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In the latest of Fantagraphics’ ambitious reprinting
of Hal Foster’s immortal masterpiece, this volume
marks the strip’s sixtieth anniversary with a look
back at the past and a plunge into Camelot’s dreadfilled future.
On its sixtieth anniversary, the strip looks back on Prince Valiant’s
eventful life as many threads begin to come together in a climactic
and fateful series of events that will change the face of Camelot.
Dire times are ahead for Prince Valiant and his companions, as a
three-way war erupts between Arthur’s British kingdom, the Picts,
and the Jutes; Aleta, Maeve, and Ingrid are thrown into prison by
Lord Hussa; Camelot falls to a barbarian army; and King Arthur
makes a last stand. Plus: Galleries of the best images from Prince
Valiant by its creator Hal Foster chosen by artist admirers and comic-strip experts.
Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure
comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years under the virtuoso
pen of its creator, Hal Foster. Starring a daring and gallant young hero,
the series features epic sword fights, elaborate scenes of pomp and
pageantry, and breathless plotting that always leaves the reader wanting
more. Fantagraphics’ deluxe editions, each collecting two years’ worth
of Sunday strips, boast superbly restored artwork that captures every
delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster’s art.