(W/A/CA) Hal Foster This volume opens with Val being sent to thwart an attack by King Cidwick and closes with his returning to Thule to find a guerilla war being waged against King Aguar. This volume also includes an introduction by comics writer Roger Stern, who looks back at the artists inspired by Hal Foster. Hal Foster's Prince Valiant is the most magisterial strip ever conceived, and Fantagraphics Books' series is the loveliest production of this masterpiece ever published.

(W/A/CA) Hal Foster Hal Foster's Prince Valiant continues as one of the greatest adventure comics ever conceived and Fantagraphics' reprinting is the loveliest treatment of the strip in the history of publishing. In Volume 16, Prince Valiant tracks down a missing heir only to become a mentor to the reluctant leader. There is in-fighting amongst family members and knights in the Hall of Champions, young Arn goes berserk under the incantation of the feral forest people, Aleta plots against the greedy governors of the Misty Isles and the royal children discover romance.

(W/A/CA) Hal Foster Creator Hal Foster returns for the series' 2000th strip, recalling the high points of the Prince Valiant legend. Aleta is abducted by a wizard, but Val pursues them only to learn that Aleta is capable of rescuing herself. Aleta's younger sister Helene is gambled away by her husband, drawing Val and his Singing Sword into a deadly duel. And in between battles, romance has its way with kings, wizards and slaves. Also: a large gallery of Hal Foster's art for the 1930 U.S. Naval Academy yearbook. Plus, an interview with Mad artist Angelo Torres, who assisted Prince Valiant artist John Cullen Murphy on the Big Ben Bolt strip.

(W/A) Hal Foster The latest volume to collect the greatest adventure comic strip in history in full-color. Galan begins the journey to knighthood, bringing both shame and honor upon himself. Val is enslaved in the Berber salt mines while a death watch has begun for King Arthur, and Mordred plots to usurp the throne. Also: a tour of Prince Valiant's England by Cullen Murphy, son of John Cullen Murphy and Todd Goldberg further examines of the historical reality behind the Prince Valiant strip.