Editing Elric of Melniboné (section)

==In popular culture==
===Anthologies===
Two anthologies of works by other authors set in the Moorcock multiverse have been published:
*{{cite book|title=Michael Moorcock's Elric: Tales of the White Wolf|date=1994|isbn=1-56504-175-5 |last1=Moorcock |first1=Michael |publisher=White Wolf }}
*{{cite book|title=Pawn of Chaos: Tales of the Eternal Champion|date=1996|isbn=1-56504-933-0 |last1=Collins |first1=Nancy A. |publisher=White Wolf Publishing, Incorporated }}

===Comics===
[[File:Conan the Barbarian 14.jpg|right|thumb|''Conan the Barbarian'' No. 14 (March 1972), Elric's second appearance in comics. Cover art by [[Barry Windsor-Smith]].]]

The Elric saga has also been adapted for comics and graphic novels several times:
* In 1968, the French artist [[Philippe Druillet]] drew the first comics version of ''Elric'' in ''Spirits #1'', written by [[Michel Demuth]], which was published as a book the same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bedetheque.com/BD-AUT-Druillet-La-Saga-d-Elric-le-Necromancien-119584.html|title=La Saga d'Elric le Nécromancien|website=Bedetheque}}</ref> 
* In the early 70s [[James Cawthorn (artist)|James Cawthorn]] published his oversized graphic novel ''Stormbringer'' with Savoy Books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.savoy.abel.co.uk/HTML/storm.html|title=Stormbringer|website=Savoy Book Store}}</ref>
* Elric first appeared in large-circulation comics in America in ''[[Conan the Barbarian (comics)|Conan the Barbarian]]'' issues 14–15 (1972), in an adventure in two parts entitled "A Sword Called Stormbringer!" and "The Green Empress of Melniboné". The comic was written by [[Roy Thomas]]  and illustrated by [[Barry Windsor-Smith]], based on a story plotted by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn.<ref>{{Cite comic | writer=[[Roy Thomas|Thomas, Roy]] | penciller=[[Barry Windsor-Smith|Windsor-Smith, Barry]] | story=A Sword Called Stormbringer!", "The Green Empress of Melniboné   | title=[[Conan the Barbarian (comics)|Conan the Barbarian]] | volume=1 | issue=14, No. 15 | date=March 1972 | publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]}}</ref>
* [[Star Reach]] comics published Elric stories in the late 1970s. [[First Comics]] published several ''Elric'' mini-series in the 1980s as well.
* [[P. Craig Russell]] has drawn comics adaptations of several Moorcock stories: ''Elric of Melniboné'' (with [[Roy Thomas]] and [[Michael T. Gilbert]], 6-issue mini-series, [[Pacific Comics]], 1983–1984), ''The Dreaming City'' and ''While the Gods Laugh'' (with [[Roy Thomas]], [[Epic Comics]], tpb, [[Marvel Graphic Novel]] No. 2, [[Marvel Comics]], 1982), and ''Stormbringer'' (7-issue [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]], 1997, [[trade paperback (comics)|trade paperback]], [[Dark Horse Comics]], 224 pages, 1998, {{ISBN|1-56971-336-7}}).<ref>[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/preview.php?theid=47-798 Stormbringer profile and preview]</ref> The character has also been adapted by Walter Simonson, [[Frank Brunner]], [[George Freeman (comics)|George Freeman]], and others in the long-running Elric series at Pacific which Russell had co-created (reportedly tensions between him and Thomas were the reason for his departure).
* 2011 marked the launch of another Elric-based comic, ''Elric: The Balance Lost'' by [[BOOM! Studios]]. The series, written by [[Chris Roberson (author)|Chris Roberson]] and drawn by Francesco Biagini, is available in both traditional hard copy and for digital download.
* In 2014, ''The Ruby Throne'', the first volume of a new four-volume adaptation of ''Elric of Melniboné'' written by Julien Blondel and illustrated by Didier Poli, Jean Bastide, and Robin Recht, was published by Glenat in France and titan in UK. The second volume, ''Stormbringer'', was published in March 2015 by the same team and publisher.   The third volume, entitled ''The White Wolf'', was released in September 2017.<ref name="ElricBD">{{cite web|title=Elric BD Facebook Page|url=https://www.facebook.com/ElriclaBD/photos/a.327741404004656.64860.326773474101449/1048816828563773/?type=3&theater |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/326773474101449/1048816828563773 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|website=Elric BD Facebook|publisher=Glénat BD|access-date=15 February 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The fourth volume, ''The Dreaming City'', was released in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elric: The Dreaming City @ Titan Comics|url=https://titan-comics.com/c/1695-elric-the-dreaming-city/|access-date=2021-08-19|website=titan-comics.com}}</ref> A second cycle of four tomes is beginning in 2024 with the release by GLÉNAT of ELRIC TOME 5 - LE NÉCROMANCIEN (The Necromancer), an adaptation of THE WEIRD OF THE WHITE WOLF by Julien Blondel and Jean-Luc Carradines Cano, with art by Valentin Sécher.

===Music===
* The name of the album [[Stormbringer (album)|Stormbringer]] by the British [[heavy metal music|heavy rock]] band [[Deep Purple]] is based on Elric's sword "Stormbringer".
* ''[[The Chronicle of the Black Sword]]'' is a 1985 album by UK [[space rock]] band [[Hawkwind]]. Moorcock and Hawkwind had, at this stage, collaborated a number of times. An expanded live album, ''[[Live Chronicles]]'', was released in 1986. This included several [[spoken-word]] interludes by author Moorcock in his capacity as on-stage narrator. The live show also included a [[mime]] artist portraying Elric himself. A video [[concert film]] entitled ''The Chronicle of the Black Sword'' appeared on VHS and later on DVD.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Chronicle of the Black Sword DVD @ Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/649634-Hawkwind-The-Chronicle-Of-The-Black-Sword|access-date=2022-11-03|website=Discogs.com}}</ref>
* The song "[[Black Blade (song)|Black Blade]]" was recorded for the album ''[[Cultösaurus Erectus]]'' (1980) by [[Blue Öyster Cult]], written by singer/guitarist Eric Bloom with lyrics by Moorcock. Moorcock also collaborated on the songs "The Great Sun Jester" (''[[Mirrors (Blue Öyster Cult album)|Mirrors]]'' (1979)) and "[[Veteran of the Psychic Wars]]" (''[[Fire of Unknown Origin]]'' (1981)).{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* The [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Tygers of Pan Tang]] take their name from the fictional islands of Pan Tang in the Elric series, where the ruling wizards keep pet tigers.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* The UK space rock (later heavy metal) band [[Mournblade (band)|Mournblade]] take their name from the sister-sword of Elric's blade Stormbringer.<ref>https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Mournblade/11009</ref>
*[[New wave of British heavy metal]] band [[Diamond Head (English band)|Diamond Head]] made Elric one of the primary lyrical subjects of their 1982 release ''[[Borrowed Time (Diamond Head album)|Borrowed Time]]''. The album also featured the character on the cover art, painted by [[Rodney_Matthews]].<ref>https://rideintoglory.com/chronicle-of-the-black-sword-rock-and-metal-inspired-by-michael-moorcocks-multiverse/</ref>
*[[Blind Guardian]], a German [[power metal]] band, included the song ''Fast to Madness'' in their 1989 album ''[[Follow the Blind]]'', about Elric of Melniboné.<ref>https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Blind_Guardian/Follow_the_Blind/10</ref> 
* Italian Power Metal Band DOMINE have released four albums based heavily on Elric, namely "Champion Eternal" in 1997, "Dragonlord" in 1999, "Stormbringer Ruler" in 2002 and "Emperor of the Black Runes" in 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Domine/755 | title=Domine - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives }}</ref>
* The song "Ilian of Garathorm" from ''Times of Obscene Evil & Wild Daring'' (2019) by [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Smoulder (band)|Smoulder]] is based on Ilian, one of the iterations of the [[Eternal Champion]].<ref>https://rideintoglory.com/chronicle-of-the-black-sword-rock-and-metal-inspired-by-michael-moorcocks-multiverse/</ref> Moorcock himself both wrote and narrated the introduction to the song "Victims of Fate" from the band's second album ''Violent Creed of Vengeance'' (2023). <ref>https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Smoulder/3540439938</ref><ref>https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2023/03/22/track-premiere-smoulder-victims-of-fate/</ref>

===Film===
* [[Wendy Pini]] published a book documenting her attempt to make an animated film project of the ''Stormbringer'' series, ''Law and Chaos: The "Stormbringer" Animated Film Project''.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* In May 2007, in an interview with [[Empire (magazine)|''Empire'' magazine]], directors [[Chris Weitz|Chris]] and [[Paul Weitz (filmmaker)|Paul Weitz]] stated that they were in the process of adapting a trilogy of films based on Elric for [[Universal Pictures]].<ref name="Empire" /> Chris grew up reading the material<ref name="Empire" /> and has met with Moorcock, who trusted them with the project.<ref name="Empire">{{cite magazine | author=Empire Staff | url=http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=20750 | title=Weitz Brothers Making Elric | magazine=[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | date=29 May 2007 | access-date=13 July 2008}}</ref> Universal dropped the project and it is now in the hands of [[New Republic Pictures]].<ref name=":0" />

=== Television ===
* In November 2019, [[New Republic Pictures|New Republic]] announced the development of a television series based on the Elric novels, to be adapted by Glen Mazzara and Vaun Wilmott.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2019-11-19|title=Hot TV Package: Michael Moorcock's Fantasy Novel Series 'The Elric Saga' With Glen Mazzara & Vaun Wilmott|url=https://deadline.com/2019/11/the-elric-saga-tv-series-package-michael-moorcock-glen-mazzara-vaun-wilmott-1202788573/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref>

===Role-playing games===
* Elric (along with Stormbringer) was listed in the first printing of [[Dungeons & Dragons|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D)]] ''[[Deities & Demigods]]'' rule book. However, [[Chaosium]] already had a role-playing series in the works based on Elric and Stormbringer, and the initial AD&D printing was not fully authorised. A mutually beneficial deal was worked out between Chaosium and [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], yet TSR chose to remove Elric from later printings of ''Deities & Demigods''.<ref name="example">See the RPGnet brief history of Chaosium [http://www.rpg.net/columns/briefhistory/briefhistory3.phtml for more details.]</ref>
* The world of Elric's Young Kingdoms was the setting of the ''[[Stormbringer (role-playing game)|Stormbringer]]'' [[role-playing game]] by the publisher Chaosium ([[Hawkmoon]] has also been so treated, as has Corum). In 1993 Chaosium released ''Elric!'' which still used their BRP system.{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
* After a disagreement between Moorcock and Chaosium, the ''Stormbringer'' line was discontinued. Subsequently, a new version called "Elric of Melniboné" was published by [[Mongoose Publishing]] under their ''[[Runequest]]'' system in 2007.

===Video game===
A video game based on ''Elric'' was in development by Haiku Studios and to be published by [[Psygnosis]] for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] during the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Elric |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |issue=101 |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 1997|page=93}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |author=Four-Eyed Dragon |title=Sneak Previews: Elric|magazine=[[GamePro]] |issue=112 |publisher=[[International Data Group|IDG]] |date=January 1998|page=56}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first1=Lauren|last1=Fielder|first2=Moira|last2=Muldoon|url=http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_04/24_elric/index.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20001119234500/http://headline.gamespot.com/news/98_04/24_elric/index.html|title=Elric on Hold|website=[[GameSpot]]|archivedate=November 19, 2000|date=April 24, 1998|accessdate=November 7, 2022}}</ref>

===Stormbringer===
There have also been several references in popular culture to Elric's sword [[Stormbringer]].
{{See also|Stormbringer#In popular culture}}