{"product_id":"prince-valiant-vol-23-1981-1982-9781683964278","title":"Prince Valiant Vol. 23: 1981-1982","description":"Renowned painter and graphic novelist George Pratt (\u003cem\u003eBatman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSandman\u003c\/em\u003e) introduces the volume. In these full-page, gorgeously illustrated newspaper strips, Prince Valiant journeys from the upper regions of the Alps to the bowels of the Earth on an allegorical quest for humility involving the mysterious Wanderer, a curse on the kingdom, monstrous imps, and a mystical casket. York, Lincoln, Colchester, and Londinium are sacked as Mordred leads an invasion across Britain, culminating in the siege of Camelot. Aleta's pregnancy promises to bring a new child into the family, but the newly crowned Emperor Justinian plots to have the infant stolen at birth. Arn begins a dangerous courtship of the huntress maiden Maeve and embarks on quests to obtain the Sacred Ring of India and to find his lost newborn brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFoster, Hal:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eHal Foster\u003c\/strong\u003e (1892-1982) created \u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e in 1937. Though remaining involved with the strip until his death in 1982, Foster handed the bulk of the scripting and art chores over to his longtime assistant, John Cullen Murphy, in 1971.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurphy, John Cullen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cullen Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e, a six-time recipient of the National Cartoonists Society's Best Story Strip for his work on \u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e, continues to draw the strip from his home in Connecticut, while his son, Cullen Murphy, writes the strip in between serving as the Managing Editor for \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurphy, Cullen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eCullen Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e served as managing editor for \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e from 1985-2006 and is currently an editor at large for \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e. Beginning in the 1970s, Murphy collaborated with his father, John Cullen Murphy, on the \u003cem\u003ePrince Valiant\u003c\/em\u003e comic strip.","brand":"Fantagraphics Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50860811321618,"sku":"9781683964278","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d9f59ba4-c6dd-4dcc-b268-1b4b8a65bd4a.jpg?v=1737583298","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prince-valiant-vol-23-1981-1982-9781683964278","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}