I grew up with Prince Valiant in my house. My mom has been a Looooong time reader, and I picked it up in the 80's.
I think that the current team, Mark Schultz and Gary Gianni, are producing the best stuff in the history of the strip. The devotion they give the Aurthurian figures, and the history of the main characters is great.
But it is the story lines of the past couple of years that have really made this strip burst out as what I consider the best written comic strip out there today.
When I was in Korea in 2003, the local paper didn't carry Prince Valiant, and in my internet searches, I discovered that it is distributed by King Features, who doesn't maintain a free on-line comic service like some others do.
They do, however, provide a pay service called Daily Ink, which is well worth the $15 a year for any comic strip fan.
But I digress... Anyone out there read Prince Valiant?
I've never followed it, but I must admit to taking a quick glance at it in the Sunday paper from time to time. It looks like it would be right at home as a DnD campaign. Have you ever stolen any story lines from it?
Was there a cartoon of the prince Valiant you're talking about?
I remember a cool one.
Where he wanted to enter king arthurs knight.
And there were 2 sidekicks too, a boy and a girl (rowan or something).
...Have you ever stolen any story lines from it?
I don't think I've ever taken an entire story line from it, but I've based encounters, NPCs, and NPC-reactions to PCs based on the strip. The way the small villages would react to Prince Valiant or the knights ranged from open adoration to completely oblivious to scheming in the background.
Was there a cartoon of the prince Valiant you're talking about?
I remember a cool one.
Where he wanted to enter king arthurs knight.
And there were 2 sidekicks too, a boy and a girl (rowan or something).
There was a cartoon, but honestly, I never saw it. I think there's a Prince Valiant movie out there as well, but I didn't see it either. Sorry.
...The Prince is out there. It's just a matter of finding him.
If you're interested, check out the Kings Features website and DailyInk.com to keep up with Prince valiant and other great comic strips. It is a pay service, but it's only like $15 a year.
They do, however, provide a pay service called Daily Ink, which is well worth the $15 a year for any comic strip fan.
I actually pay for DailyInk because of Prince Valiant. I love it, and it's a fantastic resource. I am very interested in the current storyline; after the 'woods demons' being shown to be mountain gorillas, seeing actual monstrous creatures is a very different take from what usually happens.