The Complete Adventures of The Three Musketeers

by Arturo del Castillo (Artist), Steve Holland (Editor), Alexandre Dumas

Collected in a single volume for the first time, this classic of comic strip adaptation brings to life all the action and poignancy of Dumas' novel and its sequel (the enthralling mystery surrounding the Man in the Iron Mask).

Arturo Del Castillo was one of the greatest masters of the comic strip. His artistic skill is recognised internationally and his great artistry on The Three Musketeers, The Man in the Iron Mask, and The King's Musketeers (all included here) is regarded as some of the finest pen and ink work ever created for comic strips.

These 3 comic strips originally appeared in the British comics Film Fun and Lion in the early 1960s. This is the first time they have ever been reprinted in this complete form. The quality of his penmanship is simply stunning on these strips. Also included here are 14 pages of rare reproductions of original del Castillo artwork.

The Three Musketeers are amongst the handful of literary characters who are known to virtually every person on the planet! Unlike most literary characters, the Musketeers are fashioned out of history: there really was a d'Artagnan and historical counterparts for each of his companions, although the romance woven around the characters came from author Alexandre Dumas's imagination.

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Arturo Pérez del Castillo fue un dibujante de historietas nacido en Chile, nacionalizado argentino, de gran reconocimiento en Argentina.

Reviews

[Oscar]

El dibujo de del Castillo es una obra de arte, merece la pena revisar el precioso estilo clásico de sus viñetas

[Al Berry]

An excellent adaption of both The Three Musketeers and Man in the Iron Mask, Arturo del Castillo’s art is fantastic and generally well produced in this black and white volume.

Decent background material both on Dumas as well as del Castillo.

[Norman]

There are so many versions of this story that one more, I thought, seemed a bit superfluous, but I was wrong! The artwork, which first appeared weekly in the UK's children's comic Film Fun and Lion, is of exceptional quality. The publisher has done a fantastic job considering the bleed through that occurred in children's comics of the late 50s early 60s. The scans are great but the highlight of this paperback is the reproduction of Castillo's original art. 14 pages of extraordinary beauty! Steve Holland provides a 'stripography' of Castillo's work and an introduction to the lore of the Three or four Musketeers! A book that is very unlikely to be reprinted and well worth obtaining.

[Lukas Bravo Nicolas]

Una joya de la historia del cómic. Con bellas ilustraciones y una buena introducción. Lo único que no me gustó fue la narración sintética de la historia, aunque se entiende por el contexto en que fue creada