Majestyx
Duck Season
Yeah, having a universe makes having movies w/tie ins work.All Image Books are creator owned, they would have to strike separate deals with each creative team. Plus with the reboot, Valiant has shown the longevity of their properties. And additionally, it's a shared universe so it has the MCU cross-over potential that other comic book companies don't.
Valiant can do well, only issue is that people like "names" more than actual content. So while valiant might actually have some quality content, possibly even better than marvel and dc, mufukkas aren't familiar with bloodshot and xo.