Dark Horse Comics will publish the final volume in The Complete ElfQuest omnibus series in January 2025. The eighth volume will collect the Stargazer’s Hunt and FutureQuest story arcs, featuring new art and commentary by the series’ co-creators.

Dark Horse‘s The Complete ElfQuest Volume Eight: FutureQuest sees Cutter’s quest completed, but stargazer Skywise and his daughter Jink set out on separate quests to recover something precious that has been lost — or stolen. Their journeys will take them through space and time, bridging the past and future of the World of Two Moons, now known as Abode. The Complete ElfQuest Volume Eight: FutureQuest will be available in bookstores on Jan. 14, 2025, and in comic shops the next day. The 700+ page softcover omnibus will retail for $29.99 and is available for pre-order now from TFAW, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and local bookstores and comic shops.

THE COMPLETE ELFQUEST VOLUME EIGHT: FUTUREQUEST

Written by WENDY PINI, RICHARD PINI, JOHN OSTRANDER, BEN HARKINS Art by DAVID BOLLER, DENNIS FUJITAKE, DELFIN BARRAL, SONNY STRAIT, TERRY BEATTY, CRAIG TAILLEFER, CHARLES BARNETT III, PAUL ABRAMS, KATHRYN BOLINGER, JERRY BRACCIA, JEN MARRUS Letters by CHUCK MALY and NATE PIEKOS On sale Jan. 14, 2025

The FutureQuest volume will also see the planet’s human inhabitants entering a new technological era and facing the truth that they were never alone in their world. Jink will set out on a personal quest to solve the perplexing mystery of why the elves of Abode disappeared and where they went, which will see her cross paths with a rowdy group of space-faring misfits known as The Rebels who are searching for answers of their own.

ElfQuest was one of comics’ earliest self-publishing success stories, created by Wendy and Richard Pini in 1978 and going on to win an assortment of awards, and it was even included in the Will Eisner Hall of Fame in 2019. Since its inception, the ElfQuest franchise has been released through the Pini’s own Warp Graphics, Marvel Comics, DC Comics and, most recently, by Dark Horse.

“These characters and stories have been a long time brewing,” Richard and Wendy Pini said regarding the announcement of the final omnibus. “And we’re thrilled for them finally to get the top-notch Dark Horse treatment. The number eight has always been special to ElfQuest (the elves count on eight fingers) and this volume completes a very special octad for us. Now readers can follow the elves’ adventures from the distant past right on through the not-so-distant future.”

The Complete ElfQuest Volume Eight: FutureQuest will be available on Jan. 14, 2025, from Dark Horse.

Source: Dark Horse