Valiant Introduces One Dollar Debuts

Thank you, Valiant.

@usabfb said:

Thank you, Valiant.

They know how to market, for sure. This may finally help me convince friends to actually buy Shadowman.

OMG YES! I'm gonna' pick up Shadowman and X-O Manowar! Maybe even Archer and Armstrong! So excites!

Now THIS is how you sell comics. Big Two and company, TAKE NOTES.

There is absolutely no reason not to buy these books

I have been so against Valiant. But I suppose I should give it a shot. It's just I read about these characters and they don't exactly excite me. Bloodshot seems… ridiculous. X-O Manowar's costume is silly. I can't respect the man. As does Ninjak. I… These titles. I don't know. Also Archer and Armstrong look more like CrossBow and Hobo. I think Shadowman and Harbinger are the only ones I may be able to stand.

$1 reprints are a cool idea. I have $1 reprints of Madman #1 and Detective Comics #854.

The thing is the first issues of the Valiant books were (maybe still are) free on comixology so i got them all on there.

well played valiant well played

@YourCounterpoint: you do know that judging books by there cover is wrong right?

@Mucklefluga: yea but their still those that are scared of digi comics

Cool idea. Very cool.

Just like the 'Image Firsts?' NICE.

moar Ninjak

Hmm, I think I might actually look into this.

They love us. $1 issues and TPB for 5 issues only $10. Watch out Marvel and DC.

it will gimme a chance to read x-o manowar. i read every other title but that one.

RIDE ON. very cool .

Very nice.

While I understand and respect the purpose of these types of reprints, they seem like more trouble than they're worth. Suppose someone picks this up in their local store to try it out, loves it, and wants issue #2 on, but the store is already up to issue #10 or so without any of the back issues? From what I've seen in the past from other publishers this isn't really the purpose anyway, it's more of an advertisement for the trades. But in those circumstances you end up paying for the material in the first issue twice. I just don't see the value in it.

I think it's a much better move to make a first issue $1 at it's first release, so that you can influence people to get in on the ground floor. There have been lots of books I never would have considered trying, that I gave a chance because I could try the book out at a low cost without getting behind. I discovered a lot of great books that way, whereas, I've only picked up a few of these reprint #1's in the past, and have never actually continued reading any of those series beyond the first issue.

Listen to @k4tzm4n Buy these books!

@nappystr8 said:

I think it's a much better move to make a first issue $1 at it's first release, so that you can influence people to get in on the ground floor.

Couldn't agree more. I hate passing on an unproven book based an two or three bucks, but I do it... like many others, I'm sure.

Awesome sauce

Archer & Armstrong, Bloodshot and Shadowman for me!

I am already reading all of the Valiant titles and pay the $3.99 cover price. This seems like what my cable company does. They give new subscribers all the channels for $29 a month and I continue to pay $149 a month as a long time customer.

This is AWESOME. No matter what anyone may think of their books, Valiant sure knows how to treat comic book readers!

'Some readers still scared of digi comics?' What a foolish statement. Paper comics are the better format and will be until digi comics have animated panels.

OK, yep, definitely going to try A&A for that price.

@ptigrusmagus said:

'Some readers still scared of digi comics?' What a foolish statement. Paper comics are the better format and will be until digi comics have animated panels.

yea, no.