Valiant Comics

Valiant Comics is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989, by Jim Shooter (a former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief) and Bob Layton (a former Marvel artist).

During the early '90s boom in the comic book industry — the same one that gave birth to Spawn, The Death of Superman, and a record-shattering X-Men relaunch — Valiant introduced original properties like Harbinger (super-powered teens on the run), Rai (a samurai in the future), X-O Manowar (a fifth-century Visigoth in a stolen suit of alien armor), and Archer & Armstrong (it's complicated).

After fading away with much of the comics industry in the post-boom late '90s, Valiant returned with a vengeance in 2012. Under new leadership, it relaunched most of its flagship titles with a formidable team of fan-favorite comics creators, equally comfortable in the worlds of mainstream superhero punch-'em-ups and experimental indie work.

Long story short, two worlds collided and a new universe was born.