John, I'm a big fan of Elfquest and am presently re-reading it from the beginning. My question is how and when did you get to know her. I know you worked on an EQ project and even paid homage to her in your run on FF....

Thanks John, It's always interesting to here how people behind the scenes meet (or don't) in the industry. Especially in the "Old" days (70s).

And I remember the story in the FF (242) thread about the feedback you received about those panels. Some times you just can't win! If it helps any I appreciated it.

Here are the Elfquest panels and the Pinis letter....

I never meant to snub it. I was introduced to it in grade school through a comic shop by my grandparents house in Pekin, IL. I tried it but couldn't get into it.

Of course I realize today that it is a comic institution. One of these days I will have to revisit it.

I bought the first three color collections at a book fair in highschool. I read them, got to the end of the third one.(and the massive cliff hangr). 

It was about a year before I found a copy of the fourth one and that year... really kind of sucked. I think Marvel was reprinting it in a family friendlier version that was also in color (though it was in four color instead of the painting like color in the collections). Of course as a monthly with bits of new art it did not help my year of pain any.

Before I bought the collections I had seen the original "larger than other comics"  B&W issues around, but the owner of the book store that carried them in Barton Creek Mall  wouldn't let me look at them because I was not yet 18.  Oddly he WOULD let me read/look at the Grendel, Cerebus, Badger, Grimjack, 2000AD, and Nexus comics.

Not long after that I found Austin Books. The owner of that place you let me read Cherry Pop Tart or anything. He just didn't care. That's where I first started reading B&W comics like Cerebus, Bone, and several Dark Horse titles..

For some reason I never really liked the stuff that came after the fourth ElfQuest collection as much as I did the first four.

On my first trip into a comic store (part old book store) a friend told me about Elfquest. I was sceptical about the non-standard size and it being in black and white. I purchased one issue for fun.

The next day I went back and bought every issue I could find and then had to wait for the next new issue. The story was fantastic. The art was incredible. That original run of Elfquest really was a wonderful find.

If you have not tried it, I would highly recommend it.

Was Elfquest aquired by DC comics? I have not seen new material in awile.