Aug 10, 2016 to a newbie valiant seems to be a strong line up and semidecent pricing to get in on some of the more rare books. Archer is a young martial arts prodigy who was raised by an evangelical. Therefore, this is the equivalent column for older comic books, nothing is better, where i spotlight aspects of classic comic books that have particularly impressed me. The first series featured writing and art by comic. But when archer s neighbor pamela launches a desperate rescue attempt, will she leave mess thats too big to clean up. Archer tends to be uptight and naive due to his upbringing, while armstrong is a loudmouthed hedonist known for his. Archer and armstrong the beginning comicstorian youtube. Hottest comics key issues comics by letter cgc cert lookup investment speculation new comics this week sell my comics. It was created by the legendary barry windsorsmith, jim shooter, and bob layton, and has existed as a highlight for both classic and modern valiant having some of the most memorable story arcs and characters todate, as well as. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Unfortunately, dying has never been easy for archers target the harddrinking yearold immortal known as armstrong. Archer and his peculiar partner are drafted by armstrongs brother, the eternal warrior, to fight in war on the far side of time and space. His whole life, obadiah archer has been lied to about.
Apr 10, 2017 check these links for deals on archer and armstrong, and related titles. Aside from the great story telling that this run has established, one of the areas that i really like is the character development that is done in this series. I decided to check out archer and armstrong, not quite knowing what to expect, and oh boy, this is one of the most outrageous and crazy comicsgraphic novels i. Feb 14, 20 hell, comic books could use a lot more of that in these dark, dark times.
I remember reading the first three issues a looong. Ivar, aram and gilad, better known as the timewalker, armstrong and the eternal warrior, and its also first glimpse of the faraway, a. Valiants somewhat dynamic duo are going in the bag for an allnew ongoing series from rising star rafer roberts and comic book superstar david. Barry windsorsmith put a whole new spin on the idea of a. Archer and his peculiar partner are drafted by armstrong s brother, the eternal warrior, to fight in war on the far side of time and space. Some concluded image was exclusively direct edition, but as it turns out, under the mountain of direct edition copies they sold, there was also a small sliver of copies that were distributed on newsstands 1% by one.
Armstrong is aram annipadda, one of three immortal brothers along with the eternal warrior and the timewalker. Dc comics, marvel comics and indie alike, nothing is free from our dramatic readings. Archer and armstrong is the kind of crazy fun that the comic industry seems to have forgotten about. Aug 08, 2012 all of valiants new books have been heads and shoulders above their recent competition from the big two, and several other independent publishers, but archer and armstrong just might be the book that rises to a head and shoulder higher than valiants other books. Yes, archer and armstrong is fairly standard comic book and the adventure itself may feel a little familiar the first arc is a fairly typical fetch the macguffin story, but the experience is still absolutely unique.
Comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. The administrator of this site cannot be held responsible for what its users post, or any other actions of its users. Learn why we may have to retitle this book archer versus armstrong right here in the epochspanning conclusion of far faraway. Obadiah archer was raised and sheltered from the world and trained his entire life to kill he who is not to be named who happens to be armstrong. From the new york times bestselling creative team of writer fred van lente marvel zombies and clayton henry incredible herc, this.
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Drugged and mindcontrolled by armstrong s longtime rival, mr. Archer and armstrong is the kind of crazy fun that the comic industry seems to. The company was founded in 1989 by former marvel comics editorinchief jim shooter along with lawyer and businessman steven massarsky. In the acclaim comics version of the team the original archer had died and armstrong was partnered with a brand new character, lemont quirrel. In 2012 valiant began its continuity reboot, with this series as part of the first wave. Nov 16, 2015 comic books dramatically read by the eligible monster team. Archer is obadiah archer, a young martial arts prodigy who escaped evil religious parents. Unity chapter 3 up against the wall, mother, script by jim shooter coplot, script, barry windsorsmith coplot, and bob layton coplot, pencils by barry windsorsmith, inks by bob layton. It was created by the legendary barry windsorsmith, jim shooter, and bob layton, and has existed as a highlight for both classic and modern valiant having some of the most memorable story arcs and characters todate, as well as having close ties with ivar, timewalker and the eternal warrior.
To a newbie valiant seems to be a strong line up and semidecent pricing to get in on some of the more rare books. In 2012 valiant began its continuity reboot, with this series as part of the first wave millennia ago, the annipadda brothers, ivar, aram, and gilad, returned to the city of ur with a strange device known as the boon. Armstrong is a legendary adventurer and brawler, one of three immortal brothers including the eternal warrior and timewalker. Valiant comics is an american publisher of comic books and related media. The first series featured writing and art by comic great barry windsorsmith creator of red sonja. Wrath of the eternal warrior lente, fred van, lupacchino, emanuela on. The michelangelo code lente, fred van, henry, clayton on. In 1994, the company was sold to acclaim entertainment. Check these links for deals on archer and armstrong, and related titles. Fred van lente gives archer and armstrong charisma that creates a unique duo with great chemistry and clayton henrys. Up against the wall, mother, unity, chapter 3 a the oddest couple in unity finagles a shot at the.
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