Elfquest is a comic book series created by Wendy and Richard Pini, first published in 1978. The comics and related works of prose fiction tell the story of the elves of the World of Two Moons, particularly the elfin tribe called the Wolfriders.
Elfquest was first published in the short-lived Fantasy Quarterly anthology in February, 1978; after one appearance there, it was published by Warp Graphics as a stand-alone series which began with issue 2 (the Fantasy Quarterly material was later republished as issue 1). Starting in 1992, it branched into multiple titles, many of which were re-absorbed into a single title which ran from 1996-1999. In 2003 Warp Graphics, after publishing a few single issues and graphic novels, licensed the publishing rights to DC Comics. They published reprints in manga-like graphic novel format, as well as new material. In 2003 DC Comics also began re-releasing the original collections in re-colored hardcover format. These are considered by the authors themselves to be "the definitive version" of the material.[1] In 2012 Dark Horse Comics acquired the publishing license for both reprint and new material.