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

Mags - Comics Values Monthly #84

I've previously posted a scan of Comics Values Monthly #79, now here's another scan from the same magazine - Comics Values Monthly #84. This issue features a Deathmate cover with the H.A.R.D. CATS characters (the amalgam of Valiant Comics H.A.R.D. Corps and Image Comics Wild CATS) that I have never seen before. Check it out:

Magnus Pins Galore!!

Just had this sent in via email! Now I know why there is such a shortage of Magnus Robot Fighter freebie giveaway pins that were being handed out by Dark Horse Comics at the San Diego Comic Con this year...someone is hoarding them all!!

For anyone who is confused, click here.

Mags - Hero Illustrated #1 Platinum

A few days ago I posted a scan of the cover to Hero Illustrated #1 which features a Second Life of Doctor Mirage cover. Well today, I have a scan of the Platinum edition of Hero Illustrated #1. It's exactly the same magazine except the purple foil is now silver (or platinum). I love how the Second Life of Doctor Mirage cover looks with the silver. Check it out:

No idea how this was given out. Probably to retailers and related to the number of Hero Illustrated #1's bought. When I do find out I'll update this post so keep checking back.

For comparison, here's the regular cover again:

Trivia - Expanded Rai #0 was planned?

I've only done one trivia post (BWS on Shadowman #10) in the past and now its time for another. Did you know ... that the Rai Trade Paperback was originally going to come polybagged with a special expanded edition of Rai #0?! According to a section in the Valiant Special Edition of Comic Shop News called "Valiant's Vision for the Future" it was. Check out the scan below:

Ultimately, the Trade Paperback printed Rai #0 as published within the book and came polybagged with the Rai Companion...no where near as cool.