BanjerD Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 (edited) One of the very few comic series that was released as an independent, but also at some point published by the big 3 (DC, Marvel, and Dark Horse). With the wrap up of "40 Years of Pointed Ears" and the completion of the Final Quest in 2018, I figured it was time to include some appreciation for ElfQuest. Here is the black and white book that started it all, Fantasy Quarterly # 1 released February 1978. Edited May 21, 2019 by BanjerD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 I was about 12 years old in 1978 and bought my first FQ off the rack at my LCS in Austin, TX for $1. I sold that copy and all my other EQ books while I was in college, shipped them off to someone in Arizona as I recall. But recently have started to collect ElfQuest again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 My copy I picked up a year ago. I'd read in price guides ages ago that it was printed cheaply, but was still surprised at how flimsy it was when I finally got mine. One of my favorite books, and IMO very affordable at around 70 bucks on average. Elfquest is just so....amazing....when it comes to comicdom. That their first appearance from the 70's is cheaper than a first Deadpool appearance still blows me away. I first got into elfquest when I fond a few TPB's (or probably hardcover) from my local library in the mid 90's. My library didnt have comics, but somehow they had the first couple for elfquest and I remember reading them and just being memorized. A few years later, in the late 90's, I bought a mostly full run of their original issues on ebay for pretty cheap. I wish I bought more on ebay back then, because comics were cheaaaaap. Anyway, loved elfquest then, and still love them to this day. Isnt there a movie in the works? WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 16 hours ago, waaaghboss said: Isnt there a movie in the works? According to the official ElfQuest.com FAQ.... ... maybe http://elfquest.com/faq/#movie WolverineX and waaaghboss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aweandlorder Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 Elfquest has such a hardcore cult following. I've been selling elfquest trades/hc for the past few years now and can't keep up with stock. There's a huge fan base out there which is just not organized properly in the right venue. A movie can bring this series to the attention of an even bigger audience. I honestly think that this could be of a Harry Potter/Hunger Games/Twilight success level BanjerD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valiantman Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 Elfquest collecting info: 1st appearance - Fantasy Quarterly #1 2nd appearance - Elfquest #2 ($1.00 cover price) 3rd appearance - Elfquest #3 ($1.00 cover price) ...sometime later... Elfquest #1 ($1.00 cover price) ...any issue of Elfquest #2, #3, or #1, with more than a $1.00 cover price is a reprint. Key Largo Comics, WolverineX, BanjerD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 On 5/23/2019 at 2:54 AM, valiantman said: Elfquest collecting info: 1st appearance - Fantasy Quarterly #1 2nd appearance - Elfquest #2 ($1.00 cover price) 3rd appearance - Elfquest #3 ($1.00 cover price) ...sometime later... Elfquest #1 ($1.00 cover price) ...any issue of Elfquest #2, #3, or #1, with more than a $1.00 cover price is a reprint. Good info! porcupine48 and waaaghboss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 A new story arc with Skywise in "ElfQuest: Stargazer's Hunt" starts in November 2019. https://www.comicsbeat.com/elfquest-stargazers-hunt-series-announcement/ Key Largo Comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 Haven't read it in years but I really liked the original series. The color hard covers from the mid 1980s were amazing. Richard worked endlessly, promoting this and his other books. I'm glad it seems to have paid off for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 56 minutes ago, shadroch said: Haven't read it in years but I really liked the original series. The color hard covers from the mid 1980s were amazing. Richard worked endlessly, promoting this and his other books. I'm glad it seems to have paid off for him. If you want to catch up, most of the books (except the Final Quest) can be digitally read on the official website. http://elfquest.com/read/digitalEQ.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverAgeGuy Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 I was in the fan club back in the day. I have all 4 of the signed and numbered Donning Hard Cover books and the 3rd portfolio, all bought thru the club. Also this: blizzardtonight, alexanderjk, valiantman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Congratulations to Wendy and Richard Pini on a well-deserved induction into the Eisner Hall of Fame! sfcityduck, porcupine48, Legion of Goom and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted September 20, 2019 Share Posted September 20, 2019 Looking into purchasing one after really enjoying the first 10 issues. Do you all think this will ever be made into a movie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Here's Judy's copy.... she's a big fan. We got this from my friend Wayne.... he's owned an LCS since the 80's. This copy is also autographed by Richard and Wendy Pini …. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) ADAMANTIUM and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 hour ago, jimjum12 said: Here's Judy's copy.... she's a big fan. We got this from my friend Wayne.... he's owned an LCS since the 80's. This copy is also autographed by Richard and Wendy Pini …. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) My first ever double cover was a surprise on an Elfquest #2 and then later on I lucked into a #1(Marvel) Canadian newsstand double One day I'll find that box in the crypt,one day jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexanderjk Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Thanks to this thread, I revisited this series for the first time since '85 when I discovered the trades at a Walden Books while on a very long and very boring cross country road trip with my newly-divorced mom. Totally lost myself in the story, and plowing through volume after volume is one of my favorite memories of an otherwise very turbulent time in my life. Just "picked up" the first volume on ComiXology and I'm once again devouring every single gorgeous panel by Wendy Pini. It's once again my favorite comic of all time. New collecting goal: first printings of the original series. WolverineX and BanjerD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanjerD Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 A 9.6 Warp #1 sold for $276 (plus tax and shipping) yesterday on CL. This is a fairly strong price for a "reprint", is it not? But, there are very few on the census, with nine 9.6 and a lone 9.8. Keep in mind that the Warp #1 book was published (April 1979) about a year after debut Fantasy Quarterly 1 in spring 1978. Interestingly, the Warp #1 was also published after the Warp 2 and Warp #3, but folks do seem to love a number one! WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 22 hours ago, BanjerD said: A 9.6 Warp #1 sold for $276 (plus tax and shipping) yesterday on CL. This is a fairly strong price for a "reprint", is it not? But, there are very few on the census, with nine 9.6 and a lone 9.8. Keep in mind that the Warp #1 book was published (April 1979) about a year after debut Fantasy Quarterly 1 in spring 1978. Interestingly, the Warp #1 was also published after the Warp 2 and Warp #3, but folks do seem to love a number one! Interesting... any news on a movie or tv series for this IPO. it would translate well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BanjerD Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) There are a lot of reprints of ElfQuest, but I wonder if the Marvel books will ever take off? Edited February 2, 2021 by BanjerD ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
