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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - Eric Shanower/Skottie Young
By: Chip Date: July 1, 2011, 11:43 pm
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[CENTER]The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2009)
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Written by Eric Shanower
Art by Skottie Young
Colors by Jean-Francois Beaulieu
Letters by Jeff Eckleberry
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When I first heard that they were going to adapt this into comic
book form, I was stoked. But then when I heard that Skottie
Young had been tapped to do the art, my initial reaction was
"what the hell are they thinking?" This wasn't a slam against
Skottie's art. If anything I was a huge fan of his. It was the
style that he was famous for that had me scratching my head.
Originally, Skottie became a fan favorite on such titles as The
Human Torch, Venom and New X-Men with his art being more
stylize-cartoony along the lines of say, Humberto Ramos. For the
titles that Skottie had worked on, this style worked extremely
well. But for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, I just could not see
this working out for me on a personal level or for fans in
general. To say I was skeptical was an understatement.
Later on as the creative team set to work in making this book a
reality, I saw a couple of Promo pieces they were using to hype
the book. I was stunned when I saw them. This couldn't be the
same penciler. It looked nothing like his style. It was the
complete opposite of what he was known for. Yes, I was very
happy and satisfied at what I saw and I knew right then and
there that this book was going to be something special.
So, did the book live up to the hype. Absolutely. I've read this
one a few times since it originally came out and each time it
gets better and better for me. His art here compliments and
invites the reader into this world of characters that you will
immediately bond with and care about. And my hats off to
Jean-Francois Beaulieu for doing a fantastic job on the colors
that compliments the art very well, giving it a very lush feel
to it. And kudo's to Eric Shanower for doing a great job telling
the story that goes back to the original souce material. If
you're expecting a rehash of the movie version of Oz, then this
isn't for you. Sorry, but no singing and dancing Scarecrow.
If any of you out there are looking for something refreshing and
with a lot of charm, this is the book for you. And I think the
book is very age appropriate for kids that you may want to get
them started on reading. Highly recommend this to everyone. The
Trade paperback collects all 8 issues of the miniseries.
Rating: 5 Stars out of 5
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