Most surprising to me was that the first and fourth chapter are told in tandem, thus, one part of the story has been moved out of its original sequence. It flows fine, but for someone who's very familiar with Oz and has been following the Marvel series since its start, it's a little sad to see this have to happen.
Fun little things to spot: Shanower clears up the issue of "How did Eureka get to Oz?" (though he admittedly did that back in The Secret Island of Oz) and Dorothy's arrival in Oz has a Through The Looking-Glass-esque look. Skottie's artwork is as humorous as ever.
Meantime, we discover that the Wheelers and Mombi aren't finished quite yet. And Jack and the Tin Man aren't exactly the best of friends.
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Thanks for the info on these two comics. These days I'm researching what's out there in Oz comics. Pretty interesting to see all current titles and old ones from the 90s or so. You made a really good point regarding the Marvel publications about buying individual issues vs. the compiled graphic novels. I've gotten the last three graphic novels, but this last weekend I went and bought the #1 issue of The Emerald City of Oz. That's what I did a few years ago when all these series started, but after a while I stopped and switched to graphic novels. Thanks for your opinion on what's behind.
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