Prince Valiant TPB (1984-2004 Fantagraphics) comic books 2002-2004
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Published Feb 2002 by Fantagraphics.$9.49
- Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
Volume 43 - 1st printing. "Blood and Tears!"
Story and art By Hal Foster.
The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this full-color series. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color library editions of Prince Valiant were initially intended to end with 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming public demand, however, we are continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to year's worth of full-page Sunday strips.
Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.
Cover price $16.95. -
Published Apr 2002 by Fantagraphics.$6.30
Volume 44 - 1st printing. "Karak the Terrible!"
Story and art By Hal Foster.
The greatest adventure epic since Beowulf continues in this full-color series. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a noble knight in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color library editions of Prince Valiant were initially intended to end with 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming public demand, however, we are continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigious assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Murphy, who had been quietly assisting Foster for several years, actively took over the bulk of the drawing chores in 1971 and immediately developed a fan following himself (although, for the most part, your average newspaper reader couldn't discern a difference between Foster and Cullen Murphy's styles). Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to year's worth of full-page Sunday strips.
Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.
Cover price $16.95. -
Published Dec 2003 by Fantagraphics.$9.49
Volume 49 - 1st printing. "Road to Sorrow's End!"
Story and art By Hal Foster.
In this volume, Arn, Son of Valiant, is heir to the throne of Thule. As king-to-be he must be careful in his choice of a bride, but his heart belongs to Lydia, the daughter of a savage Viking chieftain, whose mores don't exactly match those of his prospective in-laws. Fantagraphics' deluxe, full-color editions of Prince Valiant run chronologically, and volume 49 includes work from the years 1979-1980. This is the penultimate volume in the series.
Softcover, 9-in. x 13-in., 48 pages, full color.
NOTE: "Prince Valiant stands high over its competition in the Adventure/Classical genre of the Newspaper Sunday." – Comics Buyer's Guide
Cover price $18.95.
