#ElfQuest

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Elfquest: The Challenge

by Wendy and Richard Pini

Warp/Starblaze

[mrs-gauche]

@hedonistrevolutionary Oh WOW, thank you for this comment! I didn't know anything about this, and while I couldn't find anything on whether or not this comic series from the 70s actually had any influence on Dragon Age, it certainly led me down a very deep, interesting rabbit hole. 😂

Like, literally me while reading the synopsis of some of this comic's story elements:

And I can't help but imagine an alternative universe now, in which Dragon Age came out in the 70s and the Evanuris look like this...

....Arlathan looks like this...

...this is Fen'Harel...

Oh, and we might have found the original Solavellan lmaoo

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I am thoroughly tickled by Cutter's wolf mate placing his paw on Cutter's arm every time he stops giving him pets 😆🐶 So cute

[moonjunio]

Let’s start with the first romantic coupling we see in ElfQuest: Nightfall and Redlance. Also in frame are two more members of the ❤️ ⭕️, Cutter and Skywise, but they have a lot of story ahead before their relationship collectively becomes deep enough to coalesce into a group bond. For now, this is the OG love on the page.

It’s wild to see letters in the back of the original ElfQuest issues wondering if the female elves were also warriors and hunters. Oh honey, you don’t even know what you’re reading yet! But it makes sense - the Wolfriders are in crisis when we first meet them, so we don’t see them in their normal roles right away.

Nightfall’s only concern right now is that her lifemate Redlance could still die from the effects of being tortured by humans.

The Wolfriders are forced to flee the only home they’ve ever known as the humans burn the forest down. Tricked into a desert trek, Redlance has no time to recover, and Nightfall won’t leave his side - even if the others must go on in the hopes of finding water.

The second printing has extra scenes, including this beautiful page (above) of backstory, showing Nightfall’s precious memories of their love.

The fifth member of ♥️ ⭕️ - Leetah the healer - enters the picture (more on this in the next post).

One of the key aspects of being a Wolfrider is having a soul name. We later learn that other groups of elves never developed this psychic protection, hand in hand with their advanced telepathy, in order to survive continual conflict with humans (and more).

Soul names are normally kept secret, even between lifemates, unless the mystical phenomenon known is as Recognition suddenly strikes and reveals each other’s soul completely. To voluntarily give a soul name to another is an act that goes beyond mere love.

As readers in 70s and 80s, it was refreshing to see what could be viewed as an inversion of our gender stereotypes - Nightfall the skilled huntress and fierce warrior, Redlance the gentle shaper of green growing things. Yet this never meant that Nightfall wasn’t nurturing and warm, or that Redlance wouldn’t fight with every ounce of his being to preserve life by any means.

Below, he relives the nightmare of losing their forest home to fire - but this time he can do something about it.

Whatever support is needed, that’s what the other person offers.

Even if it’s just being nearby when your beloved is trying something hard.

Get yourself a Nightfall. And/or a Redlance. Who knows how you might grow with loving support?

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Bearclaw and Joyleaf by Wendy Pini

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Look, what I have😍 my own copy!!! My inner child is happy through the roof 😊 the happiest!!!

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While I haven’t had a sewing machine it has accelerated my progress on my embroidery project.

Nightrunner is more than halfway finished now. I’m so close to completing another project!

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Bought a poster from @ladyyatexel and finally got it framed and on my fandom wall.

Perfectly completes it. 10/10.

(And if you like it too, buy some art from @ladyyatexel. There's some good stuff!)

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Hey uuuuuh, anybody remember that semi-obscure comic from the 70′s about horny elves? Just me?

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"You can barely think for yourself! Do not presume to think for me!"

Elfquest #5: Voice of the Sun

by Wendy Pini and Richard Pini

Warp Graphics and Starblaze

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ghostpark week

Day 6: AU (Sketch!) Reversed roles AU my beloved

Based heavily on Elfquest :3

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When Eyes Meet- Kagami Taiga

Aomine - Kise - Murasakibara - Kuroko - Akashi - Midorima A/N: I never actually wrote an x-reader one shot with Kagami before, so I decided to do his entry in the mini series next. The soulmate concept belongs to ElfQuest

Ever since the dawn of humanity, we were born with two names. One we use in our everyday life, and the other is the name of our soul. This is a very special name, an intimate one. It was only to be shared with family or friends as close as kin. It was a private piece of you. But as long as people remember having two names, they can also recall a certain phenomenon that would expose ones soulname to another. This phenomenon, was Recognition. It occured without a pattern or rule to it. There were people who had known one another for years until it happened, but it could also be upon meeting the very person. All one knew, was they locked eyes with one another, and they knew. This was what society would come to refer to as, 'the moment you knew you had found your soulmate'. You hadn't Recognized yet, thankfully. Yes, thankfully, because you preferred to finish high school and get your life together before Mr Right would waltz into your life. You were a goal oriented young lady, even if you said so yourself. Studious and hard working as you are, your friend group consisted solely out of bookworms such as yourself. You were waiting for one as we speak. You expected him to pop out of nowhere, after all, he always did. But, today wasn't like usual, as you spotted the fiery red hair trailing towards you. 'Kuroko brought Kagami along again, huh? What did he flunk this time?' The thought brought a small, amused smile to your face, because as dumb as he was Kagami was always nice and pleasant company. It was rare to meet a guy who was so respectful and relaxed around girls at your age, as everyone else except for the rare soul such as your mutual friend Kuroko seemed to be set ablaze with teenage hormones. With Kuroko, it seemed a given considering his personality, but Kagami was such a typical teenage boy in every other area, that his calm around the opposite sex felt much more surprising to you. You greeted them as they appeared in front of you. "Hello, l/n-san." Kuroko greeted. "Hey l/n-san," came Kagami's more casual greeting. "Shall we go to the library?"

You giggled as you corrected Kagami's homework, Kuroko had went off to get you guys something to drink after sitting in the library for nearly two hours. Kagami's cheeks were a flaming red. "Is it honestly that bad?" He grumbled with a disappointed face. You looked up at him. "You have a lot of spelling mistakes, but I honestly think its kinda adorable." He looked at you surprised, his face a little red. "Is that so?" You hummed in response before you shyly looked back into your textbook, you hadn't meant for your compliment to make him blush and you didn't knew why it made you so happy on the inside. But Kagami kept looking at you, and his intent gaze forced you to make eye contact once more. "Something wrong?" "Eh well, I…" Kagami stumbled nervously and it made your heart halt. "After the Winter Cup and exams are over, would you like going on a date before I go back to the US?" "You're asking me out nearly 4 months in advance?" You asked, frowning. "Well, if things work out it could distract me, and these upcoming months are so important. I seriously want to graduate you know? But I really would like to go out with you at least once before I go back to the US!" Kagami babbled a bit and his anxiety yet level headed thinking came to you as the most delightful of surprises. You smiled and just as you thought Kagami was a guy worth taking a chance on as unlike everyone else he clearly had his priorities straight, it happened. "Iyam?" You asked with our mouth hanging open. "Irhn? He asked, more as a confirmation of the soul shattering event. He couldn't believe his luck, this was pretty much a guarantee that you wouldn't lose interest once he left the country, which had been his biggest worry upon the idea of asking you out. Neither of you noticed Kuroko creeping closer. "From the looks of it, she can't say no to your plans of a long distance relationship." You heard Kuroko's voice and saw him drinking his vanilla milkshake with a smirk. You all laughed, and accepted your own milkshake with a moony grin to match Kagami's.

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The fact that he said this at the end of the Original Quest, before Kings of the Broken Wheel... I'm ripping my hair out I'm going crazy

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ElfQuest animated film is in the works

ElfQuest animated film is in the works #comics #animation

Fox has given ElfQuest a script commitment for an animated film. The one-hour drama is based on the fantasy comic series by Wendy and Richard Pini. The series is coming from Rodney Rothman and Adam Rosenberg‘s Modern Magic. Susan Hurwitz Arneson is penning the adaptation and will be the showrunner and executive producer. Rothman and Rosenberg will executive produce for Modern Magic along with…

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New color hardcovers coming Feb 2025 from Dark Horse! These will be the Photoshop colors originally released as the DC Archive edition, and the official favorite of the artist Wendy Pini 💖 She loved being able to “paint with light” as a definitive version of her ElfQuest vision.

Of course, many folks are attached to whichever version was their entry point. The first color edition from Donning/Starblaze is particularly beloved, many readers’ “eyes meet eyes” moment and forever first in their heart:

Made with guache and I believe colored pencil details, unfortunately Wendy and her assistant colorists had to paint on top of inferior reproductions of the art, which muddied the brilliant colors of their imagination. But we love them nonetheless for their detail! It reminds me of my high school years, spending hours with my Prismacolors, only better.

The next edition by Father Tree Press collected the Marvel Epic reprints, which were colored to look like cell animation:

In the hopes of sparking interest in an animated feature, and also fitting a more typical mass market comic look, these reached many new readers for the first time (myself included)!

But I have to agree that the Photoshop version is practically perfection, so smooth and glowing with vibrancy!

A feast for the eyes, indeed 💖

Will I buy yet another edition of book 1? Hmmm…it just might be irresistible in the end 😇