UNPUBLISHED VALIANT YEARBOOK COVER:

TIMEWALKER

Ivar the Timewalker is a character in the Valiant Comics universe. Created by artist and writer Barry Windsor-Smith, he first appeared in Archer and Armstrong #8 which was a flip book with Eternal Warrior #8.

Originally, there were meant to be two immortal brothers in the Valiant Comics Universe - Gilad, the Eternal Warrior and Aram the other, better known as Armstrong. Each is older than recorded history although Gilad is the elder by two years. It was later revealed, in Archer and Armstrong/Eternal Warrior #8 (The Musketeers Special) that there was a third brother, Ivar, who was the eldest.

Like his brothers, Ivar is immortal, ages very slowly and is able heal quickly. However, he also has the unique ability to sense "time arcs" that allow him to pass from one time period to another but he has no control over what time period the "time arcs" will take him to. He travels these arcs as often as he can, searching for the arc that will lead him back to ancient Egypt and the woman he loves.

Because he has no control over what time period the time arcs take him, Ivar could be in the future one day and the past the next.

This cover was pencilled and inked by me, as an homage' to the work of Barry Windsor-Smith, for a projected Yearbook that was eventually taken off the publishing schedule.  As I recall, I gave the original art to departing Valiant employee Paul Fairchild as a 'thank you' for all of his hard efforts.