Oz A Gathering of Heroes: Book One |
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Author:
| Kerr, Stuart Griffith, Ralph |
Artist:
| Bryan, Bill |
ISBN: | 978-0-941613-24-8 |
Publication Date: | May 2008 |
Publisher: | Caliber Comics
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Imprint: | Caliber Comics |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.99 |
Book Description:
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The Emerald City¿tarnished. The Yellow Brick Road¿ruined. Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion¿gone. Oz is no longer the happy fantasy land of wonderful wizards and innocent singers. It is an OZ where a great evil has come to despoil the land. Into this world of Winkies, Witches, and Winged Monkeys, comes a trio of friends from Earth along with their dog, Max. The dark plans of the Nome King and Mombie have infested the land and taken over, casting once legendary heroes into the clutches...
More DescriptionThe Emerald City¿tarnished. The Yellow Brick Road¿ruined. Scarecrow, Tin Man, and Lion¿gone. Oz is no longer the happy fantasy land of wonderful wizards and innocent singers. It is an OZ where a great evil has come to despoil the land. Into this world of Winkies, Witches, and Winged Monkeys, comes a trio of friends from Earth along with their dog, Max. The dark plans of the Nome King and Mombie have infested the land and taken over, casting once legendary heroes into the clutches of evil.Based on the series of novels from Frank L. Baum with a decidedly modern twist, this is the first volume in a series of graphic novels collecting the entire OZ series from Caliber Comics and Arrow Comics. In ¿A Gathering of Heroes¿, we are introduced to this new, darker version, of the Land of OZ.Written by Stuart Kerr and Ralph Griffith, artist Bill Bryan provides an elaborate style capturing the imaginary world of Oz tempered with a realistic rendering.