I got into ElfQuest and the X-books about the same time (within a couple of months of each other) so they were totally my gateway drug.
I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high about the movie, but I am excited about the possibilities.
I knew nothing of slash or the concept back when I was reading the books. I just knew that I thought Strongbow and Skywise were both cute *g*. I have seen the net arguments regarding Cutter and Skywise and I know that Richard Pini has stated that yes they have, but I agree with you that it's not really important in the course of the stories.
I've made minor attempts to look for fic and other fannish stuff, but I always end up scared that the batshit quotient might be somewhat high. Plus the majority of the fics that I've seen have taken place post-Original Quest. While I do enjoy some of the later titles, some just plain sucked.
I know that ElfQuest was probably my first media exposure to alternate sexuality and lifestyles. It's a good thing that my mom never wanted to preview the books before we read them. Otherwise once #17 came out, I never would have gotten any further.
I will definitely post any news that I find out during CC. I'm planning on specifically looking for EQ stuff while I'm there so I'll take lots of pics when appropriate and share the info.
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I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high about the movie, but I am excited about the possibilities.
I knew nothing of slash or the concept back when I was reading the books. I just knew that I thought Strongbow and Skywise were both cute *g*. I have seen the net arguments regarding Cutter and Skywise and I know that Richard Pini has stated that yes they have, but I agree with you that it's not really important in the course of the stories.
I've made minor attempts to look for fic and other fannish stuff, but I always end up scared that the batshit quotient might be somewhat high. Plus the majority of the fics that I've seen have taken place post-Original Quest. While I do enjoy some of the later titles, some just plain sucked.
I know that ElfQuest was probably my first media exposure to alternate sexuality and lifestyles. It's a good thing that my mom never wanted to preview the books before we read them. Otherwise once #17 came out, I never would have gotten any further.
I will definitely post any news that I find out during CC. I'm planning on specifically looking for EQ stuff while I'm there so I'll take lots of pics when appropriate and share the info.