Solicitation[]
THE WORLD’S WORST SUPERHERO TEAM RETURNS IN AN EXPLOSIVE NEW ONGOING SERIES!
This December, deeply alarming and untrustworthy writer Daniel Kibblesmith (The Late Show with Stephen Colbert) and eye-popping artist Kano (Daredevil) give the Valiant Universe the adjective-worthy superheroes it deserves: QUANTUM AND WOODY!
Sometimes…you embrace your destiny. And sometimes…you and your troublemaking adopted brother find yourselves trapped in a scientific lab explosion that grants you $@&%ing awesome superpowers. As a result of their accident, Eric and Woody Henderson – aka Quantum and Woody – must “klang” their wristbands together every 24 hours or both dissipate into nothingness. Which makes superhero-ing pretty awkward when you’re not on speaking terms at the moment. See, Eric has been keeping a pretty big secret: He knows who Woody’s birth father really is…and where he’s been hiding all these years.
With great power comes great sibling rivalry! This winter, you’ll believe two men and one goat can split a one bedroom apartment and still be a credible threat to evil and injustice everywhere when QUANTUM AND WOODY make headlines and take names!
Issue #1[]
Appearances[]
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- The Company Men (First appearance)
- Derek Henderson (Deceased) (Mentioned; and in a photograph)
- Keith (Head of Security and Eric's co-worker; with a broken arm) (First appearance)
- Lucy Van Chelton (Deceased) (Mentioned only)
- Rutherford Van Chelton (Flashback only) (First appearance)
- Vincent Van Goat
Villains:
- Doctor Unfathomable (First appearance)
- E.R.A. (Mentioned only)
- Thomas Edison (Mentioned only)
- Militia Movement (Mentioned only)
- The Mysterious Benefactor (Behind the scenes)
- Negative One (First appearance)
- Russian Mafia
- Vladdy
- Vladdy's girl
- Thedge (Thedge the Hedge, Hedgeman) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Administratrix (Flashback only)
- Barkeeper
- Bloodshot (Only appears on cover)
- Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (Mentioned only)
- Clyde (doorman) (Behind the scenes)
- Dolores Goodwin (name from fake credit card #1)
- Glendra of Ashbanazar (heroine from "Advanced Caverns & Kobolds") (In a photograph only)
- Ice cream truck guy
- Idris Elba (in chemotherapy) (Mentioned only)
- Local news kid
- Mabel Abernathy (name from fake credit card #2)
- Mayor of D.C. (Mentioned only)
- Metropolitan Police Department
- Miss Sixty-Nine (the clone Woody dated) (Mentioned only)
- National Security Agency (NSA) (Mentioned only)
- Susie Eyepatch
- Taxi driver who looks like Travis Bickle
- The Sick Kid Foundation (Mentioned only)
- and the Endangered Tiger Foundation, too (Mentioned only)
- U.S. Government / Uncle Sam (Mentioned only)
- President of the United States (Mentioned only)
- Vendela Kirsebom (model on Swimsuit Calendar) (In a photograph only) (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Australia (Flashback only)
- Outback (Flashback only)
- Earth (saving it) (Mentioned only)
- Henderson Family home
- Secret Headquarters (tree house)
- Upsidedownside (destroying it) (Mentioned only)
- Washington, D.C.
Items:
- Advanced Caverns & Kobolds, 3rd Edition (tabletop RPG)
- Bō stick
- Crate of 5611's (full of quick-drying foam grenades for non-lethal apprehension) (Mentioned only)
- The Epsilon Box
- Fake credit cards
- Forehead laser gun
- Hashtag #Klangheads
- Hashtag #Shhh
- Hashtag #Teamwoody
- Hashtag #Woodylife
- "I brought money" password
- Letter to Eric
- Letter to Derek Henderson
- Quantum Bands
- Rock box (full of smooth river stones) (Mentioned only)
- Rutherford's guitar (Flashback only)
- Slingshot
- Stamp box (Mentioned only)
- Swimsuit Calendar 1994
- The Tip (social media site)
Vehicles:
- Eric's car
- Flying Segway (not flying!)
- Ice cream truck
- Kangaroos (NEXT 10km) (Flashback only)
- Trailer
- Yellow cab
Credits[]
- Writers: Daniel Kibblesmith
- Pencilers: Kano
- Inkers: Kano
- Colorists: Kano
- Letterers: Dave Sharpe
- Cover Artists:
- Regular: Julian Totino Tedesco (A / 2nd / 3rd / Gold)
- Variants: Geoff Shaw & Gabe Eltaeb (B4), Nick Pitarra & Michael Garland (Pre-Order)
- Incentives: Kano (Meme), Geoff Shaw & Gabe Eltaeb (1:20), Neal Adams & Zeea Adams (1:50), Clayton Henry & Pete Pantazis (1:250)
- Exclusives: Julian Totino Tedesco (Baltimore/NYCC), Ming Doyle (MGH), Joe Eisma (SDCC), Mike Rooth (Shared)
- Editors: Benjamin Peterson (Assistant), Danny Khazem
- Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons
- Logo-Design: Jared K. Fletcher
Chapter Headings[]
- Don't call it a threeboot.
- We've been here for years.
- One year later.
- So, how was your day?
- 18 months ago.
- A family's like a loaded gun...
- ...someone's gonna get killed.
Synopsis[]
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Notes[]
- There are four different versions of the "Extreme Ultra-Foil" Cover B with four different backgrounds: a) gradient, b) circles, c) fireworks, and d) bird's eye view. The 1:20 Retailer Incentive "Extreme Ultra-Foil Chase" Cover is a variant of a) with a more colorful gradient background. The four variants were distributed unevenly: a) and b) could be scored for just ordering the regular COVER B while c) and d) were only distributed to retailers who had ordered a copy of the 1:20 incentive; the ratio for 1 incentive copy was roughly...
- 7-9 copies of a)
- 7-9 copies of b)
- 1-2 copies of c) – more likely 2
- 1-2 copies of d) – more likely just 1
- For further madness some FOIL covers were produced with an EMBOSSED ERROR logo section.
- The retailer blurb for the 1:20 was "2017: Buckle up, because comic book stores participating in Valiant's EXTREME ULTRA-FOIL offering for QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) #1 will receive a mixed assortment of copies manufactured with vintage materials reclaimed from the following five foil-tastic comics classics:"
- "Primordial Prism" foil (originally presented on WildC.A.T.s #2, 1992)
- "Fantastic Fireworks" foil (originally presented on Adventures of Superman #505, 1993)
- "Sensational Circuit Board" foil (originally presented on Uncanny X-Men #316, 1994)
- "My God, It's Full of Stars" foil (originally presented on The Warlock Chronicles #1, 1993)
- "Psychedelic Silver" foil (originally presented on Silver Surfer #75, 1992)
- Second Printing cover: Only 1 copy was ever printed of the Second Printing cover. [1] It was auctioned (and sold for $1.600) by the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund (CBLDF) to "further the CBLDF’s ongoing mission to protect the First Amendment and the freedom to read."
- The "Meme Cover" by Kano is a homage to the "Batman slaps Robin" panel in World's Finest (Volume 1) #153 (1965); see "My Parents Are Dead" meme. The meme covers (for issues #1-4) were only made available at a few exclusive comic book stores.
- Additional retailer blurb: "Hey you, internet dweller! Odds are you’ve probably seen quite a few memes in your time – now, get ready to spot them IRL with the advent of the Quantum and Woody (2017) #1-4 Retailer Exclusive Meme Variants! For the first time anywhere, Valiant is offering qualifying retailers to get in on the dumbing down of America’s youth with piping hot homages to the internet’s most retweeted pieces of anonymous content – remade and reshaped in the vainglorious image of the world’s worst superhero team by artists Kano, Mike Norton, Tom Fowler, and Jen Bartel!"
- The "SDCC Bling Bag Edition" featured one of three exclusive advance releases: Retailer Editions of Bloodshot Salvation #1 or Quantum and Woody #1, or a Ninja-K #1 Draft.[2]
- Beware the goat! The "Shared Retailer Exclusive Cover" by Mike Rooth is a homage to the movie poster for Jaws. It was made available at Gotham Central Comics & Collectibles, Hip Hopf Comics, and Sad Lemon Comics (UK).
Pre-Order Edition[]
The "Pre-Order Edition" of Quantum and Woody (2017) #1 contains the following extra material:
- Klang Up Some Nostalgia!: Dinesh Shamdasani on foil covers;
- Kano Unwrapped: Inks to colors (for pages 1 & 3);
- Commentary by Valiant staff;
- Talking Q+W: Interview with Daniel Kibblesmith;
- Dressing Up!: Jared Fletcher talks Q+W! logo and trade dress.
Quotes[]
See? Picking a lock takes finesse. It's like romancing a woman.
- -- Young Woody
Gallery[]
Cover Art[]
Promotional Art[]
Preview (lettered)[]
Preview (unlettered)[]
Most Variant Cover[]
Clayton Henry's variant cover not only is a 1:250 Retailer Incentive but each copy is truly unique with each cover featuring a sticker of a random fourth Valiant hero besides Quantum & Woody, and the goat – making it "the Most Variant Cover of All Time!" Each copy is also numbered "1/1" on the back. Some promotional copies do not feature an additional fourth character.
Video[]
Making of the foil covers.
QUANTUM AND WOODY! (2017) 1 Extreme Ultra-Foil Production Featurette
Related[]
References[]
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