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Elfquest Novelisations
Captives of Blue Mountain
The saga of Cutter and the Wolfriders continues in the story of the Bird Spirits, creatures worshipped by humans, that are actually real, giant winged creatures who attack the tribe and carry away four of their kin to Blue Mountain. Reprint.
237 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1997
About the author
Wendy Pini
615 books396 followersWendy Pini is one-half of a husband and wife team with Richard Pini that created, most notably, the Elfquest series.
Wendy was born in California and adopted into the Fletcher Family in Santa Clara County. Early on, she developed as an artist and was the illustrator of her high school year book. She submitted samples of her artwork to Marvel Comics at 17 that were rejected.
Pini attended Pitzer College and received her B.A. in the Arts and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society.
In 1972, she married Richard Pini and began illustrating science fiction magazines, including Galaxy, Galileo, and Worlds of If. In 1977, Richard and Wendy established a publishing company called Warp Graphics to publish their first Elfquest comic. Elfquest was self-published for 25 years and in 2003, licensed to DC Comics. The comic series has won several awards, including the Ed Aprill Award for Best Independent Comic, two Alley Awards, the Fantasy Festival Comic Book Awards for Best Alternative Comic, and the Golden Pen Award.
Wendy has illustrated other works, including Jonny Quest in 1986, Law and Chaos in 1987, and in 1989, two graphic novels of Beauty and the Beast. Recently in 2007, she completed a graphic novel entitled The Masque of Red Death.
Wendy has received several awards over the last four decades, including the San Diego Comic Convention Inkpot Award, the New York State Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, the Balrog Award for Best Artist, and was inducted into the Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2002.
Wendy and her husband currently reside in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Wendy was born in California and adopted into the Fletcher Family in Santa Clara County. Early on, she developed as an artist and was the illustrator of her high school year book. She submitted samples of her artwork to Marvel Comics at 17 that were rejected.
Pini attended Pitzer College and received her B.A. in the Arts and joined the Los Angeles Science Fiction Society.
In 1972, she married Richard Pini and began illustrating science fiction magazines, including Galaxy, Galileo, and Worlds of If. In 1977, Richard and Wendy established a publishing company called Warp Graphics to publish their first Elfquest comic. Elfquest was self-published for 25 years and in 2003, licensed to DC Comics. The comic series has won several awards, including the Ed Aprill Award for Best Independent Comic, two Alley Awards, the Fantasy Festival Comic Book Awards for Best Alternative Comic, and the Golden Pen Award.
Wendy has illustrated other works, including Jonny Quest in 1986, Law and Chaos in 1987, and in 1989, two graphic novels of Beauty and the Beast. Recently in 2007, she completed a graphic novel entitled The Masque of Red Death.
Wendy has received several awards over the last four decades, including the San Diego Comic Convention Inkpot Award, the New York State Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, the Balrog Award for Best Artist, and was inducted into the Friends of Lulu Women Cartoonists Hall of Fame in 2002.
Wendy and her husband currently reside in Poughkeepsie, New York.
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July 22, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this. I liked how I got more details than the comic had to offer, but of course it was the identical story.
I was also shocked that Winowill is worse in the book, because getting inside her twisted head made me hate her even more. Also, what she did to Strongbow! I knew she tortured him, but HOW horrified me!
I was also shocked that Winowill is worse in the book, because getting inside her twisted head made me hate her even more. Also, what she did to Strongbow! I knew she tortured him, but HOW horrified me!
October 1, 2022
Better than the previous book, but not as good as the first one.
March 22, 2017
Unlike the previous novelizations this one offers a lot of new information.
Hearing Winnowills inner thoughts really puts more of a spin on how twisted she is. And how different her thought patterns are.
Hearing the shifting perspectives means we really get to see more about the how and why of actions. I really felt this one is worth reading for Elfquest fans. Yes, it goes over what you have already read. But you are going to learn new information with this story.
Hearing Winnowills inner thoughts really puts more of a spin on how twisted she is. And how different her thought patterns are.
Hearing the shifting perspectives means we really get to see more about the how and why of actions. I really felt this one is worth reading for Elfquest fans. Yes, it goes over what you have already read. But you are going to learn new information with this story.
January 6, 2013
Not happy with the ending (because there is another volume waiting to be told), but what really shocked me was how powerful Winnowill's magic was in Wendy's mind. That, and how much she does not seem to like the Strongbow character (who gets much better treatment in the comics/graphic novels). He is a whipping boy for the entire novel and the balance of his strength and character are lacking in the novel.
July 9, 2015
Still one of my favorite stories. I love this.
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August 14, 2017This is the one that got me hooked on them all. This book opened the world of reading to my life; showed me the pleasure of peace and quiet with a book could actually bring .
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