I recently tried to read Baum's Wizard books and the writing just hasn't held up to the test of time for me. I love Baum's amazing creativity and world-building, but his writing style for me was a deal breaker. So I've been really enjoying (very gradually) reading all of Shanower & Young's adaptation of the Oz books. I find they wonderfully bring out the best in Baum's stories in a unique, vivid, highly entertaining manner. Yes, this one lacks a central plot - but it's still a lot of fun.

This graphic adaptation, by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young, of the fourth book in L. Frank Baum's Oz series is outstanding. The storytelling, dialogue, and artwork are all wonderful and faithful to the original novel, and Shanower's introduction is enlightening. This is a fun series that will be enjoyed by all ages.

The fourth book in an ongoing series in which Eric Shanower adapts and Skottie Young illustrates these classic tales of Oz. Never having read this series as a child this was a wonderful way to get introduced to these inventive tales. While Eric does a good job of adapting the stories it is really the art of Skottie Young that I must rave about. It is so beautiful, so clever, so perfect that the Graphic novel is worth it for his art alone. But we also have some very clever tales of Oz to amuse us...

I borrowed this from the library mainly to read with the girls. My 7yo thought it was good and my 5yo thought it was awesome, while I thought it dragged on as they moved through the varous lands, but loved the art. I'd like to read the original stories to compare.

Oz introduces far too much content that fails to add relevant to an already captivating story resulting in a drawn narrative.

Wow, almost non-stop action in this one.

Thankfully the same talent (writer, artist, and colorist) are committed to continue adapting the further adventures of the world of Oz. I've thoroughly enjoyed every adventure they've adapted and this story is unique because it brings all the current and past cast of characters together.

For more reviews, check out my blog: Craft-CycleGreat adaptation of Baum's fourth Oz book. It has been a while since I read the original, but from what I remember, this sticks closely to the original book with a few minor changes which are noted in the beginning of this book. I actually liked this version better than the original. I think the graphic novel format works very well for this story. Baum's descriptions were often a bit vague and/or confusing, but seeing Skottie Young's versions of th...

The weakest link in the saga so far, as there is no real plot per se. Dorothy, Zeb and the Wizard find themselves back in...well, I'm not sure where exactly; somewhere deep inside the Earth, after which the whole book is them just trying to get from there to Oz and then once again from Oz back home again.But Baum's mind-blowing creativity is again on full display, backed up once more by Young's delightful illustrations...so still hard to give this less than 3.5 stars. And it's not just Baum's im...

Dorothy returns to Oz for the first time but not before getting sucked underground during an earthquake inspired by the San Francisco disaster in 1906. There she meets up with the Wizard of OZ and they explore underground worlds of vegetable people, invisible bears, wooden gargoyles and baby dragons before returning to Oz. Shanower's adaptation is fantastic while Skottie Young's art is brilliant. Snaps to all involved.

As always, really enjoying this series and the art! Dorothy and friends once again find themselves in a fairyland. This time under the earth. They travel through many different lands with all sorts of fun creatures and characters before getting to Oz again, where there is some drama between Eureka, Dorothy's cat, and some mini-pigs (which are adorable).

the classics all have a bit more imperialism than I remember

The series continues to be outstanding with the same team behind it. I'm not optimistically hoping they will be able to finish out the whole oz series together.I really appreciate Shannower's introductions. They usually give a good bit of history on Oz, and this book gave some really good input on some of the oddities in the book originally, and how he tweaked the story to try and fix them.I know the return of the Wizard to the series feels like a big thing, and he does hog a lot of the spot lig...

Dorothy once again visits the land of Oz, this time accompanied by her cousin, when they fall through a crevice that opens up due to a horrible earthquake. Once they reach the bottom, they meet a plant-people, the Mangaboos, who live in a self-repairing glass city. Because Dorothy & Zeb are meat-based life forms, the citizens have decreed they must be put to death. The Wizard arrives in a timely fashion to prevent their deaths, having drifted down in his hot air balloon through a similar crack i...

The Wizard and Dorothy are together again! Creative Team:Writer: Eric Shanower (based on the original works by L. Frank Baum)Illustrator: Scottie Young MANGABOO(GIE) TIMES As the title clearly states, the two most famous characters from the first book are together again. Dorothy and the Wizard reunites!And you can bet that new companions rise. Zeb, that he's Dorothy's cousin. Jim, a work horse. And Eureka, a mischief cat. As happened with Billina in the previous book, the horse and the cat

Cute, but overall lacking in substance.

Some of the storyline was a bit darker than I expected, but the illustrations kept it tame. Wonderful interpretation for a young and modern audience.

I didn't hate this, but I didn't like it either. I found the story boring and I had to keep re-reading pages because I was skim reading. I'm really disappointed as I really wanted to like this.

These Oz graphic novels continue to surpass my expectations. The storyline and dialogue are almost word-for-word from the novels, and the beautiful illustrations only enhance the fun.As with book #2, this one gets 4 stars only because the Oz book itself is a little weak.I really enjoy Eric Shanower's introductions at the beginning of each book. They reveal a lot of what was going on in L. Frank Baum's world and why certain decisions were made in the stories. It adds a lot to the reading, and I r...

More reviews (and no fluff) on the blog http://surrealtalvi.wordpress.com/ I have to appreciate this wonderfully modern interpretation of the 1920s Oz series. With this volume, covering the 4th in the Oz books and considered the weakest in Baum's iconic series, we have a very energetic but grounded Dorothy along with an ambivalent Wizard and somewhat dim young boy companion. Toto is gone, replaced by a contentious kitten. A broken down farm horse complements the gang as they explore more fan