Elfquest is a comic book series created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978. The comics tell the story of the elves of the World of Two Moons, particularly the elfin tribe called the Wolfriders.

Elfquest was first published in 1978 as a single-title series. Since then it has branched into multiple titles, many of which were re-absorbed into a single title which ran from 1996-1999. Elfquest is no longer published in individual comic format; instead, in conjunction with DC Comics, both new and reprint material is being released in manga-like graphic novel format.

Original material by publication date

(This list includes only the first publication date for a given publication. It does not include reprint material.)

Comics

• From 1978-992, Elfquest was published as a series of consecutive titles:
  • 1978-1984: Elfquest: The Original Quest/The Grand Quest - 20 story issues; 1 extra material/fan response issue
  • 1980: Epic Illustrated #1: anthology work containing new Elfquest short, "Homespun"
  • 1986-1988: Siege at Blue Mountain - 8 issues
• 1988: Siege at Blue Mountain: graphic novel containing new Elfquest short, "Courage, By Any Other Name"
  • 1988-1990: Kings of the Broken Wheel - 9 issues
• In 1992, the Elfquest series split into several concurrently-running series:
  • 1992-1996: Hidden Years - 30 issues (29 numbered issues plus issue 9.5)
  • 1992-1996: New Blood - 35 issues
  • 1993-1995: Blood of Ten Chiefs - 20 issues
  • 1993-1994 WaveDancers I (not considered canonical) - 6 issues
  • 1993: New Blood Summer Special - 1 issue
  • 1994: Elfquest Bedtime Stories - anthology work containing several new shorts
  • 1994-1996: Shards - 16 issues
  • 1994-1996: The Rebels - 12 issues
  • 1994-1996: Jink - 12 issues
  • 1995-1996: Kahvi - 6 issues
  • 1995-1996: Two-Spear - 5 issues
  • 1996: WaveDancers II Special - 1 issue
• In 1996, the Elfquest lines were merged into a single monthly anthology comic containing several storylines.
  • 1996: Metamorphosis - 1 issue
  • 1996-1999: Elfquest II - 33 issues
• Several mini-series or one-issue stories were also published during the run of the ElfQuest anthology
  • 1997: King's Cross - 2 issues
  • 1997: Worldpool - 1 issue
  • 1998: Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #1: anthology work containing new Elfquest short, "Jury"
  • 1998: Frank Frazetta Fantasy Illustrated #4: anthology work containing new Elfquest short, "Rogue's Curse"
  • 1998: Elfquest: The First Twenty Years: anthology work containing new Elfquest short, "The Heart's Way"
• After the Elfquest anthology comic came to an end in 1999, new material continued to be released in the form of one-issue stories, or as new material added to the Reader's Collections (which were primarily reprints of previously-published storylines)
  • 1999: Wolfrider - Reader's Collection containing the conclusion to the storyline begun in Elfquest II
  • 2001: Wolfshadow Summer Special - 1 issue
  • 2001: Recognition Summer Special - 1 issue
  • 2002: In All But Blood - Reader's Collection containing several new Elfquest shorts
• In 2003, Elfquest was liscenced to DC Comics. Since then, a new graphic novel-length story has been released
  • 2004: The Searcher and the Sword

Prose Fiction

• 1984: Journey to Sorrow's End - prose novelization
• 1986: The Blood of Ten Chiefs, edited by Richard Pini , Robert Asprin and Lynn Abbey - short story anthology
  • "Pendulum" - Richard Pini
  • "Coming of Age" - Lynn Abbey
  • "Plague of Allos" - Piers Anthony
  • "Swift-Spear" - Mark C. Perry & C.J. Cherryh
  • "Tale of the Snowbeast" - Janny Wurts
  • "The Deer Hunters" - Allen L. Wold
  • "Tanner's Dream" - Nancy Springer
  • "The Spirit Quest" - Diana L. Paxson
  • "Lessons in Passing" - Robert Lynn Asprin
  • "Night Hunt" - Diane Carey
• 1988: Wolfsong (Blood of Ten Chiefs Volume 2), edited by Richard Pini , Robert Asprin and Lynn Abbey - short story anthology
  • "Colors" - Richard Pini
  • "Love and Memory" - Lynn Abbey
  • "Songshaper" - Nancy Springer
  • "The Search" - Christine Dewees & C.J. Cherryh
  • "Genesis" - Richard Pini , Lynn Abbey, & Marcus Leahy
  • "Dreamsinger's Tale" - Janny Wurts
  • "Summer Tag" - Allen L. Wold
  • "Stormlight's Way" - Nancy Springer
  • "A Very Good Year for Dreamberries" - Diana L. Paxson
• 1989: Winds of Change (Blood of Ten Chiefs Volume 3), edited by Richard Pini - short story anthology
  • "Ice" - Lynn Abbey
  • "Wind Warning" - Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  • "A Friend in Need" - Mercedes Lackey
  • "Song's End" - Janny Wurts
  • "The Flood" - Allen L. Wold
  • "At the Oak's Root" - Nancy Springer
  • "The Fire Song" - Diana L. Paxson
  • "Coyote" - Richard Pini
  • "The Phantom of the Berry Patch" - Mercedes Lackey & Richard Pini .
• 1990: Against the Wind (Blood of Ten Chiefs Volume 4), edited by Richard Pini - short story anthology
  • "The Good Summer" - Lynn Abbey
  • "Court and Chase" - Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  • "Ties that Bind" - Mercedes Lackey
  • "Season of Sorrows" - Heather Gladney & Janny Wurts
  • "Firstborn" - Allen L. Wold
  • "Howl for Eldolil" - Nancy Springer
  • "The Changeling" - Diana L. Paxson
  • "Hero Worship" - Len Wein & Deni Loubert
• 1994: Dark Hours (Blood of Ten Chiefs Volume 5), edited by Richard Pini - short story anthology
  • "In Memory Green" - Alice Cascorbi & Richard Pini
  • "Starting Over" - Lynn Abbey
  • "Personal Challenge" - Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
  • "Riders of the Storm" - Mercedes Lackey
  • "The Naming of Stonefist" - Allen L. Wold
  • "Finder" - Nancy Springer
  • "Turnings" - Diana L. Paxson
  • "The Long Hunt" - Len Wein & William Rotsler
  • "Five-Finger Exercise" - Esther M. Friesner
• 1996: The Quest Begins - prose novelization
• 1996: A Gift of Her Own - children's book
• 1997: Captives of Blue Mountain - prose novelization

Nonfiction and Game Material

• 1981: The ElfQuest Gatherum #1 - background material book
• 1984: Elfquest Roleplaying Game: Elfbook & Worldbook
• 1985: Elfquest Roleplaying Game: The Elfquest Companion
• 1988: The ElfQuest Gatherum #2 - background material book
• 1997: The Big ElfQuest Gatherum - background material book
• 1998: Elfquest: The First Twenty Years
• 1999: The Wolfrider's Guide to the World of ElfQuest - background material book

Graphic novels / reprints

• Donning/Starblaze
  • Fire and Flight (Elfquest I 1-5)
  • The Forbidden Grove (Elfquest I 6-10)
  • Captives of Blue Mountain (Elfquest I 11-15)
  • Quest's End (Elfquest I 16-20)
• The Complete ElfQuest (Father Tree Press)
  • Fire and Flight (Elfquest I 1-5) (1988)
  • The Forbidden Grove (Elfquest I 6-10) (1988)
  • Captives of Blue Mountain (Elfquest I 11-15) (1989)
  • Quest's End (Elfquest I 16-20) (1989)
  • Siege at Blue Mountain (Siege at Blue Mountain 1-4) (1989)
  • The Secret of Two-Edge (Siege at Blue Mountain 5-8) (1989)
  • The Cry From Beyond (Kings of the Broken Wheel 1-4) (1991)
  • Kings of the Broken Wheel (Kings of the Broken Wheel 5-8) (1992)
  • Hidden Years (Hidden Years 1-5) (1992)
  • Rogue's Challenge (Hidden Years 6-9.5)
  • New Blood (New Blood 1-5) (1993)
  • Bedtime Stories (New Blood 1, 7, 10) (1994)
• Reader's Collections
  • Fire and Flight (Elfquest I 1-5) (1998)
  • The Forbidden Grove (Elfquest I 6-10) (1998)
  • Captives of Blue Mountain (Elfquest I 11-15) (1998)
  • Quest's End (Elfquest I 16-20) (1998)
  • Siege at Blue Mountain (Siege at Blue Mountain 1-4) (1998)
  • The Secret of Two-Edge (Siege at Blue Mountain 5-8) (1998)
  • The Cry From Beyond (Kings of the Broken Wheel 1-4) (1998)
  • Kings of the Broken Wheel (Kings of the Broken Wheel 5-8) (1998)
  • Dreamtime (Elfquest II 4-7, 9, 11-13, 15-18) (1998)
  • In All But Blood (2002)
  • Rogue's Curse (Elfquest II 1, 3, 8-10, 12-13, 15-17, 20, 22, 24-26) (2000)
  • Wolfrider (Elfquest II 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33) (1999)
  • Blood of Ten Chiefs (Blood of Ten Chiefs 1-7, 10-11) (1999)
  • Kahvi (Kahvi 1-6, Two-Spear 1-5) (2000)
  • Chief's Howl (Blood of Ten Chiefs 12-15, 18-20) (2001)
  • Shards (Hidden Years 8-15) (1998)
  • Legacy (Hidden Years 16-22) (1998)
  • Huntress (Hidden Years 23-29) (1999)
  • The Wild Hunt (Elfquest II 1-7, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20-22) (2000)
  • Shadowstalker (Elfquest II 23-30) (2000)
  • Ascent (Shards 1-8) (1999)
  • Reunion (Shards 9-16) (1999)
  • The Rebels (The Rebels 1-6) (1998)
  • Skyward Shadow (The Rebels 7-12) (1999)
  • Jink! (Jink 1-6) (1999)
  • Mindcoil (Jink 7-12) (1999)
  • Forevergreen (New Blood 11-19) (1999)
  • Dream's End (New Blood 20-27) (2001)
  • Phoenix (New Blood 28-35) (2002)
  • WaveDancers (WaveDancers II Summer Special; Elfquest II 1-2, 5, 21, 23-24, 27-28, 30-31) (2000)
  • Worldpool (New Blood 8, 9; Elfquest II 2-3, 16, 17, 25, 31; King's Cross 1-2) (2000)

See Also

• Elfquest
• DC Comics

External Links

• Publications Page at Elfquest.com
• Elfquest Collector's List, current through 2001