Dark Horse Comics, in their continuing association with creators Richard and Wendy Pini, announced they will publish new full color, hardcover editions of Elfquest: The Original Quest next year. These new editions will total four volumes showcasing the entirety of the “Original Quest” story.
Art by Wendy Pini
In discussing these new editions, the Pinis said “We envy everyone who is discovering—or rediscovering—ElfQuest in this gorgeous new full-color Dark Horse incarnation for the first time. ElfQuest is classic yet refreshingly surprising in the way it tosses traditional fantasy clichés out on their pointed ears. The quest of the title—a search for identity, for home, for family—though decades in the telling—is today more contemporary, relevant…and needed…than ever. From forest to mountain, from desert to frozen waste, you’re in for one hell of a howling good thrill-ride.”
Elfquest remains a beloved series amongst fans of fantasy comics and early indie comics. The series tells the adventures of elfin chief Cutter and the Wolfriders – a tribe of feral, forest-dwelling elves allied with wolves – as they seek to find their true place in a dangerous world. It’s a story about inclusiveness, self-discovery, finding community and overcoming the forces of bigotry and hate—all wrapped in a visually stunning high-fantasy adventure. Wendy Pini’s artwork blends Eastern and Western artistic conventions into a new and unique style. ElfQuest has been called “the first American manga.”
While this isn’t the first time Dark Horse has reprinted this series, these new hardcovers represent the first time Dark Horse has reprinted these key early issues in color.This is a great way for older fans to reread the series and younger ones to discover for the first time. Read the descriptions for the first volumes below.
ElfQuest: The Original Quest Volume 1:
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Chief Cutter and the Wolfriders are driven from their forest home by fearful humans bent on their destruction. As they wander the ever-changing landscape of their harsh primeval world, the elves discover hidden danger, odd creatures…and, to their surprise, other elfin tribes.
ElfQuest: The Original Quest Book 2:
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Humans have discovered the desert haven called Sorrow’s End. Cutter, chief of the Wolfrider tribe of elves, must embark on a new quest–to bolster their meager numbers with new elfin allies. With his trusted companion Skywise, he ventures out once again into a world weirder and more dangerous than anything he has ever known in his young life. Along the way, the adventurous pair tangles with an old adversary long thought gone and forgotten. What is the secret of Cutter’s sword, New Moon? And what eerie creatures inhabit the sinister Forbidden Grove, guarding a mystery that will change Cutter’s life forever?
Elfquest: The Original Quest volume 1 arrives on February 25th, 2025 and volume 2 on May 20th, 2025. They will be available for pre-order from Dark Horse Comics starting today.
We couldn’t be more excited to bring ElfQuest’s original series back in these beautiful editions from Dark Horse. It’s the perfect time to (re)discover ElfQuest right where it first began.
We couldn’t be more excited to bring ElfQuest’s original series back in these beautiful editions from Dark Horse. It’s the perfect time to (re)discover ElfQuest right where it first began.
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