Dorothy and the wizard in oz 2011 2012 from marvel comics. Aug 12, 2019 the subversive messages hidden in the wizard of oz. I recently ran across this wizard of oz comic from 1975. The wonderful wizard of oz by eric shanower goodreads. The wizard of oz marvel comics comic book canonfanon wiki. In issue 1 of 8, dorothy and toto experience the tornado sweeping their house to the land of oz. The wizard of oz must win a magic contest to save them. Dec 09, 2011 yes, thats right, its one of the special collectors issues, or in this case, a marvel treasury special, i. Without a doubt the creative team of, eric shanower writing and. The artist selected to draw this story was an inspired choice john buscema. Marvel has has released a series of comics based upon classic books which have been unimpressive on every level, but a wonderful exception to this has been the the wonderful wizard of oz which features illustrations by skottie young. A look at the new release from the marvel comic book series. The wonderful wizard of oz, the marvelous land of oz, ozma of oz, dorothy and the wizard in oz, the road to oz, and the. Metrogoldwyn mayers the wizard of oz table of contents.
The wonderful wizard of oz marvel illustratednook book. Comic strip and comic book adaptations of oz works, new work in those formats, and related articles. Frank baums land of oz books featuring art by skottie young. The series covers the first six books with the sixth book being baums original intended ending of the oz franchise. My only complaint is that the comic version seems to copy the 1939 movie. Feb 25, 2020 from a business standpoint, a comic featuring dorothy, the scarecrow, the tin man and the cowardly lion would surely be a big seller. Marvel comics is a publishing company that has adapted various oz books into comics. The wonderful wizard of oz marvel illustrated by eric shanower, skottie young. Wonderful wizard of oz comic books for sale online.
May 10, 2019 sexy depictions of wizard of oz charachters. The comic is a faithful adaptation of the movie, featuring a seventytwo page adaptation of the original film script with nearly all key dialogue retained, the mgm character designs, the kansas sequences colored in. The premiere american fantasy adventure gets the merry marvel treatment. Eisner awardwinning writerartist eric shanower age of bronze teams up with fanfavorite artist skottie young new xmen to bring l. The series was written by eric shanower with art by skottie young and published by marvel comics. Its hard to reinvent the universe of oz because the visual style of the story has been so defined by the 1939.
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The wonderful wizard of oz 2008 2009 from marvel comics. The marvelous land of oz, ozma of oz, and several more. Wonderful wizard of oz comic book back issues gmart. Unless a family had a copy of the super 8 which was a hassle in itself you would have to wait for the movie to air on tv. Any oz fan should be thrilled to see these new adaptations of the royal. The wizard of oz beats star wars as most influential film of all time according to new study movies stolen ruby slippers from the wizard of oz have been recovered by fbi. This sensational 1st issue is an autohorized edition of the mdm masterpiece. In fact, the idea for a wizard of oz comic was such a good idea that marvel and dc both came up with it at roughly the same time, although they went at it in different ways. I found this link that looks to have most of the comic for the wizard of oz. Writer eric shanower and artist skottie young have teamed up to produce a spectacularly appealing series great for all ages.
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Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. The premier american fantasy adventure gets the merry marvel treatment. When an earthquake swallows dorothy, her kitten eureka and cousin zeb, and zebs horse jim, theyre captured by the mangaboos. Dont get me wrong, thats one of my alltime favorite movies ever. The wonderful wizard of oz graphic novel by eric shanower, 1.
Since it was published by both marvel and dc, i couldnt stop myself from redrawing it with a few. Comicstrip and comicbook adaptations of oz works, new work in those formats, and related articles. Marvels oz comics series by eric shanower goodreads. Its hard to reinvent the universe of oz because the visual style of the story has been so defined by the 1939 film but young manages to reinvent this world. Dorothy gale is swept away from a farm in kansas to a magical land of oz in a tornado and embarks on a quest with her new friends to see the wizard who can help her return home to kansas and help. The wizard of oz marvel comics comic book canonfanon. Browse the marvel comic series the wonderful wizard of oz 2008 2009.
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See the complete marvels oz comics series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. Most comic book lovers pledge allegiance to either dc comicsfeaturing that famous alien from krypton and aquaman, among many othersor marvel comics, which gave us the webslinging spiderman, the new mutants and patriotic captain america. Marvel comics takes on this classic american tale adapted from l. The yellow brick road from munchkin land to the emerald city was also wide enough to accommodate dc and marvel as they produced their first ever joint publication. The wonderful wizard of oz marvel classics by eric shanower, l. Oct 04, 2011 a look at the new release from the marvel comic book series. I love these adaptations published by marvel comics about the original books by l. Comic book credits and a dedication to judy garland. With the help of a parent, little heroes will love to build bestloved characters, following easy stepbystep.
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