Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe

The characters of the Valiant Universe are a mix of different and well known IPs, Applying the Schwarzenegger 80's archetypal characters from Commando or Predator to the mixture of either  Batman, Wolverine or any comparative superhero. In the story of Ninjak we are introduced to Colin King, a British aristocrat, who is a derivative of both James Bond and Batman. First seen in issue #6 of the bloodshot comic book on July 1993, the character quickly drew the interest of fans playing to a base of Batman & James Bond followers. His alter ego Ninjak would be first introduced in Bloodshot issue #7 on August 1993. The success of the character allowed Valiant to run a self tile series the following year; issue #1 of Ninjak sold 1 Million copies alone. The eventual success of Valiant's stable of characters established it apart from its pool of growing competing  publications, like Malibu, Image, Impact, and Dark Horse comics. The publications would be purchased by Acclaim Entertainment a few of years later who were known mainly for its videogames. It was Acclaim who decided to retcon Ninjak's origin story and story arc.  Having a teenager gain the powers of Ninjak through a videogame; well acclaimed went bankrupt in 2004 and Valiant went silent as properties of Acclaimed were auctioned off; That was until Valiant remerged once again as an independent publication in 2012. By February 2020, Valiant comics became the 3rd largest comic book publication,  trailing behind the established Marvel and DC comics.

The 6 part web series titled Ninja vs the Valiant Universe launched in April 2018 and can be viewed in it's entirety on Youtube. There are some recognizable actors assuming the roles in this web series John Hennigan (WWE wrestler), Jason David Frank (Power Rangers), and Derek Theler (Baby Daddy). The series is produced by Bat in the Sun Productions,  a father and son duo of Aaron Schoenke and Sean Schoenke, overseeing stunts, musical score, directing, and producing.   They have an established YouTube following with Millions of views for their Superhero Beatdown Series. The special effects and production style stems from their experience in producing the beatdown series which continues to be produced today.


A character that get's introduced in the third act of the web series is
 Shadow-man, a successful Valiant character who began a self title run in 1992 and sold over 5 million copies.  Videogame enthusiasts will remember Shadow-man from the Nintendo 64 system of the same name, as it was a property of Acclaim.