tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post86521191379938346..comments2024-03-26T15:10:55.199-05:00Comments on The Royal Blog of Oz: The Characters of Oz — The Shaggy ManJayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03766446206846532440noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-84350074830863430282013-12-31T18:02:22.354-06:002013-12-31T18:02:22.354-06:00It might be worth noting that "the Sandwich I...It might be worth noting that "the Sandwich Islands" is an old name for Hawai'i, so the likelihood of the Shaggy Man's story about an Eskimo and a grizzly bear there was small. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18996311.post-71475814370517322542013-12-31T08:57:31.244-06:002013-12-31T08:57:31.244-06:00Nice connections to the Bard, Jared!
Have you rea...Nice connections to the Bard, Jared!<br /><br />Have you read "The Oz/Wonderland Chronicles" comics? Shaggy Man makes a very amusing entrance in the first issue, which is set in the contemporary world, with 20-somethings Dorothy and Alice. He approaches them on the street, innocently asks if they have seen his love magnet, and gets written off as a pervert. I am making it sound like a worse moment than it is - it's quite funny, and the series is written by Ben Avery, who has tremendous affection for and knowledge of Baum's Oz books. The first trade paperback, especially, is quite good. I highly recommend the whole series.<br /><br />I'm reading "Road to Oz" with my six-year-old daughter right now... we just read about Shaggy Man's transformation last night. So thanks for a timely post!Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363158930596606463noreply@blogger.com