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Elfquest (or ElfQuest) is a comic book property created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978, and still owned by them. It is a fantasy story about a community of elves and other fictional species who struggle to survive and coexist on a primitive Earth-like planet with two moons. Several published volumes of prose fiction also share the same setting. Elfquest was one of the first comic book series to have a planned conclusion. Over the years Elfquest has been self-published by the Pinis through their own company Warp Graphics, then Marvel Comics, then the Pinis again, more recently DC Comics, and

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Elfquest #5, 1979, cover art by Wendy Pini.
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1978 – present
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Wendy and Richard Pini Various others
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Wendy Pini Various others
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Wendy and Richard Pini
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Elfquest Archives vol. 1
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1401201288
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Elfquest Archives vol. 2
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1401201296
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Elfquest Archives vol. 3
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1401204120
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Elfquest Archives vol. 4
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1401207731
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WaRP Graphics
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ElfQuest

ElfQuest is the long running award-winning comic book and graphic novel fantasy series created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978.

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1978-00-00
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Contents
  • Publication history
  • WaRP Graphics
  • Warp Graphics explosion and implosion
  • Other media
  • Marvel
  • DC Comics
  • Online release
  • Final Quest
  • Stargazer's Hunt
  • Background and setting
  • Cast
  • The Wolfriders
  • The Sun Folk
  • The Gliders
  • The Go-Backs
  • The High Ones
  • Contributing artists and writers
  • Artists
  • Writers
  • Adaptations
  • Film
  • Animated video series
  • Web trailer
  • Role-playing games
  • Toys
  • Board games
  • Music
  • Starfire
  • ElfQuest: The Audio Movie
  • Adult animated series
  • Awards and honors
  • References
  • External links

Elfquest (or ElfQuest) is a comic book property created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978, and still owned by them. It is a fantasy story about a community of elves and other fictional species who struggle to survive and coexist on a primitive Earth-like planet with two moons. Several published volumes of prose fiction also share the same setting. Elfquest was one of the first comic book series to have a planned conclusion. Over the years Elfquest has been self-published by the Pinis through their own company Warp Graphics, then Marvel Comics, then the Pinis again, more recently DC Comics, and, since 2013, Dark Horse Comics. All issues of Elfquest published prior to 2014 are available online for free.

==Publication history== The first Elfquest story, "Fire and Flight", appeared in February 1978 in the underground comic book Fantasy Quarterly, published by Lansing, Michigan-based IPS (Independent Publishers Syndicate). That company closed after publishing the first issue of Elfquest. Sandwiched between the two parts of the Elfquest story was a brief story written by T. Casey Brennan and illustrated by Cerebus the Aardvark creator Dave Sim titled "Doorway to the Gods". The quality of the publication was disappointing to Wendy and Richard Pini. The interior was printed on newsprint, and the cover was printed, in a limited color palette, on only slightly heavier, uncoated paper stock.

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