Valiant Comics didn't just fade away — it imploded. In this follow-up to their Unity crossover deep-dive, the hosts trace the fall: Eternal Warrior's forgettable solo run, Archer & Armstrong's comedic genius, and the insane speculator boom that made Wizard Magazine practically a Valiant mouthpiece (allegedly paid for).

Then it gets dark — Jim Shooter's shocking ouster right as the company hit $2 million/month in profit, the Deathmate crossover disaster with Image Comics that nearly killed the industry, and the 75% comic shop shutdown that followed. A wild, cautionary tale of 90s comic excess and collapse.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Recap: Unity crossover & intro to Valiant's fall

00:31 - Eternal Warrior & Archer and Armstrong spin off from Unity

07:40 - Turok's slow-burn debut and the hollow foil cover boom

11:03 - Wizard Magazine's cozy (and allegedly paid-for) Valiant coverage

15:36 - The speculator bubble, variant covers, and gold label chase

20:57 - Jim Shooter's ouster, told in his own words

30:12 - Deathmate: the crossover disaster that helped tank the comic industry

HASHTAGS

#ValiantComics #ComicBookHistory #90sComics #JimShooter #Bloodshot #XOManowar #Turok #ArcherAndArmstrong #ComicBookPodcast #ImageComics #Deathmate #ComicSpeculatorBoom #WizardMagazine #ComicBookCollecting