit Valiant’s Space City Comic Con booth to find out why Valiant has captured the nation’s biggest headlines with a complete collection of trade paperbacks and hardcovers featuring Valiant’s world-class roster of superheroes and villains, including X-O Manowar, Bloodshot Reborn, Ninjak, Book of Death, Rai, Archer and Armstrong, The Death-Defying Doctor Mirage and many more! Space City Comic Con 2016 will also play host to a number of comic book creators that currently work with or have worked with Valiant over the past few years, including superstar writer Fred Van Lente, Matt Haley, David Baron, Eliot Rahal and Donny Cates.

Happy Holidays from Valiant Comics!

Happy Holidays from Valiant Comics!

Art by Tom Fowler

Happy Holidays from Valiant Entertainment!

Happy Holidays from Valiant Entertainment!

The Summer of Valiant Comics Starts Today!

The Blot honestly cannot believe this is happening. After years of speculation and legal fights over ownership of the Valiant name and its large cast of characters, the Valiant universe is officially re-launching this summer after a twelve year hiatus. The Blot was a HUGE Valiant fan back in the 90s, with some of my all time favorite comic books being Magnus Robot Fighter, Rai and Archer & Armstrong. I can even still remember purchasing the last Valiant comic every produced (until today), Unity 2000 #3, at Austin Books while in college. So you can probably imagine how excited I am for today’s release of X-O Manowar #1.

If you haven’t heard, this summer Valiant Entertainment is restarting the Valiant universe with the debut of four new titles (1 a month over the next 4 months): X-O Manowar, Harbinger, Bloodshot and Archer & Armstrong. Each book brings back fond memories of the comic book industry’s heyday, and I can only hope Valiant is able to find an audience. It sounds like X-O’s already selling like gangbusters, but who knows how fans will react. To be honest it is probably the 1 book I am looking forward to the least as it’s the only series I did not really read during its original run. 

So far we really do not know much about the re-launch, but here are a few tidbits I’ve learned that I know will excite long term Valiant fans. First, Zephyr will be appearing in Harbinger! Second, once again the Valiant universe will be populated by three eternal brothers: Armstrong (of Archer & Armstrong), the Eternal Warrior (of the hit popular comic of the same name) and Ivar (aka the Timewalker). And last but not least, as you can see in the promo image above, a Rai series should be just around the corner! It’ll be interesting to see how they that series into Bloodshot. Sadly, Valiant Entertainment did not acquire the rights to the old Gold Key characters (Magnus, Solar and Turok), meaning they will not be a part of this new universe. 

X-O Manowar issue #1, the first new book from Valiant Entertainment, drops today, May 2nd, at comic book specialty shops everywhere! Be sure to pick up your copy today