Valiant Hero Universe Origins: The Valiant

Illustrated by Paolo Rivera
Paperback
$24.99 US
On sale Oct 15, 2024 | 280 Pages | 9781962201407

Explore the Valiant Universe in THE VALIANT, a captivating series ideal for new readers.

This epic narrative unites iconic heroes like Bloodshot, Eternal Warrior, and Ninjak, alongside the enigmatic Geomancer, to face an ancient, otherworldly menace. It's your gateway to exploring a universe where legends live, battles rage, and myths come to life.

Contains the detailed history of the Valiant Universe! From New York Times best-selling writers Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), and Eisner Award winning artist Paolo Rivera (Daredevil) comes an epic ten millennia in the making!
Jeff Lemire is a prolific, award-winning comic book writer and artist from Ontario, who's known for creating literary stories depicting the frailties, fears, and hopes of the human condition.

He's worked extensively with all the major comic book publishers, penning well-received runs on Animal ManGreen ArrowHawkeye, and Old Man Logan for DC and Marvel. His creator-owned works, which are even more highly aclaimed, include The Underwater Welder, The Essex County Trilogy, and Lost Dogs from Top Shelf Productions; DescenderA.D. After Death (with Scott Snyder,) and Royal City, from Image; and Sweet ToothTrillium, and The Nobody from Vertigo. His original graphic novel Roughneck was published by Simon and Schuster in 2017.

Jeff won the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist in 2008 for Essex County, and again in 2013 for The Underwater Welder and Sweet Tooth. He's been a nominee for multiple Eisner awards, a Harvery Award, and the Ignatz Award. Descender and The Underwater Welder have both been optioned for major motion pictures.

He lives in Toronto with his family. View titles by Jeff Lemire

About

Explore the Valiant Universe in THE VALIANT, a captivating series ideal for new readers.

This epic narrative unites iconic heroes like Bloodshot, Eternal Warrior, and Ninjak, alongside the enigmatic Geomancer, to face an ancient, otherworldly menace. It's your gateway to exploring a universe where legends live, battles rage, and myths come to life.

Contains the detailed history of the Valiant Universe! From New York Times best-selling writers Jeff Lemire (Sweet Tooth) and Matt Kindt (BRZRKR), and Eisner Award winning artist Paolo Rivera (Daredevil) comes an epic ten millennia in the making!

Author

Jeff Lemire is a prolific, award-winning comic book writer and artist from Ontario, who's known for creating literary stories depicting the frailties, fears, and hopes of the human condition.

He's worked extensively with all the major comic book publishers, penning well-received runs on Animal ManGreen ArrowHawkeye, and Old Man Logan for DC and Marvel. His creator-owned works, which are even more highly aclaimed, include The Underwater Welder, The Essex County Trilogy, and Lost Dogs from Top Shelf Productions; DescenderA.D. After Death (with Scott Snyder,) and Royal City, from Image; and Sweet ToothTrillium, and The Nobody from Vertigo. His original graphic novel Roughneck was published by Simon and Schuster in 2017.

Jeff won the Joe Shuster Award for Outstanding Canadian Comic Book Cartoonist in 2008 for Essex County, and again in 2013 for The Underwater Welder and Sweet Tooth. He's been a nominee for multiple Eisner awards, a Harvery Award, and the Ignatz Award. Descender and The Underwater Welder have both been optioned for major motion pictures.

He lives in Toronto with his family. View titles by Jeff Lemire

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