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Elfquest Reader's Collection #9a: Wolfrider!

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If you are a fan of the Elfquest comics, this is really a must to own. Lots of facts are to be revealed about Bearclaw's leadership and about the elf he was and if you are fan of Strongbow, you really must read it...

Why?
Because in this book you will find all kinds of emotion, from happiness to desperation and grief. And a dark chapter in the history of the Wolfriders is enlightened. What kind of chief, lifemate and father was Bearclaw?
And...
Did you ever wanted to know more about Strongbow, the silent archer? And about his deceased child? Then this issue is worth to read. His dislike of changes, it doesn't come out of nowhere, does it? Read and you'll know.

Not only this issue, but all the issues drawn by Wendy Pini are worth to read... you won't regret it......

Bearclaw isn't an easy character to love, and he definitely isn't the stereotypical nurturing, loving, peacable Wolfrider. The book details how he came to make war on the humans and firmly sets responsibility for that war just as squarely on his shoulders as on the humans'. Prejudice, racial hatred, violent childrearing, and Dumb Boy Mistakes abound here. After reading this book, I came to understand that the Pini's elves are in their way just as human as we are, and just as capable of unpleasant behavior and beliefs.

In "Hidden Years", when Ember asks her father, Cutter (whose hand is raised to slap her), "Who taught you to do that, anyway?", the question is all the more poignant, and Cutter's childrearing beliefs in the face of Bearclaw's treatment become all the more remarkable.

I was quite jarred when, midway through the book, another artist took over -- this new artist had a very different style from Wendy and honestly I did not like that style much -- but eventually Wendy took over again.

I'd consider this a must-have in an Elfquest reader's library. It very efficiently balances the overly-good image the elves have.

I think that this book is very interesting becasue it gives a little insight into bearclaw's world as a leader, but the illustrations get a little shotty towards the end. But all in all it is a great book. I recomend reading this book, so one would be able to learn the history of the wolfRider tribe.

I read this story on the Elf Quest site and loved it. It gave a much larger picture of one of the most interesting characters in the Elf Quest Universe. The history of the Wolfriders just before Cutter's reign highlighted the recent evolution of the tribe and it's relationship to the humans and trolls. Bearclaw's rather reckless and often abusive method of leadership; his addiction to gambling and drinking with the trolls and his, at first disdainful and then violent hatred of humans shapes the tribe Cutter would inherit. He meets his match in the soft hearted Joyleaf, the only member of his tribe whose love and regard he actively seeks and whose love he almost lost in a moment of thoughtlessness. It also demonstrated the depth of Bearclaw's feelings, as he refused to continue living after her death stating: "I've had seasons enough." and then allows himself to be killed, leaving a fifteen year old Cutter to his destiny. The suprising part of Bearclaw's story is his horrible connection to the monster that would devestate the Wolfriders. A let down is they did not include the full story of how Bearclaw and his final wolf-friend, Blackfell truly met; this story is written in the novel "Blood of Ten Chiefs". Overall, this is an exciting and enchanting story; well worth the five stars.

I loved this book. Not only is the art work beautiful, the story is one I've been wanting to see for quite some time. If you don't have this book in your collection already, I recommend adding it.

the book wolfrider is one of wendi's best i think. beutiful story, art, and over all everything