SUNDAY CLASSICS: Ninjak (1994) #1: Blackwater
Ninjak #1
Ninjak (1994) #1 (Moretti, Quesada, Palmiotti, Eliopoulos) Colin King makes his debut in a solo series that will be a nightmare for all that stand in his way.
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Ninjak vol 6: With Friends Like These…
Ninjak vol 6: The Seven Blades of Master Darque
Ninjak vol 6 (Kindt, Cafu, Lamming, Segovia, Baron, Lee, Arreola): If you’re a new reader I’m genuinely excited, like kids on Christmas morning excited for you as you work your way through this fantastic run with an all around epic conclusion.
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Ninjak #17: An End and A Beginning
Ninjak #17
Ninjak #17 (Kindt,Bernard, Rodrigues, Dalhouse, Arreola) is the kind of climax you wish all spy/action stories who measure up to. It neatly and expertly wraps up a huge chapter in both Roku and Ninjak’s lives while also planting small seeds that show promise of epic things to come.
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Ninjak (2015) #10: Down Amongst the Deadside
Ninjak #10
Ninjak #10 (Kindt, Braithwaite, Ryp, Reber) is an excellent “fish out of water” story that doesn’t lean on a trope to find meat to the story. It’s also a fantastic issue for a new reader to learn more about the expansive Valiant universe without being overwhelmed.
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Ninjak #4: “My Name Is Rokurokubi.”
Ninjak #4
Ninjak #4 (Kindt,Ryp,Mann,Sauvage,Guice,Arreola): If you’re gonna write a warning tale about an enigmatic and fierce foe routed in martial arts mayhem and magical mystery, this is a play book on how it’s done.
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The Valiant #1-4: An Era of Great Light
The Valiant #1-4
The Valiant #1-4 (Lemire, Kindt, Rivera, Lanphear) is everything you want in a crossover event and more. At just four issues long, the series captured more depth and heart than just about any other event you can find in comics.
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Ninjak #1: Man of Mystery
Ninjak #1
Ninjak #1 (Kindt, Mann, Arreola) Kindt’s Ninjak rivals the great martial arts comics from Fraction/Brubaker Immortal Iron Fist all the way back to Miller Daredevil and Deadly Hands of Kung Fu.
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The Forgotten Queen #1-4 : A Tale Of Inmortality and Memory
The Forgotten Queen #1-4
The Forgotten Queen #1-4 (Howard, Pinna) After this run, you’re not going to forget Vexana, the War-Monger. Incredible character work in an existential tale about dread, anguish, love and blood. Please, Valiant, give us more of her!
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Rai #1: Man or Myth?
Rai #1
Rai #1 (Kindt, Crain, Lanphear): Gorgeous art, rock solid writing and a sense of mystery and wonder that gets you on the hook from page one, Rai is everything it sets out to be and more.
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Quantum and Woody #3: Super Ghouls & Ghosts
Quantum and Woody #3
Quantum and Woody #3 (Hastings, Browne, Redmond,Otsmane-Elhaou): Quantum and Woody is the golden standard for comedic action comics on the shelf right now. Straight up.
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The Visitor #4 (of 6): Change Millennia Ahead
The Visitor #4
The Visitor #4 (Levitz, Kim, Tinto, Arreola, Bowland) is once again visually stunning, and while it may not have all the answers you were wanting, it teases all the right implications to make this series a worthy addition to anyone’s Valiant collection.
DetailsDoctor Tomorrow #2: Superheroics 101
Doctor Tomorrow #2
Doctor Tomorrow #2 (Arbona, Towe, Rodriguez): Doctor Tomorrow brings superhero action and excitement in a way you’re not gonna get from any other traditional superhero book on the shelves!
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