(W) Diego Cordoba (A) Don Lawrence & Various One of the most fondly remembered British strips was the fully painted The Rise and Fall of the Trigan Empire. With its pseudo retro setting in a world resembling Ancient Rome but with the advances of science in its weapons and flying vehicles, it set the standard in boys' comics from the 1960s. But it was mainly the absolutely stunning artwork of its initial artist, Don Lawrence, that made it a fan-favorite. We take a closer look at the artwork and feature panels in detail from the various artists who contributed to the series. The majority of the artwork was scanned from the originals and reproduced at their actual size to see the artwork in all its glorious detail.

(W) Diego Cordoba (A) Hal Foster & Various This is your chance ever to own part of history as we delve into Prince Valiant, the greatest comics strip created by Hal Foster, explore its origin, the coloring process and showcase samples from original artwork and the color proofs, many scanned at their actual size. We also feature all the artists that followed Foster from John Cullen Murphy to Gary Gianni and the current artist Thomas Yeates, with samples of their work scanned from their original artboards. In addition we interview Cullen Murphy who wrote the script for many years after Foster retired, Meg Nash who colored the strip from 1991 until her father John Cullen Murphy retired in 2004, Mark Schultz the current writer, and Scott Roberts the colorist since 2004. Limited to 1,000 copies.