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Richard and Wendy Pini
(Just caught the last 10 minutes or so of this talk)
Audience question: Why not let Disney draw and distribute and Elfquest animated film.
Wendy "...[we] went to Disney long ago. They are a greedy mouse, but very honest. They said that if you give it to us, you give it ALL to us, and you won't recognize it when we're done."
Audience question - Where did you come up with idea for Elfquest.
Wendy "...{talking about herself} I was an only child and my parents weren't young, so I ended up entertaining myself most of the time.... I was always writing, drawing and playing in my parent's garden when I was growing up. I drew elfs and trolls, and other animals. I enjoyed playing outdoors [in parent's garden]."
Audience question. What made you decide to start Elfquest, and why a comic book.
Richard "...We started Elfquest in 1977, right after Star Wars came out. We wanted to do a movie, but a movie is too expensive, not possible for two people. We thought of writing books, and that would be okay. [But it didn't account for Wendy's skill as an artist]. So a comic book was the best compromise between the movie we wanted to do, and a book.
Editor's Note - Richard and Wendy did go on to say that there was an animated feature film in the works, but it would not be ready for at least another 3 to 4 years.
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Random quotes and quips for autograph signing..........
George Perez ... My wife makes all my shirts (proudly displaying his pattern shirt with Lamb Chop's face and pink hearts)
Bob Layton... [paraphrased] Dr. Mirage was a real labor of love for me. I really agonized and identified with this character.
Peter David... Justice??? [refering to the Marvel New Universe comic 'Justice'} Did I write Justice?? That was a long time ago. I can't even remember it. I'll have to go back and read it again, it'll be like reading something someone else wrote. ================================================
That's all for this week. Tune in next week for more, and as always, let me know what you think!
Robert
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