Eisner Award Hall of Fame inductee Richard Pini is the co-creator, sometimes-writer, editor, and publisher for the long-running fantasy graphic novel series "ElfQuest."
He is the author of the Eisner-nominated art book “Line of Beauty - the Art of Wendy Pini,” as well as co-author and editor of two other related volumes: “The Art of ElfQuest” and “ElfQuest - the Art of the Story.”
A graduate of MIT in astronomy, as well as planetarium writer, lecturer, and teacher, he has contributed articles to magazines on the wonders of the heavens.
He managed 2018’s year-long 40th anniversary celebration for ElfQuest, and intends 2028’s 50th anniversary to be a major extravaganza.
Most recently he executive-produced the ElfQuest Audio Movie and the 30-song concept album for Wendy’s “Masque of the Red Death.”