Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant turns 90 on February 13, 2027. That gives us a few months to spend with a comic that deserves considerably more attention than a birthday greeting. We’re excited to introduce Road to 90, our celebration of Prince Valiant and the people who have made it worth following for generations. The 1937–1938 pages are available now, with more eras joining the subscriber archive in stages through the anniversary. Along the way, we’ll publish features, creator conversations and reading guides, all free to read. We have plenty we want to share. We’ll look closely at the drawings, revisit adventures and explore how a story about a young prince grew into a family saga. Our planned conversations with Mark Schultz and Thomas Yeates will bring us into the work of making Prince Valiant today. For readers who have wondered where to start, we’ll help you find an adventure to settle into. For this first entry, though, we’ve been looking at the page dated Saturday, February 13, 1937. It’s a rough day to be royalty. Hal Foster’s first Prince Valiant page, dated February 13, 1937. Read it in the archive. © King […]

I’m still trying to process the 80th Annual Reuben Awards. For three days in Columbus, Ohio; cartoonists, illustrators, wirters, animators, editors, and fans came together to celebrate the people who make this art from so special. The National Cartoonists Society was founding in 1946, and there was something really meaningful about marking 80 years in a city with such a deep connection to cartooning history. Columbus was an amazing host. Between the National Cartoonists Society conference, the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum, and the energy around Cartoon Crossroads Columbus, the whole weekend felt like a love letter to the craft. And honestly, I felt like a kid in the candy store! Working with King Features means I get to be around some truly legendary creators, but imposter syndrome definitely creeps in sometimes. Then you find yourself standing in a room with cartoonists whose work you’ve admired for years, talking shop, sharing a laugh, or watching them draw for a crowd, and it all becomes altogether rewarding. King Features was proud to be represented by an incredible group of nominees: Ricardo Siri, better known as Liniers (Macanudo), Ricardo Martinez (Goomer), […]