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arf88's review
4.0
This has been described as Conan the Barbarian meets the Iron Man armour, and well, I can't really argue with that.
This was a promising start. Aric comes off a bit too stupid to live in some places, but I assume his character is going to have some growth. The Vine are an interesting villain, although they veer into evil caricatures sometimes. They story is mostly set up, but it was interesting set up, that left lots of questions I'm desperate to have answered.
As for the art, I didn't really have any strong opinions one way or another. There wasn't any panels I hated, and there were a couple I quite liked, so I'd say it's more a strength than a weakness.
This was a promising start. Aric comes off a bit too stupid to live in some places, but I assume his character is going to have some growth. The Vine are an interesting villain, although they veer into evil caricatures sometimes. They story is mostly set up, but it was interesting set up, that left lots of questions I'm desperate to have answered.
As for the art, I didn't really have any strong opinions one way or another. There wasn't any panels I hated, and there were a couple I quite liked, so I'd say it's more a strength than a weakness.
amwright's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
scottpm's review
4.0
Great start to the new rebooted series. An interesting concept as well can only strengthen the plot going forward.
raj_page's review
5.0
I've never read Valiant comics before and I am not familiar with the characters either. Went in totally blind. And I've to say, I'm pretty impressed.
This is the first comic in the Valiant Universe and if the other characters are anything like Aric, this is going to be a great journey.
The art is top notch, the storytelling is awesome and I loved the character. The series is heavy on graphic blood and I'd not recommend it to a younger audience. But somehow it draws you in with a morbid fascination.
This is the first comic in the Valiant Universe and if the other characters are anything like Aric, this is going to be a great journey.
The art is top notch, the storytelling is awesome and I loved the character. The series is heavy on graphic blood and I'd not recommend it to a younger audience. But somehow it draws you in with a morbid fascination.
craigmaxwell's review
3.0
My first Valiant comic - a good start to a promising new Universe.
An enjoyable read with some great action illustration, however I feel like a lot of key points were glazed over in this first issue, I’m hoping they are flushed out in further issues. I’m intrigued enough to continue with the next volume.
An enjoyable read with some great action illustration, however I feel like a lot of key points were glazed over in this first issue, I’m hoping they are flushed out in further issues. I’m intrigued enough to continue with the next volume.
crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
I'm way late to the game in reading this particular Valiant series. I tried ordering volume one of this from three different sources, and it never quite worked out, so I eventually forgot that I didn't have it.
It arrived at some point yesterday while I was at work, and I began reading it first thing this morning.
It's very good. A fourth century Visigoth with The Biggest Grudge Against Rome in history is kidnapped by colonizing aliens and enslaved. While escaping the aliens' ship he encounters their mega-weapon, a suit of armor that has to deem the user worthy. It's killed countless of the aliens, but guess which slave protagonist is somehow worthy? The Visigoth then escapes, arriving back on Earth in 2012 because, why not?
It's a super fun time-travel/space adventure story that you couldn't really do in Marvel or DC without it seeming very silly. At Valiant, it works perfectly, and I"m excited to see how it fits into the larger universe.
It arrived at some point yesterday while I was at work, and I began reading it first thing this morning.
It's very good. A fourth century Visigoth with The Biggest Grudge Against Rome in history is kidnapped by colonizing aliens and enslaved. While escaping the aliens' ship he encounters their mega-weapon, a suit of armor that has to deem the user worthy. It's killed countless of the aliens, but guess which slave protagonist is somehow worthy? The Visigoth then escapes, arriving back on Earth in 2012 because, why not?
It's a super fun time-travel/space adventure story that you couldn't really do in Marvel or DC without it seeming very silly. At Valiant, it works perfectly, and I"m excited to see how it fits into the larger universe.
kavinay's review
2.0
Pretty straightforward. Not bad but not particularly great either. Still the pulpy premise--space Conan!--has always intrigued me about X-O. BTW, the art is great, there just isn't a lot more than a by the numbers origin story here.
trike's review
4.0
I quite enjoyed this book. It's a fairly lightweight action story which combines ancient Rome with alien Iron Man-type armor and invading insectoid aliens. The hot-headed Visigoth warrior Aric leads the charge into battle against Roman legions, as the alien Vine are using the confusion and disarray of war to infiltrate humanity by planting sleeper agents and abducting human slaves.
It's an interesting mash-up of a premise that promises some wide-screen space opera in future installments, but we get precious few answers in this book. We don't really know why the Vine are invading and infiltrating, nor why they need slaves to work in the gardens of their gigantic spaceships, and we don't know anything about the Manowar battle suit, mainly because the Vine don't know anything about it, apparently.
I'm kind of hoping this is all going somewhere and the fact that even these powerful aliens don't know how some of this tech works means that they aren't its creators.
I don't really expect great revelations or tremendous storytelling, but for a fun action sci-fi story, it does the job nicely.
It's an interesting mash-up of a premise that promises some wide-screen space opera in future installments, but we get precious few answers in this book. We don't really know why the Vine are invading and infiltrating, nor why they need slaves to work in the gardens of their gigantic spaceships, and we don't know anything about the Manowar battle suit, mainly because the Vine don't know anything about it, apparently.
I'm kind of hoping this is all going somewhere and the fact that even these powerful aliens don't know how some of this tech works means that they aren't its creators.
I don't really expect great revelations or tremendous storytelling, but for a fun action sci-fi story, it does the job nicely.
delaneybull's review
3.0
This was my first comic experience EVER, and it was mixed. I am so used to reading words, so I had a hard time paying full attention to the scene as a whole, not just reading the words and moving on. I liked the storyline, would have liked more time before the huge time jump to get more familiar and connected with the characters, but I figured it out as I went along. Very traditionally moral hero, which was fun.
evione's review
4.0
Ez egy kellemes kis sci-fi képregény, ami arról szól, hogy egy vizigót harcost, Aric-ot - a rómaiakkal folytatott háború pillanatnyi szünetében - néhány társával együtt elrabolja egy idegen faj, nevezetesen a Vine, akiknek Aric és társai csupán rabszolgának kellenek. A Vine-ról azt kell tudni, hogy egy különleges páncél, az X-O Manowar képezi imádatuk tárgyát, melyet hitük szerint csak az arra legérdemesebb harcos tudja viselni. Ennek köszönhetően bizonyos időközönként a páncél el is fogyaszt egy-két harcost. Aztán na, találjátok, ki, hogy vajon mi fog történni! :) De attól függetlenül, hogy az egyik főbb fordulat gond nélkül kitalálható, a másik azért szolgált némi meglepetéssel, és biztos, hogy folytatni fogom a szériát, mert nagyon kíváncsi vagyok, hogy mi fog ebből kikerekedni. Bár azt nagyon remélem, hogy a következő részekben nem lesz ennyire kapkodós a sztori.
A rajzolás nekem bejött, igazából semmi extra. A borítók viszont nagyon jól néznek ki.
A rajzolás nekem bejött, igazából semmi extra. A borítók viszont nagyon jól néznek ki.