Category Archives: Characters

Gabbin’ About Gabooches

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

The Gabooches are characters in John R. Neill’s Lucky Bucky in Oz, but it’s not entirely clear what a Gabooch actually is. They first show up when Bucky throws enchanted doorknobs at the Nomes, and they promptly turn into four … Continue reading →

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Number Nine, Number Nine, Number Nine

Posted on April 23, 2013 by

When John R. Neill took over writing as well as illustrating the Oz books, the results were…rather weird and somewhat disjointed, to say the least. Still, he introduced some rather memorable characters, one of them being Number Nine. This Munchkin … Continue reading →

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The Missing Crinklink

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

I’ve been looking recently at how the Wizard of Oz is portrayed throughout the Oz series, and this Lit Brick comic offers another good example of the character being a jerk, and oddly enough it’s known that it’s not entirely … Continue reading →

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The Comeback Humbug

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

I’ve written before about the more sinister side of the Wizard of Oz (the character, that is), but a recent post by J.L. Bell made me consider another issue related to this, specifically the attitude people took toward the Wizard … Continue reading →

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I’ve Struck Eulenspiegel

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

To close out April Fools’ Day, let’s take a look at one of the most famous pranksters in history. Well, at least he’s supposed to be famous, but I’ve hardly heard of him. I’m referring to Till Eulenspiegel, a German … Continue reading →

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It’s Hard to Be a Glassy Cat

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Bungle of Oz, by Carrie Bailey – Considering the relative obscurity of the Oz series as a whole in this day and age, it’s always nice to find new Oz books. The only problem is that I usually have to … Continue reading →

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Girl Power in Oz

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

Joe Roth, the producer of Oz the Great and Powerful, has gone on record as saying he liked the story because “a fairy tale with a male protagonist is very hard to come by.” Obviously, this has raised the question … Continue reading →

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Great and Powerful Nitpicks

Posted on March 18, 2013 by

Since I’m not one to leave well enough alone, I’m following up my review of Oz the Great and Powerful with this list of geeky issues and bits of trivia. Why would Theodora immediately tell Oscar, “You’re in Oz”? Granted, … Continue reading →

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‘Twas Mr. Dooley-Ooley-Ooley-Oo

Posted on March 17, 2013 by

Seeing as how it’s a day to celebrate all things Irish and how I generally tend to have Oz on the brain, I thought of the song “Mister Dooley” from the original 1902 Wizard of Oz stage play. Now, when … Continue reading →

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An Ozzy Origin

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Oz the Great and Terrible Powerful – I finally got around to seeing this one, and while it wasn’t as bad as I feared from some of the reviews, I do have some bones to pick with it. First, though, … Continue reading →

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