Valiant High - by Daniel Kibblesmith (Paperback)

About the Book

Before they became legends, the world's most formidable heroes were roaming the halls at Valiant High. From rising star Kibblesmith ("The Late Show with Stephen Colbert") and Eisner Award-winning artist Charm ("Jughead") comes a hilarious reimagining of Valiant's award-winning superhero universe. Collects #1-4.

Book Synopsis

Valiant proudly presents its first ALL-AGES escapade with a pitch-perfect entry point for new fans and longtime readers alike!

Before they became legends, the world's most formidable heroes were roaming the halls at Valiant High - a super-powered preparatory academy where Aric "X-O Manowar" Dacia is a record-setting running back, Colin "Ninjak" King is a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot is way, way too into dodgeball. Now, Amanda "Livewire" McKee and her best friend, Faith "Zephyr" Herbert, are taking it all in for the first time at the one high school where power trumps popularity!

From rising star Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and Eisner Award-winning artist Derek Charm (Jughead), get ready for your first day of school inside a hilarious reimagining of Valiant's award-winning superhero universe - one where the next world-ending cataclysm will have to wait until after prom night!

In the tradition of Archie and DC Super Hero Girls, this side-splitting adventure takes place outside of Valiant's standard continuity...and comes packed with all-new incarnations of virtually every Valiant hero and villain! You've never seen the heroes of the Valiant Universe quite like this before!

Collecting VALIANT HIGH #1-4.

Review Quotes

GOOD COMICS FOR KIDS BLOG (SLJ) -- Valiant Entertainment takes its superhero universe on a side trip into the All-Ages-verse. Valiant High is a super-powered preparatory academy where power trumps popularity. Amanda "Livewire" McKee and her best friend, Faith "Zephyr" Herbert are sophomores who have to deal with other heroes such as Aric "X-O Manowar" Dacia, a record-setting running back, Colin "Ninjak" King, a debonair foreign exchange student, and Coach Bloodshot, who is a little too into dodgeball. Mysteries and eternal enemies lurk about the school, but there are more important things for the students to deal with, such as passing their driving test and finding a date for Homecoming! Readers unfamiliar with the Valiant Universe can meet all the characters in a common environment, even though they will be different from their in-continuity incarnations. Still, it's filled with plenty of humor and superhero high school antics that both old and new readers will enjoy.