Oz (comic book series)

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Oz is a comic book series created by Ralph Griffth (plotter), Stuart Kerr (scripter), and Bill Bryan artists.

[edit] Plot

Oz is about three young people who come to L. Frank Baum's Land of Oz to assist a group a Freedom Fighters (Amber Ombi (nephew of Ombi Ambi [sic]), Jack Pumpkinhead, Tik-Tok, Wogglebug, Hungry Tiger etc.) who have banded together when Ruggedo and Mombi have conquered it, placing the Scarecrow, Tin Man (rarely, if ever called the Tin Woodman), and Lion on the thrones of various parts of the country, placed under spells to make them tyrants.

The series was begun by Caliber Comics. It ran for twenty issues, six specials, and two three-issue limited series detailing the romance of the Scarecrow and Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, who create a child using the Powder of Life, in spite of Scraps's discomfort with the Scarecrow's new personality. Jack Pumpkinhead was possessed and destroyed in the Daemonstorm company-wide crossover. After twenty issues, the series was revived by Arrow Comics as Dark Oz for five issues, climaxing the story arc. Nine issues followed titled The Land of Oz which presented a more orthodox vision of Oz, which was also shown in Oz issue zero.

The three rulers were restored by issue 10. In issue 14, Princess Ozma, who has been under a spell keeping her in a near vegetative state on the queen's throne next to Ruggedo, is restored and the Wizard found. A new artist took over with issue #15, though Bryan was back with Arrow--he had been drawing the prequel comics. The remainder of the run of Oz climaxes in Dark Oz, though Ruggedo remains around to be a villain in The Land of Oz.

[edit] See also

• Oz Squad

[edit] External links

• Bill Bryan interview