{"product_id":"prince-valiant-vol-31-1997-1998-9798875002328","title":"Prince Valiant Vol. 31: 1997-1998","description":"On its sixtieth anniversary, the strip looks back on Prince Valiant's eventful life as many threads begin to come together in a climactic and fateful series of events that will change the face of Camelot. Dire times are ahead for Prince Valiant and his companions, as a three-way war erupts between Arthur's British kingdom, the Picts, and the Jutes; Aleta, Maeve, and Ingrid are thrown into prison by Lord Hussa; Camelot falls to a barbarian army; and King Arthur makes a last stand. Plus: Galleries of the best images from Prince Valiant by its creator Hal Foster chosen by artist admirers and comic-strip experts. \u003cp\u003eUniversally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, \u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e ran for 35 years under the virtuoso pen of its creator, Hal Foster. Starring a daring and gallant young hero, the series features epic sword fights, elaborate scenes of pomp and pageantry, and breathless plotting that always leaves the reader wanting more. Fantagraphics' deluxe editions, each collecting two years' worth of Sunday strips, boast superbly restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Foster's art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal Foster,John Cullen Murphy,Cullen Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fantagraphics Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 14.17h x 10.42w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798875002328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoster, Hal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHal Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e (1892-1982) created \u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurphy, John Cullen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cullen Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e, a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's \"Best Story Strip\" for his work on \u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e, continues to draw the strip from his home in Connecticut, while his son, Cullen Murphy, writes the strip in between serving as the Managing Editor for \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurphy, Cullen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCullen Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e served as managing editor for \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e from 1985-2006 and is currently an editor at large for \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e. Beginning in the 1970s, Murphy collaborated with his father, John Cullen Murphy, on the \u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e comic strip.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Hal Foster \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48910021197981,"sku":"9798875002328","price":47.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_df35633c-5817-40df-ad56-21c659d27e38.jpg?v=1789455624","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/prince-valiant-vol-31-1997-1998-9798875002328","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}