Comments on: Dark Horse Acquires Gold Key/Valiant Heroes

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By: Sell Horses

Sell Horses — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:35:46 +0000

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By: Alton

Alton — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:21:46 +0000

I probably was a bigger fan of the original GOLD KEY titles than I was of DC at the time except for Silver Age Flash and Green Lantern.It was the sci-fi component and launched me as a long time sci-fi fan and lead me to abandon comics for many years.However, I hope Turok returns to the Lost World setting it was started in.If any title deserves a relaunch it is the extremely short lived Brain Boy.That title would benefit from any reworking without ruining the original concept.Please keep these titles DC and Marvel universe free please!

By: Quato

Quato — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 15:51:46 +0000

Glad to see this going forward. Since I have not been collecting many Dark Horse Comics, it would be nice for Dark Horse to give this relaunch it’s own imprint. I think it would be cool to revive the Gold Key logo also.

By: Russ Burlingame

Russ Burlingame — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 22:18:35 +0000

Fletcher, I think you read my entry completely bass-ackwards. My point wasn’t that “Marvelman is so great, who’s going to remember these guys?” It was that these guys have been in circulation much more recently than Marvelman/Miracleman and so I was wondering if despite all Marvel’s promotion these might outsell a Marvelman relaunch.

By: Fletcher

Fletcher — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:38:47 +0000

If it’s good it shouldn’t matter if new readers or younger readers remember Valiant. Do some advertising, have some good art and good stories. Plus, and I direct this to the author of the article Russell Burlingame, younger readers and new readers don’t remember Miracle Man either. If they do it wasn’t because they were reading the stories when Eclipse was publishing the title. It was because someone told them about Miracleman and they had the money to spend on the back issues, or they got daddy to pay for them. Either way when it was coming out they didn’t know anything about Miracleman. What Darkhorse has to do is come up with some hard hitters and a media campaign that will get people to buy their new titles instead of another X book or another event title that DC is pushing every month.

By: darren

darren — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:21:30 +0000

I’m so very happy to hear this! I recently stopped buying comics-for various reasons-and will be happy to step back into my local shop and pick these up. Especially the Shooter written titles. Yay Dark Horse!

By: Arild W

Arild W — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:48:58 +0000

Broadway … hmmm, now THAT was a great comics line. Why not try reviving those series? Star Seed, Fatale and more, these were some of the best comics of the late 90′s. Shame the company folded before it could set its legs.

By: Jo Ahearn

Jo Ahearn — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:24:08 +0000

This is great news. I hope to see some classic styled painted covers!!

By: Robert Hengeveld

Robert Hengeveld — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 09:54:01 +0000

I loved Valiant back in the day, this could be good, but I’m on the fence until we see some previews.

By: Magnus

Magnus — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 07:08:45 +0000

Would of course be interested in anything Magnus related, though I would prefer it to be in the Valiant setting. With Shooter overseeing and writing, I am more than interested. I am looking forward to it.

I noticed some questions above that I have seen discussions about. There was indeed a legal battle over the Valiant characters which is said to be settled now. The preview mentioned above had nothing to do with the comics, it was just an attempt at getting unguarded trademarks.

By: Matthias Silver

Matthias Silver — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:57:57 +0000

I think it’s cool, as long as it’s the same Jim Shooter who was associated with Valiant, and not Defiant. The same Shooter who was the head-honcho at Marvel and not the one who was behind Broadway…all kidding aside, I’m actually excited. I’ll give all the issues a shot when each #1 comes out, if for nothing but nostalgia’s sake. Good luck JS. AGAIN.

By: Mike Noton

Mike Noton — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:41:46 +0000

While I was getting into comics way back when Gold Key was handling these properties, aside from the eye-catching covers they didn’t really appeal to me. Having them woven together into the Valiant Universe was a different matter, though, and I was 100% behind Shooter & co. in the early ’90s in feeling as if I was witnessing the birth of a new era evocative of dropping into the early 1960s and getting on board Marvel’s Silver Age rise. Given the drek Marvel was pushing at the same time (the “hot” artist speculation-driven market from the end of the eighties into the half of the nineties had all but buried actual storytelling at Marvel) it was a wonderful breath of air with the feel of instant nostalgia.

So, yes, I’m generally interested and will be watching for specifics. Until they kicked Shooter to the curb I was highly enthusiastic about the Valiant-era titles.

Given the cover prices these days, though, I’m not sure how inclined I’m going to be to just jump in on these as monthlies. Sure, I know that many will say that if we don’t buy the singles there may never be a trade edition, but at this stage in the business I’d have to declare that outdated thinking if a publisher is approaching it that way. I know I’ll enjoy them more in a collected form, and in most cases will be paying a more reasonable cost per page. I know that’s how I roll with many titles now, including Hellboy, Walking Dead, etc.

Still, that’s a set of decisions I’ll have to make as the solicitations hit.

By: Scott

Scott — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:17:06 +0000

I was too young to read the original Gold Key books, and was too set in my ways to try the Valiant versions. But I started reading comics on Jim Shooter’s watch at Marvel, and loved what he did with Marvel’s books in the ’80s, so I’m definitely curious.

When I think of Magnus, Solar and Turok, I think of those absolutely fantastic painted covers. I hope the new comics have a retro vibe that doesn’t “update” all of the cool out of them.

By: George E Warner

George E Warner — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:08:07 +0000

The best part of this news other than having the right person (Shooter) at the helm is that he’s stated that he is starting from scratch with the characters and that everything that has come before is being “wiped clean.” Bye Bye VEI!

By: Ivan Rakitic

Ivan Rakitic — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:14:38 +0000

I think this is great news for fans of both the Valiant and original Gold Key comics. Having Jim Shooter involved in the process is definitely a step in the right direction.

I will also add my vote to an Atlas/Seaboard revival. There were definitely a few gems (or, at least, diamonds in the rough) among their titles, and certainly many interesting ideas.

They were also the first company to return artwork to their artists and laid much of the groundwork for some of the benefits that comic book professionals are enjoying today.

There is a complete comic book universe with a history (albeit brief) dating back to the 70s just waiting to be acquired by some smart businessman/company. I would love to see what Jim Shooter could do with their characters.

By: Vinnie Bartilucci

Vinnie Bartilucci — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 16:04:45 +0000

Public domain is often used very loosely. It usually means “No one is using this so odds are I won’t get in trouble if I do”. It’s how a lot of those mad crazy cheap movies on tape and now DVD get done – person finds a print of an old film, assumes that nobody is watching over it, releases it on video and if nobody grouses, he gets away with it.

If there’s a company still holding the rights to Fatman, then he’s protected. If there isn’t, somebody might be willing to take a chance.

By: William

William — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 06:30:05 +0000

you seem much more educated in your response than I was Nat, so perhaps Fatman is *not*, but I was told at the NY Comic Con this past Feb. that he was indeed, and apparently, 2 or 3 comic pros would like to do him, one assumes, in a humorous tone. so that was the basis of my statement; i didn’t mean to imply i had some “insider info” about the coveted Fatman, The Human Flying Saucer copyright.

By: robert torres

robert torres — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:21:04 +0000

wow! 2060 i’m going be old man then, well anyway the Gold Key revival is awesome!!

By: Nat Gertler

Nat Gertler — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:50:20 +0000

Atlas comics are not only not yet in the public domain, presuming they properly gave notice and registered when first published (and were Work For Hire), they will not be in the public domain until the 2060. As for the claim that Fatman is public domain, I’d be curious to see the basis for the claim… again, if the copyright was properly marked and registered at the time (and assuming it was a US publication, which I think it was), it should be decades away from public domain status.

By: hondo

hondo — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 02:14:27 +0000

I love that these old characters are coming back. I’m hoping with the success of the Gold Key line that we can see the return of the Dark Horse heroes and the two franchises merged.

It’ll be weird not having the rest of the Valiant universe characters, but it was weird but good what Acclaim did too.

Atlas ? Wow, we’re really reaching now. Are we trying to get anything at all ? The next thing I’ll be hearing about Continuity.

Bring the Shooter Gold Key !

Note : I’ve noticed Mighty Samson mentioned. That was an original Silver Age Gold Key title, but never a Valiant title. Never read the character but am eager to see what Shooter does with it. I’d never ever read any of the Gold Key previous to Valiant but fell in love with them, hard.

By: Bert Duckwall

Bert Duckwall — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:31:53 +0000

Silver Key Comics?

By: Raffaele Ienco

Raffaele Ienco — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:15:33 +0000

Big fan of Shooter’s. Glad to see he’s back in the comic biz.

By: Floris from Holland

Floris from Holland — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:50:00 +0000

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By: Floris from Holland

Floris from Holland — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:48:24 +0000

With Shooter there, I’ll see what comes out of it. I would have like XO-manowar and Shadowman, Archer and Armstrong to return too, but than again, that was al thing of the past. A beautiful thing, before it fell to its doom. Shooter has the vision for it, and I hope thsi time, the properties get a chance to grow yet again. But please, no nogtalgic stories, sure they were great, but I don;t want a reboot, a rehash of old material, I want growth, new ideas, new stories with a familiar character and supporting cast. Wishing Dark Horse and Shooter all the best from Holland. And thanks Newsarama for all the hard work.

By: Bobby Nash

Bobby Nash — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:05:54 +0000

Great news. I love these characters. I would have loved to write Turok back in his Valiant days.

Bobby

By: Fahad

Fahad — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:52:51 +0000

You bring up a very interesting question Mr. Burlingame. As a twenty-something avid comic reader I will be quite honest in saying that, yes, the prospects of a new Magnus or Dr. Solar book entices me more than the prospects of a new Marvel Man book. Now that is not to say that I don’t know or appreciate Marvel Man’s cultural and historical significance, I do! It’s just that with the exception of Moore’s run of the book (namely the Kid Miracleman stories) I have no significant attachment to the character. Whereas with the Gold Key characters there are a significant attachment to my generation, whether it is through the 90′s comics or the various Video Game tie-ins.

I am really rooting for this one, I would love to see an amazingly produced (and consistent) Gold Key line of books from Dark Horse.

I can’t wait for this.

By: William

William — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:11:25 +0000

I am seriously looking into getting the rights of the Atlas/Seaboard characters, if it is at all possible. I don’t think they’re in the Public Domain yet, but you know who is? Fatman the Human Flying Saucer. That’s right.

By: R. Lawrence Blake

R. Lawrence Blake — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:45:25 +0000

If Shooter is involved, I’m there.

By: Sabmiqys

Sabmiqys — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:07:50 +0000

Absolutely. If Shooter gets decent talent on these books, I’m there. I enjoyed his Valiant work before things went awry and hope that he can recapture the fire.