Elfquest

Elfquest 20-32

Another reason why Elfquest works so well is because each story flows naturally into the next, as if there’s no other way it could have gone.  Nothing feels like filler, everything is written with intent.  It makes for a propulsive story that constantly had me reaching for the next issue.

The Wolfriders defeat Winnowill, fly north in search of the High Ones’ palace, find the Snow Elves after a particularly brutal fight, then assault the trolls in a final battle.  The fight scenes are extremely well done, visceral and desperate in a way that’s pretty rare for a comic.  The Pinis accomplish this by creating characters that I care about and showing that they’re not afraid to kill them off every once in a while.  They even made the death of an extremely minor character extremely moving, an impressive feat.

Poor Vaya.

That said, it’s highly improbable that none of the Wolfriders died when half of the Snow Elves did.  I don’t care how good they are at combat.

My memory of Elfquest gets fuzzy after this.  Presumably because it isn’t as good.  There are four trades to go, of which I’m missing one.  Time to see if it’s worth picking up…

Regret buying: No

Would buy again: Yes

Would read again: Yes

Rating: Good