Volume 1 of A&A was pretty decent. Some of the humor fell really flat, but there was an occasional decent joke. The 1% sect jokes are usually the worst, just awful. Especially the cultish gibberish mixed in with things like "profit margin" and other idiotic "bank talk."I, generally speaking, like the two main characters. Some of the extra characters are not much more than fluff. Some of the motivations and decisions of the main characters, Archer in particular, don't fit his character at all. He...

It's not stellar as writing, but it is unquestionably fun: Fred Van Lente's recipe for Archer and Armstrong and "the Sect" touches on really diverse ingredient inspirations: evil sects that worship Mammon like in the Black Monday Murders, madcap free mason conspiracies involving the Founding Fathers a la the National Treasure films, overlapping religious conspiracies that feel like the Dark Horse comic Axis Mundi or the DaVinci code, and, of course, and the escaped child and the nearly immortal

Pretty decent buddy story(although they don't start out as buddies) and I enjoyed the way Van Lente developed their relationship gradually through the stry arc. Art was fairly standard fare although I thought henry did a really good job with facial expressions which can be the downfall of mant artists. 3.5 stars

Man, what a treat.Literally nothing else is like this. Basically... it’s a comedy. Sort of. Also an adventure. Also maybe commentary on religion? Sort of? I dunno. All I know is that I enjoyed the hell out of it and the art is awesome.There were a lot of laughs, the characters are great, and it’s also seriously badass. I can’t wait to read more of this.

Great storyline!

I've wanted to read Archer & Armstrong for some time now. I'm not sure what I was expecting but certainly not this! Eccentric, satirical, funny, odd and quirky yet lovable main characters. The book pretty much makes fun of every comic book trope ever invented plus takes swipes at pop culture, politics, religion and everything else, in a light-hearted but bitingly funny way. Meanwhile, there is an excellent plot playing out while our heroes join up for the first time. These are guys designed not

Valiant is just blowing me away!I honestly had no idea that all these quirky little stories were out here, and now that I do, I just want to read everything from this publisher and its universe that I can get my hands on. Archer & Armstrong is just fun. It's this weird story about an immortal named Armstrong, who's a slacker and a drunk. And his reluctant partner, Archer, a teenager raised by fanatics in a religious theme park to be a Ninja for Christ. <-- also, he was supposed to use his mad sk...

It's not a gut-busting laugh-a-minute book, but it's both got some pretty funny shit scattered throughout, and it brings some fun, silly satire along for the ride. The premise is gold: a kid raised in a creationist theme park is sent out on a mission from god to kill a blasphemous immortal entity and retrieve a holy relic from him. The entity turns out to be a mostly regular, generally atheist guy with 10000 years of laying low under his belt, and this kid is part of a dubious sect with suspect

Neil, Geddy and Alex sit in a café in the ice caves of Xanadu and discuss Valiant Comics Archer and Armstrong series, most specifically the 2012 volume #1 which collects the first four issues of the reboot of the popular series from the early 90s.Neil: Archer is a naïve assassin and Armstrong is a fun-loving immortal.Geddy: The idea of immortality is fun, this is a great concept to explore ideas around a story since you literally have thousands of years adventures and anecdotes.Alex: And like ou...

Meet Archer, a brainwashed 18-year-old that has been sent to kill Armstrong, an immortal drunken being. But thank goodness Archer soon finds out that he nothing but a pawn in... I'm not sure what but something big involving people who want a lot of power, so the usual. There's a lot of whatever-kicking in this volume with bubbles explaining what kind of technique it is, which I guess would be interesting if I stopped to read them. Also, there's more humor than I expected originating from the dif...

"On November 13, teenage Obadiah Archer was asked to kill a heretic. That request came from his mom and dad. Deep down, he knew they were evil, but he also knew that someday, he would kill them. With nowhere else to go, he appeared at a seedy Manhattan bar, searching for Armstrong. Eons earlier, Armstrong became immortal, and buried pieces to something called the Boon. Can two heroes share an adventure without driving each other crazy?" Cue Odd Couple music.Archer’s the product of right wing rel...

When reading Valiant series, I've tried to draw the comparisons with other Big Two books, to make them easier to sell to other people. With Archer & Armstrong, I've come up short. It's almost like Cable & Deadpool, or Wolverine & his many teenage girl sidekicks, but neither of those is accurate enough. Which probably makes this a first for me when reading through the Valiant Universe.Obadiah Archer is a teenager trained from birth to kill one man, known as Armstrong. But when they finally meet,

Matt..I told you to read X-O...I'm even bigger on this.I need a 6 stars here.Matt...you'll ask why...crossbows, immortals, fundamental religion, conspiracy theories...need I say more.Dialogue is so rich!

Archer is an eighteen-year old white fundamentalist ninja raised in a dinossaut theme park to kill what they think is the anti-Christ, a big drunken immortal guy. I am not a fan of Valiant comics but got nudged to read this because I read Van Lente's Weird Detective mash-up of chthulu mythos and noir crime story. I thought it was pretty good, somewhat amusing, pretty original, and that's kinda how I feel about this series, in the first volume, at least. It's a kind of funny premise. Not a big fa...

Archer is a ninja assassin who knows every fighting style in the world who’s been raised in a Christian Fundamentalist theme park surrounded by numerous adopted brothers and sisters, all of whom are similarly skilled. His parents send him on a mission to kill the Antichrist when he turns 18, exploring the godless outside world for the first time. Said Antichrist turns out to be Armstrong, a 10,000 year old immortal who loves to drink and fool around who’s also tough as coffin nails. Together the...

Immortal drunken layabout (and strip club enthusiast?) Armstrong meets raised-by-a-fundamentalist-Christian-cult Archer and Dan Brown-esque shenanigans ensue. At least the writer was willing to give not-so-tacit credit in the collection's title!I take a pretty dim view of organized religion generally so I'm always up for a little pointed satire but this team up of an inexplicably thick-witted 10,000 year old man and a priggish teenager with the martial arts skills of a dozen Bruce Lees at his be...

NINJA NUUUNSSS. PIRATE NUUUUUNNNSSS. LOL it strived too hard to be funny but all in all I kinda liked it. Will reflect over getting the second volume or not for two whole days. Plot is okay, something to think about. I guess. Kinda moved really fast tho.

it's more of a 3.5, but fuck it. This was a fun little story, with good humor spread throughout and a overall fun plot, even if it's been done a million times. it's really the characters friendship that lets this one shine.

Beginning my re-read of the Valiant universe after picking up the flash drive with their first 6 years of comics on it. Archer & Armstrong is a strong book with an oddball pairing of a religious zealot assassin teaming up with an immortal drunkard. Archer is actually sent to assassinate Armstrong by the cult who raised him who eventually finds out they are evil and turns against them. Archer is nieve, having been sheltered by the world but a complete badass fighter, while Armstrong has lived for...

When it comes to superhero comics, most likely you've read something from Marvel or DC and although they've provided some of the best material in the genre, there's always an air of familiarity in the storytelling. Although there are many publishers like Image that have tackled superheroes whilst trying breaking away from the conventions, the results can be refreshing if flat-out weird.As my introduction to the universe of Valiant Comics, which itself has an interesting history that went through...