Valiant Effort Podcast

I think I'll just drop this here. Hello Valiant listeners, here we have a lost episode of Valiant Effort recorded earlier this year. Remember, Valiant Effort is the first Valiant trade review show where a seasoned Valiant reader introduces his buddy to Valiant Comics and comics in general. Thanks for listening!

In this quick episode Joshua and Karyn talk about Joshua Dysart's new online comic Living Level 3.  You can read the comic online at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshua-dysart/living-level-3-graphic-novel_b_9012914.html

It's a new year and a new season of Valiant Effort. Listen to this mini episode where we talk about Quantum & Woody and the future of our podcast. We're really excited about the next year of episodes.

It's time to read the conclusion to Fred Van Lente's run on Archer & Armstrong! In this episode we talk about celebrity worship, conspiracy theories, and we find out who Archer's parents are. Plus we discuss our views on the series as a whole and the longest easter egg section to date! Also, we did put our childhood movie trailer online. You can find it on our website vepodcast.wordpress.com. Reach out to us on twitter @vepodcast or email us at vepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to another episode of Valiant Effort Interacts. In this episode Josh and Karyn take a look at the eight XO Manowar stories published under the Kindle Worlds program. Don't know what Kindle Worlds is? Take a listen and explore a new and exciting aspect of Valiant fandom! Altogether there are 87 Valiant stories in the Kindle Worlds program and we hope to read them all at some point. If you have a favorite one let us know on twitter @vepodcast, or by emailing us at vepodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for the listen!

This is it! The final chapter of Armor Hunters. This time we'll check in and see what the Generation Zero kids were up to during the world changing event. Also, a couple of Renegades may get peppered in there as well. If you're ready for an in-depth conversation on text boxes this is the podcast for you. We also talk about the morality of making weapons of mass destruction and we talk about whether fate is real or not. But mostly text boxes. This episode we also wrap up our thoughts on Armor Hunters as a whole. Thanks for listening!

It's Bloodshot's turn in our Armor Hunters Summerfest! This episode we discuss what the Nanite Crusader was up to while the Armor Hunters were destroying the planet. Tangents in this episode include discussions on Lilt's character design, euthanasia (sorry for the heavy topic), and elbow macaroni (not as heavy a topic). Also in this episode Nick holds his first chromium cover. Lastly, this is your final opportunity to see the trailer to the movie Nick and I made when we were in High School. The movie is bad and so is the trailer and you know you want to see it. Just a couple of more iTunes reviews and we'll publish it on our website (vepodcast.wordpress.com).

It's our third episode covering Valiant's Summerfest! Do we have Armor Hunters fatigue? Absolutely not! In this episode we discuss the seventh X-O Manowar trade, or the trade that should truly be called Prelude to Armor Hunters. Topics include: our theories on the armor's origins, the importance of friendship, and how we really, really, want the Armor Hunters to be an ongoing series. Please note: we recorded this episode before the X-O Manowar 25th Anniversary Special came out. Tune in to see if our theroies about the armor and the Vine are right or wrong! And don't forget our iTunes reviews for a trailer! You have until the end of June. Thanks for listening!

It's part two of our Summerfest Extravaganza! In this episode we talk about the third Unity trade which also ties into Armor Hunters. We talk about what we like and don't like out of Unity so far and we also discuss how well this story fits in with the overall story of Armor Hunters! Also, remember to tweet your #VagueNews fake spoilers at Nick's twitter handle @loungefly02! And lastly, you're running out of time! Your intrepid hosts, Nick and Josh, made a movie in High School. Do you want to see the trailer to that (awful) movie? Five new itunes reviews by the end of June will lead to our forever embarrassment. So get reviewing world or the trailer goes back in the vault!

The HUGE Armor Hunters Event 2014 is finally being covered by us and it's so exciting Nick fell asleep while recording the episode. And if you think I'm joking, tune-in to find out why and try not to laugh too much at the poor guy. In this episode we talk about whether or not Aric has really changed, teeth pulling and Arnold action lines. Also, Nick has no idea how many episodes it's going to take to fully cover Armor Hunters, but the ground floor is here. One more thing: your intrepid hosts, Nick and Josh, made a movie in High School. Do you want to see the trailer to that (awful) movie? Five new itunes reviews by the end of June will lead to our forever embarrassment. So get reviewing world or the trailer goes back in the vault!

Murder in the 41st century! This episode Nick and Josh tackle the first volume of Rai. Discussions include the Pullbox Plus edition, Rai's character design, whether Father is really the bad guy and Clayton Crain's artwork. And also we discuss whether the premise of our show is still viable: Is Nick still a new comic book reader. One more thing: your intrepid hosts, Nick and Josh, made a movie in High School. Do you want to see the trailer to that (awful) movie? Five new itunes reviews by the end of June will lead to our forever embarrassment. So get reviewing world or the trailer goes back in the vault!

...And we're back! Our schedules have cleared up and we're ready to talk some Quantum & Woody. In this episode we talk about depth of character, dynamic panel layouts and goat babies! We're very excited to finally be talking some comics again, so set your fancy new apple watch to the Valiant Effort Podcast! Also, your intrepid hosts, Nick and Josh, made a movie in High School. Do you want to see the trailer to that (awful) movie? Five new itunes reviews by the end of June will lead to our forever embarrassment. So get reviewing world or the trailer goes back in the vault!

It's another installment of Valiant Effort Interacts, and this time we talk about the person who got me (Josh) into comics: my Dad! My father, Dr. Jamie Eves, is a historian and professor, and when he's not talking about American History he loves to talk about comics! In this episode we talk about how he started reading comics as a kid, why he prefers independent comics, and how he started reading Valiant Comics in the '90's. We end the conversation discussing the current state of the comic book industry, and we talk about his favorite comic book company (the answer may surprise you). We also really appreciate you guys hanging in with us without having a new episode up in awhile. Nick and I both have jobs that take a great deal of our time and scheduling has been rough, but we should be back on schedule next week with our look at Quantum & Woody Volume 3!

If you recall from our earliest episodes we talked about Nick's "massive" childhood comic book collection.  In this episode we will read and dissect one of these comics and give it the same scrutiny we've given Valiant.  We explore several topics, such as what makes a good pun?  Are the shows you watched as a child as good as you remember?  Do kids comics talk down to kids? We hope you like our new format!

It's time to read Valiant's longest trade to date and we're celebrating with our longest episode.  This episode we are joined by Karyn for a three-person discussion on Harbinger Volume 5: Death of a Renegade.  Who dies? Can Nick handle it?  Will Josh and Karyn bicker the whole episode?  Also, we want you to email us your story about when you read the Harbinger death issue and if we get enough we will share the stories on a future episode.  We remember where we were when we read Harbinger #23, do you? Email us at vepodcast@gmail.com! Thanks for listening!