tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post6886858378064392632..comments2024-03-26T15:10:55.199-05:00Comments on The Royal Blog of Oz: Shanowerthon: The Blue Witch of OzJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-14582287066986779222016-10-22T07:05:27.553-05:002016-10-22T07:05:27.553-05:00I got the paperback version when it came out in 19...I got the paperback version when it came out in 1993. It was a pleasant surprise to see it on the shelves in Forbidden Planet as I'd had the impression that 'Forgotten Forest' was the last Oz graphic novel. Shanhower's art seemed to have developed since the first in the series ('Enchanted Apples') with richer qualities of light and shade to the pictures, and there were some complex themes which couldn't be easily resolved. <br />I'd felt sure that the mysteries left at the end surrounding the fates of two characters would be resolved in a sequel, but Ozma's wave of farewell on the back cover seems to indicate this really is the end. Ah, well, we can imagine what might have happened...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09554861554346384024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-4974625590232804692011-08-25T13:31:43.321-05:002011-08-25T13:31:43.321-05:00This story was definitely a somewhat bittersweet w...This story was definitely a somewhat bittersweet way in which to end the series. I'm a little sorry I didn't learn about the hardcover before it went out of print. I enjoyed these comics, though probably not quite enough to shell out some exorbitant sum for it through an Amazon seller or eBay, just to see the extra stuff. All the stories felt true to the spirit of Baum's work, but are perhaps a bit more sophisticated in the sense that they all seem to deal with deeper and more complex emotions than Baum, such as in the previous story in which the water of oblivion was sought by one character as a way to end their emotional pain rather than just it being employed as a convenient plot device or deux ex machina.rocketdavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00574717380856957685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-92040316955860055862011-08-25T11:46:37.192-05:002011-08-25T11:46:37.192-05:00Being an astronomer myself, I should like to read ...Being an astronomer myself, I should like to read this story. It sounds intriguing...James C. Wallace IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373678955007426557noreply@blogger.com