Valiant is taking their comics and creators on the road to meet more than a million fans in the US and Canada throughout 2016. The publisher announced new dates for the Valiant 2016 Convention Tour – a months-long, coast-to-coast celebration. The Valiant tour hits Seattle’s Emerald City Comicon 2016 (ECCC) next week. From Thursday, April 7th through Sunday, April 10th, fans engage with Valiant at the Washington State Convention Center for a weekend packed with programming, special guests, and ECCC exclusives. Valiant will be at Booth #1702 all weekend long.
Fans can get the highest-proofed exclusive of the weekend with the A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG #1 ECCC EXCLUSIVE VARIANT – featuring the artwork of fan-favorite artist Ian McGinty and writer Rafer Roberts and artist David Lafuente kick off the first issue of Valiant’s next series here with “IN THE BAG” – an insane rescue mission sending Archer into the depths of Armstrong’s bottomless satchel to free his roguish partner from an ages-old enemy…but only if he can fight his way through a mind-bending maze of history’s greatest lost treasures first!” (Click on the image to see it full size.)
Then, meet the teams behind superhero sagas with signings from an all-star cast of special guests, including artist Clayton Crain (4001 A.D.), artist Adam Gorham, breakout writer Jody Houser (FAITH), and writer Robert Venditti (X-O MANOWAR).
Here are the ECCC Valiant panels:
Thursday, April 7th at 5:30 PM in Room T301 with Valiant 101: New Fans Start Here! “You’ve heard the buzz… You’ve seen the reviews… Now find out where to start with Valiant Comics! From X-O MANOWAR to NINJAK to FAITH and ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, jump on board here with a concise and fun-filled introduction to Valiant’s biggest, most memorable characters…and find out for yourself why Buzzfeed calls Valiant “a universe full of your new favorite superheroes!”
On Saturday, April 9th at 12:15 PM in Room W3A, “blast into Valiant’s most ambitious blockbuster event yet with Valiant: The Summer of 4001 A.D.! This summer…the future of Earth will be decided in the stars when Valiant presents the blockbuster crossover event of the year in 4001 A.D.! Now, get primed for the epic showdown between Rai and the forces of New Japan right here at Emerald City Comicon with an exclusive panel presentation from an all-star cast of Valiant staff and creators! Plus: don’t miss an all-new round of news and announcements for ARCHER & ARMSTRONG, BLOODSHOT REBORN, DIVINITY, FAITH, NINJAK, X-O MANOWAR, and more!”
Emerald City Comicon is April 7-10 in Seattle.
By Editor