Best Moments - What would Shadowman do?

I love this scene from Unity because it's so damn crazy and because it deals with something a lot of superhero books don't. That is the problem that alter ego faces when he can't hide behind the superhero.

It's daylight and Jack Boniface is afraid. Just as you are I would be, Jack is afraid of charging into a war he knows nothing about. He is afraid of the only plan he can think of to escape - break the window and jump out of a skyscraper. As Shadowman Jack has no fear. But Jack is only Shadowman at night. So Jack must ask himself...What would Shadowman do.

From Shadowman #5 (Click to enlarge)

Best Moments - Rai breaks into the Lost Land

This is a new segment in which I will offer up some of what I feel are the best moments in the Valiant Universe. In this first installment I endeavored to find a moment not commonly brought up in best of lists but one that still resonates.

As Magnus, Gilad and Rai approach the portal to the Lost Land they encounter a giant metal barrier. In order to get to the Lost Land and join the the forces fighting Mothergod and her plan of UNITY they must get past the barrier. Gilad first tries to move the lever but even with his immortal strength he can't budge it. Magnus, who can famously cut through metal with his bare hands, tries to punch through the barrier but he can't even scratch the metal. Rai is the only hope left. Forming a spirit sword he decimates the barrier. At once we learn the power of the Rai energy and how it stacks up against Magnus and the Eternal Warrior. Rai will clearly be a force for Mothergod to reckon with in the coming UNITY battle.