Elric (comics)
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Elric of Melniboné is a fictional character created by Michael Moorcock that has been featured in several original comic publications and a number of comic book adaptations of original stories, as well as guest-starring in other comic series.
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[edit] History
Elric's first original tale in a comic was a two-part Conan the Barbarian adventure entitled "A Sword Called Stormbringer!" and “The Green Empress of Melniboné”, written by Roy Thomas, based on a story plotted by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn that appeared in Conan the Barbarian. [1]
Roy Thomas wrote a number of Marvel Comics adaptations in the early to mid-eighties with P. Craig Russell on art duties.
Moorcock wrote a 12-issue series of comics, Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse, that weaves together stories featuring Elric and (at least) two other avatars of the Eternal Champion. Each story was illustrated by a different artist: Walter Simonson, Mark Reeve, and John Ridgway.
P. Craig Russell wrote and drew an Elric: Stormbringer comic in 1997 which was published by Dark Horse Comics and Topps Comics. [2]
Most recently, Moorcock has written a 4-issue comic series, Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer, again with Simonson. This is a direct prequel to Elric of Melniboné and fits neatly into the chronology of Elric’s saga.
[edit] Publication
- The Dreaming City (by Roy Thomas and P. Craig Russell, Epic Comics, tpb, Marvel Graphic Novel #2, Marvel Comics, 1982)
- Elric (by Roy Thomas, P. Craig Russell and Michael T. Gilbert, 6-issue mini-series, Pacific Comics, 1983-1984)
- Elric: Stormbringer (P. Craig Russell, 7-issue limited series, 1997, trade paperback, Dark Horse Comics, 224 pages, 1998, ISBN 1-56971-336-7) [3]
- Michael Moorcock's Multiverse (1997-1998), Helix (trade paperback, Vertigo, 288 pages, November 1999, ISBN 978-1563895166)
- Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer (by Michael Moorcock and Walter Simonson, 208 pages, DC Comics, July 2007, ISBN 1401213340) [4]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Thomas, Roy (w), Windsor-Smith, Barry (p), "A Sword Called Stormbringer!", "The Green Empress of Melniboné" Conan the Barbarian vol. 1, #14, #15 (March, 1972) Marvel Comics
- ^ Dark Horse press release
- ^ Stormbringer profile and preview
- ^ DC's Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer profile
[edit] References
- Elric at the Comic Book DB
- Conan the Barbarian #14 at the Comic Book DB
- Elric (1973) at the Comic Book DB
- Epic Illustrated #20 at the Comic Book DB
- Marvel Graphic Novel #2 Elric: The Dreaming City at the Comic Book DB
- Elric of Melniboné (1983) at the Comic Book DB
- Elric: Sailor on the Seas of Fate at the Comic Book DB
- Elric of Melnibone (1986) at the Comic Book DB
- Elric: Weird of the White Wolf at the Comic Book DB
- Elric: The Vanishing Tower at the Comic Book DB
- Elric: The Bane of the Black Sword at the Comic Book DB
- Elric (1996) at the Comic Book DB
- Elric: Stormbringer at the Comic Book DB
- Michael Moorcock's Elric: The Making of a Sorcerer at the Comic Book DB
