Prince Valiant, Vol. 1: 1937-1938

Nominated for a 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award: The most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time finally returns in its definitive edition the first to boast superb testored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Fosters original masterpiece. 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 Fosters death it continues to run under different hands.) The giant Sunday-funnies pages (Valiant ran only on Sundays) gave Foster a huge canvas upon which he was able to limn epic swordfights stunning scenes of pomp and pageantry and some of the most beautiful human beingsmale and femaleever to appear in comics. And he matched his nonpareil visual sense with the narrative instincts of a born storyteller propelling his daring young hero from one crisis to another with barely a panel to catch ones breath. Prince Valiant has previously been widely available only in re-colored somewhat degraded editions (now out of print and fetching collectors prices). Thanks to advances in production technology and newly available original proof sheets this new series from the industry leader in quality strip classics is the first to feature superb restored artwork that captures every delicate line and chromatic nuance of Fosters original masterpiece. Comic strip aficionados will be ecstatic and younger readers who enjoy a classic adventure yarn will be bowled over. Volume One is rounded out with a rare in-depth classic Foster interview previously available only in a long out-of-print issue of The Comics Journal as well as an informative Afterword detailing the production and restoration of this edition. Nominated for a 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award (Best Archival Collection/Project: Strips). 120 color illustrations