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Universally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, Prince Valiant ran for 35 years under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. (Such was its popularity that today, decades after Foster’s death, it continues to run under different hands.)
The giant Sunday-funnies pages (Valiant ran only on Sundays) gave Foster a huge canvas upon w...more
The giant Sunday-funnies pages (Valiant ran only on Sundays) gave Foster a huge canvas upon w...more
Published August 18th 2009 by Fantagraphics (first published January 1st 1978)
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Feb 09, 2011James rated it it was amazing
When I was kid, Prince Valiant was the living fossil of the comics page. Intricately drawn, with the captions weirdly bundled beneath the illustrations instead of being bound in bubbles, it dealt with swords and mail and bloodshed. Sure, the Phantom was still kicking, Dick Tracy was chasing crooks, but Prince Valiant was so beautiful, archaic and weird that it may as well have been scrimshawed on an ostrich egg.
After reading the first volume of Fantagraphics excellent reprinting of Hal Foster’s...more
After reading the first volume of Fantagraphics excellent reprinting of Hal Foster’s...more
Dec 11, 2016Don Witzel rated it it was amazing
Prince Valiant Vol. I: 1937-1938
Reading the Sunday newspaper comics as a kid I would never read Prince Valiant strip. Just glancing over thinking to myself, “ Whats the backstory ? Funny haircut, weird outfits, rose cheeks and lips, this looks boring”. I decided to pick this first Volume up overhearing people discussing how “ Great “ this strip is. Boy , have I been missing out. I’m so excited to enter the world of Prince Valiant from the beginning. I’m a blown away by the character development...more
Reading the Sunday newspaper comics as a kid I would never read Prince Valiant strip. Just glancing over thinking to myself, “ Whats the backstory ? Funny haircut, weird outfits, rose cheeks and lips, this looks boring”. I decided to pick this first Volume up overhearing people discussing how “ Great “ this strip is. Boy , have I been missing out. I’m so excited to enter the world of Prince Valiant from the beginning. I’m a blown away by the character development...more
Apr 14, 2014Aildiin rated it really liked it
This is a very nice book collecting the original strips by Hal Foster. The art and the color are stunning and the huge size of the book allows to read the strips as they were originally published. I find however that the story itself is only average but this is a very nice book to own for any collector or anyone interested in comics history.
Jun 29, 2011AngelaOne Big Happy Comic
rated it it was amazing Shelves: graphic-novels, medieval, historical-fiction
After 70 years or so, the first Prince Valiant volume remains surprisingly young at heart. When I was a teenage girl, the Sunday Prince Valiant strips by John Cullen Murphy were the antithesis of cool, yet to my embarrassment, I had found myself caring about the characters and becoming immersed in its rich, Byzantine world, waiting impatiently for the next week's installment. Yet despite my enthusiasm, by this time, Prince Valiant already had a wife and grandkids, an impenetrably long backstory,...more
Years ago, when Calvin and Hobbes was still running in the newspaper, I handed my sister the paperback book collection of the strip. 'But I don't like Calvin and Hobbes,' she said. I was taken aback because I thought everybody liked Calvin and Hobbes. Extemporizing, I suggested, 'I think you might like it better if you read it from the beginning.'
It was a lucky guess which turned out to be true. And now it has worked on me for Prince Valiant, a Sunday color feature whose narrative charms had alw...more
Jan 15, 2016Norman rated it it was amazingIt was a lucky guess which turned out to be true. And now it has worked on me for Prince Valiant, a Sunday color feature whose narrative charms had alw...more
Shelves: comics, fantagraphics, hal-foster, prince-valiant
Absolutely gorgeous reprint of the Prince valiant colour Sunday strips from the start. The size of this series makes them manageable to hold (not too heavy) and the colour reproduction is amazing. Every detail is visible and you'll have a blast with the story. It hasn't aged except in that, we no longer read this sort of material! I will be buying the rest of the series until money or space dries up
One of the best Christmas gifts ever! My daughter has gifted me with Vol. 1 - 3. I have loved Prince Valiant for as long as I have been old enough to read the Sunday comics. This book is the first in a series that reprints the magnificent work of Hal Foster. My first chance to see and read adventures written long before I was born.
Wow, Hal Foster's art was better than I ever expected! In addition to that, he made the stories really move along in so few frames and gave you a sense of how the characters were feeling. I'm tempted to continue working my way through Prince Valiant even though there are ~40 years worth of comics because they were that good!
It's also exciting to know that Foster was from Halifax! I can't believe we don't celebrate him more.
Jan 09, 2012Chris rated it it was amazingIt's also exciting to know that Foster was from Halifax! I can't believe we don't celebrate him more.
Shelves: favorites, sunday-strips-and-other-old-comics
Incredible in every sense. Foster's artwork is some of the best ever drawn, and his stories are constantly compelling. Fantagraphics once again proves themselves in this beautiful volume, truly the only way this strip should be viewed. Foster deserves a place in the pantheon of the great comic artists.
Jun 23, 2015Kate rated it did not like it Shelves: adventure, fantastical, set-it-on-fire, graphic-novel-and-comic
UGH. 'Prince Val' (a.k.a. Gary Stu, Billy Budd, Nice Guy of the 1930's/Camelot) made me roll my eyes SO HARD they fell out of my head and rolled away and were gobbled up by a giant sea crocodile. Thanks a lot, Val.
Mar 26, 2019Brandt rated it really liked it
When one thinks of the history of comics vis a vis comic books and newspaper based comic strips, it sometimes feels like the two formats of what one could argue are the same thing are incongruous. Think of something like Spider-Man, which had an existence in both formats (as of this writing the newspaper version has paused 'new' content three days ago, owing to the death of Stan Lee). In my opinion, Spider-Man is built for the comic book format, especially how superhero comic books are produced...more
May 10, 2017Joseph rated it it was amazing
This is the first volume of the Hal Foster Prince Valiant Sunday comics, first appearing in 1937. Foster was a master illustrator, and his attention to detail is astounding. These are beautiful comics to see, and the stories are pretty good, too. Swashbuckling introduction to the Prince and how he came to King Arthur's court.
There's also some great archival material in the introduction, and of note is Foster's decision to set the Arthurian-era stories in more Norman guises. I had never thought b...more
There's also some great archival material in the introduction, and of note is Foster's decision to set the Arthurian-era stories in more Norman guises. I had never thought b...more
Jul 12, 2019Rob Smith, Jr. rated it it was amazing
The brilliance of Hal Foster shines through this volume. Of course the art is exceptional. The story is also expertly told. Foster's grasp of the time and his depiction is a study in the results of knowledge and research.
Any volume collecting comic strips will show the early stumbling of a creator discovery their subjects. This collection shows Foster knew what he wanted to illustrate and the story he would tell. It's an amazing collection.
The printing is also terrific. The individual pages are...more
Any volume collecting comic strips will show the early stumbling of a creator discovery their subjects. This collection shows Foster knew what he wanted to illustrate and the story he would tell. It's an amazing collection.
The printing is also terrific. The individual pages are...more
Sep 03, 2018Steve Majerus-Collins rated it really liked it
Prince Valiant always fascinated me in the Sunday comics, mostly because it was so utterly different than everything else, with its absurd, crazy tales of a mythical world. But the art was staggeringly good and the stories, weird as they could be, held together. This book finally gives me some idea where this character came from and how come he spent much of my life on one quest after another, eternally on the move and in danger, with no discernible end in sight. It's glorious art and worthy of...more
Apr 03, 2018Michael rated it it was amazing
Ah, classic adventure strips, so unbridled in their fun and totally unpretentious! Fast moving, well written, beautifully drawn (and great work cleaning up the art, except for the first ten or so pages, where they couldn't get clean copies) and just a total blast.
Aug 10, 2019Brannigan rated it it was amazing Shelves: graphic-novel, historical-fiction, action-adventure
Prince Valiant truly is the best. It has everything you want in a comic. Beautiful art, great storytelling. Long format stories. I can’t wait to hunt down volume 2.
The kids are engrossed.
Feb 04, 2014Evan rated it it was amazing
Prince Valiant is energetic and timeless, a sword-and-sorcery adventure that will surprise any modern reader with its excellence, its eminent readability. Valiant himself is a great hero: bloodthirsty (he slits quite a few throats), clever, reckless—drifting into King Arthur's throne-room on a horse is one of many ~radical~ hijinks. The characterizations are strong and the art is, of course, inimitable. These Fantagraphics reproductions are some of the most loving treatments of a classic comic I...more
Feb 20, 2009Rick rated it it was amazing
The most influential adventure strip ever produced, Foster's gorgeous Prince Valiant inspired generations of artists. While the Sunday-only strip has been reprinted several times, this edition contains for the first time images shot from Foster's own color engraver's proofs. Published at the strip's original dimensions and complete with an introduction by Hal Foster biographer Brian M. Kane and the insightful 1969 Hal Foster interview with Fred Schreiber, the hardcover Prince Valiant Vol. I: 193...more
This is a terrifically packaged book of the first year of Prince Valiant's Sunday comic strip. I had read these before in one of the earlier cumulations, but this volume replicates the full size of the strip from the newspapers and the quality is significantly better, plus this book includes an interview with Hal Foster. Prince Val's adventures hold up well as he establishes himself in the Court of King Arthur as Sir Gawain's squire and fights beasts in the English fens and kills a dozen or so s...more
Oct 09, 2011Rob Hermanowski rated it it was amazing
As a kid, this Sunday-only comic adventure comic strip always intrigued me. It was incredibly beautiful, but the story seemed impossible to break into, so I'd glance at the drawings and then skip over to 'Wizard of Id', 'Doonesbury', and the rest. Fantagraphic Books (also the publisher of the fabulous 'Complete Peanuts' series) is now releasing the entire Harold Foster-penned 'Prince Valiant', beginning in 1937, so it can be read sequentially. This is apparently the first time it is being re-rel...more
Feb 04, 2016Salsabrarian rated it really liked it Shelves: all, ages, comics, king, arthur, medieval
As a kid, Prince Valiant looked so boring on the Sunday comics pages, so I always skipped over it. Reading this opening compilation as an adult however, I see how skillful Hal Foster was at adventure storytelling and maintaining the interest of a storyline on a weekly basis. I guess you really have to be into King Arthur and medieval times to get into Prince Valiant! My only quibble is that the strapping, resourceful Prince Val looks rather, uh, fey...
Oct 01, 2014Deborah O'Carroll rated it it was amazing Shelves: fantasy, faves, picture-books, retellings, epic-character-i-love, 2014-reads, 5-stars-awesome, library, medieval-fantasy, reviewed
A 6-star rating should exist just for things like 'Prince Valiant'.
This series is hands-down my favorite Arthurian thing ever, with the best illustrating I've ever seen and a thrilling adventurous saga of one of my favorite heroes ever... Prince Valiant himself -- 'in the days of King Arthur.'
This series is hands-down my favorite Arthurian thing ever, with the best illustrating I've ever seen and a thrilling adventurous saga of one of my favorite heroes ever... Prince Valiant himself -- 'in the days of King Arthur.'
Fun read. Or look-at, since the pictures tell so much of the story. Fun analyze? That just sounds awkward. Anyhow, it was cool to see a knight depicted as a superhero figure and be made to realize how similar those two roles are. Reminded me a little of Gene Wolfe's Wizard-Knight, though significantly less trippy. Needs some strong female characters for me to totally get on board.
Jul 06, 2014Erik rated it really liked it
Gorgeous oversize book. Art is fantastic. Foster's drawings were unlike anything else at the time and his writing set the standard for adventure strips. In this volume, Val is driven from his homeland, meets King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, and chases after his kidnapped love.
Aug 05, 2009Ed rated it it was amazing
The very best reproductions ever, published in eye-popping tabloid size. Fun stories, amazing artwork. Viva Hal Foster! Can't wait for volume 2. Thanks for another great reprint series, Fantagraphics.
May 22, 2015Norman Howe rated it it was amazing
This is a reprint of the first two years of the “Prince Valiant” comic strip',' and it's brilliant. It's sacrilege to even call it a “Comic strip','” the art is so good',' and the story so compelling.
Oct 11, 2013Kenny rated it it was amazing
Great art presented on large pages; an active plot featuring a hero who uses both strength and brains. My 8 year old nephew enjoyed this too. A must-read for adults reading with children.
Honestly, much better than I expected!
Jul 18, 2012Michael Gilbert rated it it was amazing
What a beautiful strip! As a boy, I'd cut it out of the paper and tack the comic to the basement walls. I'd forgotten how well done it was. It was my introduction to the Arthurian cycles.
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