More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/The collects the final comics into one volume and concludes the Stargazer's Hunt story。 The art is solid and stays true to Elfquest creator Wendy Pini， who worked closely with her husband/storyteller Richard and assistant Sonny Strait。 We get long stretches of time and can see characters grow， mature， and even have children。Story: With his memory of Cutter gone， Skywise knows only that something is missing and that he More reviews （and no fluff） on the blog http://surrealtalvi。wordpress。com/The collects the final comics into one volume and concludes the Stargazer's Hunt story。 The art is solid and stays true to Elfquest creator Wendy Pini， who worked closely with her husband/storyteller Richard and assistant Sonny Strait。 We get long stretches of time and can see characters grow， mature， and even have children。Story: With his memory of Cutter gone， Skywise knows only that something is missing and that he must find it。 While gone， his daughter Jink grows up and is ready to learn more about her father's and Cutter's relationship - as then venture out to find where he went。 But Skywise also has a surprise in store: he is awoken from a deep hibernation to find that he has found another planet seeded by his people。 But what he finds on the surface is horrifying。In the forward， Wendy Pini noted that Cutter was her and she modeled him on her own experiences and behaviors。 But for Skywise and telling his story， her husband Richard was the model since Skywise was always based on how he thinks。 So she owed a lot to Richard for keeping Skywise true to character throughout the series。 The story is mostly about Skywise and Jink。 Skywise has to go through some soul searching before he feels comfortable reaching out to Cutter's spirit; in addition， he has to grapple with the concept that his lifemate is the same person as his 'brother in all but blood。' Jink， meanwhile， will grow up and when the time is right， learn about her father and Cutter。There is quite a bit of time dilation here so we get to see several characters grow up， have children， and eventually die。 This includes Cutter and Leetah's third child， Vehnka's daughter， a very adult Sunstream and Ember， and of course Leetah taking over the Mother of Memory role in the tribe。 At the same time， technology is progressing to where we have a '1920s' type of civilization （very Indiana Jones） trying to discover more about a mysterious area housing a giant tree and protected by a band of humans called the Insect Tribe （and led by Shuna's descendant）。There are the usual indulgences here as the Pinis draw from personal experiences and try to pigeonhole the characters into fitting a model of themselves。 It's just something you get used to but creates odd and uncomfortable tangents （as with the Cutter/Timmain situation）。 As well， how many people really want to follow MORE human stories as with the Insect Tribes in this volume。 Finally， there is a statement about nuclear annihilation that Skywise must deal with in his travels。The art is beautiful and the coloring even more so。 Those of us who grew up with black and white Elfquest （at least until the first Starblaze graphic novel） can't help but appreciate that we get these in color now。 This series is clearly a labor of love that hasn't been pushed down to other artists or assistants who only have the Pini's supervision。 Stargazer's Hunt feels like classic Elfquest in every way （sometimes very dated ways， admittedly）。In all， this was a pleasure to read and expanded the Elfquest road even more。 Thankfully， there were hints that more is likely to come， likely in terms of exploring other characters。。 Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher。 。。。more