BCDER: 74Lazily, I could say psiots are Valiant's X-men. Super-powered teenager Peter Stanchek Is a powerful psiot coming to terms with both the control and use of his powers.I love the character of gamer-girl nerd queen Faith. Volume #1 laid a nice foundation. I'm not sure yet how I feel about Harada or even Peter because of what he did to Kris. I do look forward to the next story arc.

Seems more like a TV show than a comic book. I have liked Dysart's previous comics better.

The only Valiant book that doesn't make me think of Rob Liefield *shudder* and it's an OK start. Unfortunately the author just doesn't quite have his voice yet (or that of any of his characters), so right now I'm supporting this out of hope for the future and the promising story line. Plus it's set in Pittsburgh. Gotta have some Steel City loyalty. The issue is that Dyshart just doesn't write people believably. None of the dialogue makes sense. Some of it can be explained away by Peter being del...

I was genuinely surprised by how much I enjoyed this! Thing is, it's basically the same old story that we've all heard a thousand times:Tough street kid - has special powers - hunted by the government- gets taken in by a (good/evil?) organization - stuff 'n things happen - hijinks ensue. So, yeah. Even though I've seen this before, I was still turning the (digital) pages with an intensity that shocked me. Good stuff! Looking forward to the next volume!

Wow just wow.I Read X-O Manowar, a completely different writer, but I get the same feeling here. It seems Valiant books have taken old ideas with an adult theme and executed in a more modern and realistic twist.This book explores the Harbingers. It doesn't state they are mutants, but that's basically what they are.They have a professor X esque guy who is trying to change the world for the better by recruiting these mutants, but turns out when he recruits someone more powerful than him, Peter, hi...

It has been awhile since i read this book... but i want to wright afew words about it casue this book was amazing... a great start to Valiant Universe... our protogenist is a 19 year old kid with very powerful pyschic powers. He's the omega... a god like being and authorities are after him... they probably want to take him under control and use him as a weapon...this kid's really lost, he has been lost for all his life so far, don't know what to do with his powers and afraid of them... he's not

The X-Men if they were started by Magneto. Toyo Harada is the most powerful man in the world, both financial and physical with his psiot powers that the public isn't aware of. He's become aware of Peter, a psiot to rival himself with mental health issues. Peter is being hunted by another organization, Project Rising Spirit from over in Bloodshot. Peter comes to Toyo's school for help where there may be more going on.What I like about this book is everyone's flawed. Both sides make terrible choic...

Not really breaking any new ground, but this Valiant Entertainment GN from 2013 was sure fun to read.Casual comic book fans will know Marvel and DC because of the films. With some more experience, a fan will be able to delve deeper into the characters and storylines of the Big 2 universes.But it takes a REAL fan to get to know the exceptional work of the many talented writers and artists of the many other publishers like Dark Horse, First (no defunct), Image, Dynamite, IDW and Boom!Valiant Comic...

That is some raw, furious shit they're writing about freshly-minted teen psionic hellion/saviour star of this energetic, amped-up how-can-they-possibly-keep-up-this-pace-for-long book.The battles between the boy and the minions of Harada the Harbinger are merciless and surprising. The exposition and plotting between the battles are pretty standard for this kind of teen-coming-of-age-as-the-most-powerful-person-in-the-world tale. You know, like every second book we read as kids (next to the Sweet...

I was fortunate enough to interview the writer, Joshua Dysart, for our youtube channel. Check it out here! https://youtu.be/NVSJLjQqEz8 Be sure to subscribe.***second read***So fucking good!*****first read*****I’m hooked.This is unpredictable, fun, smart and exciting. I have no idea what direction this is going to take, but I know I need more. These characters are fascinating. Nobody is an archetype... they are unique and new.The art is mostly just right, although at brief moments, I had a littl...

Wasn't quite sure what to expect but that was a hell of a lot of fun.

This new version of Peter Stanchek is already much better than Jim Shooter's original. Shooters's was too self-assured, a real dick of a person who wasn't afraid to use his telepathy to coerce people. This new one, written by Joshua Dysart, is a little like the original; except that before the first volume of this trade ended, this Peter has already tasted the bitter results of the consequences of his action. The childhood backstory made for this Peter to be a more nuance character as well.Readi...

Peter Stanchek is a teenager on the run from shadowy government types who want him because he can make people do what he wants with his mind! He’s a super-powerful psychic who’s also being head-hunted by the leader of a secret school for psychics, who’s also a powerful psychic himself, and neither groups are particularly friendly to poor Peter. But Peter’s powers are growing by the day and, according to a monk that continually bleeds, he is... the Harbinger! This is basically Valiant’s version o...

I am smack in the middle of my, 'getting to know Valiant,' comic book spree and I suppose out of the three titles I have read now (the other 2 being Bloodshot and Manowar) this is my least favorite.That's not to say that I didn't enjoy it, it's just that I liked the other two better. In fact, the only real reason I picked this one up alongside the others was so that I could stay on target with the Harbinger Wars crossover. I kind of knew what I would be getting with this title before going into

Okay, just re-read this and before we begin I want to say this. Marvel, DC- take notes. This is how a good story of teenaged superheroes is written.What’s it about?Peter has always had powers but they caused all kinds of bad things to happen. Of course a lot of people just thought he’s crazy. Now, as a teen, he’s been on the run with his best friend until some powerful people find him.Why it gets 5 stars:The story is interesting and intense. There’s also more to this one than there is to most su...

After reading X-O Manowar, Volume 1: By The Sword, I was a bit disappointed by this volume. I did not like the character at all. The only character that I was intrigued about was a minor character called Bleeding Monk.This is similar to X-Men but I will never be able to cheer for the main character. And by the end I was too confused who was the good guy, if at all. Lot of potential but awful characters.

I've already read the second volume in this series, so I knew where this was going. It was still enjoyable though. The book does exactly what a first volume should do: introduces the reader to the characters and the world they operate in while setting the stage for things to come.Peter Stanchek has superpowers and has been hunted along with his friend Joe for a while. When someone new approaches him that has abilities similar to his own, Peter can't resist the offer to join him. That man is Toyo...

This is a valiant effort (HAHAHA!), but Stancheck is so hateable that I find myself rooting for the evil mega corporation because the supposed hero is an unchecked mega-god that rapes a girl he had a crush on when he was 10. Plus, the art isn't great.

Find this and many other review at Geekritique!Valiant Comics is a publisher I've, up to a few days ago, known nothing of. They started in 1990, created a cohesive and realistic superhero universe amongst their characters, and after selling their rights down the line, it all fell apart. Recently (as in 2012), Valiant has been given a rebirth, as fans and creators bought the line and restarted it. Harbinger was one of their first titles to see the revamp. A friend introduced the first volume to m...

Peter Stanchek is a Psiot; he's telepathic, telekinetic, and a little bit of an asshole. That last one isn't a Psiot thing, he's just a regular asshole. So when he finds himself on the run from the law and recruited by the mysterious Toyo Harada, he's pretty much ready to do whatever it takes to keep off the streets. However, as is often the case, all is not what it appears...I was initially skeptical about this one. Three issues in, and I wasn't really feeling it. Mostly because Peter isn't a v...