Princess Mayana

See also the previous post:
• Parting Words

Art: John Cullen Murphy (from installment #2377, August 9, 1982).
Source: Prince Valiant, Book Two (Kings Features Syndicate, 1986).

Makeda

Art: Thomas Yeates (from page 4272, December 23, 2018).
Source: Comics Kingdom.

See also the previous posts:
• Makeda
• A Pointed Question
• A Nightmare Realm
• Releasing the Djinn
• A Complicated Relationship

Into the Valley of Death

See also the previous post:
• Waldo’s Tale

Art: John Cullen Murphy (circa 1983).
Text: Cullen Murphy.
Source: The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia); from the collection of Michael J. Bayly (circa 1985).

Waldo’s Tale

NEXT: Into the Valley of Death

Art: John Cullen Murphy (circa 1983).
Text: Cullen Murphy.
Source: The Sun Herald (Sydney, Australia); from the collection of Michael J. Bayly (circa 1985).

Thwarted

NEXT: On the Battlements

See also the previous posts:
• Neshem's Proposal
• Far From Beaten
• No Choice
• Man of Action
• Man of Action II

Art: Gary Gianni (from page 3704, February 3, 2008).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

Falling Through Nothingness

See also the previous post:
• Legion of Nightmares

Art: Thomas Yeates (from pages 4120, January 24, 2016).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Comics Kingdom.

Stirred Emotions

See also the previous post:
• Numair the Bedouin Raider
• One Desperate, Tigerish Leap
• Out of Nowhere

Art: Thomas Yeates (from page 4183, April 9, 2017).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Comics Kingdom.

“What Could You Do – Sprout Wings?”

See also the previous posts:
• Harpies!
• Like Locusts

Art: Gary Gianni (from page 3684, September 16, 2007).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

Like Locusts

NEXT: “What Could You Do – Sprout Wings?”

See also the previous post:
• Harpies!

Art: Gary Gianni (from page 3683, September 9, 2007).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

Aloof

Prince Valiant's future friend and ally Bukota is introduced as an aloof and scornful warrior, and a potential trouble-maker. Yet as we'll soon discover, he has his reasons for being these things.


Art: Gary Gianni (from page 3667, May 20, 2007).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

A Complicated Relationship

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Art: Thomas Yeates (from page 4269, December 2, 2018).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Comics Kingdom.

No Choice

Art: Gary Gianni (from page 3699, December 30, 2007).
Text: Mark Schutz.
Source: Prince Valiant: Far from Camelot – Gary Gianni and Mark Schultz (Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2008).

A Part of Merlin's Saga

While searching for Merlin's cave in the barren wastelands beyond the town of Myrddin, Prince Valiant encounters the calm and courteous Lionors.

“Why do you seek Merlin's cave?” the old man asks Val.


Art and text: Hal Foster and John Cullen Murphy (from page 1777, February 28, 1971).
Text: Hal Foster.
Source: Prince Valiant (Vol. 18): 1971-1972 – Hal Foster & John Cullen Murphy (Fantagraphics Books, 2018).

See also the previous posts:
• Merlin
• Wise Merlin
• Seeking Merlin's Counsel
• An Appeal to Merlin
• Old Beyond Years
• “It Is Indeed I”

A Siren's Tale

Journeying from Camelot to the Misty Isles, Prince Valiant and his family are shipwrecked on an island in the Mediterranean Sea – the "sea of myths." It's an apt description, as this particular island seems to be inhabited by the sirens of Greek myth.

After a miraculous grounding, Prince Valiant finds himself drawn to abandon his family and follow the lure of the sirens' song. This "female spirit," however, is not what it seems. And when at last the unearthly sirens appear, they are wielding very earthly weapons. And yet their leader claims to be Calypso of lore, capable of summoning the one-eyed giant Polyphemus and insisting that Prince Valiant is her long-lost love, Ulysses.

Escaping both Calypso and Polyphemus, Prince Valiant is reunited with his family and his friend Bukota. The shipwrecked party is soon approached by one of the "sirens," Zulfa, who offers to tell her story.

Art: Thomas Yeates (from pages 4025 and 4028-4030, March 30 and April 20 – May 11, 2014).
Text: Mark Schultz.
Source: Comics Kingdom.

See also the previous posts:
• Bound for the Misty Isles
• Sea of Myths
• The Whirlpool
• A Miraculous Grounding
• The Siren's Call
• Calypso
• Polyphemus
• No Desire to Engage
• The Scylla
• Down They Tumble
• Polyphemus' Fall
• Bukota's Discovery
• “We Must Learn Their Game”