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Elfquest: Book 4

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This edition, as with first 4 Elfquest books in the 1984 editions, are fabulous reads and with a little creative editing on the part of parents, great stuff for kids. These editions are in my opinion the best colored. The later edtions used some sort of funky computer coloring that really flattened much of the work and had real yellow tone. If you can find them get the orginal graphic novels in all of their beautifully colored original glory. I have loved them since I was a kid and my kids love them as well.

Saturated in myth, "ElfQuest" is a classic tale, classically told. This long out-of-print Starblaze volume compiles the final WaRP Graphics comics of the original quest detailing the adventures of Cutter and his elf tribe regaining the mythical home of their star faring ancestors: the High Ones. Along the way, issues of intolerance and bigotry are dealt with, while the importance of love and fellowship triumphs over all odds with the help of some of the most beautiful artwork and tightest writing the comics medium has ever seen.
My sister gave me the first three volumes in this series when I was a kid, and while "ElfQuest" has been released in many editions since then, it's nice to finally own the conclusion to the inaugural saga that flavoured my youth and has given me so much joy over the years. Happily, the quest would not end here as the first (of many) follow-up series, "Siege At Blue Mountain," was lurking just around the corner.

This graphic novel concludes the original quest, begun in Book 2. Once again, Wendy Pini's art pulls you in to the story. Richard and Wendy have a way of bringing art and words together to make the story an unforgettable one. I grew up with the Quest, and so it's quite dear to me. The Quest holds its own, though, against other fantasy works. Well worth the read.

As a fantasy-lover, I'd say the story and graphics make the series unique and interesting but this book in particular (book 4), has scenes that can only be appropriate for adults (e.g., an elf orgy). I'd recommend to parents, teachers or librarians to scan the books first before giving it to young kids.

wendy pini is the master of fantasy fiction