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Summary: The BEST work ever produced from the "Elfquest" couple!
Review: Believe me, you just won't believe this! This is the most skillfully drawn and written part of the whole "Elfquest" series next to the part about the adventures in the Blue Mountain. In fact, you won't see anything like this ever again in any Elfquest tales, nor even the future ones yet to come, I suspect. The great epic of war against the bloodthirsty Trolls of the Great White North begins right after the imprisonment of elves in the Blue Mountain by the witchlike Winnowill - a real teeth-rattling clash of so many different characters, old or new with their individual personalities and differences. In additional, a whole galaxy of the fantastic environment on the far-off World of Two Moons really opens up for the very first time to your mortal human eyes - from the monstrous labyrinth of the Troll lair to the shimmering walls of the long-lost Palace of the High Ones - with a whole bagful of earth-shaking surprises to boot! If you already have this rare book or are lucky enough to get your hands on a copy, I sincerely promise you that you just won't be able to put it down, nor read it just once!
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Summary: The BEST work ever produced from the "Elfquest" couple!
Review: Believe me, you just won't believe this! This is the most skillfully drawn and written part of the whole "Elfquest" series next to the part about the adventures in the Blue Mountain. In fact, you won't see anything like this ever again in any Elfquest tales, nor even the future ones yet to come, I suspect. The great epic of war against the bloodthirsty Trolls of the Great White North begins right after the imprisonment of elves in the Blue Mountain by the witchlike Winnowill - a real teeth-rattling clash of so many different characters, old or new with their individual personalities and differences. In additional, a whole galaxy of the fantastic environment on the far-off World of Two Moons really opens up for the very first time to your mortal human eyes - from the monstrous labyrinth of the Troll lair to the shimmering walls of the long-lost Palace of the High Ones - with a whole bagful of earth-shaking surprises to boot! If you already have this rare book or are lucky enough to get your hands on a copy, I sincerely promise you that you just won't be able to put it down, nor read it just once!
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Summary: The culmination of the Quest, revisited
Review: For the first time since the original Elfquest story was released as a 20-issue series (from 1978 to 1984), it has been published in the original black-and-white format; the new Reader's Collection printing of Book 4 includes issues 16 to 20 (the last five), dealing with the elves' campaign to wrest control of their ancestral home, the Palace of the High Ones, from a hostile, heavily armed tribe of trolls.By now much ink has been devoted to the originality and emotional conviction of the Pinis' tale, and of course Wendy's artistic skills need no further explanation. However, it is good to see, once again, the sheer quality - and expressiveness - of the artist's pencil-work as originally presented; some of this was obscured by the mediocre coloring of the editions published since the late Eighties (quite unlike the elegant coloring-work of the earlier Donning versions of the first four volumes, still worth having after all these years). It has been said many times before, but it should be said, again, that the Pinis demonstrate their storytelling prowess by breaking the conventions of fantasy fiction; most importantly, the fulfillment of the quest is seen to be costly, even in the loss both of lives and innocence; and the battle, though necessary for the elves to reach their goal, is not their be-all and end-all - the truly life-changing events lie further ahead. The climax of this story possesses a nuance and thoughtfulness worthy of "real" fiction, and this, even more than the superlative artwork, gives the tale its substance and emotional power. A final note on the presentation: some printing errors have unfortunately crept into this Reader's Collection book (as they also have in volumes 5 and 12a (the first printing only) of the series) - many pages are out of their proper order, so if you are new to EQ, try to find and earlier edition of Book 4 to enable yourself to follow the plot correctly. That caution aside, it is good to have the original EQ storyline again - now priced to gain a new audience.
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Summary: Maybe best of first fours...!
Review: I say this is more (much more) bloody than others of four ordinary ElfQuest, but it is writed well. There is a story much morer than ever in "Fire & Flight". Kahvi's the new character in this( you see her in picture) , and she is the chief on elkriders, who call themselves Go-Backs. Go-Backs live in shadow of mountains were is a HOME OF HIGH ONES. And with wolfriders they found it. once more i will say: Wolfriders never die. Yes, I know one-eye just did in a "Captives of Blue mountain", but, if you read this, you se how many of Go-Backs die. And that is normal. But NONE of wolfriders. They have armors as much as Go-backs. But to end this, I tell you: Wendy and Richard teach us in every book , and they tell about life.
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Summary: Maybe best of first fours...!
Review: I say this is more (much more) bloody than others of four ordinary ElfQuest, but it is writed well. There is a story much morer than ever in "Fire & Flight". Kahvi's the new character in this( you see her in picture) , and she is the chief on elkriders, who call themselves Go-Backs. Go-Backs live in shadow of mountains were is a HOME OF HIGH ONES. And with wolfriders they found it. once more i will say: Wolfriders never die. Yes, I know one-eye just did in a "Captives of Blue mountain", but, if you read this, you se how many of Go-Backs die. And that is normal. But NONE of wolfriders. They have armors as much as Go-backs. But to end this, I tell you: Wendy and Richard teach us in every book , and they tell about life.
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Summary: Best powerful elfquest book of the original series!
Review: I think that ElfQuest #4 is the best book of the original four. I also think it is the best book because it's the conclusion. I've read also "The Secret of Two Edge" and it also is a very important book. In this graphic novel we see Rayek, and he tells the story of how he grew in the arts of the High Ones. His friend Ekuar,the rock shaper, teaches Rayek how to float himself. Cutter and the Wolfriders find the palace of the High Ones after a battle with the trolls to regain it. Two Edge returns in this book and the Wolfriders and the Go-Backs find his 'Golden Hoard' which really is armor: they use it to battle the trolls.
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Summary: Emotional and Beautiful!
Review: This book made me cry and scream with joy. The art is absaloutly exquisite! Wendy and Richard deserve numerous awards and endless praise (they probably have that). I can't put in words how just beautiful wonderful amazing this book was. I loved it! I couldn't it down to go to the bathroom even! I just simply loved it!
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Summary: Graceful and Gritty. The heart of modern fantasy.
Review: This conclusion to the original quest of Cutter Blood of Ten Chiefs and his wolfblooded band of elves is beautiful and exciting. The pacing, intensity, and love drawn in each frame of art kept me coming back again and again. In a war for posession of the Palace of the High Ones, home of elfkind, the elves struggle to find out who they are and where they came from in a world that isn't their own. Wendy and Richard Pini have created a series which promotes tolerance, love, and family as the only values which have truely ever mattered. Wonderful!
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Summary: GREAT EQ BOOK!! lots of Kahvi!!
Review: This GN is possibly my favorite of all. The Wolfriders first encounter Kahvi...the possibilities are endless! Kahvi lovers, be sure not to forget this book! 'The First War' is very bloody, and kind of sad, but lots of adventure and suspense! Kahvi leads her brave warriors into battle with the trolls of the frozen mountains in order to reach the Palace of the High Ones! ...loosing her daughter in the fight...You MUST read this book!
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Summary: eq book 4
Review: VERY GOOD!! the best yet.
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