Prince Valiant, Vol. 41: The King of Atheldag

Prince Valiant (Paperback) #41

by Hal Foster

Hal Foster's Prince Valiant, with its thrilling continuities of a knoble knignt in the days of King Arthur, began in newspapers in 1937 and continues to this day. Fantagraphic's deluxe, full color library editions of Prince Valiant was intially intended to end with the 2000's Volume 40, the final volume in which Foster was the chief architect of the strip's visual look. Due to overwhelming demand, however, Fantagraphics is continuing the series, reprinting strips written and roughed-out by Foster and finished by Foster's prodigous assistant, John Cullen Murphy. Each volume of Prince Valiant features close to a year's worth of full-page Sunday strips. Volume 41 presents the "King of Atheldag," Cullen Murphy's first major story arc, reprinting from strips from 1971-72.

Genres: Comics

48 pages, Paperback

First published April 2, 2001

About the author

Harold Foster, also credited as Hal Foster, was a comic book artist best know for Prince Valiant.

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of Fosters better stories of his late period ends this book of strips after his "retirement," in which he continued to write PRINCE VALIANT and supplied pencil roughs to John Cullen Murphy. The art may not be the best in the history of strip, but it is mighty fine by any other standard.

[Little Timmy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The incredible artwork of Hal Foster makes these a true treasure to read. Being able to go through a year's worth of the Sunday strips is fantastic. Awesome story and incredible art make these books get my highest recommendation.