Valiant Comics

 is an American comic book publisher founded in 1989. Early in its life, the company published several Mario comic books as part of its Nintendo Comics System line.

History


Valiant Comics was founded by longtime editor  and other former Marvel talents. Although initially successful enough to become the third highest-selling comic company, behind established giants Marvel and, Valiant faced financial difficulties following a controversial attempt to retool its properties and the publication of , a disastrous crossover event with competitor. In 1994, the company was acquired by video game publisher, who rebranded it as Acclaim Comics and rebooted the entire line. Acclaim Comics was closed in 2004 when Acclaim itself went bankrupt.

A group of entrepeneurs purchased the right to Valiant's properties in Acclaim's bankruptcy sale and formed a new company known as Valiant Entertainment, which started publishing new comics in 2012.