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Prince Valiant Vol. 23: 1981-1982

By Hal Foster and John Cullen Murphy
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In Prince Valiant Vol. 23: 1981-1982, Prince Valiant embarks on a profound allegorical journey from the Alps to the depths of the Earth, confronting mystical forces such as the Wanderer, monstrous imps, and a cursed kingdom. Meanwhile, Mordred's invasion sweeps across Britain, threatening Camelot, while Aleta’s pregnancy introduces hope and peril. Alongside, Arn pursues a daring courtship and quests filled with danger and mystery.
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In this volume of the classic Arthurian newspaper strip, there's death, birth, curses, quests, plots, magic and war.

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Renowned painter and graphic novelist George Pratt (Batman, Sandman) introduces the volume.

In these full-page, gorgeously illustrated newspaper strips, Prince Valiant Vol. 23: 1981-1982 follows Prince Valiant as he journeys from the upper regions of the Alps to the bowels of the Earth on an allegorical quest for humility. This involves the mysterious Wanderer, a curse on the kingdom, monstrous imps, and a mystical casket.

York, Lincoln, Colchester, and Londinium are sacked as Mordred leads an invasion across Britain, culminating in the siege of Camelot.

Aleta's pregnancy promises to bring a new child into the family, but the newly crowned Emperor Justinian plots to have the infant stolen at birth.

Arn begins a dangerous courtship of the huntress maiden Maeve and embarks on quests to obtain the Sacred Ring of India and to find his lost newborn brother.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781683964278

Publisher: Fantagraphics

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 June 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Fantagraphics

Illustration: 112 Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 266.0mm

Height: 366.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 112

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Adult Graphic Novels Fiction Graphic Novels Hal Foster John Cullen Murphy

About the Author

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. John Cullen Murphy, a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's "Best Story Strip" for his work on Prince Valiant, 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 The Atlantic. Cullen Murphy served as managing editor for The Atlantic from 1985-2006 and is currently an editor at large for Vanity Fair. Beginning in the 1970s, Murphy collaborated with his father, John Cullen Murphy, on the Prince Valiant comic strip.

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