The legend of the award-winning Prince Valiant reaches its grand conclusion. BCI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, in its venture with Hearst Entertainment, will release “The Legend of Prince Valiant—The Complete Series, Volume Two” under its Ink and Paint brand. This 32 episode, five-DVD set will include interviews, commentaries and photo galleries and will be available January 16th at a suggested retail price of $39.98.
“The Legend of Prince Valiant” is based on the popular comic strip character created 69 years ago by Hal Foster, and continues to be a popular, weekly newspaper comic strip read by over 44 million people. The Prince Valiant character reached the big screen in 1954, starring Robert Wagner in the title role. The television series aired on the Family Channel, 1991-1993, and featured the voices of Robby Benson (Beauty and the Beast), Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Picture Show), Alan Oppenheimer (He-Man), James Avery (Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (Babylon 5).
Volume Two will include the last 32 episodes of the television series and will also include the following special features:
• Interviews with voice artist Noelle North and series writers Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens
• Two episode-commentaries with creator/producer David J. Corbett, writers Brooks Wachtel, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens. Hosted by Andy Mangels.
• Storyboard gallery (episode #54—“Peace on Earth”), featuring a slideshow gallery set to music from the original soundtrack
• Extensive gallery of background artwork
• Photo gallery of voice actors
• Ink & Paint trailers
• Detailed booklet and episode guide
The Legend of Prince Valiant begins with the quest for Camelot, amidst a gallery of brave knights, shadowy practitioners of evil, high honor, deep magic, and a thrilling and treacherous journey from boyhood to manhood. In a time when people still believed in wizards, Prince Valiant fulfills his dream of becoming a Knight of the Round Table, as he has his friends uphold the ideals of Camelot.
“The Legend of Prince Valiant” won the 1993 Humanitas Award in the category of Children’s Animation (awarded by The Human Family Institute in recognition of television shows that explore human values and enrich audiences), and a Silver Angel at the 16th Annual Angel Awards (recognizing productions that uphold the highest moral, ethical or social impact for families and children of all ages).
Producing the special features, documentaries and most of the extra content is entertainment writer Andy Mangels, a best-selling novelist, and author of Animation on DVD—The Ultimate Guide.
