The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of THE
VALIANT #1 from Valiant Entertainment. The story is by Jeff Lemire and Matt
Kindt, with art by Paolo Rivera.
For 10,000 years, Gilad the Eternal Warrior has protected
the Earth and its voice – the Geomancer. However, three times he failed to “the
voice” from The Immortal Enemy; and that failure plunged the world into a new
dark age. Now Gilad feels that The Immortal Enemy is returning and destroy the
latest Geomancer – Kay McHenry. But this time Gilad thinks things will be
different as he has allies who could help him beat this threat. But is he
right, or is he doomed to fail once again?
This is another awesome read from Valiant, thanks to the
great team up of Lemire and Kindt. Most of this issue is flashbacks to Gilad’s failures
against The Immortal Enemy and the consequences of that failure. It basically
sets up what will happen if he fails once again. To say that Paolo Rivera’s art
is beautiful is an understatement; he knocked it out of the park with this
issue. I think this would be a great jumping on point for people who are
interested in getting on the Valiant train; and I would advise to do so. It’s
been a great ride so far!
THE VALIANT #1 is in stores now, or available for
ordering at valiantuniverse.com.
