Archer & Armstrong, Vol. 3 by Fred Van Lente

The creative team do this by crafting a DaVinci Code style adventure. Archer & Armstrong: The Michelangelo Code does well to set up the duo quite well and by the end of it you have a solid grasp of who they are. As a result it’s a hell of a lot of fun.įollowing the trend of other debut Valiant volumes, this one establishes the characters and concepts for the readers and setts up what’s to come in later stories. It’s a series that’s happy to include humour and crazy ideas.

Unlike those series, who took their characters and concepts very seriously, Archer & Armstrong is much more lighthearted and silly in tone. Lettered by Dave Lanphear.Įarly into the debut volume of Archer & Armstrong, you can tell that there is a distinct tonal difference to the previous three Valiant series that have been explored in previous editions of this column. Archer & Armstrong Volume 1: The Michelangelo Code cover by Mico Suayan. Opposites in ideologies and approach, but somehow they click quite well. Together, they’re an odd couple and an unlikely duo. He has a laid back attitude, who is more interested in quoting poetry and getting incredibly drunk. Being a remnant of an ancient civilisation that was wiped out by a great disaster, he has been pursued by secret societies, religious sects and cults for years. The 18-year-old is a skilled fighter thanks to his ability to mimic any physical skill.Īrmstrong is an immortal wino who has lived for ten thousand years.

Living a sheltered life, he is chosen to go to New York City to kill Armstrong, who the sect believed was evil. Obadiah Archer is a member of a religious sect known as the Dominion, which operates out of a bizarre Christian-themed amusement park in Ohio. Written Fred Van Lente (Incredible Hercules, Marvel Zombies) and art by Clayton Henry (Alpha Flight, Ninja-K) and Pere Perez (Action Comics, Batgirl), this collection covers the first four issues of the 2012 series.Īs usual, we’ll discuss the characters, review the comic, and much more. This time we’re looking at Archer & Armstrong Volume 1: The Michelangelo Code. It’s time once again for another round of A Valiant Read. “ A Valiant Read” is a regular column in which we highlight some of the best jumping-on points for the Valiant Universe.

Archer & Armstrong, Vol. 3 by Fred Van Lente