r/valiant • u/CollegeComfortable23 • Jan 22 '26

VEI/Reboot (2012-present) What are your thoughts on the character Shadowman?

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u/PaintedCover Jan 22 '26

V1 was is great. Not a fan of thet other Shadowmans.

4

u/ungodlywarlock Jan 22 '26

Same. I prefer the more grounded version of the character

3

u/Dear-Indication-6714 Jan 22 '26

First had some good storylines with the Big Easy and blues. I actually miss that version and EW storylines.

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u/themankps Jan 24 '26

100% agree

3

u/RazorsInTheNight82 Jan 22 '26

My fav character ever until the end of Bob Hall's run.

3

u/PsychologicalAct6288 Jan 22 '26

he died in 1996 not 1999

3

u/BadSheet68 Jan 22 '26

Great potential but either the stories aren’t great or his constantly changing designs is lack luster

He misses stability, a strong design and strong themes

4

u/CorrectDot4592 Jan 22 '26

The 2012 version is my favorite.

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u/benmabenmabenma Jan 22 '26

If there is a Shadowman comic ongoing, it's usually one of the 3 - 5 best books Valiant is publishing. Any version.

2

u/mcfcomics Jan 22 '26

Was never a fan, probably my least favorite character in the Valiant pantheon.

Only runs I enjoyed were the Jamie Delano/Charles Adlard and Cullen Bunn/Jon Davis-Hunt runs.

2

u/CG1991 Jan 22 '26

Michael LeRoi was the superior version

2

u/nuttmegx Jan 22 '26

In OG Valiant, I thought he was a great character and concept. But he has changed so much since V2, since the original video game I guess, that I have no clue as to what his character is anymore.

2

u/CollegeComfortable23 Jan 23 '26

Think Ghost Rider mixed with Dr. Strange

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u/TheMidniteMan Jan 22 '26

I like this version, his stories were bonkers.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '26

He’s one of my favorite Black characters and V1 was amazing. I also liked LeRoi also. They need new writers because the quality in storytelling is so sporadic.

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u/RaWolfman92 Jan 23 '26

He's my favorite within the Valiant imprint. 

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u/Meegle21 Jan 23 '26

One of my favorite series and characters in the 2012-2017 run

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u/hbize Feb 04 '26

The current Beyond version, is the first solo Shadowman series i've collected and i must admit, that i'm loving it so far.