Editing Elfquest (section)

==Adaptations==
[[File:4.29.18ElfquestPanelByLuigiNovi7.jpg|thumb|''Elquest'' panel discussion at the 2018 [[East Coast Comicon]] in New Jersey. From left to right: [[Richard Pini]], [[Wendy Pini]], writer Joellyn Auklandus, and ''Elfquest'' podcaster [[David Mizejewski]].]]
Besides an unofficial [[Homage (arts)|homage]] in Marvel's ''X-Men'' #153 ([[Kitty Pryde]] wears an ''Elfquest'' T-shirt throughout the issue, and a [[sprite (creature)|sprite]] named "Pini" appears on p.16),<ref>[[Claremont, Chris]] (w). ''Uncanny X-Men'' #153 (January 1982), [[Marvel Comics]].</ref> ''Elfquest'' has been adapted into a range of media. A scene from ''Elfquest'' between Cutter and Leetah in Sun Village was also performed as part of a theater rehearsal in ''Fantastic Four'' #242.

While not an adaptation in the strictest sense of the term, Piers Anthony's 13th ''[[Xanth]]'' novel ''[[Isle of View]]'' introduces a character named Jenny Elf, a Wolfrider who was magically brought to Xanth from Abode after a tragic accident. Jenny Elf, by the author's own admission, is a tribute to a young girl who was paralyzed by a drunk driver. Jenny Elf continues to be a character in subsequent ''Xanth'' novels. [[Warp Graphics]] published the first volume of a graphic novel adaptation of ''Isle of View'' entitled ''Return to Centaur''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elfquest.com/comic_viewer.php?fd=/gallery/OnlineComics/XAN/_ElfQuest%20-%20Xanth-%20Return%20to%20Centaur_page=1#_1 |title=Return to Centaur |publisher=Elfquest.com |access-date=2015-08-10}}</ref>

===Film===
In 1982, the Pinis were in talks with [[Nelvana]] to produce an [[animated film]] based on the story, which was contemplated to open after issue #20's anticipated release in late 1984.<ref>{{Cite comic|story=Lights! Camera! Action!|title=Elfquest|volume=1|issue=13|date=May 1982 |page=Inside front cover|publisher=[[WaRP Graphics]]|location=[[Poughkeepsie, NY]]}}</ref> While described as being in the "very early planning stages", nothing further was ever mentioned about this project.

The Pinis signed a development deal with film producer [[Edward Pressman]] in 1994, with [[Jeremiah Chechik]] planned as the director.<ref>Anthony DeBarros, "Heading for Hollywood", ''Poughkeepsie Journal'', 24 August 1994, D1.</ref>

In 2008, [[Warner Bros.]] considered to adapt ''Elfquest'' saga to the big screen, with Rawson Thurber serving as writer and director. The format (live action, CGI, or traditional animation) is unknown. ''Elfquest''{{'}}s official Facebook page later confirmed that Warner Bros. ultimately said "no"; the ostensible reason was that Warner Bros. did not want the film to compete with their film ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit]]''. In 2013 there were rumors of recapping the project on behalf of the producers of a fanmade trailer which appeared a few years prior.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i2a7c68761043a405623185ae5f0c885e Elves gather at Warners], ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', July 9, 2008 {{Subscription required}}</ref>

===Animated video series===
In the early 1990s, an ad for a multi-volume animated adaptation of ''Elfquest'' appeared in the comic. A few issues later, the Pinis told readers they'd withdrawn from the deal, and that readers should ask for refunds. Those who did not eventually received a 50-minute VHS tape from Abby Lou Entertainment, copyrighted from 1992. Covering the first volume of the book, it consists of color still images taken straight from the comic, some minor animation, and spoken dialogue. The animated video is available for free on the official ElfQuest website.

===Web trailer===
Stephanie Thorpe and Paula Rhodes produced a short web trailer entitled ''Elfquest: A Fan Imagining''. The Pinis donated original art for the fundraising campaign, and lent an original dress to the production.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/external/gigaom/2010/10/01/01gigaom-creator-blessed-elfquest-fan-film-crowdsources-fun-7954.html | title=Creator-Blessed ElfQuest Fan Film Crowdsources Funds | first=Liz Shannon | last=Miller | date=October 1, 2010 | newspaper=The New York Times | access-date=27 October 2010}}</ref> The short premiered at the [[Screen Actors Guild]] in April 2011<ref>{{cite press release | url = http://www.sagaftra.org/press-releases/april-05-2011/sag-new-media-department-presents-premiere-elfquest-fan-imagining-wedne | title = SAG New Media Department Presents The Premiere of "ElfQuest: A Fan Imagining" Wednesday, April 6 | date = 5 April 2011 | publisher = [[Screen Actors Guild]]}}</ref> and the cast featured [[Taryn Southern]], [[Casey McKinnon]], [[Jessica Lee Rose]], and more.<ref>[http://popgalaxy.com/blog/2011/apr/07/frame-rate-elfquest/ Rate Elfquest]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911190837/http://popgalaxy.com/blog/2011/apr/07/frame-rate-elfquest/|date=September 11, 2011}}</ref>

===Role-playing games===
A licensed tabletop ''[[Elfquest (role-playing game)|Elfquest]]'' [[role playing game]] was produced by [[Chaosium]] in 1984, utilizing the [[Basic Role-Playing]] system which had first appeared in the game ''[[RuneQuest]]'' and some original illustrations by Wendy Pini, including the character sheets.

Both the role-playing game and the comics themselves have inspired a number of online games (mostly [[MUSH]]es).

===Toys===
A line of action figures was briefly produced, featuring Cutter, Leetah (with a small Petalwing figurine), Picknose, and Tyldak. A proposed second series that would have included Skywise, among others, never reached production.

===Board games===
Two [[board game]]s featuring the ''Elfquest'' world have been published.

In 1986, [[Mayfair Games]] released ''ElfQuest'', a competitive game where players lay tiles to build the board as the game proceeds. Players play one of four elf tribes as they try to find the elf homeland, or as the troll tribe that tries to prevent the elf players from finding the homeland long enough until they can "build a dome" over it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3175/elfquest |title=ElfQuest &#124; Board Game |publisher=BoardGameGeek |access-date=2015-08-10}}</ref>

In 2015, Cheeky Dingo games released the ''ElfQuest Adventure Game'', a [[cooperative board game]], where the players take four elven characters on a campaign of adventures based on stories from the comic books. The game was funded via [[Kickstarter]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140988/elfquest-adventure-game |title=ElfQuest Adventure Game &#124; Board Game |publisher=BoardGameGeek |access-date=2015-08-10}}</ref>

===Music===
In 1987, [[Off Centaur Publications]] released ''A Wolfrider's Reflections: Songs of Elfquest'', a collection of [[filk]] songs. In 2013, several unreleased ''Elfquest'' songs by Julia Ecklar were also included on her solo album, ''Horsetamer''.

===Starfire===
One particular anecdote was the creation of a mission insignia for one of the experiments taken aloft by [[Space Shuttle Columbia]] with mission [[STS-87]], which was dubbed 'Enclosed Laminar Flames', abbreviated to ELF, in 1997. As the ''Elfquest'' series was quite popular in those days, Dennis Stoker, who sponsored and managed the experiment and a huge fan of the series, asked Wendy Pini to contribute to the experiment in designing an insignia. The result is a circular insignia depicting the experiment, holding the names of the primary contributors (including the [[University of Iowa]]), set against a dark blue, star-spangled background and a unique elven character, wearing a green-and-black suit with star motifs accompanying the experiment. The character, dubbed "Starfire", became a first in space – no comic book-style character had been created in connection with a spaceflight mission, let alone actually traveled to space. Wendy Pini was particularly proud of this work.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elfquest.com/elfquest-takes-a-ride-on-the-space-shuttle/|title = Elfquest takes a ride on the space shuttle!|date = October 1997}}</ref>

=== ElfQuest: The Audio Movie ===
In 2021, the Pinis began to develop an audio movie production via live stream focusing on the first five issues of the original comic book series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elfquest Audio Movie |url=https://elfquest.com/audio-movie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225123348/https://elfquest.com/audio-movie/ |archive-date=2021-02-25 |access-date=2021-03-21 |website=elfquest.com}}</ref> The full-cast audio drama was developed with Dagaz Media and The Fantasy Network (TFN), using crowdfunding that allowed fans to directly support Pinis where they were able to mantain their independent voice and vision for the project without corporate changes.

Two crowdfunding pledge campaigns, one with TFN and the other through [[Kickstarter]], were both successful, raising over $300,000. Pre-production commenced that June. Over 40 cast members were attached, including: [[Alejandro Saab]] as Cutter, [[Cree Summer]] as Savah, [[Amber Benson]] as Nightfall, [[Osric Chau]] as Skywise, [[Zehra Fazal]] as Moonshade, Hugo Pierre Martin as Redlance, [[Will Friedle]] as Strongbow, [[Divinity Roxx]] as Leetah, Pun Bandhu as Rayek, [[Robert Picardo]] as Picknose, [[Aaron Douglas (actor)|Aaron Douglas]] as Treestump, [[Clare Kramer]] as Clearbrook/Rainsong, [[Jonathan M. Woodward]] as One-Eye/Woodlock, [[Nicole Maines]] as Dewshine, Thomas Trinh as Scouter, [[Ray Porter]] as Spirit Man/King Greymung, Yasha Jackson as Shenshen, [[Tim Russ]] as Sun Toucher, Abie Ekenezar as Ahdri, [[Jeffrey Vincent Parise]] as Bearclaw, Lisa Coronado as Joyleaf, and [[David Mizejewski]] as Rain. Wendy herself did a cameo as the background character commonly referred to as "the Baker".

=== Adult animated series ===
In 2024, [[Fox Entertainment]] and [[Bento Box Entertainment]] developed a pilot script commitment for a one-hour [[Adult Animation|adult animated]] series based on the comics.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/elfquest-animated-series-comics-fox-susan-hurwitz-arneson-1235716890/|title='Elfquest' Animated Series Based On Comics In Works At Fox From Modern Magic; Susan Hurwitz Arneson To Pen Adaptation, Showrun & EP|publisher=Deadline|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=11 January 2024}}</ref>