The Prince Valiant Sunday comic has recently become a favorite of mine. I sadly ignored the comic for a number of years, considering it too "wordy" a read. Had I known how elaborate the story lines are, I would have followed them much more closely. I recently came across a collection of Fantagraphics books, cataloguing the entire strip history. I was amazed to learn that the strip started in the late 1930s, and continues today (obviously not by the same artist). If you enjoy swashbuckling adventure and superb artwork, I highly recommend checking it out.

This story over at CNN reminded me of the following passage from C.S. Lewis' The Horse and His Boy:

"Don't you think it was bad luck to meet so many lions?" said Shasta. "There was only one lion," said the Voice. "What on earth do you mean? I've just told you there were at least two the first night, and ..." "There was only one: but he was swift of foot." "How do you know?" "I was the lion." And as Shasta gaped with open mouth and said nothing, the Voice continued. "I was the lion who forced you to join with Aravis. I was the cat who comforted you among the houses of the dead. I was the lion who drove the jackals from you while you slept. I was the lion who gave the Horses the new strength of fear for the last mile so that you should reach King Lune in time. And I was the lion you do not remember who pushed the boat in which you lay, a child near death, so that it came to shore where a man sat, wakeful at midnight, to receive you."