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ElfQuest: New Blood #1-5
Elfquest - New Blood
The Worldpool is Elfquest's name for the place where "what if" stories take place. It's a magical realm of infinite possiblity, of dark and dangerous elfin tales, of fairy tales for young cublings as they snuggle in their furs. Discover the world of Elfquest with a different spin, as seen through the eyes and minds of talented artists and writers who have been invited to play in the world created by Wendy and Richard Pini.Elfquest's demographics are impressive: readership is 53% female; age range is from 10 through adult with many parents reading Elfquest to their children; readers stay with Elfquest over long time and collect everything related
160 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1993
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About the author
Wendy Pini
614 books395 followersWendy Pini is one-half of a husband and wife team with Richard Pini that created, most notably, the Elfquest series.
Wendy was born in California and adopted into the Fletcher Family in Santa Clara County. Early on, she developed as an artist and was the illustrator of her high school year book. She submitted samples of her artwork to Marvel Comics at 17 that were rejected.
Pini attended Pitzer College and received her B.A. in the Arts and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society.
In 1972, she married Richard Pini and began illustrating science fiction magazines, including Galaxy, Galileo, and Worlds of If. In 1977, Richard and Wendy established a publishing company called Warp Graphics to publish their first Elfquest comic. Elfquest was self-published for 25 years and in 2003, licensed to DC Comics. The comic series has won several awards, including the Ed Aprill Award for Best Independent Comic, two Alley Awards, the Fantasy Festival Comic Book Awards for Best Alternative Comic, and the Golden Pen Award.
Wendy has illustrated other works, including Jonny Quest in 1986, Law and Chaos in 1987, and in 1989, two graphic novels of Beauty and the Beast. Recently in 2007, she completed a graphic novel entitled The Masque of Red Death.
Wendy has received several awards over the last four decades, including the San Diego Comic Convention Inkpot Award, the New York State Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, the Balrog Award for Best Artist, and was inducted into the Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2002.
Wendy and her husband currently reside in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Wendy was born in California and adopted into the Fletcher Family in Santa Clara County. Early on, she developed as an artist and was the illustrator of her high school year book. She submitted samples of her artwork to Marvel Comics at 17 that were rejected.
Pini attended Pitzer College and received her B.A. in the Arts and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society.
In 1972, she married Richard Pini and began illustrating science fiction magazines, including Galaxy, Galileo, and Worlds of If. In 1977, Richard and Wendy established a publishing company called Warp Graphics to publish their first Elfquest comic. Elfquest was self-published for 25 years and in 2003, licensed to DC Comics. The comic series has won several awards, including the Ed Aprill Award for Best Independent Comic, two Alley Awards, the Fantasy Festival Comic Book Awards for Best Alternative Comic, and the Golden Pen Award.
Wendy has illustrated other works, including Jonny Quest in 1986, Law and Chaos in 1987, and in 1989, two graphic novels of Beauty and the Beast. Recently in 2007, she completed a graphic novel entitled The Masque of Red Death.
Wendy has received several awards over the last four decades, including the San Diego Comic Convention Inkpot Award, the New York State Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, the Balrog Award for Best Artist, and was inducted into the Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2002.
Wendy and her husband currently reside in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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May 19, 2025
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I did buy these issues when they came out, but New Blood as a whole isn't my favorite, art or story-wise. I am hoping once I get into the Forevergreen arc it will pick up.
New Blood is kinda all over the place. Issues #1-5 are reprinted here; issues 1, 7 and 10 are reprinted in Bedtime Stories, and 8 and 9 are reprinted in Worldpool. I'm actually reading the 35 issues straight through but until Forevergreen starts (#11) there is no good way to add them into Goodreads, so I'll just do the best I can.
I did buy these issues when they came out, but New Blood as a whole isn't my favorite, art or story-wise. I am hoping once I get into the Forevergreen arc it will pick up.
New Blood is kinda all over the place. Issues #1-5 are reprinted here; issues 1, 7 and 10 are reprinted in Bedtime Stories, and 8 and 9 are reprinted in Worldpool. I'm actually reading the 35 issues straight through but until Forevergreen starts (#11) there is no good way to add them into Goodreads, so I'll just do the best I can.
January 4, 2013
I have been working my way through the online archives at ElfQuest.com and have finally just finished up this series. I will tell you up front that I am totally biased; the artwork and some of the stories in this series really didn't do a lot for me. I am very glad that Wendy Pini is doing the new quest. However, if you want to keep up with continuity, you really need to read this series with the rest so you will know what they are talking about in later stories.
February 4, 2008
Pwotector of the Dweambewwy Bush! To pass, you must answer me a widdle!
April 6, 2008
Not my favorite, New Blood are what if stories, and are done mostly by other artists. Some are great some are ok.
January 5, 2009
This series was disappointing at best. The artwork was bad, but plot didn't have a solid logical flow... just bad.
April 29, 2018
reprints the first 5 regular New Blood issues
March 13, 2013
Bad...silly and bad.
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