Poison Elves

Poison Elves
Poison Elves #8 cover, the first issue released under the name "Poison Elves"
Publication information
Publisher	Mulehide Graphics Sirius Entertainment Ape Entertainment
Schedule	Monthly, Bimonthly, varied
Format	Ongoing
Genre	Dark fantasy, sword and sorcery
Publication date	December, 1991 – September, 2004
No. of issues	88
Main character(s)	Lusiphur Jace Parintachin
Creative team
Created by	Drew Hayes
Written by	Drew Hayes
Artist(s)	Drew Hayes

Poison Elves is a black-and-white comic book by the late artist/writer Drew Hayes, concerning the life and times of an elf named Lusiphur.

Drew Hayes' work was influenced by Dungeons & Dragons, Elfquest, and Cerebus. Lusiphur was originally one of Hayes' Dungeons & Dragons characters. The book version of the character was based on Lux Interior of The Cramps, Glenn Danzig of The Misfits, and Nivek Ogre of Skinny Puppy.

I, Lusiphur (December 1991-December 1992) - Poison Elves (February 1993-February 1995) Hayes originally self-published the series during the early 90s under his company Mulehide Graphics under the title of I, Lusiphur. The title was changed to Poison Elves because the similarity of Lusiphur to Lucifer led to the misconception that the series was Satanic in nature. Sales were reported to have increased significantly after the name change. Drew claimed in one of his Starting Notes that the name change was prompted by a letter from a teen-aged fan whose mother had thrown out his comics after finding I, Lusiphur comics amongst his collection.

The first ten issues of the Mulehide series were published in a larger magazine size format.

In 1995, Drew Hayes signed on with Sirius Entertainment, a move that increased his exposure, fan base, and publishing rate. To date, ten trade paperbacks have been released, but the last issue of the main series published by Sirius was #79. Hayes died in 2007, thus bringing the series to an abrupt end. A commemorative issue #80 was released to give fans a look at sketches and plans Drew Hayes had for the future of the series before his death.