

Read more: How 'The Boys' comic book survived cancellation and inspired Amazon's new hit superhero TV seriesĬelebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Valiant fights tooth and nail on the publishing side to make a name for itself among much bigger publishers like Marvel and DC, and now it will be trying to grab Hollywood's attention on top of that.

So one of the things we're focused on is how we roll out the universe, how we develop and sharpen differentiation in storytelling, and how we bring you into the Valiant world." There's a defined lane for what we can do. "That visual vocabulary has been established. "Marvel and DC have built the comic-book superhighway," Mintz said.

"Faith," about a groundbreaking plus-size superhero, is also in development at Sony.While "Harbinger" and "Bloodshot" will be at separate studios, the connective tissue is the producer Neal Moritz, known for the "Fast and Furious" franchise (Mintz is also producting both movies). (The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news last week.) The comic follows a group of young individuals known as Harbingers who possess psychic and telekinetic powers. Paramount Pictures recently acquired the film rights to "Harbinger," Mintz confirmed to Business Insider.Beyond that, there are other Valiant projects scattered around different studios. Valiant will make its first foray into theaters in February with Sony's "Bloodshot," directed by Dave Wilson and starring Vin Diesel as an enhanced soldier resurrected from the dead. But the biggest obstacle, at the moment, is that not all of its characters will be under one roof. Mintz said he views Valiant as "one of the top untapped IPs right now," with great potential for a cinematic universe. Huge thanks to Podcorn for sponsoring this episode.Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. SUBSCRIBE ON RSS, ITUNES, ANDROID, SPOTIFY, STITCHER OR THE APP OF YOUR CHOICE. On this week's Stack podcast, we've got reviews for: Plunge #1, Bloodshot #0, Wolverine #1, Deadly Class #43, Firefly #14, DCeased: Unkillables #1, On The Stump #1, Marvel's Voices #1, Batman #89, Doctor Tomorrow #1, and Undiscovered Country #4. About The Stack: Plunge, Bloodshot And More Episode
