King Arthur in Various Media - Comics

Comics

• In 1937, a newspaper comic strip by Hal Foster, Prince Valiant was first published, with the byline "In the Days of King Arthur". Since the death of Foster in 1982, John Cullen Murphy has continued producing this comic strip.
• DC Comics uses King Arthur's Camelot as a recurring piece of its fictional history, and there have been "several Arthurs," including a pagan general in Roman Britain, and a medieval Christian mystic. The various Arthurs were served by various versions of the character Shining Knight while The Demon, under the control of Merlin, defended Camelot during its final days.
• The original version of the Marvel Comics character Black Knight was also at Arthur's court.
• In Marvel Comic's New Excalibur series, King Arthur and his entire court is depicted when the team of mutants travels back in time to aid Black Knight during his years as a member of Arthur's Court. During the mission, Peter Wisdom advertently causes Guinevere and Lancelot into committing their affair behind Arthur's back.
• Several comic book titles have explored the "Once and Future King" aspect of the legend by bringing Arthur and his knights back from the dead at the time of Britain's greatest need. Arthur and company re-emerge to battle an alien menace in AD 3000 in Camelot 3000.
• The heroes of Knights of Pendragon likewise assemble in the spirit of Arthur's Round Table.
• Simon Bisley's Treasure of Britain starring the character Sláine, features Arthurian characters and themes.
• The comic book Dracula vs King Arthur from Silent Devil Productions takes Arthur as he begins his quest for the Grail and pits him against a time-crossing Dracula, who creates a vampire army to take on The Knights of the Round Table.
• King Arthur makes several appearances throughout De Rode Ridder (The Red Knight), a Flemish comic book series.
• The webcomic Arthur, King of Time and Space retells the legend in real time, in several settings.
• The Caliber comics Legends of Camelot series began to cover stories from the Arthurian tradition.
• The French comic book Arthur, by David Chauvel and Jérôme Lereculey, draws inspiration from early medieval Welsh legends, such as the Mabinogion.
• In Hellboy, Hellboy is descended from King Arthur through his son, Mordred, by a daughter who was hidden away.