OZ: The Marvelous Land of Oz (Marvel Classics)
L. Frank Baum's magical world of Oz comes to life in a way you never imagined! Follow the adventures of a young boy named Tip as he escapes the servitude of the mean old witch Mombi and runs away with his newly created magical companion, Jack Pumpkinhead. Along the way, they meet Sawhorse and...
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L. Frank Baum's magical world of Oz comes to life in a way you never imagined! Follow the adventures of a young boy named Tip as he escapes the servitude of the mean old witch Mombi and runs away with his newly created magical companion, Jack Pumpkinhead. Along the way, they meet Sawhorse and follow the legendary Yellow Brick Road to the Emerald City - now ruled by King Scarecrow! But when Jinjur overthrows King Scarecrow and Mombi returns, Tip and his friends must enlist the aid of Glinda, the Good Witch, to try to set things right in Oz! Collecting THE MARVELOUS LAND OF OZ #1-8.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780785140870 (0785140875)
Publish date: August 17th 2011
Publisher: Marvel
Pages no: 200
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Classics,
Middle Grade,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Graphic Novels Comics,
Comic Book,
Superheroes,
Marvel
Series: Marvel's Oz Comics series (#2)
Gorgeous! The art in this series is phenomenal, and the Oz books have been my favorites since childhood. It's the perfect blend of whimsy and color.
Marvelous Land of Oz is one of my favorite of the Oz books, and it would be better if not for how very much General Jinjur's revolt is a product of its time. It's profoundly sexist to modern readers, and was hardly forward thinking at the time. Shanower reads it as Baum clumsily attempting to addres...
Again, the art is fantastic and the story is simple and sweet, but at the same time I can't help but feel that I saw the whole story coming from the beginning... Will continue to read though, because of the awesome artwork.
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 by Eric Shanower, Skottie Young, L. Frank Baum, now listed on BookLikes)