Elfquest: Archives, Volume 2 (Elfquest Graphic Novels (DC Comics)) [Hardcover]

Wendy Pini (Author), Richard Pini (Author)

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Grade 7 Up–Elfquest has always been the Comic That Could. Starting from the underground, the series has won legions of fans who revel in its purest of pure fantasy setting and delight in its sassy and indomitable main characters. And all this without being part of any big-budget Hollywood movies, toy tie-ins, or TV shows. This volume reprints five early issues, in color. The story continued from volume one has Cutter, the elf leader, and his sidekick, Skywise, roaming their planet and getting into various misadventures. Some are comic, such as when they are captured and must drink with a group of engaged trolls in the troll bar. Others are darker, as when they meet up with a group of humans who are more like aboriginals. Someone loses a thumb, and the two races exchange swordplay. Cutter's love interest, Leetah, and most of the female cast, have the look of belly dancers, and the men's flowing locks and athletic appearances make Elfquest definitely a beautiful people comic. Older teens will find the fantasy not dark enough, but it will be popular with middle schoolers or those who already love Elfquest (such as adults who want to rediscover their youthful reading).–John Leighton, Brooklyn Public Library, NY
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401201296
• ISBN-13: 978-1401201296
• Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #454,632 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Frustrated over the cost?, February 19, 2011

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Parkermann347 (U.S.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Elfquest: Archives, Volume 2 (Elfquest Graphic Novels (DC Comics)) (Hardcover)

You can thank the Pinis for that. They had an awesome partnership with DC and blew it. Now the books are out of print and will only get more expensive. This is a fantastic story and they have allowed it to die over the last couple of decades.

Their last 20 years as 'publishers' or creators or whatever has been a tragicomedy from the start. They left off writing and drawing the comic in the early 90's and called in 3rd or 4th rate writers/hacks to complete the 4 or 5 EQ storylines. Wendy wanted to make the movie and devote her time to that. They are STILL trying to make the movie, 15+ years later. They will never leave off that obsession and I blame it for ruining Elfquest.

DC could only try and hold their hands and walk them through the process so many times. Wendy tried to get back into making the comics with Discovery, but I guess got really bummed out by deadlines, because she has devoted the last 4 years of her time to a webcomic that failed abysmally. The site offering it went out of business and the graphic novel for that, too is out of print. Meanwhile DC gave the Pinis the boot. Apparently they didn't feel like making enough material, etc to keep the partnership profitable.

What is wrong with them? DC was their last chance to keep EQ in the public eye. Now they are giving it away for free online. Must be nice not to need money or anything.

Unless you want this book. Then get ready to pony up. Thank them for it in an email. It's rpini at elfquest d com" Richard spends his whole day posting about BS on the Elfquest forums, and has nothing else but updates to the Movie's progress to write about every 5 years or so.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and very entertaining!, October 24, 2007

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elfquest: Archives, Volume 2 (Elfquest Graphic Novels (DC Comics)) (Hardcover)

When humans chance upon their hidden home, Cutter realizes that they will not be safe there forever. And so, He and Skywise set out to see if they can find any more tribes of elves. However, the world is more complicated than they thought, and far more dangerous than they had feared. And help will come from the most unlikely sources.

In 1978, Wendy and Richard Pini started self-publishing the Elfquest saga in comic book form. The rest, as they say, is history! This graphic novel contains the second five issues of Elfquest (6-10), and is quite an entertaining read. I really enjoyed the story (I love stories of elves and magic!), and thought that the illustration work was quite excellent. Some people have criticized the coloring, but I thought that it was quite good, a little bright like older comics, but that is what it is.

Overall, I found this to be a fun and very entertaining read, and I give it two thumbs up!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, worth reading again for the graphics alone!!!, June 13, 2007

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A. Zachary - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elfquest: Archives, Volume 2 (Elfquest Graphic Novels (DC Comics)) (Hardcover)

When they released this new and "improved" version of the books I already had and cherished, I was skeptical. How much better could it be? But when curiosity finally got the better of me, I realized that by deepening the detail and enriching the color, the story was equally enhanced. I enjoyed reading these as much as I did the first time.