40 Years of Pointed Ears: The End of an Era
February 28th marked the end of an era for comics fans all over the world. ElfQuest, the longest running independent fantasy graphic novel series in the USA ended after 40 years of adventure, romance, and sheer awesomeness. Wendy and Richard Pini independently created and distributed ElfQuest, beginning in February of 1978. Fans were in love. Over the years, ElfQuest broke off into a number of related series, featuring characters and time periods outside of the original quest. But in 2013, the Pinis brought fans back to the central story of Cutter, Leetah, and Skywise for The Final Quest, which published its last issue this week. It’s an awesome time for those of us who have been fans for a while, but it’s also never too late to immerse yourselves in the World of Two Moons.
If you’re just starting out, Dark Horse is re-releasing all of ElfQuest in pretty handy omnibus form. We have ElfQuest: The Complete Quest volume 1 right here.
If you’re ready to jump into The Final Quest, we have volume 1 of that as well.
You can also put a variety of ElfQuest volumes on hold through interlibrary loan and have them delivered to the library of your choice.
If you’re already an ElfQuest fan and looking for something to fill the ElfQuest shaped hole in your heart, I’ve found the following to be pretty awesome stories. They’re not the same, but Cutter would want us to seek out new and exciting things, right?
Rat Queens volume 1: Sass and Sorcery, by Kurtis J. Wiebe and Roc Upchurch – Some D&D with a sense of humor.
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers – If you like the fantasy and sci-fi genre combo of ElfQuest, this book is for you.
Uprooted, by Naomi Novik – This one is for fans of that heart-stealing tree-shaper, Redlance.
Annihilation, by Jeff Vandermeer – Do you like the forest maybe a little too much? Cool.
Watership Down, by Richard Adams – An epic and unexpected journey. The creation of something good. The circle of life.
Shade and sweet water.
Post by Carey Gibbons, Reference Specialist
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