Source Material

Over the next few months, a number of new comic collections will begin popping up. As you might suspect, each of these characters has the distinction of being adapted in a live-action film.


In June, Fantagraphics presents another chapter in Hal Foster’s Arthurian epic with the release of Prince Valiant Volume 5: 1945–1946. This outing features Val’s marriage to his true love Aleta and an escapade involving the Saxons.


This July, Dark Horse will release the fifth volume in its Hellboy Library series. The hardcover edition features two completes trades, a short story, and previously unpublished artwork.


Look for the mischievious adventures of Percy Crosby’s Skippy Skinner sometime in September. IDW will release Skippy Volume 1: Complete Dailies 1925–1927 under its Library of American Comics imprint.


(Image: cover of Skippy Volume 1: Complete Dailies 1925–1927, Percy Crosby, IDW Publishing)