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chihawk
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 Posted: 08-Mar-2003 09:41 Post subject: DC aquires Elfquest |
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DC COMICS ACQUIRES PUBLISHING, MEDIA & MERCHANDISING RIGHTS TO THE LANDMARK COMIC BOOK SERIES ELFQUEST
DC Comics has acquired worldwide publishing rights in all formats and languages as well as media and merchandising rights to the wildly successful, epic-adventure fantasy comic book series Elfquest, it was announced today by Paul Levitz, President & Publisher, DC Comics.
Elfquest is the magical universe of elves, trolls, mer-elves,
primitive humans and fairylike creatures that has attracted a rabidly
loyal fan base since the first black and white comics were
self-published in 1978 by artist/writer Wendy Pini and her husband and
series editor Richard Pini.
"It's a pleasure to bring Wendy and Richard's incredibly original
universe into our diverse publishing program," said Levitz. "We hope
to take their quarter-century of success and build it together to new
heights."
"We are big believers in new beginnings," said Wendy Pini. "Coming as
it does on the silver anniversary of the release of our first issue of
Elfquest, we feel this opportunity is a gift from the Universe that
frees us up to create new epic adventures in brand new formats for a
brand new audience as well as for our longtime fans."
"After a quarter century of shepherding Elfquest as far as the two of
us could take it, we are thrilled, now, to have the power, punch and
creativity of DC Comics behind us," said Richard Pini. "We can't
imagine a more respectful and enthusiastic partner to help us take our
beloved characters into new realms."
Now celebrating its 25th anniversary, Elfquest has been called "one of
the most important works in American fantasy" by the American Library
Association. As part of the initial publishing plan DC Comics will be
publishing a full-color, hardcover archive series and compact-sized
black and white trade paperbacks, along with a DC Direct merchandise
program, plus new, original Elfquest material to be produced by the
Pinis.
There are over 12 million Elfquest works in print as the series has
been published in a variety of formats including comic books, graphic
novels, prose novelizations, short story collections, reference and
related books. The Pinis published the series out of their modest two-
person office in Poughkeepsie, New York.
With an audience ranging from pre-teen to adult, a captivating,
diverse cast of characters and emotionally charged stories, Elfquest is
a natural fit for DC Comics, the world's largest English language
publisher of comic books.
Elfquest is (c) & (tm) 2003 Warp Graphics, Inc.
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Ruger
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| Posted: 08-Mar-2003 12:56 Post subject: RE: DC aquires Elfquest |
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Crap...looks like I may start collecting a DC title again years after dropping all of them...
Ruger
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| Posted: 08-Mar-2003 17:24 Post subject: RE: DC aquires Elfquest |
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i don't now if i should be happy or sad.
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Ruger
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| Posted: 08-Mar-2003 21:23 Post subject: RE: DC aquires Elfquest |
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That's pretty much what I said...well, it may let them have more time and money to devote to the movie...
Ruger (who's currently listening to his Elfquest soundtrack...)
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