Comments on: Introducing Elfquest at Boing Boing! http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 12:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1526893 Rob Beschizza Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1526893 One does not simply sit down with the original quest for a quick taster.  One does not simply sit down with the original quest for a quick taster. 

]]> By: Amy Price Green http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1526862 Amy Price Green Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1526862  Aww, that's a really cute story!  Aww, that’s a really cute story!

]]> By: Amy Price Green http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1526861 Amy Price Green Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1526861 I don't know that I'd start with Hidden Years if someone hasn't read any of it before. The Original Quest should be read first IMHO :) I don’t know that I’d start with Hidden Years if someone hasn’t read any of it before. The Original Quest should be read first IMHO :)

]]> By: Amy Price Green http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1526859 Amy Price Green Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1526859 Trust me, it won't. I fell in love with EQ at 14 and I read it again every few years. Last year (almost 3 decades after my first reading) I read the entire series in chronological order, and it is absolutely as awesome as ever, and perhaps even better now that I have many more years of experience and living in my brain. Trust me, it won’t. I fell in love with EQ at 14 and I read it again every few years. Last year (almost 3 decades after my first reading) I read the entire series in chronological order, and it is absolutely as awesome as ever, and perhaps even better now that I have many more years of experience and living in my brain.

]]> By: Julie Lovensheimer http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1526440 Julie Lovensheimer Thu, 06 Sep 2012 22:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1526440 Wow, this brings me back! Elfquest is what got me into comics. I read through to when they split into a bunch of different series and stopped somewhere in New Blood, I think. I still have all my issues and a few cherished memorabilia. I can't wait to read the new one! Wow, this brings me back! Elfquest is what got me into comics. I read through to when they split into a bunch of different series and stopped somewhere in New Blood, I think. I still have all my issues and a few cherished memorabilia. I can’t wait to read the new one!

]]> By: Rick Adams http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1526357 Rick Adams Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1526357 Well, this is awesome. As a lifelong fan (my school librarian used to cover up the more "suggestive" pictures with little Sharpie-drawn bikinis) I'm just amazed that this series is almost as popular as it deserves to be even today. Just sweet. Well, this is awesome. As a lifelong fan (my school librarian used to cover up the more “suggestive” pictures with little Sharpie-drawn bikinis) I’m just amazed that this series is almost as popular as it deserves to be even today. Just sweet.

]]> By: Jaycatt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1526096 Jaycatt Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1526096 I was such a big fan of Elfquest growing up.  My friends and I even started our own Holt for a while!  I remember as a little kid under 10, calling Information in the early, early '80s,  for the first time, to find their phone number in Poughkeepsie (I lived in Oregon).  I did actually call them, but was far too embarrassed to actually talk to them, and I hung up before saying much.  Still, it was quite an achievement for little me, and I felt really special to actually hear a voice saying "hello" on the other end. I was such a big fan of Elfquest growing up.  My friends and I even started our own Holt for a while!  I remember as a little kid under 10, calling Information in the early, early ’80s,  for the first time, to find their phone number in Poughkeepsie (I lived in Oregon).  I did actually call them, but was far too embarrassed to actually talk to them, and I hung up before saying much.  Still, it was quite an achievement for little me, and I felt really special to actually hear a voice saying “hello” on the other end.

]]> By: patrace http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525984 patrace Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525984 I loved Elf Quest growing up and forged a great friendship around the shared experience with a person I still have a strong connection with today.  The story also helped me escape some parts of my life I wasn't ready to deal with in high school and helped me come to terms with those things at a more gradual pace. I stumbled across Richard and Wendy in artist alley at Comic Con this year and it was totally unexpected.  I about cried when I was instantly struck with the realization that these total strangers had such a profound effect on my life and that they were real people going through all of their own struggles and successes and failures. Thank you Rob for sharing their work, I'm looking forward to going back. I loved Elf Quest growing up and forged a great friendship around the shared experience with a person I still have a strong connection with today.  The story also helped me escape some parts of my life I wasn’t ready to deal with in high school and helped me come to terms with those things at a more gradual pace.

I stumbled across Richard and Wendy in artist alley at Comic Con this year and it was totally unexpected.  I about cried when I was instantly struck with the realization that these total strangers had such a profound effect on my life and that they were real people going through all of their own struggles and successes and failures.

Thank you Rob for sharing their work, I’m looking forward to going back.

]]> By: Tavie http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525977 Tavie Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525977 Monday!!!!!!! Monday!!!!!!!

]]> By: Rob Beschizza http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525901 Rob Beschizza Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525901 Read "The Original Quest", "Siege at Blue Mountain", "Kings of the Broken Wheel", "Hidden Years" issues 1-5. That'll get you started and you'll know by then if you want to get stuck into the many side-stories and so on. If you're just looking for a quick "Best of" taster, Hidden Years 1-5 (each is a one shot / short story type deal) Read “The Original Quest”, “Siege at Blue Mountain”, “Kings of the Broken Wheel”, “Hidden Years” issues 1-5. That’ll get you started and you’ll know by then if you want to get stuck into the many side-stories and so on.

If you’re just looking for a quick “Best of” taster, Hidden Years 1-5 (each is a one shot / short story type deal)

]]> By: z7q2 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525873 z7q2 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525873 Well, now I know what I'm doing with my weekend. 6K pages, woo... are there Cliff notes? Well, now I know what I’m doing with my weekend. 6K pages, woo… are there Cliff notes?

]]> By: Frank Diekman http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525811 Frank Diekman Thu, 06 Sep 2012 08:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525811 "All the fashions in it are either from the 1970s or the 1930s: everyone is either a pimp in furs and leather or something sculpted by Erté." Please tell me the new series is called "Elf Pimps". “All the fashions in it are either from the 1970s or the 1930s: everyone is either a pimp in furs and leather or something sculpted by Erté.”

Please tell me the new series is called “Elf Pimps”.

]]> By: paulcarcosa http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525806 paulcarcosa Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525806 Awesome! So many great and bizarre characters under the two moons. I hope there is news from Door. Awesome! So many great and bizarre characters under the two moons. I hope there is news from Door.

]]> By: Koocheekoo http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525799 Koocheekoo Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525799 Fantastic! I will be reading. Thank you so much for this wonderful collaboration! Fantastic! I will be reading. Thank you so much for this wonderful collaboration!

]]> By: Ian Wood http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525788 Ian Wood Thu, 06 Sep 2012 06:20:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525788 Fan club member. Fan...fic...writer (holy crap, I just remembered that one story I wrote...and sent to them...) Had stuff signed by them, had black & white comics, and color anthologies in two editions.  Kiiind of scared to go back and re-read, lest it spoil my recollections. But probably will. Fan club member. Fan…fic…writer (holy crap, I just remembered that one story I wrote…and sent to them…) Had stuff signed by them, had black & white comics, and color anthologies in two editions.  Kiiind of scared to go back and re-read, lest it spoil my recollections. But probably will.

]]> By: David Miz http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525763 David Miz Thu, 06 Sep 2012 04:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525763 This is literally the best news of the decade!  Probably the century. This is literally the best news of the decade!  Probably the century.

]]> By: iwasjustsayin http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525728 iwasjustsayin Thu, 06 Sep 2012 03:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525728 Getting my issue mailed to me direct as a kid was a huge deal, and their cliffhanger storytelling with large arcs made me a fan for life.  Wendy has few peers with her artwork in my opinion. Getting my issue mailed to me direct as a kid was a huge deal, and their cliffhanger storytelling with large arcs made me a fan for life.  Wendy has few peers with her artwork in my opinion.

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525708 Antinous / Moderator Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:54:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525708 As if those were mutually exclusive perforce. As if those were mutually exclusive perforce.

]]> By: MrJM http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525704 MrJM Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525704 The Pinis are spouses. You're thinking of the Carpenters. The Pinis are spouses.

You’re thinking of the Carpenters.

]]> By: Melissa Barton http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525702 Melissa Barton Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525702 Noooo, definitely husband and wife. Have always been husband and wife. Noooo, definitely husband and wife. Have always been husband and wife.

]]> By: Bret Kulakovich http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525693 Bret Kulakovich Thu, 06 Sep 2012 02:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525693 I will gladly join the long line of well-wishers, having been a starry-eyed child from the planet of two moons myself, who waited in other long lines for signatures and smiles at conventions so many years ago. Here's to your ongoing success Wendy and Richard!  :) I will gladly join the long line of well-wishers, having been a starry-eyed child from the planet of two moons myself, who waited in other long lines for signatures and smiles at conventions so many years ago. Here’s to your ongoing success Wendy and Richard!  :)

]]> By: inkfumes http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525643 inkfumes Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:56:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525643 I still have my set of original graphic novels, a few of the black and white magazine format comics and some of the smaller format color comics. I stopped reading and collecting but I have always loved the Pini's work. Wendy's book about her work on an animated version of Stormbringer is one of my favorite art books. I still have my set of original graphic novels, a few of the black and white magazine format comics and some of the smaller format color comics. I stopped reading and collecting but I have always loved the Pini’s work. Wendy’s book about her work on an animated version of Stormbringer is one of my favorite art books.

]]> By: Mister44 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525626 Mister44 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525626 Welcome! I never collected Elfquest back when I collected comics. The art, honestly, didn't appeal to me. Then one day I found the whole series was online and read it for about a week, getting through all of the original quest. Great work. The art even grew on me. I hope BB readers enjoyed it as much as I did. Welcome! I never collected Elfquest back when I collected comics. The art, honestly, didn’t appeal to me. Then one day I found the whole series was online and read it for about a week, getting through all of the original quest. Great work. The art even grew on me. I hope BB readers enjoyed it as much as I did.

]]> By: Dave MacLachlan http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525615 Dave MacLachlan Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525615 Confusion on my part. I could have sworn that Wendy and Richard are brother and sister - Wendy the artist, Richard the writer. Has that changed? The article talks about the "same husband and wife team." Confusion on my part. I could have sworn that Wendy and Richard are brother and sister – Wendy the artist, Richard the writer. Has that changed? The article talks about the “same husband and wife team.”

]]> By: Ryane A. Vargas http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525596 Ryane A. Vargas Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525596 Wendy and Richard have a way of making characters so real and so amazing you fall in love with them. They become your friends, and then you find yourself reading the stories and books over and over because you miss these characters, your friends, and you just need to see them. I started reading ElfQuest in 1986 and to this very day I NEED to read every so often because I miss my loveable buddies so much! I found this to be true with Masque as well. I just need to see them everyday or so lol =D Wendy and Richard have a way of making characters so real and so amazing you fall in love with them. They become your friends, and then you find yourself reading the stories and books over and over because you miss these characters, your friends, and you just need to see them. I started reading ElfQuest in 1986 and to this very day I NEED to read every so often because I miss my loveable buddies so much! I found this to be true with Masque as well. I just need to see them everyday or so lol =D

]]> By: famousringo http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525587 famousringo Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525587 Holy crap. I grew up on this stuff and this is the last place I expected to find ElfQuest. Holy crap. I grew up on this stuff and this is the last place I expected to find ElfQuest.

]]> By: cjporkchop http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525559 cjporkchop Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525559 Ayoooah! Ayoooah!

]]> By: SeanJoe http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525555 SeanJoe Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525555 I really would love to read these on my tablet. Any chance of selling them through one of the many online comic apps, or just publishing the web content in PDF format so it's easily viewable? I really would love to read these on my tablet. Any chance of selling them through one of the many online comic apps, or just publishing the web content in PDF format so it’s easily viewable?

]]> By: RJ http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525543 RJ Wed, 05 Sep 2012 23:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525543 I will always associate ElfQuest with a particular person I used to know. If the Pinis are debuting their new material here, then I have to say hello to Rhia, who is almost certainly going to be checking in to read the new stuff at some point. Hi, Rhia. How's the hubby and son? Do you still see Skywise & Co. from time to time? I will always associate ElfQuest with a particular person I used to know. If the Pinis are debuting their new material here, then I have to say hello to Rhia, who is almost certainly going to be checking in to read the new stuff at some point.

Hi, Rhia. How’s the hubby and son? Do you still see Skywise & Co. from time to time?

]]> By: corydodt http://boingboing.net/2012/09/05/introducing-elfquest.html#comment-1525520 corydodt Wed, 05 Sep 2012 22:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=179529#comment-1525520 Yay! Yay!

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