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Dorothy, Volume I
Dorothy Gale as a punked-out, angry teen. Toto as a green-eyed robot. A Scarecrow with a bloody past. Twisted villains around every corner, and no Starbucks in sight. Welcome to 21st Century Oz, a fantastic new vision of the classic tale. Now in one volume, these 4 chapters chronicle the first steps of Dorothy's journey down the darkest roads of Oz. This collection includes a cover gallery and an introduction by scholar Peter E. Hanff, former President of the International Wizard of Oz Fan Club!
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Published September 30, 2005
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September 19, 2022
A new twist on the old Oz. Well, new when it came out, soon after it became quite a popular mine to exploit. The ideas behind this are awesome, the writing was generally really good (though there were a few times where the dialogue felt stilted). The Scarecrow is creepy and deadly while the Tin Man is generally useless and the Lion, well he doesn't come until later. For me, each of the twists works as well as the new vision of Oz. It could have been something really special. Then came the art.
It is a style I will say, but the blend of real pictures and computer graphics for a graphic novel just doesn't work for me. It kept distracting me and the computer graphics are definitely showing their age. If this book had been done by a great dark artist or even a more Skottie Young type style it would have been perfection, but the art knocked it down from 5 stars to 4 and almost down to 3. The acting in the photographs is often over the top as well.
It is a style I will say, but the blend of real pictures and computer graphics for a graphic novel just doesn't work for me. It kept distracting me and the computer graphics are definitely showing their age. If this book had been done by a great dark artist or even a more Skottie Young type style it would have been perfection, but the art knocked it down from 5 stars to 4 and almost down to 3. The acting in the photographs is often over the top as well.
June 22, 2024
An interesting retelling of the Wizard of Oz.
October 30, 2008
Reprints Dorothy #1-4. Dorothy Gale runs away from home and ends up in Oz. The art in this book is interesting, but it seems poorly executed. The story is non-existant. It tries to give Dorothy back story but it is just bad tv-movie of the week. The Scarecrow's alternate story is a little more interesting but the generic photos of artists who look like they just got a few friends together to pose for the weekend just don't hack it.
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