Charming. Belongs in every home.

Reason for Reading: Next in the series.Another absolutely fabulous rendition of an OZ book by Shanower and Young. This is actually only as far as I've read of the original novels and I am inspired to start reading them now so that I can have read the book before continuing on with the next graphic novel. I own a gorgeous collection of the Baum books. This story only brings back a few old friends from our first encounter with Oz namely Scarecrow and Tinman and briefly for the last chapter Glinda....

Absolutely no clue what this book would be about, which is strange considering what a pervasive part of modern culture the original Oz story is. Lot of fun and fantastical characters here - Tip, Mombi, Jack Pumpkinhead, the Straw Horse, the Woggle-Bug, the Gump, and the last-pages introduction of Ozma - plus some welcome expanded roles for Scarecrow, Tin Man (aka Nick Chopper in this book), Glinda and the Queen of the Field Mice.On the downside, Baum's vision of the "silly," all-female army that...

This was my first graphic novel. The book started out slow, but picked up by the middle. It turned out to be a cute story, but so much different then I had imaged. Being that I am a big fan of the Wizard of Oz I now would like to read more of the Oz graphic novel.

I enjoyed this volume even more. With the exception of the Scarecrow and the Tin Man, we have an entirely new roster of characters including Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead, Sawhorse, Woggle-Bug, the flying Gump, Mombi, and General Jinjur.The text of the original book is one half of the inspiration behind the fantastic film, "Return to Oz" which I have seen at least 10 times if not more and LOVE!!!Apparently the book is somewhat controversial because of the way some people read the character of General Ji...

Eric Shanower and Skottie Young return to adapt the 2nd Oz book. Both the Scarecrow and the Tin Man return when General Jinjur and her army of fed up women take over the Emerald City. New characters Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Sawhorse are also on board in this journey across Oz. It's also the first appearance of the long running character Ozma. Skottie Young and Jean-Francois Beaulieu continue to wow on art. If anything, they've gotten even better with their character designs.

A bit heavy on the gender roles but otherwise cute

First cab off the rank this year is Eric Shanower and Skottie Young’s adaption of L. Frank Baum’s The Marvelous Land of Oz. Much like its predecessor The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (adapted by same), I was highly impressed by its loyalty to the original. Not only is its plot accurate, it has captured the spirit and youthful energy of Baum’s world superbly.For those not familiar with the tale, The Marvelous Land of Oz tells the story of Tippetarius, known more commonly as “Tip”. Unlike Dorothy, Tip i...

A graphic version of the Frank Baum Wonderful Wizard of Oz series books. I think it will be a creative way to introduce kids to the dynamic book. Not being a graphic arts fan, I found it creative, but I wasn't taken away with it as some of the reviewers were. On that note, I will say that I enjoyed this one more than the first in series.

OZ-esome!!! Creative Team:Writer: Eric Shanower (based on the original works by L. Frank Baum)Illustrator: Scottie Young BACK TO OZ If you think that since Dorothy was back in Kansas, that meant that it was the end of the adventures in Oz......you can't be more wrong about it!The wonderful creative team of Eric Shanower and Scottie Young return to adapt the second book by L. Frank Baum and you are able to return to the magical land of Oz with them. Some of the popular characters of the firs

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 address suffrage issues, and there's something to be said for that. (Jinjur and her army are varying degrees of sexist stereotypes of what women in the army would be like, but Glinda's female army is unfail...

the main draw of the marvel oz series is skottie young. he's why you pick up individual issues. why you buy the bound hardback volumes. he's why this oz series is selling and winning awards. which is why i can give this 4 stars here. while the writing in volume 1 felt new and concise, the similar tone in this second volume, instead of feeling quick and to-the-point, feels less like it's geared to a younger audience and more like a reader's digest. the wit feels like it's leaving in favor of simp...

After finishing Eric Shanower and Skottie Young's graphic novel adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz last year, I was hoping they'd adapt other L. Frank Baum novels. We're all most familiar with the Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Cowardly Lion of course, but there are other bizarre Oz friends and enemies that would shine with the right treatment. The next book in the series is out in a trade paperback that collects all eight issues of the ongoing comic: The Marvelous Land of Oz. The 200 page book i...

Book 3 of 7 finished for the booktubethon! This was such a delightful read and the gorgeous artwork deserves a whole star of its own (so far, Skottie Young has never failed to impress me with his stunning works). I like this second instalment better, the plot and events were much more enjoyable. Also, can I just say, I'm very fond of these marvel adaptations now, especially of how the team seems to take great care with how they work with the original books (granted, I appreciate the inclusion of...

Everybody is familiar with The wizard of Oz mostly I suspect through the amazing movie with Judy Garland, in my humble opinion that is the definitive Oz movie. What less people know especially those that do not read, or do not read chidren literature is that Baum actually wrote quite a few sequels after the unexpected succes of the first OZ book he was bombarded with letters from children.So here is the sequel and it is Dorothy free with a guest role by the scarecrow and the Tin man. This is the...

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

An excellent graphic adaptation of L. Frank Baum's original novel. Eric Shanower and Skottie Young do a wonderful job with the storytelling and artwork respectively. This story, the second in the series, is notable for the introduction of Jack Pumpkinhead, the Woggle-Bug (hilarious), the young boy Tip, and the witch Mombi. To date there are three other graphic novels in this series that I haven't read yet, and I hope there will be more. Also, I want to go back and reread Baum's 14 original Oz bo...

Hm... Okay, so I think I liked the first book better than this one. The art felt a bit rushed at times and I don't think I'll continue with this, especially since there are no libraries in Stockholm with this series and it is quite expensive. I'll just read the actual books and be happy with that. I must say that two things that I though about when I read the book got extremely apparant in the graphic novel and can no longer be ignored:1) Tip is so rude and angry. It is not as magical a story wh...

Rating: 4Oh what fun I had reading this retelling of the story. The art was fantastic and the forwarding letter was again and good part on letting you know why the author loves Oz so much.

   It’s been years since I read an Oz novel, yet I quickly fell into Marvel’s The Marvelous Land of Oz. I think the last one I read was something like Grandpa in Oz a good, oh, 17 or so years ago. It is the story of a little Gillikin boy named Tip, Jack Pumpkinhead, and the Sawhorse as they go on a journey across much of Oz, meeting faces both familiar and new and having quite an adventure. It took me no time at all to adapt to the wonky way logic and magic work in Oz, and the way the Scarecrow’...