Product Description: The most gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, the on-going Prince Valiant Sunday-only comic strip ran for 35 years under its creator, Hal Foster. Foster limned epic swordfights and some of the most beautiful human beings ever to appear in comics. And he matched his nonpareil visual sense with the narrative instincts of a born storyteller. Prince Valiant has previously been widely available only in re-colored, now-out-of print editions (which fetch collectors' prices). Thanks to advances in production technology and newly available original proof sheets, this new series is the first to feature restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's masterpiece. Comic strip aficionados will be ecstatic, and younger readers who enjoy classic adventure will be bowled over. Book One also has a rare, in-depth Foster interview.
Excellent ^ Finely detailed drawings and a great story make this a volume not to be missed. It is far superior to the Prince Valiant printed in newspapers today.
Hal the magnificant ^ A wonderful book of a great cartoon series. I got the Prince Valiant book in the mail from my son and read it cover to cover immediately. Then I read it again. The material is great and the reproduction is great. No fan of Prince Valiant will be even a little disappointed. Now I await Volume 2 with anticipation --- where the heck is it?
Just Fantastic ^ Wow !! I never expected the book to be so amazingly compiled. Thanks Amazon for sending me the book all the way to India. The print is world class and it has the look and feel of reading an old book though it is brand new - such has been the get-up of the paper quality / colour and print quality. It is just amazing.
I am now desparately waiting for the second volume to come up soon ...
Biswadeep from India
High Quality ^ While I knew of Prince Valiant, I was never a follower. I took a chance on this book and really like it. The drawings are outstanding, the stories are fun adventures. The reproductions, paper, etc. are of the finest quality. Hal Foster was a master. My three year old loves me to read it to him as well - although with the witches, monsters and blood-letting, there are some pages I have to skip! Looking forward to Vol. 2 from Fantagraphics.
Return of Chivalry, Wonder & Dreams ^ Fantagraphics has always enjoyed a reputation for publishing cutting-edge, quality newspaper strip collections. In the past, they were the first to publish the complete sequence of Hal Foster's medieval strip PRINCE VALIANT. Quality in both color and reproduction varied, however; and those of us who revere this VALIANT continued to wait for the ultimate reprint.
Now, with this hardcover PRINCE VALIANT: 1937 - 1938, Fantagraphics has launched a series which hopefully will equal the quality of their COMPLETE PEANUTS reprints. Line detail is superb, and the strip's original mind-blowing color is there on the page for all to see. Background information is superb, particularly when the editors explain how difficult it has been for them to find pages of requisite quality. The price of the book, especially when one purchases through Amazon, is also amazing.
This one's for dreamers and devotees of true comic art. You cannot do any better.
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