Eddie Valiant Eddie Valiant Edward "Eddie" Valiant is the main protagonist of the novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?", and the film adaptation, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit". In the original novel "Who Censored Roger Rabbit?", Eddie Valiant is a fictional modern day California private detective hired by comic book star Roger Rabbit to investigate the workings of Roger's corrupt employers, the DeGreasy Brothers. When Roger is found dead, and his final words having been censored out, Valiant is soon sent on the case of tracking Roger's murderers. This original incarnation of Eddie is a heavy smoker and has a beard as well as
Valiant (film) made his directorial debut with "Valiant". Initially hired for character and production design during project development, and ultimately hired to direct the film after extensive working with story development, writers, and producers. Chapman was subsequently storyboard artist, designing characters for the Vanguard Animation movie "Space Chimps". The film, on a tight budget and with a relatively small group of animators, was created in 106 weeks, in what "The Times" described as "a piece of guerrilla film-making" in comparison to the other CGI animated films created by major studios. At least 5 computer animators worked together for every scene of the