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The Big Elfquest Gatherum

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I have no idea why the synopsis for the Gatherum says it is a reference for the RPG. Ignore that. This is a comprehensive "behind the scenes" book that is a "must have" for the diehard Elfquest fan. There are several interviews with the Pinis (from 1981 to, I believe, 1988), many articles about EQ, written at the time that the "Original Quest" was still being written, and much artwork by Wendy that you won't find anywhere else (except, of course, in the two Gatherums which this is a compilation of, and which are now long out of print.) The BIG (and it is) Gatherum offers an invaluable glimpse at the evolution of Elfquest. Highly recommended.

Or really, anybody interested in fantasy storytelling. The Gatherum really doesn't have anything really to do with the RPG -- I don't remember a thing in it that'd really help an EQ gamer out. It's really just a bunch of background material -- and by "bunch", I mean hundreds of pages of photos, interviews, drawings, background, source material, and reference stuff. This isn't so much a guidebook to Elfquest as an illumination of how it came to be. Some of the essays are written by the Pinis, and others are by admirers and friends.

EQ readers will probably appreciate the essay about how Recognition works, but there's lots more there to love.

Stary-eyed big-thing say; is good! Read! All big-things like much!
Starfisher says; a great companion to any and all EQ pre-1996, and with so much stuff you'll be curled up in your den(pun intended) for hours.

...then get this book. It's an awesome volume of fun, collectable and affordable.

i found this book very helpful. The page that has the elves on it that you draw on is aws. Me & my freind always draw out fits on them & we give them names & we make up our wn tribes.

The Gatherum provides more information than one person should ever need about the authors, the story, and the work and creative power that went into making one of the greatest series of graphic novels existing today. It is entertaining and any ElfQuest fan will love it!