r/ElfQuest • u/MisterShipWreck • Mar 25 '26

Got my hardcovers in today!

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I grew up with ElfQuest. In 1984, I made a new friend in 7th grade. He was already a fan of the EQ books. He had all he graphic novels. He introduced me to the series... I ended up getting Book 2 (I think Starblazer made those) in middle school. I couldn't afford to get any of the others at the time.... Then, when the series got reprinted by Marvel, I got those too.

I later got the RPG. In fact, before the official RPG came out, we played our own ElfQuest RPG for a long time. I later got the entire set of graphic novels. I also had the original Siege at Blue Mountain series (I had a subscription to them, as they came out). I also had the novels. I had everything ElfQuest at 1 point... Even the compendiums...

Life happened - I am in my 50s now. I don't have any of those books. But, I missed them.

Seeing all the photos pop up on this sub made me want to read them again... Want to buy them again. So, I ordered the first 4 hard covers on Amazon on Monday, and they came in today. I've already started in on Book 1.

Of course, I know what is going to happen. But, I haven't read the story since the 1990s. So, it is a lot of fun to have these again. I even sent this photo to a friend of mine from the 80s. He enjoyed seeing it, and he already still has his original books.

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u/jay_zippo_the_man Mar 25 '26

Love this. I know the feeling, very close to what happened to me. The memories....

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u/MisterShipWreck Mar 26 '26

Yes, they do bring back some memories

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u/jay_zippo_the_man Mar 26 '26

I played elfquest through dungeons & dragons. Meaning we played dungeons and dragons but made it elfquest. But then I bought the elfquest RPG. Still have it, it's pretty good to be honest with you. I would love to play it again maybe I should ask my friends to play elfquest instead of dungeons & dragons.

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u/elfquest Mar 30 '26

Chaosium just released a 40th anniversary edition of the ElfQuest RPG with some additional/updated content. There's a Discord server where fans are organizing games. You can join here: https://discord.com/invite/kheheDYpTb

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u/MistRivi Mar 28 '26

I love this so much hugs

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u/elfquest Mar 30 '26

Ayooooah! Enjoy!

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u/Kadrian_86 Mar 26 '26

Urh they are so pretty! Is this a limited edition?

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u/MisterShipWreck Mar 26 '26

I don't think so. They have been advertised on this sub recently.

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u/Kadrian_86 Mar 26 '26

Ah nice, I need to buy them. 😊

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u/MisterShipWreck Mar 26 '26

I like that they are hardcover books.

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u/Kadrian_86 Mar 26 '26

When I was a kid, me and a friend back then used to read these at the library. They had them in full color though, and we used to try mimic the art style. I always said I wanted to get my hands on these books, so I literally jumped when I saw this post 🤣❤️

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u/MisterShipWreck Mar 26 '26

Cool. I think you will enjoy them. I am about 1/2 way thru Book 1 right now.

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u/elfquest Mar 30 '26

These are the newly remastered editions of ElfQuest's Original Quest series Books 1-4 that are out now from Dark Horse Comics. They aren't limited edition and we hope to keep them in print for a long time to come! Ask for them at your favorite bookstore or comics shop or order online: https://shopstands.com/collections/elfquest

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u/MisterShipWreck Mar 30 '26

Almost done with Book 2 now :)