A comiXologist recommends:
ElfQuest
by: Jen Keith
Long ago, the High Ones came to a world sparsely populated by tribes of superstitious humans. Descended from these otherworldly creatures – these aliens – were the Wolfriders: a group of hunter-gatherer elves who found friends and mounts in the wolves that howled at the two moons in the sky. Cutter, with the blood of ten chiefs flowing through his veins, protects his pack against all threats, human and troll alike, while seeking the kin he longs to connect with.
ElfQuest has it all. Fantasy and science fiction alongside romance and action. At once you have space travel and magic mingling with trolls and fairies. There are soulmates found through the Elven phenomenon of “Recognition” and battles raged for life and home. The elves face a changing world of politics and cruelty yet it only strengthens their bonds as friends and family.
ElfQuest is a groundbreaking, indie series co-created by a woman in the 70s featuring women not only healing and loving but fighting, leading, and standing as equals in positions of power. The men and women of ElfQuest are beautiful, smart, strong, and fierce with relationships and emotions that run deep.
It may have come out decades ago, but it is still relevant to today and today’s readers. The elves face fear from humans who, unlike the Wolfriders, find difficulty in living harmoniously with nature. When meeting their own kind, they find both open-armed acceptance and fierce scorn for their differences. Like I said: it has it all.
I owe a lot to the creators, Wendy and Richard Pini, as it was among the first comic series I ever picked up. It’s the kind of series that, no matter how many ways I own it, I want to buy every version I see, and these gorgeously rendered black and white omnibuses are no exception. As a creator, I know these books influenced me more than I may ever know; as a fan, I still get the same warm/fuzzy feeling as when I first read about the Wolfriders and their adventures.
Having the first and second omnibuses and Final Quest Vol. 1 at my digital beck and call was one of my personal highlights of having Dark Horse on comiXology. I’m pleased to invite you to join the pack and pick up ElfQuest today.
Jen Keith is a Digital Editor at comiXology, comic artist, music addict, and has not stopped howling about ElfQuest since Dark Horse was announced.