Prince Valiant, Vol. 1: The Prophecy

Prince Valiant (Paperback) #1

by Hal Foster

Prince Valiant

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

48 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1977

About the author

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

Reviews

[Coleccionista de finales tristes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Está bueno pero no sé si seguiré adquiriéndolos.

[Maurício Dantas · Rating 5 out of 5]

A edição é sensacional, formato maior, papel excelente, lombada de pano. A arte do Foster é absurda em sua simplicidade e elegância. E sua narrativa é surpreendentemente boa, direta e com ritmo cinematográfico: em 1937 ele fazia algo mais "quadrinhos modernos" do que o que a Marvel e DC faziam nos anos 60 - três décadas após.

Enquanto os quadrinhos de heróis estavam naquela de o personagem dando um soco e o recordatório dizendo "e o herói dá um soco", Príncipe Valente tinha um texto enxuto que complementava a arte - sem brigar com ela ou limitar-se a repeti-la. Outro ponto interessante é acompanhar o crescimento do Valente, que na primeira tira é uma criança que cresce, se torna escudeiro, cavaleiro, pai e avô enfim.

[Rockito · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una de las mejores cosas que leí en mucho tiempo. Hal Foster es un genio y lo demuestra en cada viñeta. Increíble que algo de hace más de 90 años tenga mejor ritmo y desarrollo que comics que se publican ahora, y con mucho menos dinero encima.

Si la moneda Argentina aguanta me compro toda la colección.

[Elier Mancilla · Rating 5 out of 5]

El estilo y la narrativa me recuerda mucho a la de Schiller. También puedo ver que Hal Foster toma ideas prestadas de las óperas de Wagner así como de los antiguos mitos germánicos como el anillo de los Nibelungos.
Sin duda alguna, no puedo esperar a la entrega de 1938.

The style and the narrative remind me a lot of Schiller. I can also see that Hal Foster borrows ideas from Wagner's operas as well as the old Germanic myths like the ring of the Nibelungs.
Without a doubt, I can not wait for 1938.

[Gabriel Benitez · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡La obra maestra de Hal Foster en esta colección que no tiene pierde! Valiente es un príncipe vikingo exiliado junto con sus padres del reino de Thule. En busca de un nuevo lugar para vivir, reconstruyen su vida en una marisma, pero el impetuoso de Valiente después de recibir una desdichada profecía, lo lanzará a buscar aventuras hasta que tope con el mítico Sir Gawein de quien se convertirá en escudero.

[Dony Grayman]

Número 1 del coleccionable que aparentemente abarca todo el año 1937. Tomo que vino con cartón de exhibición y una revistita con data de la serie, además de un papelito con la supuesta garantía de calidad de Planeta.

[Rick Ray · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prince Valiant, son of the exile King of Thule, lives in the Fens of Britain during the reign of King Arthur with the hopes of one day becoming a mighty knight. Val proves to be a worthy warrior early on, and his youthful adventures brings him before the witch Horrit, who unveils an unsettling prophecy about Val's future. Revealing to the youth that his life will be filled with discontent, conflict and tragedy, Val hastens his destiny by immediately training in all manner of martial warfare. His tremendous skill at a young age is detected by the passing Sir Gawain, who names Val as his own squire and produces the lad before Arthur's own court at Camelot. From there, Hal Foster's Prince Valiant builds into a grandiose mythology of dizzying heights.

Unlike the traditional comic strip, Foster's approach was substantially more serialized than episodic, with each entry building on the previous as one sweeping narrative. It's a comic strip that rewards the reader for sticking along for the ride, a rarity amongst newspaper strips since the continued readership was never guaranteed. But from a contemporary lens, Prince Valiant stands as a timeless strip that stands far above its many peers. Adding to the uniqueness of the series is Foster's choice of prose, which does away with traditional speech bubbles and caption boxes in favor of a more liberated lettering design. It's very narration heavy, but it only compounds the epic atmosphere of Prince Val's adventures.

[Hernán Vigna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Desde hace meses he estado acumulando varios tomos de la colección de Hal Foster, publicada por planeta Deagostini, más que nada los números en los que participó hasta su muerte en el año 79. Con varios tomos amontonados me decidí hace poco a comenzarlo y no solo valen la pena por el arte (que merece una mirada detenida en cada viñeta) sino por la historia misma, las aventuras de Val tienen de todo. Puede que para el lector moderno las historias de aventuras como estas estén algo anticuadas, pero los personajes se hacen más profundos a medida en que se avanza y los vamos conociendos, son tópicos pero no típicos y pronto se hacen entrañables.

[Virág · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this entire series through too many times to count. Always loved Arthurian adventure tales, and this is one of the best. The pictures are beautifully drawn and the stories are always exciting, even if they get a little repetitive.

[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.

[Juani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excelente, una edición fenomenal para un clásico que no pierde vigencia. Los dibujos de Foster son algo sublime, y el guión cumple, a pesar de pecar de algo simple al principio de la historia. Con ganas de seguir leyendo los tomos siguientes!

[Serge Pierro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hal Foster's masterpiece in an oversized softcover book. Tremendous artwork by Foster - his large panel "Sunday" pages in particular are breathtaking!

[May]

me diverti lendo essa história mais do que eu achei que iria. a arte é maravilhosa e a edição está muito bem acabada