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Elfquest #14.1
Mindcoil
The sleeper has awakened.
Scattered about Abode are forbidden zones, pools of magic gone sour. The most famous - and feared - of these is the site of Blue Mountain, once home to Winnowill and her Gliders, until her mad plan destroyed the very mountain itself, leaving nothing but rubble and memories.
But now, Blue Mountain is made whole again, by whom or what no one knows. Something lurks within its stone labyrinths, some ancient power intent upon devouring the thoughts of every living soul on Abode. Only Jink - and a mysterious helper - dare stand against the murderous Mindcoil.
Scattered about Abode are forbidden zones, pools of magic gone sour. The most famous - and feared - of these is the site of Blue Mountain, once home to Winnowill and her Gliders, until her mad plan destroyed the very mountain itself, leaving nothing but rubble and memories.
But now, Blue Mountain is made whole again, by whom or what no one knows. Something lurks within its stone labyrinths, some ancient power intent upon devouring the thoughts of every living soul on Abode. Only Jink - and a mysterious helper - dare stand against the murderous Mindcoil.
160 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 1999
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About the author
Wendy Pini
614 books391 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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October 3, 2025
Read online at ElfQuest.com for my Great ElfQuest Read of 2025. I may have some of these as single issues, though.
So, I have the same issue with this half of the series as the first half - there's too much stupid relationship stuff. This feels like someone took the reins off and so suddenly they're doing multiple LGBTQ+ plot lines (I am not against them in any way but this felt like, hey look what we can do now!) while giving as many nipples and butt shots as possible. The Mindcoil plot was... okay... the idea of someone wanting the power remaining in Blue Mountain makes perfect sense, but it was distracting that the Mindcoil looked more like one of the Neverending aliens.
A few questions got answered (who is the Father of Memory?, for example) but there's so much left unexplained. I'm glad that I already know the story will get continued in Future Quest.
I was definitely sad once again to lose the color starting with issue 7. I know that was something that ElfQuest had to do to survive, but it is really a shame.
Overall, between the two sci-fi EQ series, I much prefer Rebels.
So, I have the same issue with this half of the series as the first half - there's too much stupid relationship stuff. This feels like someone took the reins off and so suddenly they're doing multiple LGBTQ+ plot lines (I am not against them in any way but this felt like, hey look what we can do now!) while giving as many nipples and butt shots as possible. The Mindcoil plot was... okay... the idea of someone wanting the power remaining in Blue Mountain makes perfect sense, but it was distracting that the Mindcoil looked more like one of the Neverending aliens.
A few questions got answered (who is the Father of Memory?, for example) but there's so much left unexplained. I'm glad that I already know the story will get continued in Future Quest.
I was definitely sad once again to lose the color starting with issue 7. I know that was something that ElfQuest had to do to survive, but it is really a shame.
Overall, between the two sci-fi EQ series, I much prefer Rebels.
September 3, 2025
Contains Jink # 7-12.
This was better. Maybe because the character and world were established? Maybe because Jink was more of a main character?
The group calling themselves the Black Snakes seek the power of Blue Mountain. That can't be good.
This was better. Maybe because the character and world were established? Maybe because Jink was more of a main character?
The group calling themselves the Black Snakes seek the power of Blue Mountain. That can't be good.
January 31, 2013
This is the second half of the Jink story arc in the future world of Abode, the adopted planet of the Wolfrider's ancestors. All of the familiar names of the places made me smile, plus some of the curses used by the main character that harken back to Cutter's time. The end battle was a bit anti-climatic in my opinion. It felt too much like it was being wrapped up because they had no more time for it. I would have liked to find out more about Jink's past, but maybe they'll revisit it later.
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