{"id":1186,"date":"2026-01-19T01:33:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/?p=1186"},"modified":"2026-01-19T01:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T07:33:51","slug":"swords-scrolls-033-elfquest-beginnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/blog\/2026\/01\/19\/swords-scrolls-033-elfquest-beginnings\/","title":{"rendered":"Swords &amp; Scrolls 033 &#8211; Elfquest Beginnings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a789ee1-e65f-44e7-9a43-b7a1ccc0d43d-1024x781.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a789ee1-e65f-44e7-9a43-b7a1ccc0d43d-1024x781.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a789ee1-e65f-44e7-9a43-b7a1ccc0d43d-300x229.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a789ee1-e65f-44e7-9a43-b7a1ccc0d43d-768x585.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a789ee1-e65f-44e7-9a43-b7a1ccc0d43d-1536x1171.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a789ee1-e65f-44e7-9a43-b7a1ccc0d43d-150x114.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.goodpencil.com\/pod\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/8a789ee1-e65f-44e7-9a43-b7a1ccc0d43d.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here in the Land of Scrolls we recognize and howl the praises of the beautiful saga, that is Elfquest. 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