"Unity" is an 18-issue crossover story published by Valiant Comics in the summer of 1992. It was conceived by Valiant's Editor-in-Chief, Jim Shooter, who wanted to revolutionize the crossover concept in comics.

"Unity"
PublisherValiant Comics
Publication dateAugust – September 1992
Genre
Title(s)
Archer & Armstrong #1–2
Eternal Warrior #1–2
Harbinger #8–9
Magnus, Robot Fighter #15–16
Rai #6–7
Shadowman #4–5
Solar, Man of the Atom #12–13
Unity #0–1
X-O Manowar #7–8

The story was serialized in all nine of the Valiant Universe comic book titles published from August to September 1992 and set up several spin-off titles.[1]

In 2012, several years after Valiant had ceased publishing comic books, they restarted their continuity and the name was repurposed for the superhero team Unity.

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  1. ^ Petrilak, Joe (June 22, 1998). "THE Jim Shooter Interview". So that's when I came up with the "branching off of the tree event" and since then, I think a lot of people have done those. So when I was with Valiant, I said "All right, let's revolutionize this crossover thing again." And I thought, let's do it just in the regular books, so you don't have to go out and buy a special issue, it's just in the books. Maybe with one special issue at the end and an intro. So I'd been thinking about that for a long time, and contrived to weave the Valiant storylines together. I still think it was pretty damn good for somebody who was flying by the seat of his pants.
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