{"product_id":"prince-valiant-vol-28-hardcover-by-hal-foster","title":"Prince Valiant Vol. 28 Hardcover by Hal Foster","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eFantagraphics\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(2024-06-11)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e112\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9781683969297\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e567.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e0.0 x 0.0 x 0.0\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 28th volume of Fantagraphics’ ambitious reprinting of Hal Foster’s immortal masterpiece.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a quest in the Asian lands of Cathay, Prince Valiant encounters a fire-breathing mechanical dragon and the legendary adventurer Prester John. Armies converge, mountains crumble, and a father and son are reunited. Mordred escapes imprisonment and treacherously stabs Arn, who learns that Maeve is soon to give birth. Val discovers a lost colony and wrestles with a tusked whale off the coast of Greenland, but a spell overcomes the expedition on the Isle of Lost Youth. Plus, an introduction by Turkish\/German artist Ertugrul Edirne and behind the scenes of a heavy-metal interpretation of \u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/i\u003e.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUniversally acclaimed as the most stunningly gorgeous adventure comic strip of all time, \u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/i\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 swordfights, 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\n\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHal Foster\u003c\/b\u003e (1892-1982) created \u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Cullen Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e, a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's \"Best Story Strip\" for his work on \u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCullen Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e served as managing editor for \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e from 1985–2006 and is currently an editor at large for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e. Beginning in the 1970s, Murphy collaborated with his father, John Cullen Murphy, on the \u003ci\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/i\u003e comic strip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46556389015713,"sku":"BBSNIJ9781683969297","price":48.59,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9781683969297.jpg?v=1781813657","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/prince-valiant-vol-28-hardcover-by-hal-foster","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}