Prince Valiant, Vol. 48: Return to Camelot - Softcover

Foster, Harold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 156097544X ISBN 13: 9781560975441

Publisher: Fantagraphics Books, 2003

Synopsis

The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this perennial full-color series. Each volume in the series presents close to a year's worth of strips per volume in an oversized format showcasing the strip's spectacular color pages. In Vol. 48 (1978-1979), Valiant's twin daughters Karen and Valeta are no longer impossible to tell apart. Suddenly the wilder of the two, Karen, decides that she wants to be a warrior. She trims her golden locks and dons armor, eager to prove her mettleand when a massive fleet of pirates turns up on the horizon, she may have her chance! At this point in Prince Valiant's run, Hal Foster's assistant, John Cullen Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, was well into his first decade of drawing the strip over Foster's writing and roughs. Continuing Foster's tradition of meticulous artwork, Murphy was developing his own fan following. 48 pages full-color.

About this title

About the Author:

Hal Foster created Prince Valiant in 1937. He passed away in 1982. John Cullen Murphy, a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's "Best Story Strip," continues to draw Prince Valiant, while his son, Cullen Murphy, writes the strip in between serving as the Managing Editor for The Atlantic. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Joan.

Review:

One of the best [comic-strip reprints of classic strips] is Prince Valiant. -- Comics Buyer's Guide, Maggie Thompson

Starting when I was 11... I was totally enchanted by Harold Foster's work. -- Ray Bradbury

About this edition

• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 156097544X
• ISBN 13: 9781560975441
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48