A Prince Named Valiant

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Thursday, April 30, 2015

More Than Words



Art: John Cullen Murphy (1986).
Text: Cullen Murphy.
Source: The Sun Herald newspaper (Sydney, Australia), 1988; from the collection of Michael J. Bayly.

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Labels: Aleta, Cullen Murphy, Husband and Father, John Cullen Murphy

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

The Cowardice of Draco



NEXT: "He is Mine"


Art: Gary Gianni (August 7, 2011).
Text: Mark Shultz.
Source: TimesUnion.com.
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Essential Reading

  • The Definitive Prince Valiant Companion – Brian M. Kane (Fantagraphics Books, 2009)
  • Hal Foster: Prince of Illustrators, Father of the Adventure Strip – Brian Kane (Alpen Editions, 2010)
  • The Prince Valiant Page – Gary Gianni (Flesk Publications, 2008)
  • Prince Valiant (Vol. 1): 1937-1938 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2009)
  • Prince Valiant (Vol. 2): 1939-1940 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2010)
  • Prince Valiant (Vol. 3): 1941-1942 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2011)
  • Prince Valiant (Vol. 4): 1943-1944 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2011)
  • Prince Valiant (Vol. 5): 1945-1946 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2012)
  • Prince Valiant (Vol. 6): 1947-1948 – Hal Foster (Fantagraphics Books, 2013)
  • Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008)

  • Prince Valiant as drawn by
    John Cullen Murphy (February 26, 1984)

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  • The Latest Prince Valiant Installment
  • King Features Syndicate's Prince Valiant Page
  • Prince Valiant at Wikipedia
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  • The Prince Valiant Storytelling Game
  • Prince Valiant: A Warrior for All Time
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  • Prince Valiant as drawn by
    Gary Gianni (March 23, 2008)

    Recommended Articles, Interviews and Reviews

  • A Valiant First Effort, Wouldn't You Say? – Michael J. Bayly (The Wild Reed, August 28, 2010)
  • Prince Valiant – Don Markstein (Toonopedia)
  • A History of Valiants – Kim Thompson (Fantagraphics Books, May 11, 2009)
  • Hal Foster Biography – Brian Kane (BPIB.com, 2001)
  • Prince of a Lost Realm – Steve Donoghue (Open Letters Monthly, 2009)
  • A Review of Prince Valiant (Vol. 1): 1937-1938 – Read About Comics (July 20, 2009)
  • A Review of Prince Valiant (Vol. 2): 1939-1940 – Graphic Novels Reviews (December 13, 2010)
  • A Review of Prince Valiant (Vol. 3): 1941-1942 – Tom Spurgeon (The Comic Reporter, February 16, 2011)
  • A Review of Prince Valiant (Vol. 4): 1943-1944 – Matt Seneca (The Comics Journal, October 18, 2011)
  • A Review of Prince Valiant (Vol. 6): 1947-1948 – Tom Spurgeon (The Comic Reporter, February 5, 2013)
  • Interview: John Cullen Murphy – Jim Keefe (KeefeStudios.com, January 2000)
  • Prince Valiant's England – Cullen Murphy (The Atlantic, February 1994)
  • Triumphant Return: Cullen Murphy on Prince Valiant – Vanity Fair (September 21, 2009)
  • A Tale of Two Sittings: Cullen Murphy on His Father John Cullen Murphy – Vanity Fair (August 27, 2008)
  • Tom Yeates’ Princely Appointment – Stephen D. Gross (The Press Democrat, October 31, 2014)
  • Journeying Into the Truth . . . Valiantly, of Course! – Michael J. Bayly (The Wild Reed, October 23, 2010)

  • Prince Valiant as drawn by
    Thomas Yeates (August 19, 2012)

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