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    Valiant Comics began as an imprint of Voyager Communications, established in 1989 in part by former Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter. It was discontinued in 1996 after being bought out by Acclaim Entertainment. After Acclaim closed its doors in 2004, the publisher was revived as Valiant Entertainment and has been publishing new material since May 2012.

    X-O Manowar vs. Shadowman vs. Harbinger

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    #1  Edited By SmashBrawler


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    #2  Edited By SmashBrawler

    I'm planning to add another Valiant book to my pull list and I've decided to choose between these three titles. X-O Manowar and Shadowman are the ones that interest me the most. I'm interested in reading Harbinger because of the upcoming Valiant event, Harbinger Wars (although I have heard great stuff about this book as well).

    The Valiant book I'm already reading is Bloodshot.

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    #3  Edited By the_tree

    I like X-O Manowar the most. I enjoy the whole man out of time concept, the action is great, and I also like its alien invasion aspect. Harbinger is my number two pick.

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    #4  Edited By SmashBrawler

    Oh and for the record, I have no idea why I put that D option there since the only other Valiant book around is Archer and Armstrong (which does look kinda cool, but it's not in the top of my priority list).

    EDIT: Nevermind, I'm going to use Option D to check the results later on.

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    #5  Edited By DJ1107

    @SmashBrawler:

    A&A isn't the only other Valiant title around. There's also Bloodshot which dispite the intoxicating smell of the 90's all over it (The name, The design, The guns) It's actually really good from what I've heard. Then again all of Valiant's book have been good.

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    #6  Edited By SmashBrawler

    @DJ1107: I know, I did mention that Bloodshot is the Valiant title I'm currently reading. Anyway, which of those three would you recommend?

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    #7  Edited By TDK_1997

    I like the most Bloodshot.The thing is really awesome and it is pretty bloody which I like.

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    #8  Edited By the_tree

    LOL. I guess no one can read the OP.

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    #9  Edited By SmashBrawler

    @TDK_1997 said:

    I like the most Bloodshot.The thing is really awesome and it is pretty bloody which I like.

    Ahem...

    @SmashBrawler said:

    The Valiant book I'm already reading is Bloodshot.

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    #10  Edited By k4tzm4n  Moderator

    Honestly, they're all amazing but X-O is my favorite.

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    #11  Edited By JairamGanpat

    @SmashBrawler:

    I'm reading all three :D

    I went with Harbinger although X-O is a really close second.

    Shadowman is really good too but so far its just been a lot of build up. : /

    so yeah, if you have to pick between X-O and Shadowman, go for X-O Manowar. HARBINGER IS REALLY COOL THO!

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    #12  Edited By SmashBrawler

    Bumping for great justice.

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    #13  Edited By rasx

    XO if you like good scifi.

    Shadowman if you like supernatural stuff with crazy villains.

    A&A has a lot of politics and religious stuff done in a really funny way.

    My favorites are Bloodshot and Shadowman.

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    #14  Edited By JakeN7

    @SmashBrawler said:

    I'm planning to add another Valiant book to my pull list and I've decided to choose between these three titles. X-O Manowar and Shadowman are the ones that interest me the most. I'm interested in reading Harbinger because of the upcoming Valiant event, Harbinger Wars (although I have heard great stuff about this book as well).

    The Valiant book I'm already reading is Bloodshot.

    I would pick Shadowman, but that's only because I'm only reading that and Bloodshot. I've thought the same thing about Harbinger in regards to Harbinger Wars. I ended up asking k4tzm4n about it, and he said all three titles (Bloodshot, Harbinger Wars, and Harbinger) are going to be pretty self-contained and you don't need to know anything about the other two books to enjoy just one of them. Plus, with the event itself being a limited series, and the recap pages at the front of each book, you should have no trouble understanding what's going on. So I wouldn't let Harbinger Wars be the deciding factor in which other Valiant title you want to read.

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    #15  Edited By SmashBrawler

    Oh sh!t, I can't believe I forgot about this thread. And the other Valiant book I'm reading is...

    X-O Manowar!

    Thanks to everyone who voted and commented.

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