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Informationen zum Autor Hal Foster (1892-1982) created Prince Valiant in 1937. Though remaining involved with the strip until his death in 1982, Foster handed the bulk of the scripting and art chores over to his longtime assistant, John Cullen Murphy, in 1971. Klappentext Swords and sorcery at their grandest as the classic adventure strip continues in second volume! Zusammenfassung For 35 years! Hal Foster created epic adventure and romantic fantasy in hislegendary Sunday strip! Prince Valiant . Realistic in its visual executionand noble in its subject! depicting a time in which the fabled warriors ofhistory and legends fought together for the greater good! it remains one of thegreat masterpieces of the medium. In this second volume! Prince Valiant helpshis father reclaim his throne in kingdom of Thule; fights alongside King Arthur;is made a knight of the Round Table; battles the Huns; sets off with Sir Gawainand Tristam of Arthurian legend fame; and is thrown off-course from Sicily; adventure follows him everywhere. Fantagraphics is proud to present thesestrips! which! thanks to the use of original proof sheets and advances inprinting technology! are even brighter and crisper than when they wereoriginally published 70 years ago. Foster's work! painterly and sweeping! isfinally treated to the grand depiction it deserves. These illustrative!time-honored comic strips will enthrall old readers and just as easily awe newones. Readers will be able to read it in tandem with their Definitive PrinceValiant Companion s (coming from Fantagraphics in Dec. 2009).
