Elfquest Gets Adapted

Warner Bros. and Rawson Thurber (Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story) are bringing Elfquest, the cult comic by Wendy and Richard Pini, to the big screen. Thurber will write, direct and produce the feature, report the trades.

The original comic, which the Pinis initially self-published starting in 1978, followed a tribe of elves known as the Wolfriders in their attempts to survive and link with other dispersed elves on an Earth-like planet with two moons while on the lookout for tribes of humans and trolls, both of which acted as allies and enemies.

The series — which at certain points in its history was published by both Marvel and DC Comics — attracted a more mature audience as it went along, with scenes of battles and sexuality that were intense for that time.

Several attempts at an animated series or feature have been made over the years.