The wonderful Oz-esome team of Eric Shanower and Scottie Young is together again to adapt the fourth book of L.

The journey is entertained, full of humor, with plenty of perils and indeed one heck of adventure! They will have to face in the strange land of the Mangaboos and the odd valley of Voe, but you can bet that a visit to Emerald City in Oz is not so farfetched to hope. Good thing that Dorothy and her friends soon enough have the support of the Wizard! The bunch are lost yet again in fairy terra incognita, far from the familiar territory of Oz. (One must wonder what the heck is going with Toto? Is he mute? Has he nothing good to say? Dang it!) As happened with Billina in the previous book, the horse and the cat can talk once they are in the realms of the fairy lands. Dorothy and the Wizard reunites!Īnd you can bet that new companions rise. Frank Baum)Īs the title clearly states, the two most famous characters from the first book are together again. Writer: Eric Shanower (based on the original works by L. He also drew the X-Men/Runaways team-up for Free Comic Book Day 2006 and a run of New X-Men.The Wizard and Dorothy are together again! His Marvel work includes runs on Human Torch and Venom, the Spider-Man: Legend of the Spider-Clan limited series and a revamp of New Warriors.

His critically acclaimed work has netted him several Eisner Awards, including Best Writer/Artist in 20.Distinctively stylized illustrator Skottie Young has worked in both comics and animation for Warner Bros., Universal, Spike TV, Mattel, Fisher Price, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image and more.

With Age of Bronze, Shanower took his place as one of graphic storytelling s most serious creators. This reputation was further enhanced when Image Comics began publishing Age of Bronze, his bold retelling of the Trojan War that, in addition to the original mythologies recounted by Homer, relies heavily on details from the historical record. The Enchanted Apples of Oz, The Ice King of Oz, The Blue Witch of Oz and others were released during a period of seven years and established Shanower as one of comics most unique talents. Frank Baum s magical world of Oz, Shanower began a series of Oz graphic novels that were published by First Comics and Dark Horse. Having already lettered issues of Warp and Starslayer for First Comics and issues of The Barren Earth for DC, Shanower made his comics-art debut penciling, inking and lettering a 16-page story called Found and Lost in DC s New Talent Showcase #13. A professional cartoonist and writer, Eric Shanower studied at the esteemed Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art before launching a career in comics.

Oz by Eric Shanower