Fox Is Developing An Hour Long Animated ELFQUEST Television Series

Fox Is Developing An Hour Long Animated ELFQUEST Television Series

Wendy and Richard Pini's 1978 Dark Horse Elfquest comic book series is being adapted into an ambitious, hour-long animated series by Fox.

By MarkJulian - Jan 13, 2024 10:01 PM EST
Filed Under: Fantasy
Source: Toonado.com

Deadline Hollywood has disclosed an intriguing new project that Fox is working on that's aiming to diversify the network's animation portfolio.

It seems the network is creating a one-hour, animated drama that will draw inspiration from the 1978 ElfQuest comic book series published by Dark Horse. The husband and wife team known as WaRP, Wendy and Richard Pini, are the creators of the series.

The Wolfriders are fierce nomadic wanderers and their leader, Cutter, is the main protagonist for much of the comic book series. A betrayal leaves the Wolfriders forced to travel through dark underground tunnels and a  hot desert before they eventually arrive at the village of the Sun Elves, who take them in.

Throughout Cutter's adventures, he encounters other elves, trolls and humans which leads to the tribe having their beliefs and very way of life challenged. 

In the end, the Wolfriders continuously manage to build new friendships and forge alliances as they discover that they were originally shapeshifting aliens who became stranded on Abode over 10,000 years ago.

WaRP's story is much more than just a story about survival. It is about confronting societal prejudice, examining environmental repercussions, and navigating the complexities of interpersonal relationships. ElfQuest isn't afraid to delve into the intricate depths of human (or elf) emotions, tackling complicated subjects such as forbidden love and bitter family feuds.

ElfQuest was a mainstay of geek culture in the 1980s and was one of the first indie comics to take off. The announcement of the adaption should delight and amaze the last of Gen X.. There have been several attempts over the years to adapt the comic into a film or television program, but none of them have made it past the development stage.

Fox's television series adaption will be written by Susan Hurwitz Arneson (The Last Amazon, Magic Order), who will also act as showrunner and executive producer.

In a press statement, Wendy and Richard remarked, "ElfQuest couldn’t be in better hands. Our collaborators trust the story. We have the highest regard for their previous achievements, and they have our blessing and input. We know their adaptation of ElfQuest will be a dream come true."

Producer Adam Rosenberg added, "Wendy and Richard created and sustained one of the most successful independent comics of all time. It’s vividly influenced many of our favorite movies and creators. Along with Susan Arneson, we see their achievement as a perfect jumping off point to explore how post-Spider-Verse animation can take the fantasy genre someplace we haven’t seen before. If you’re an artist who this speaks to, let us know. We’re looking for you."

If you spent your teenage years in the '80s, playing Dungeons and Dragons in your best friend's basement, the news is sure to bring a smile to your face.

While the Fox adaptation will definitely capture the attention of these fans the larger question will be whether the unique tale can garner a non-geek following.

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marvel72
marvel72 - 1/13/2024, 10:28 PM
ElfQuest I have never read this series but I heard from people who have that it's excellent.
AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 1/13/2024, 10:57 PM
@marvel72 - I had a few random issues from buying peoples comic collections back in the 90s and they were really good.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/13/2024, 10:40 PM

Hmmm. I never read these comics when they came out, but I would consider giving it a look.

A lot of my comic reading friends & I really liked Ralph Bakshi's Wizards, & several of those guys loved ElfQuest.

Floke
Floke - 1/14/2024, 6:02 AM
@DocSpock - Read some of them at a friend. All I remember are that some of the imagery did things to a younger me lol.
Floke
Floke - 1/14/2024, 6:08 AM
@DocSpock - I mean... Such nice use of colors and contrasts.

lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 1/14/2024, 6:26 AM
@DocSpock - I think a lot of people on here will be like you and I...Never read the comics or, like me, never even heard of this series. Intriguing.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 1/14/2024, 6:27 AM
@Floke - "...Such nice use of colors and contrasts.
"
And CLEAVAGE!
DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/14/2024, 10:12 AM
@Floke -

Elf chicks gone wild. Woo Hoo!!

DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/14/2024, 10:15 AM
@lazlodaytona -

Some of the people here get all excited about animated stuff with big boobs all hanging out. I kinda prefer real broads.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 1/14/2024, 10:51 AM
@DocSpock - I'm the same but I do have to admit I found Jessica Rabbit pretty fine.

DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/14/2024, 11:44 AM
@lazlodaytona -

Meow! You naughty monkey!
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/14/2024, 4:38 PM
@Floke - That's the cover to ElfQuest Quarterly (1st appearance of ElfQuest)

A CGC 9.8 copy is £2,500.
marvel72
marvel72 - 1/14/2024, 4:39 PM
@DocSpock -

DocSpock
DocSpock - 1/14/2024, 5:22 PM
@marvel72 -

That sounds like 15 year old me.

AnthonyVonGeek
AnthonyVonGeek - 1/13/2024, 10:54 PM
ElfQuest?😳🤩👍
videovac
videovac - 1/13/2024, 11:00 PM
And we give a phuck about this because....?
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 1/14/2024, 12:05 AM
@videovac - COMICBOOKmovie.com
blackiron777
blackiron777 - 1/14/2024, 2:37 AM
let me guess putting FOX in the headline
was going to rally all the Fox hating MCU fans in the comments.
I wonder how this would read if the headline was DISNEY FOX Is Developing An Hour Long Animated ELFQUEST Television Series.

good one
JollyR
JollyR - 1/14/2024, 3:08 AM
When I was a kid my dad had all of these and I remember being really cool especially the art. I hope this is good
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/14/2024, 3:19 AM
Haven't read the comic, but I really like the sound of this. I wanna see more fantasy animation (like DotA), more 45-60 minute episode animation shows (like Arcane, Invincible & Blue Eye Samurai), and more unique animation (like Arcane, Spider-Verse & Puss in Boots 2). Sounds like this could fill that exact gap.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 1/14/2024, 6:31 AM
@bkmeijer1 - first there will be animation of the series. and eventually, FOX is gonna want the money train to roll in so they'll attempt a live-action film which will bomb and end up in the 5$ bin at wal-mart.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 1/14/2024, 11:21 AM
@lazlodaytona - Fox is Disney after all, so I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to make the jump from animation to live-action quickly
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 1/14/2024, 4:07 AM
Early millenials would have been new-born babes, Mark. This was more of a Gen X thing.

I hope Wendy Pini gets to veto if she doesn't like it, but it sounds like it's in good hands.

Wolfriders is a damn good place to start adapting this world. Hope it leads to more, if it's good.
dragon316
dragon316 - 1/14/2024, 9:20 AM
Heard of it never check it out not my thing wander if Kevin smith knows about comics ego quest and araknis ?
Kadara
Kadara - 1/14/2024, 9:46 AM
Omg this was my whole childhood LMAO!! Please make it good
bobbo68
bobbo68 - 1/14/2024, 10:35 AM
I remember some of the Marvel comics adaptation of in the late 80’s had a few of them good art and story telling.
soupysales
soupysales - 1/15/2024, 3:04 PM
i read quite a few of these back in the day...probably this and dragonlance got me really interested in elves and fantasy...plus all the elves in elfquest were pretty hot...i got the messages that were in them...loved the whole world...now if this is successful, i wish they would bring out Drizzt Do'urdon, although that should be pretty brutal.

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