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The game for comics news announcements has been seriously upped in recent years, with Image Expo and the DC Rebirth live streaming, Marvel press conferences and the like and Valiant is getting into the game with #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016, a live event and Periscope livestream set for Tuesday May 17th at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade in NYC. Details below, but rest assured The Beat will be there to report all the scoops. The event is open to the public, but you need to RSVP at the address below.

With summer just around the corner, Valiant and New York’s renowned Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) Theatre are teaming up for an exclusive live presentation revealing a massive round of breaking news for the largest independent superhero universe in comics!

Valiant is proud to announce its second annual live-streaming media event with #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016 – an exclusive panel presentation broadcasting live from the UCB Theatre East in New York Cityon Tuesday, May 17th at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT. Featuring a slate of major news and announcements for Valiant’s celebrated publishing line and more, #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016 will feature appearances by superstar writers Jody Houser (FAITH), Matt Kindt (4001 A.D., DIVINITY II), Rafer Roberts (A&A: THE ADVENTURES OF ARCHER & ARMSTRONG) and Fred Van Lente (4001 A.D.: WAR MOTHER) alongside Valiant CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani, Editor-in-Chief Warren Simons, and Director of Marketing, Communications & Digital Media Hunter Gorinson. 

For more than a year, readers worldwide have speculated about top-secret, oft-rumored new projects like BRITANNIA, SAVAGE and PSI-LORDS…and what’s coming next for Valiant’s most indelible icons: X-O MANOWAR, BLOODSHOT, HARBINGER, SHADOWMAN, and more. Fans got their first tease on Free Comic Book Day 2016… Now, get ready to find out the answers as an all-star panel of guests pull back the curtain on Valiant’s plans for 2016 and beyond, only at #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016!

Follow all of #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016’s news and announcements as they happen with an exclusive live stream on the Periscope app at @ValiantComics or via Valiant’s roster of broadcast partners, including VariantComics, Comicstorian, ComicsExplained, and ComicPOP. And join the conversation on Twitter at the official @ValiantComics account or follow along with live coverage throughout #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016 from the industry’s leading press outlets!

Plus: Look for a series of exclusive post-game recaps of all of #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016’s events with interviews, analysis, extras, and more from Variant Comics, Comicstorian, and a host of the hottest YouTube personalities in comics today.

Space for #VALIANTSUMMIT 2016 is limited. If you are a member of the public and would like to attend in person, please RSVP at [email protected].