tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940115049819506689.post5212436684143128459..comments2023-11-12T00:46:25.114-06:00Comments on A Prince Named Valiant: Prince Valiant, Volume 5: 1945-1946Michael J. Baylyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08416451480120867595noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940115049819506689.post-48393755846029517512013-02-09T17:04:40.132-06:002013-02-09T17:04:40.132-06:00I've just finished volume 5, and continued to ...I've just finished volume 5, and continued to be enthralled with the series. Something that becomes readily apparent when reading it as a big, contiuous story is how deeply Hal Foster fell in love (as it were) with his creation: Aleta. It truly becomes her strip in many ways. Unlike so many females in heroic fiction, she absolutely refuses to surrender to the passive, cliche'd role of Damsal in Distress. Foster comes up with a character that, in some ways, is well ahead of her time, since there is rarely a situation that she's not completely ready to take charge of. The only aspect that seems to keep her anchored to the rather sexist conventions of the time is that her unequalled beauty seems to be considered her greatest asset, and she happily and habitually takes advantage of that fact. I, of course, am far more impressed by the fact that she routinely bests any number of men in direct physical combat when they press violent physical assault upon her. She is a terrific and refreshing character with still more than a little mystery regarding her past. <br /><br />HBHumanbellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940115049819506689.post-41771365281695480702012-08-08T07:30:14.718-05:002012-08-08T07:30:14.718-05:00You should try gorgeous Manuel Caldas black and wh...You should try gorgeous Manuel Caldas black and white Spanish edition...RMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15096188251489103189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7940115049819506689.post-74707201998800386202012-08-06T20:24:21.883-05:002012-08-06T20:24:21.883-05:00I bought Volume 4 awhile back. Can't wait to g...I bought Volume 4 awhile back. Can't wait to get my hands on Volume 5!Robert Hustwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930966833227330475noreply@blogger.com