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Hal Foster's Prince Valiant: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition (The Fantagraphics Studio Edition)
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“Illustrious.†- Vanity Fair
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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.
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Product details
Series: The Fantagraphics Studio Edition
Hardcover: 160 pages
Publisher: Fantagraphics; 1 edition (October 10, 2017)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1606998978
ISBN-13: 978-1606998977
Product Dimensions:
23.2 x 17 inches
Shipping Weight: 16.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review:
4.0 out of 5 stars
11 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
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I don't need to even talk about the genius of Hal Foster or how great a comic Prince Valliant was. You already know that. I'll tell you about the book. It is HUGE. Bigger than any of the IDW Artists Editions. The quality of the printing is astounding. You can see every fine ink line. The artwork is photographed in color, even though it's ink on paper, so you can see all the paste overs and yellowing on the originals. It's like seeing the real thing. The binding on the cover is extra thick, with a cutout that the drawing shows through. Included in the box is an incredible poster of one of the Sunday inks three feet tall. To look at this, you'll need to clear the dining room table and settle in for hours. I can't imagine this book being topped. It's worth every penny.
"Prince Valiant (in the Days of King Arthur)" by Harold "Hal" Foster is considered a masterpiece of comic strip adventure art, perhaps THE masterpiece of the medium. Since its debut in American newspapers in 1937, this tale of the Prince of Thule and his adventures as a knight of the fabled Round Table and the legendary kingdom of Camelot has enthralled generations of readers. Over the decades, this ongoing saga of chivalry and romanticism has been reprinted by many publishers in many varied formats. American publisher Fantagraphics has produced two separate series collecting this classic newspaper strip. The first was a 50 volume trade paperback series, published from 1984-2004, which collected Mr. Foster's entire artistic run of his strip, from 1937 through to 1971. This series' final 10 volumes contain the last work of Mr. Foster, then the work of his successors, artist John Cullen Murphy, and his son, writer Cullen Murphy. Fantagraphics' second reprint series was more ambitious and began in 2009. This collection was published in hardcover and reproduced Mr. Foster's full newspaper paged illustrations from the original proof sheets used to reprint the strip, giving this series' contents an especially high level of quality. In 2017, the 80th anniversary year of the ongoing strip, Fantagraphics has published an extraordinary special volume celebrating the artistry of "Hal" Foster, the "Prince Valiant Fantagraphics Studio Edition."Produced in the tradition of IDW Publishing's admirable "Artist Edition" series, the "Fantagraphics Studio Edition" showcases select pages of Mr. Foster's masterwork, reproducing the storyteller's huge original pages close to their full size, giving the reader the cherished opportunity to explore the nuances of the master's beautiful detailed artwork like never before in a collected "Prince Valiant" volume. At 23.2 x 17 inches, this book is vast in its dimensions, larger than Manuscript Press' laudable Prince Valiant: An American Epic, Vol. 1, 1937trilogy of paperback volumes from 1982, 1984 and 1990, and Dark Horse Comics' three volume hardcover collection of Mr. Foster's first comic strip work, the influential Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Sunday Comics, 1931-1933 Volume 1 (Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan Sundays), published in 2013-2015. While not reprinting a complete story arc of the strip, this book features sections taken from throughout the nearly four decades its creator envisioned the adventures of Thule's favorite son.To be honest, enjoying this massive tome can be a bit of a challenge. Its physical size demands an effort on the reader's part to respect what it offers. But for this reviewer, turning the pages of this book was a thrilling experience. The reproduction of the original artwork is stunning in its clarity. For example, a page titled "The Tyrant," strip #81 from August 28, 1938, displays Prince Valiant's rival then friend Arn, Prince of Ord, facing the cruel King Sligon, in the former castle of Valiant's deposed father, Aguar. Reproduced at its full size, it is a wondrous work of illustrative art. Not only can one see the precision of Mr. Foster's rendering technique, the reader can also see the physical construction of a "Valiant" Sunday page. Further, this book reveals how Mr. Foster would sometimes cut individual panels from a large illustration board to better manage drawing a particular scene of action or drama to later reconstruct a full newspaper page continuity. This volume shows these amazing pages in all their glory; the paste-ups of the strip logo, the yellowing of the aging pages, but most importantly, the wonder and the majesty of "Hal" Foster's artistic genius.As an added bonus, this volume comes with a giant reproduction of an iconic original page from the strip's second year of publication; strip #71, "The Song of the Singing Sword," first published in newspapers on June 19, 1938.For this reviewer and long-time fan of the "Prince Valiant" strip, this beautiful book is something to savor and cherish for years and years to come. It is a major monetary investment, but I can sincerely say from the bottom of my heart that the "Prince Valiant Fantagraphics Studio Edition" was worth its price.This book comes with my highest recommendation.
This book is a gorgeous and valuable book, and it is big. Despite my 4 star rating, it is a must have book for serious collectors of Hal Foster's work, but it has some real and serious flaws.The biggest is the complete lack of documentation: There is an interview with Foster and reproductions of over 150 pages of Prince Valiant scanned in color from the original art. That is all. Nowhere does it tell you how big Foster drew his originals or anything else about them. My limited research indicates that the image size on Foster's Prince Valiant pages varies from about 38 inches tall by 29 inches wide in 1939 down to about 34x23 inches in 1970. I don't know if earlier pages were drawn larger, but I do know that 1935 Foster Tarzan page originals are only about 26 by 19.5 inches, and the difference in original size is undoubtedly a contributor to the more refined and finished look of the Prince Valiant pages. Plus, in Prince Valiant, Foster was working on his own creation, not "work for hire". The Poster included with the book is not full size, but reduced. It would be nice to know the actual dimensions of the original art. Most of the pages in the book are reproduced about the same size as they were when published "full page size" in Sunday comic sections of newspapers, but some were larger in their original newspaper printings than they are in this book. However the printing quality in the book is much better than any newspaper, as is the paper quality.Still it is wonderful to see the pages as shot from the original drawings, even if they are not the size they were drawn. However there are a few panels scattered throughout the book that probably are printed the size they were drawn. The panel on page 12 and the partial panel on the front cover are probably very close to the size they were drawn. If the large panel in the poster filled the whole poster, it would be about the size of the original drawing. The large, water colored panel on page 34 is reduced. it could have been fit on the page actual size, but to do so would have only left about 1/2 inch top and bottom margins beyond the panel borders and about 1 inch on the sides. That would have been nice to see, but is probably not practical from a production stand point. It is still nice to see as presented.If you are used to reading Prince Valiant in the hardcover Fantagraphics books or the earlier paperbacks, this book will be a real treat. But if you are used to the Manuscript Press full size reprints of 1937-1940, or reading original full size Sunday comics pages, it is still a treat to see very high quality reproductions of the original art. But the originals aren't printed any bigger than they were in the newspapers that ran Prince Valiant full page size.I am also a big fan of Carl Barks. Several years ago IDW announced that they planned an Artist edition of Carl Barks' work. This Prince Valiant book suggests that a full size Barks Artist Edition is very unlikely, even if the lack of followup from IDW hadn't already suggested the same. A full size Barks Artist edition would have to be larger than this Prince Valiant book because the image size of a Barks original comic page, is larger than this book. To do a Barks Artist Edition full size practically, the pages would have to be printed sideways, with a half page on each book page, top and bottom facing each other across the book's gutter. Maybe that is an idea worth trying. Original Barks pages, like original Foster pages, are glorious to behold. Printing Foster's work the size of the original drawings is a practical impossibility, but it would have been nice to have seen a few more panels closer to original size.
An amazing collection of artwork by Hal Foster from his Prince Valiant pages. Huge book showcasing the beauty and fine lines of this incredible artist. So very pleased to have bought this book! It will be treasured for years!
It is an amazingly BEAUTIFUL book.. The mastery of Hal Foster in all his glory. Can't say enough how great, valuable, and worthwhile this book is. Just STUNNING!!!!!!! Thank you Fantagraphics. Inspiring.
Excellent art, much that I have not seen before. Very large book so you get to really look into the black and white artwork of Hal Foster. Only problem with this is that you either have to rest book on the floor or a large table to be able to view the interior (would be way to bulky and awkward otherwise). A great book! I am glad I got it! Now if Fantagraphics will do something like this for a Walt Kelly Pogo art book.. :)
Wow. The only way this could get better is if every page was a foldout for a full-size reproduction. Not as practical as the fine book they did put together. As is it will likely be the largest book in your collection.
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