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ElfQuest gets new Hardcover Editions Starting in 2027

Posted on July 30, 2026 by Graphic Policy Team

Dark Horse Books and Wendy and Richard Pini continue to expand the epic and timeless fantasy of ElfQuest with new hardcover edition sets arriving in 2027 and beyond, that continue the saga after ElfQuest: The Original Quest. Printings of the lead-in series The Original Quest Books 1-4 have quickly sold-out, requiring multiple reprints to keep up with demand. Now, Dark Horse presents ElfQuest: Siege at Blue Mountain Book 1 HC. This new volume kicks off a four-book arc featuring both the Siege at Blue Mountain and Kings of the Broken Wheel storylines, designed and produced to provide the perfect bookshelf match with Dark Horse’s new version of The Original Quest. ElfQuest: Siege at Blue Mountain features remastered line art and all-new coloring and covers from Wendy Pini, inks by Joe Staton, new lettering from Nate Piekos, and gorgeous, shelf-envy-inducing hardcover designs that create a definitive and unified presentation for the saga.

The Palace of the High Ones has been won. Safe in their new Holt, Wolfrider chief Cutter and his clan can at last settle in and enjoy life and its living. The horrors of battle are behind them. That is, until Aroree, a fugitive Glider, kidnaps a Wolfrider infant to deliver to sinister Winnowill, who broods within the cold halls of Blue Mountain. Could the cubling be the key to the dark lord’s plan to rid the world of Cutter’s tribe? And how will Two-Edge—half-elf and half-troll, master of games and lies—conspire to tip the scales?

Embark on the latest adventure with chief Cutter and the Wolfriders in ElfQuest: Siege at Blue Mountain Book 1 HC when the 128-page (6.625×10.1875”) arrives in bookstores and comic shops on February 16, 2027, for $29.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop. Visit Find Your Comic Store (FYCS) or Bookshop.org for more details and stores near you.

Then get ready to continue the deep dive into the artistry and lore of Wendy and Richard Pini with ElfQuest: Siege at Blue Mountain Book 2 in late 2027. Look for details on ElfQuest: Kings of the Broken Wheel Book 1 and Book 2 with information on their release dates soon.

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Exclusive: Dark Horse announces a Gallery Edition of Wendy and Richard Pini’s ElfQuest: Hidden Years

Posted on October 16, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Dark Horse Comics and Wendy and Richard Pini invite ElfQuest fans and those curious to learn more about this fantasy classic to experience ElfQuest: Hidden Years Gallery Edition, collecting the first five issues of the ElfQuest: Hidden Years series in a stunning oversized volume that displays the original artwork in vibrant detail. A rare, full-color gallery edition hardcover!

The highly acclaimed, quintessential fantasy comic series ElfQuest premiered in 1978 as a black-and-white independent comic book from legendary duo Wendy and Richard Pini. As the series grew, ElfQuest moved to full-color in the 1990s with ElfQuest: Hidden Years. Wendy Pini created those iconic pages in vibrant watercolor, with each brush stroke, line, and tint now shown in a unique gallery edition to present the full effect her original art pages, which are now permanently housed at Columbia University’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library for preservation and study.

Each of the five color issues within the ElfQuest: Hidden Years Gallery Edition are standalone stories, unlettered to offer an unprecedented look at Wendy Pini’s lush artwork, complete with her margin notes, color tests and behind-the-scenes material. This volume is a powerful example of the incredible world-building and visual storytelling in ElfQuest that has set the standard in fantasy comics for decades.

Immerse yourself in the stunning colors of ElfQuest: Hidden Years Gallery Edition when the 176-page (12.125×17”) hardcover arrives in bookstores on July 14, and comic shops on July 15, 2026, for $149.99. Pre-order now from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local bookstore or comic shop.

Get the Complete ElfQuest: The Original Quest. Four Hardcover Volumes.

Posted on March 7, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Fans of ElfQuest can now complete the four-volume series of ElfQuest: The Original Quest, as Dark Horse brings the entire original masterpiece to print in a gorgeous full-color set for the first time! Wendy and Richard Pini’s epic fantasy series is reaching further than ever before. ElfQuest: The Original Quest: Book 4—The First War is the finale of this masterpiece series and is set to arrive in November 2025. Now is the perfect time for those curious about ElfQuest to join the adventure and pick up these volumes to discover stories beloved across the globe.

“Do you know what war is?” With that question, Cutter and his companions are plunged into the most dangerous, life-threatening conflict they could never have imagined. In their quest for the legendary lost Palace of the High Ones, they are betrayed by the Gliders of Blue Mountain and left to perish on the snow-swept wastes of the Frozen Mountains. Now, the Wolfriders must face savage Northern Troll Warriors who stand between Cutter’s tribe and their goal. Even if they join forces with the pugnacious, stag-riding Go-Back elves, can any elfin alliance survive the sheer force and brutality of the troll army?

Be on the lookout for ElfQuest: The Original Quest: Book 4—The First War when the 176-page (6.625” x 10.1875”) hardcover volume arrives in bookstores and comic shops on November 18 and 19, 2025, for $29.99. Preorder now from TFAW, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or your local comic shop or bookstore.

The entire four volume set is now available in stores or for preorder. Look for ElfQuest: The Original Quest Book 1—Fire and Fight, Book 2—Forbidden Grove, and Book 3—Wolf Blood Caged, at your local bookstore, comic shop, or wherever books are sold.

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Elfquest creators Wendy and Richard Pini donate $500,00 to Columbia University’s Comics Archive

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Brett

Wendy and Richard Pini, the duo behind the popular ElfQuest comic are donating $500,000 to Columbia University to help support the school library’s collection of comics, graphic novels, and prose.

The money will help digitize, for preservation, and more. It continues the Pini’s donations that began with ElfQuest material.

At San Diego Comic-Con 2012, Karen Green, the curator for comics and cartoons within Columbia’s Rare Book & Manuscript Library, approached the Pinis about helping preserve their creation. That turned into 37 linear feet of boxes of ElfQuest related material being donated. That included over 2,000 of Wendy’s hand-draw, hand-painted storyboards from 1978 to 1990.

But it goes beyond ElfQest, it also includes Pini’s adaptation of Michael Moorcock’s Stormbringer, scripts and novelization of ElfQuest: Journey to Sorrow’s End, her adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe’s Masque of the Red Death, and even materials related to Wendy’s infamous 1976 Red Sonja cosplay costume. There’s also artwork, scripts, notes, production papers, and fan mail and fan art.

The donation will help preserve numerous projects from multiple creators, not just ElfQuest and the Pinis.

ElfQuest: The Dark Horse Collection Encore comes to Humble Bundle to benefit World Central Kitchen

Posted on February 16, 2025 by Graphic Policy Team

Discover the saga of Cutter, chief of the elfin tribe of the Wolfriders, and his epic quest across the World of Two Moons in ElfQuest, Wendy and Richard Pini’s long-running fantasy graphic novel series with the ElfQuest: The Dark Horse Collection Encore Humble Bundle. This expansive collection, published by Dark Horse, includes The Complete ElfQuest Volumes 1 – 7, The Final Quest, and Stargazer’s Hunt. Celebrate 45 years of ElfQuest, and support World Central Kitchen with your purchase!

The ElfQuest: The Dark Horse Collection Encore retails for $156 and you can get all 13 items for $18.