Little Adventures in Oz Vol. 1, The Enchanted Apples of Oz, Eric Shanower writer and illustrator, IDW Publishing, San Diego, CA, 2010.
Shanower completed five graphic novel stories in his Oz Series. This is the second. The five are:
The Ice King of Oz
The Blue Witch of Oz
The Ice King: By albatross, Ozma of Oz receives a request from the Ice King that a delegation from his realm to Oz. How can such a request be denies. Somehow the Ice King has a magical way for the delegation to arrive in Emerald City. I especially like the image in the throne room when the inhabitants of Oz greet the delegation from the Ice King. There are so many familiar characters that I consider my friends. Lion, Tiger, Toto, The Wizard, Jack, Scarecrow, Tinman Dorothy and Ozma and so many more. This delegation arrives with a proposal of marriage, between the Ice King and Dorothy. The proposal is declined, but they are set to show the delegation the country the next morning, but they are gone, as is Ozma. Now to rescue Ozma, and how to do so because the Ice King has a realm where outside magic is not effective. Scarecrow, Tin Man and Dorothy are selected. They are joined by a fourth member, a candle man—who use to be a candle maker until cursed by The Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda makes a flying vehicle of emeralds to carry them over the great desert. The candle man is very useful, because he has a flame to warm the others in an ice kingdom. However when he does, he gets smaller, he is melting away. Anyway, there is no hope of success against the Ice King, unless you could melt his heart; which our candle maker is able to do. Upon return to Ozma is able to stabilize to stop future shrinkage, but he will be forever small.
The Ice King: By albatross, Ozma of Oz receives a request from the Ice King that a delegation from his realm to Oz. How can such a request be denies. Somehow the Ice King has a magical way for the delegation to arrive in Emerald City. I especially like the image in the throne room when the inhabitants of Oz greet the delegation from the Ice King. There are so many familiar characters that I consider my friends. Lion, Tiger, Toto, The Wizard, Jack, Scarecrow, Tinman Dorothy and Ozma and so many more. This delegation arrives with a proposal of marriage, between the Ice King and Dorothy. The proposal is declined, but they are set to show the delegation the country the next morning, but they are gone, as is Ozma. Now to rescue Ozma, and how to do so because the Ice King has a realm where outside magic is not effective. Scarecrow, Tin Man and Dorothy are selected. They are joined by a fourth member, a candle man—who use to be a candle maker until cursed by The Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda makes a flying vehicle of emeralds to carry them over the great desert. The candle man is very useful, because he has a flame to warm the others in an ice kingdom. However when he does, he gets smaller, he is melting away. Anyway, there is no hope of success against the Ice King, unless you could melt his heart; which our candle maker is able to do. Upon return to Ozma is able to stabilize to stop future shrinkage, but he will be forever small.
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