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If time ever permits I'd like to do a listing of maor Elfquest series and graphic novel collections.
Given the length and complexity of the series it might also be useful to include separate J. R. R. Tolkien-style articles for people, places and things. That could end up being a big project. Anyone game? Lee M 03:21, 20 Mar 2004 (UTC)
OK, I've added a list of character names. There are lots of them and they all have fascinating histories, why not. Anyone care to start writing the articles? Lee M 02:18, 15 Apr 2004 (UTC)
- Character names are now at List of characters in Elfquest.
[edit] copyright
I found that Warp Graphics take their IP seriously, a bit more seriously than most other companies. As an example, there was mention that they could not licence out Elfquest for computer games, so don't even bother asking. Why is this? How can so many other companies use their own property, and licence others to do so without any trouble, and without losing their rights, while Elfquest / Warp Graphics only seem to be able to keep it all in the family? Just curious... sheridan 23:54, 2005 Mar 24 (UTC)
- EQ was one of the first independent, creator-owned titles back in the late '70s, and it was very much a mom-and-pop operation as opposed to the majority of comic titles which were corporate-owned. I'm assuming that's why Warp, or specifically Richard Pini, wants to keep such a tight rein on any merchandising or adaptations. Lee M 03:41, 29 May 2005 (UTC)
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- Richard Pini may have said said they "could not", but what he meant was "_would_ not". If his previous claims about diluting and/or losing their IP rights by doing so were valid, than every other copyright holder who has authorized computer game adaptations is screwed. Chaotic nipple 23:02, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] incest
I would object to the incest claim. Although I haven't kept up with the comics in recent years....I don't ever remember Leetah bedding Suntop or the like.
I do recall some incest, perhaps it should be clarified that it is not a huge part of the "current" culture of the comics as far as the first two tribes are concerned.
- Given that the Sun Folk had an initial population of 5 individuals, one of whom was Savah's mother, another of whom was her uncle, I think we can safely infer that there was a lot of inbreeding going on. Come to think of it, I think Savah and her uncle were recognized. Chaotic nipple 21:30, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
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- I think the distinction has to be made between inbreeding and incest. Incest implies sexual contact between parent-child, siblings, and the like. Many cultures have allowed first cousins to marry and most allow second cousins to. Elfquest is very much a story of different cultures--different from human and different from elf tribe to elf tribe. There's also the matter of Recognition-that the elves are only fertile in that mental/telepathic state, which they cannot control, and which makes sure their children get the best that the parents have to offer. Simply saying the story features elements of incest (which is does) ignores the fact that the elves aren't human and that that--a portrayal of an alien species that is truely alien in some ways--is one of the appeals of the series.
Perhaps the title of the section should be changed, to perhaps INBREEDING or Elfquest genetics, or something less harsh. The word Incest has negative ramifications in society today. Inbreeding is closer to the truth, especially after the first couple of generations. After all, until recently, the royal families of Europe are the product of excessive INBREEDING, with rare birth defects and deseases popping up. The Royals are human, and evles are, well, elves. More flexible DNA perhaps? Trekkiexb5 21:32, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
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