Sunday, August 26, 2012

Battle Cry

One of the finest comic strip panels in the history of the medium:

Hal Foster — Prince Valiant — panel detail from June 19, 1938

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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 26, 2012 at 1:48 AM

    That's just ONE PANEL?!

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  2. Thomas Haller BuchananAugust 26, 2012 at 9:32 AM

    That's a great response!

    And the answer, of course, is 'yep'.

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  3. Erik Johnson IllustratorAugust 26, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    I argee, this has been one my favorites of Hal Foster's great body. Time just seems to stand still as Valiant combats the impossible army!

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  4. Mahendra SinghAugust 27, 2012 at 5:44 AM

    very tight work, a classic passage in the old American style … thanks … you just re-energized an blurry-eyed, aching-handed, perpetually insolvent inker …

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  5. Daniel [oeconomist.com]August 28, 2012 at 3:09 AM

    I've long wanted this particular image in poster size. Here, Val is perfectly heroïc.

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