Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Graphic Novel: The Blue Witch of Oz

Little Adventures In Oz: Volume 2 by Eric Shanower, IDW Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2010.
This is one of five graphic novels written and illustrated by Eric Shanower.  They were first published separately before 2010.  The five are:
The Blue Witch of Oz

The Blue Witch of Oz  Dorothy gets to thinking about good witches and bad witches.  There are four evil witches, for each direction, but only three good.  So where is the Good Witch of the East.  The starts a new adventure Dorothy and Scarecrow.  Saw Horse gives them a ride as far as he can go, s they have reached a mountain.  They are able to make it to an enchanted island, having walked on alligator logs.  They discover there the glass cat, Bungle.  There they discover a recurring nightmare—The Blue Witch and her brother-in-law who also practices magic have each cursed each other and the same moment, which has caused a loop in time.  They are fighting over the Princess’ son, who was stolen and raised by the brother-in-law.  The double curse keeps happening every day, but how to get them out of the recurring events.  It is Bungle, who steps in the way and reflects the curses, that causes them to come to reality.  And now they must deal with the parentage of the boy.  A journey to Ozma is in order. 

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