I have read Elfquest issues 1-7 and they are fabulous! It is such a great story and I get excited when I get each new issue! But there are three questions I have about Elfquest. First, why do they call horses "zwoots?" Second, why don't the Sun Folk know what a soul name is? And third (but most important), in issue #1 you said that the elves' powers were weak; so in issue #7, how did Redlance make the seed grow?
Russell Sullivan
Orlando, FL
1) Because the critters are
zwoots, not horses; they look
different.
2) Since the Sun Folk have all
but forgotten how to "send,"
they've lost the need for that secret
name to protect their inner
selves.
3) When the High Ones first
arrived, their powers were greatly
weakened by the World of Two
Moons, but since then some of
the elves have been trying to
hone their magic skills to make
life more endurable. --RP
I'm already up to issue #6. I
have one question. What did
Madcoil do with the elves, like
Joyleaf and Foxfur, that he had
captured? Keep up the good
work!
Joey Daly
Norman, OK
Although we may never know for certain what happened to all the missing Wolfriders, there is one sad clue to their fate in the top two panels of page 16 of that issue. --RP
I have just finished Elfquest #7
and I loved it to pieces. I am glad
you are showing the Wolfriders
and the Sun Folk together more.
One question, though: What's
with Strongbow? While everyone
else is enjoying himself, he
isn't. Why?
Lisa Bondtlow
Bent Mountain, VA
Most probably because as one of the tribal elders, it is his duty to keep "the Way"-- the traditional life style of the Wolfriders -- alive, and so he resists anything new or different. Or maybe he's just a sourball. --RP
I would like some background
information on Foxfur. My boyfriend
tends to identify with Skywise,
so I am extremely curious
about Foxfur and her relationship
to Skywise. By the way, is it
my imagination or is Foxfur the
only left-handed Wolfrider? In
the bottom panel on page 8, issue #6,
she is holding the dagger
in her left hand. I would like to
see more about her in the future,
if only in a flashback.
Tracy Niswonger
Lexington, KY
Skywise and Foxfur were what we in the media call "very good friends." KnoWhutIMean? And not that the information should affect your own relationship in any way, but Skywise is probably the original ladies' elf, as we will see. Foxfur was by no means the only southpaw; most of the Wolfriders are ambidextrous. --RP
What I'd like to say is that I
love Elfquest-- it is the greatest
science-fiction fantasy story I
have ever read or hope to read.
Oh yeah, I was wondering. Will
the Wolfriders and Co. be part of
the Mighty Marvel Universe?
Andrew Kolovos
Mill Neck, NY
You might not know what I'm talking about for a few issues yet, but this insane image came to mind of Spider-Man swinging merrily along with a couple of Preservers strapped to his wrists, spitting webbing at Madcoil. But no, the two universes are separated by barriers not even the Beyonder can penetrate. --RP
First I want to say that I love
Elfquest, but I have some questions.
First, what is the difference
between a life-mate and
a love-mate; and second, what is
Recognition?
Brenda Witcher
Denison, TX
Calling Dr. Ruth... Love-mates are those elves who very much enjoy the pleasure of being with each other. Life-mates have gone one step further in their own minds and decided to spend their lives (or at least a very long time) together. Recognition is an irresistable urge that two elves feel which forces them to mate and have offspring; it is a genetic command that ensures that the race will continue. --RP
By the way, I've always wondered
but was afraid to ask--
how do you select the letters
that will be printed in Quests
and Answers?
Mike Schneider
Eugene, OR
Well, it's easy and it's difficult. I try to choose those letters that ask questions on points that haven't yet been brought up, or that offer an interesting insight, or that provoke, or that challenge, or that relate something from the story to the letter writer's life, or... Get the idea? So keep those interesting, provoking, challenging letters coming in-- and shade and sweet water. --Richard Pini