Foreign Valiants - Spanish X-O Manowar #0

Another entry in my quest to catalog all the foreign editions of Valiant Comics. This time we have the Spanish reprint, by a company called Norma Editorial, of X-O Manowar #0. Check out the cover:

Looks like they scanned the chromium cover of a printed X-O Manowar #0 and used that for the reprint. The interiors are printed on cheap looking newsprint that makes the colors run and the ink blot:

Nevertheless, it's awesome to see Joe Quesada X-O Manowar art with Spanish captions! The back of the book has some a checklist for other Spanish language versions of Valiant Comics - Ninjak and Shadowman are the only other two titles that were out at the time the checklist was printed.

Ads - Chinese Valiant Comics

I've been trying to get scans of the Chinese versions of various Valiant Comics published by Americom for years with no luck. Now finally, I've got scans of the next best thing - the advertisements that promoted the release of Americom's Chinese versions. Check out this advertisement for Chinese translations of Bloodshot, X-O Manowar, Ninjak, Shadowman, The Second Life of Doctor Mirage and Solar, Man of the Atom.

Interestingly, X-O Manowar has been renamed "X.O."; Shadowman has become "Shadow Man" (which is also the name that was later used by Acclaim Comics); The Second Life of Doctor Mirage has become just "Doctor Mirage"; and Solar, Man of the Atom has become just "Solar". Also, Valiant's logo appears above the parent name "Voyager".

Ads - Chinese Second Life of Doctor Mirage

I've been trying to get scans of the Chinese versions of various Valiant Comics published by Americom for years with no luck. Now finally, I've got scans of the next best thing - the advertisements that promoted the release of Americom's Chinese versions. Check out this advertisement for a Chinese translation of The Second Life of Doctor Mirage:

The image used is from the cover of The Second Life of Doctor Mirage #1. I have no idea what is being said, if anyone can read Chinese please send me an email.

Ads - Chinese Bloodshot

I've been trying to get scans of the Chinese versions of various Valiant Comics published by Americom for years with no luck. Now finally, I've got scans of the next best thing - the advertisements that promoted the release of Americom's Chinese versions. Check out this advertisement for a Chinese translation of Bloodshot:

The image used is from the cover of Bloodshot #0. I have no idea what is being said, if anyone can read Chinese please send me an email.

Ads - Chinese X-O Manowar

I've been trying to get scans of the Chinese versions of various Valiant Comics published by Americom for years with no luck. Now finally, I've got scans of the next best thing - the advertisements that promoted the release of Americom's Chinese versions. Check out this advertisement for a Chinese translation of X-O Manowar:

The image used is from the cover of X-O Manowar #0. I have no idea what is being said, if anyone can read Chinese please send me an email.

Ads - Chinese Shadowman

I've been trying to get scans of the Chinese versions of various Valiant Comics published by Americom for years with no luck. Now finally, I've got scans of the next best thing - the advertisements that promoted the release of Americom's Chinese versions. Check out this advertisement for a Chinese translation of Shadowman:

The image used is from the cover of Shadowman #0. I have no idea what is being said, if anyone can read Chinese please send me an email.

Foreign Valiants - German Shadowman Vol. 3 #3

I've posted cover scans to the German release of Shadowman Volume 3 issue #1 and Shadowman Volume 3 issue #2, and now I've got a scan of the magazine style German release of Shadowman Volume 3 issue #3 by a company called Dino Comics. This one also has 60 pages of voodoo and horror and a poster. I believe the  cover art is from a promotional poster for the Shadowman: 2econd Coming video game. Check it out:

Foreign Valiants - Italian Shadowman Vol. 3 #1

I'm on a roll with Foreign editions of Valiant Comics. Here is a scan of the the magazine style Italian edition of Shadowman Volume 3 #1 by Cult Comics. According to the cover, the comic has game level maps and guides, comic pages, information about the second Turok video game, the Armorines video game and the new Tomb Raider comic book.

And here is a scan of the back cover with the following text:

un uomo arrivera' dall'ombra, lottera' contro il male, combattera' il crimine, nelle citta' piu' oscure, tra le paludi e i deserti, fre gli spiritie e il mondo reale.

un uomo arrivera' dall'ombra, shadow man e' il suo nome, camminera' attraverso la luce e il buio, la vita e la morte per fermare l'apocalisse, per salvare la sua anima

Which approximately translates to:

A man will come from the shadows, he will fight' against evil, and fight the crime in the city. More dark, among the swamps and deserts, fresh spirit and the real world.

A man will come from the shadows, Shadow Man is his name, Walking through the light and darkness, life and death to stop the apocalypse, to save his soul.

Foreign Valiants - German Shadowman Vol. 3 #2

Following up from the last post (The German release of Shadowman Volume 3 issue #1), here is a scan of the magazine style German release of Shadowman Volume 3 issue #2 by a company called Dino Comics. This one also has 60 pages of voodoo and horror, a poster and a contest (for a Sony PlayStation no less). I don't recognize the cover to this one though. Must be a promotional piece from the video game.

Foreign Valiants - German Shadowman Vol. 3 #1

It's the official comic book to the video game of the year - says so right on the top ("der offizelle comic zum videogame des jahres"). It has 60 pages of voodoo and horror, a poster and a contest. And it reprints the variant cover to the English version of Shadowman Volume 3 #1. Check out the below scan to the magazine style German release of Shadowman Volume 3 issue #1 by a company called Dino Comics.

Pretty cool huh? Not as cool as the Italian Solar, Man of the Atom #0 but still pretty cool

Foreign Valiants - Italian Solar #0

Also known as Solar, L'uomo Dell'Atomo #0. Found this on eBay the other day and just had to have it.

It's an Italian reprint, by a company called Play Press, of the Alpha & Omega storyline that was serialized in the English language versions of Solar, Man of the Atom #1 - 10. The book has a nice card-stock cover but is printed on cheap looking newsprint that makes the colors run and the ink blot:

But how cool is it to see Phil say "Mio Dio...!"?? A Solar by any other name reads just as sweet. The back of the book has some ads for other Italian language versions of Valiant Comics - Archer & Armstrong, Magnus Robot Fighter, Timewalker, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - and even some DC Comics such as Superman and Lobo.