EQ Readthrough: Issue 15, The Quest Usurped!

[elf]

Issue 15: The Quest Usurped!
Questions for this issue:

• What does Voll's deception say of how he thinks of the Wolfriders?
• Could or should the other Wolfriders done something other than follow?
• What differences did you notice between these trolls and Greymung's subjects?

Main OQR post with prompt questions
Note: These aren't mandatory questions; they're meta prompts. If you don't care for any of them, or want to tangent from them to some other topic, that's fine too.

Comments

[absque_setentia]

I like how Dewshine and Tyldak seem to feel much better about themselves and each other when they agree to just get it over with and then go their separate ways.

The art is gorgeous as usual, but Clearbrook just breaks my heart. I just read the issue for the third time in a week and still I very nearly cried (I sobbed the first time). The entire battle at the end is still very sad and terrifying to me, even after all these years. (Or maybe exactly because, after all these years, I love these characters so dearly)

[arcanetrivia]

The art is gorgeous as usual, but Clearbrook just breaks my heart.

Oooh, yes. Especially the part where she cuts off her braid in grief (and Petalwing's "highthing try make wrapstuff?" in I guess it must be the next issue was icing on that sad sad cake). Also the tender exchange of soul names between Cutter and Skywise.

[absque_setentia]

Especially the part where she cuts off her braid in grief

This has to be my favourite representation of grief in fiction. In the previous issues we have had a few scenes where One-Eye is taking care of her hair, so it makes sense that she would cut it off.

Moments like that between Cutter and Skywise are part of why I love ElfQuest. I shipped those two long before I knew what slash was (though I guess it can't be called slash or even shipping when it's ElfQuest).

[dancing_serpent]

Especially the part where she cuts off her braid in grief

This has to be my favourite representation of grief in fiction. In the previous issues we have had a few scenes where One-Eye is taking care of her hair, so it makes sense that she would cut it off.

Same for me - that was a really powerful moment and it broke my heart, too.

Also, I totally agree on Cutter/Skywise here. ♥