Ahora en Inglés:
This graphic novel by Valiant Entertainment serves as introduction for new readers and a satisfaction for regulars fans, which ranks all the most important characters in this universe, working together for a common goal, to stop an ancient threat, the representation of pure fear and destruction of everything we know.
The characters involved in this story are:
Eternal Warrior: an immortal warrior who has skills in all kinds of weapons, is the protector of the Geomancer.
Geomancer: they are mystical beings with the ability to connect with the planet earth, with nature, serve as protectors and are guided by the Earth itself. It is who lurks The Immortal Enemy
Bloodshot: is a soldier who has nano-technology in his body, providing him with superhuman powers, plus ability to connect with any technology, it was used as a weapon in Project Rising Spirit and now works for the governments of US and England
Amstrong: is the brother of Eternal Warrior, has lived centuries on earth, has an almost infinite wisdom and a hangover of the same data.
X-O Manowar: Aric of Dacia was a warrior of the V century, when suddenly is sent to our times with an invincible suit, now fight for justice while adjusting to these times
Ninjak: is a master of battle, expert in weapons and technology, working to the highest bidder but his ethics leads him to do altruistic actions.
Neville Alcott: is the bridge between MI6 and The Unity, the group of super-human, including bloodshot and X-O Manowar.
Colonel Capshaw: she is attentive to all global crises, and alerts you to any dangerous situation Allcott.
Immortal Enemy: is a monster that kills all Geomancer there to trer imbalance in nature, shown as the deepest fears of any person attack is lethal, cruel and almost invincible.
The story begins with Eternal Warrior protecting the first Geomancer, in the ancient Mayan civilization thousands of years ago, but fails when Immortal Enemy devours him, the same generation happens genetation after generation, Eternal Warrior fails in his attempt to stop this force evil, but now in the XXI century there are sufficiently powerful beings to confront him, to protect the new Geomancer, Kay McHenry, who barely control her powers.
The art of Paolo Rivera and the inksby his father Joe Rivera are awesome, captures all the action and complexity of the history and dramatic contribution of multiple characters. From terror to action with touches of comedy, Rivera stands out as an illustrator.
The plot of Jeff Lemire and Matt Kindt is addictive, grabs you and you can't stop reading page by page, as mentioned its plot is complex but is explaind with impressive subtlety.
Summary:
The Valiant is a graphic novel that serves as a starting point to delve into this new universe of characters that mixes magic, super powers, science fiction and fantasy, it is a story that grabs you and will not let you go until you finish reading it.
Qualification:
4.8 out of 5
Spectacular Starting Point
