Valiant debuts new Prestige Format next week

The first issue of The Valiant doesn’t just debut the much talked about mini-series, but also Valiant Comics new Prestige Format.

Valiant says that their new format is “unlike anything else in comics today”, and they just might be right as the Prestige Format has a ton of extra features that put it head and shoulders above the standard edition of The Valiant. It honestly  seems like something that would see printing as a second edition or something.

“The thinking behind the VALIANT PRESTIGE format is simple – match the scale, scope, and dynamism of our most unique, most epic stories with an equally compelling presentation that practically leaps off the shelf,” said Valiant Publisher Fred Pierce. “By design, the first two titles to receive this treatment – THE VALIANT and DIVINITY – are stories that couldn’t be told in an ongoing book, or even as standard limited series. They truly are can’t-miss excursions into the Valiant Universe, telling stories unlike anything Valiant has undertaken before. The presentation of our VALIANT PRESTIGE offerings – no ads, exclusive content, upgraded covers, end sheets, and more – designates these titles as special books within the Valiant line, and will give fans an extra-added layer of depth to the storytelling experience.”

“Over the past three years, Valiant has introduced several new innovations to great success – subscription-only Pullbox variants, expanded Plus Edition issues, QR code-enabled talking covers, and many more,” said Valiant CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. “VALIANT PRESTIGE is a central new addition that list. It’s both a tribute to the great standalone, prestige format tales that helped inform our love of the medium, like Kingdom Come and Marvels, while, at the same time, a chance to break new ground by revitalizing and refining the concept of what prestige format can be for a whole new generation of readers. We have some truly special stuff in the offing for these titles, and we can’t wait to see them on the shelf.”

Pretty impressive sounding stuff, here’s what’s included:

• Deluxe matte laminate card stock covers
• Custom-designed heavyweight end sheets
• An oversized, 25-page first chapter
• An exclusive guide to THE VALIANT, detailing the backstory and origins of the series’ principal players
• Never-before-seen commentary and back matter, curated by Eisner Award winner Paolo Rivera
• All complete with no advertisements and a standard $3.99 cover price! 

Past the initial issue, each of the remaining four issues of The Valiant will get the same Prestige treatment, and so will the four issue run of Divinity. That series will launch in February from writer Matt Kindt and artist Trevor Hairsine.

As for The Valiant, the first issue there will hit stands on December 10th from the team of Jeff Lemire, Matt Kindt, and Paolo Rivera.