Issue Details

Issue	#21
Published	February 1985
Cover Price	1.50 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Pini

Cover Details

Characters	Cutter; Skywise; Two-Edge; Winnowill; Dewshine
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Wendy Pini (painted)
Inks	Wendy Pini (painted)
Colors	Wendy Pini (painted)

2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Warp Words"

Synopsis	Introduction to this special, behind the scenes, wrap-up to the first Elfquest series. Gives background information on the material included, an update on the Elfquest animated series, and Wendy Pini sketches for the next Elfquest series.
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset
Notes	Continues on the inside backcover.

1 page text article "Dear Scrapbook..."

Synopsis	A short "Where do you get your ideas?" text piece, featuring Wendy Pini elf drawings from age 2.
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset

2 page Elfquest illustration "First Appearances..."

Synopsis	From Wendy's sketchbooks, the first drawings of the Elfquest characters Joyleaf, Bearclaw, Lord Voll, Tyldak, Khavi, and Timmain.
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset

4 page letters page "Elfquotes"

Script	various
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes letters from Valentino, Scott McLeod, T.M. Maple, and others. Spread out as a two page spread, followed by two single pages elsewhere in the issue.

2 page Elfquest illustration "Artist At Work..."

Synopsis	Behind the scenes sketches and character roughs, including the original Elfquest time line.
Genre	Fantasy
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset

2 page Elfquest story "Elfquest Daily Strips"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Wendy Pini (plot;script); Richard Pini (plot)
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	Wendy Pini
Notes	Two-weeks of strips produced for a proposed Elfquest daily strip.

4 page Elfquest illustration "Pre-Production"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset
Notes	Wendy Pini concept drawings and page layouts, with commentary by Richard Pini.

1 page Elfquest illustration "Convention Sketches"

Genre	Fantasy
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset
Notes	Various convention sketches produced by Wendy Pini.

1 page Elfquest text article By Any Other Name... Or, "Elfquest meets Shakespeare"

Synopsis	Comparisons of various Elfquest sequences to passages from the plays of William Shakespeare.
Genre	Fantasy
Script	William Shakespeare; Wendy Pini (plot;script); Richard Pini (plot)
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	Wendy Pini; typeset

3 page text article "A Different View..."

Synopsis	Reprints two reviews of Elfquest from British publications (Fantasy Advertiser & Comics News Monthly) and an unpublished review intended for Epic Illustrated's "Bookview" column.
Script	Richard Pini; Dave Dursley; Chris Padgett; Jo Duffy
Letters	typeset

1 page Elfquest illustration "The Women of Elfquest"

Synopsis	An illustration originally used as Fan Club print from 1982.
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "The Elfquest Fan Club"

Letters	typeset
Notes	Ad for the Elfquest Fan Club.

1 page text article "Betsy... And Brood"

Synopsis	Photographs of Betsy, a wolf adopted by Wendy & Richard Pini.
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	Janet Lidle [photo]
Inks	Janet Lidle [photo]
Letters	typeset

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Awards for 1984"

Letters	typeset
Notes	The ballot for voting for the Comic Buyer's Guide 1984 Fan Awards, with reminder to vote for WaRP Graphics publications.

2 page text article "Comics R Us..."

Synopsis	Panels from various comics which have mentioned or parodied Elfquest or Wendy & Richard Pini. Includes panels from Ghost Rider #14, X-Men #153, Fantastic Four #242, Teen Titans #21, DC Comics Presents #52, Charlton Bullseye #10, normalman #4, and E-Man #17. With commentary by Richard Pini.
Script	Richard Pini
Letters	typeset; ?

1 page text article "It's Party Time!"

Synopsis	A collection of photographs, with commentary, of Convention events celebrating Elfquest #20.
Script	Richard Pini
Pencils	[photo]
Inks	[photo]
Letters	typeset

1 page Elfquest illustration

Synopsis	Promotional art done for the first Berkley Books Elfquest novel.
Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Letters	typeset

1 page text article "Some Thoughts..."

Synopsis	Short text pieces (poetry, impressions, symphony review) concerning the conclusion of Elfquest.
Script	Joellyn Dorkin; William Malik; John Serdy
Letters	typeset

1 page Elfquest story "One Last Thought..."

Synopsis	Short humorous strip reflecting on the end of Elfquest.
Genre	Fantasy; Humor
Script	Karl Merris
Pencils	Karl Merris
Inks	Karl Merris
Letters	Karl Merris

1 page Elfquest illustration

Genre	Fantasy
Pencils	Wendy Pini
Inks	Wendy Pini
Colors	Wendy Pini
Notes	Back cover