Coming soon to valiant adult novels with Blackstone Publishing partnership • AIPT

Valiant Entertainment has revealed that it has partnered with Blackstone Publishing to produce adult novels featuring Valiant characters. It’s still early days, but Shadowman, Eternal Warrior, and Livewire were just three characters who will likely get adult novel adaptations. With book publishing grossing over $25 billion in 2020, now is the time to get into prose.

It’s likely part of the larger Year of Valiant campaign that includes new series and creative teams.


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Rick Bleiweiss, Head of New Business Development at Blackstone, said, “I’m so excited that we’ll be releasing Valiant’s fabulous comic book characters in newly written full-length novels. I know their existing fanbase will love these books and stories, and it will give many more people exposure to the worlds and characters that Valiant has created and that so many of their ardent followers regularly enjoy.

Brendan Deneen, Director of Media, Television and Film at Blackstone, is thrilled to bring new voices to the captivating universe of Valiant. “I’m excited to work with the team at Valiant to find the perfect prose writers as we develop exciting new takes for this amazing comic book library. It’s a great opportunity to bring new readers into the Valiant universe while staying true to what makes these characters so iconic in the first place.

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For more on this news, read the official press release below.

April 12, 2022 — Enthusiastic fans around the world will soon be able to explore the Valiant universe like never before.

Valiant Entertainment is incredibly proud to announce a line of adult first novels featuring beloved Valiant characters in a major partnership with the award-winning and innovative independent publishing company Blackstone Editions.

Valiant and Blackstone team up to create a series of novels featuring iconic characters from across the Valiant universe – including SHADOWMAN, ETERNAL WARRIOR, LIVEWIREand many more – will be introduced to an all-new medium for the very first time, bringing Valiant fans more stories featuring the characters they love while introducing these timeless heroes and villains to new readers of the whole world.

Rick Bleiweiss, Head of New Business Development at Blackstone, said, “I’m so excited that we’ll be releasing Valiant’s fabulous comic book characters in newly written full-length novels. I know their existing fanbase will love these books and stories, and it will give many more people exposure to the worlds and characters that Valiant has created and that so many of their ardent followers regularly enjoy.

Brendan Deneen, Director of Media, Television and Film at Blackstone, is thrilled to bring new voices to the captivating universe of Valiant. “I’m excited to work with the team at Valiant to find the perfect prose writers as we develop exciting new takes for this amazing comic book library. It’s a great opportunity to bring new readers into the Valiant universe while staying true to what makes these characters so iconic in the first place.

Stay tuned for more information on the next series of novels.

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