10 Reboots That Changed Comic Books Forever

Back in the nineties, you couldn't go into a comic book shop and not find some amazing Valiant titles. The publisher started to look like it was going to break through to Image-level status, but the rise in popularity came to an almost sudden halt in 1994 when Valiant was sold to Acclaim.

The video game company put out some books, but many of the creators who launched titles including Solar: Man of the Atom, Turok, Magnus The Robot Fighter, Archer & Armstrong, and the Eternal Warrior had long since departed. What was left was a loosely defined universe trying to keep together something that just wasn't going to happen. Within a decade, Acclaim declared bankruptcy, but that turned out to be a good thing for Valiant.

The company was restarted in 2005 and began working towards a new publishing initiative. That kicked off in 2012 and has been one of the most successful relaunches in comic book history... and it wasn't for a title or a character, but for an entire publishing house.

Newly-developed versions of all of Valiant's most popular characters began hitting the shelves and flew off them almost as quickly. The success of Harbinger and Bloodshot have already launched five future cinematic adaptations, which is a clear indication of the 2012 relaunch's importance to comic books as a whole.