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Looking for Oz in All the Wrong Places

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Nathan

Where is Oz located? Of course, Oz isn’t really anywhere, being a made-up country, but what fun is that? L. Frank Baum wrote of Oz as being just as real as the United States, or whatever other country a reader … Continue reading →

Posted in Eloise Jarvis McGraw, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged alexander volkov, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, grampa in oz, john dough and the cherub, lucky bucky in oz, magic land, merry go round in oz, nelebel's fairyland, ozma of oz, pillars of hercules, pirates in oz, scarecrow, speedy in oz, the enchanted island of oz, the giant horse of oz, the gnome king of oz, the hidden valley of oz, the royal book of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the wonder city of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tik-tok of oz, wizard of oz, yankee in oz | 6 Comments

Leave the Real World Far Behind

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Nathan

If you’ve watched the DiC Super Mario Bros. 3 cartoons, you’ll know that the inhabitants of the Mushroom World are always referring to the Earth we know as “the real world.” Wouldn’t their own world be more real to them? … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Harry Potter, L. Frank Baum, Mario, Oz, Oz Authors, Piers Anthony, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Television, Xanth | Tagged bill willingham, fables, fairies, fairyland, king ato, pirates in oz, princess gureeda, real world, robert heinlein, speedy in oz, the adventures of super mario bros. 3, ugu the shoemaker, waddy | Leave a comment

Imagi-National Studies

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Nathan

Just as Middle-Earth is a European fantasy land, Oz is an American one. That said, does its geography have any basis in that of the United States? I would say there’s some. In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the eastern … Continue reading →

Posted in L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged captain salt in oz, gillikins, grampa in oz, maps, middle-earth, munchkins, nonestic ocean, pacific ocean, pirates in oz, pumperdink, quadlings, ragbad, regalia, the wonderful wizard of oz, undying lands, winkies | 6 Comments

Shoot ‘Em Up

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Nathan

I know there was an article in an old Baum Bugle called “Guns of Oz,” but I haven’t read it. In writing about guns in the Oz series, I’m probably going to mention many of the same things, however. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Eloise Jarvis McGraw, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged baum bugle, captain salt in oz, david hulan, dorothy and the wizard in oz, eric gjovaag, glinda of oz, grampa in oz, guns, handy mandy in oz, karyl carlson, lucky bucky in oz, notta bit more, ojo in oz, omby amby, oogaboo, ozma of oz, ozoplaning with the wizard of oz, ozwoz, peter brown, pirates in oz, private jo files, queen ann in oz, skeezers, speedy in oz, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the forbidden fountain of oz, the glass cat of oz, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the purple prince of oz, the scalawagons of oz, the wonder city of oz, tik-tok of oz, toto, utensia | 4 Comments

Nome Family Reunion

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Nathan

The Talking City of Oz, by Ron Baxley, Jr. – This book was originally written for the International Wizard of Oz Club’s centennial contest, and published by March Laumer. I read that version and wrote a brief review of it … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Chris Dulabone, L. Frank Baum, March Laumer, Marin Elizabeth Xiques, Onyx Madden/Jim Nitch, Oz, Oz Authors, Ron Baxley Jr., Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged acinad goes to the emerald city of oz, cory in oz, kaliko, nome king, nomes, pirates in oz, return to oz, ruggedo in oz, santa claus, sherwood smith, the life and adventures of santa claus, the magic diamond of oz, the mysterious chronicles of oz, the talking city of oz, trouble under oz, wizard of oz | 3 Comments

Extras in Oz

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Nathan

Okay, I’m not ACTUALLY going to write an entire post about Blufferroo, like I said last week, although I could potentially cook up some kind of back story for him. I am, however, going to say a bit about the … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, L. Frank Baum, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged jack pumpkinhead of oz, ojo in oz, pirates in oz, speedy in oz, the giant horse of oz, the hungry tiger of oz, the magic of oz, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the wishing horse of oz, the yellow knight of oz, who's who in oz | 2 Comments

Ozama Care

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Nathan

Since I’m sure you’ve had enough talk about Osama bin Laden, what about some on Ozamaland instead? This country shows up in Captain Salt in Oz, although it had a brief mention in the earlier Pirates in Oz as well. … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged amaland, boglodore, camels, captain salt, captain salt in oz, chunum the sheik, crescent moon, elephants, john r. neill, ozamaland, ozamandarins, ozma, patrippany island, pirates in oz, snakes, tarara, tazander tazah of ozamaland, the umbrellaphant, the umbrellaphant in oz, umbo the umbrellaphant, white city of om | Leave a comment

Nome Invasions

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Nathan

I’ve already discussed the constant invasion attempts of the former Nome King, but this time I’d like to take a closer look at the individual attempts. The first occurs in The Emerald City of Oz, in which King Roquat’s goal … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Magic Items, Oz | Tagged bilbil, captain salt, cinderbutton the witch, clocker, cowardly lion, flying cloak of invisibility, forbidden fountain, forest of gugu, general guph, glegg's box of mixed magic, great book of records, growleywogs, handy mandy, hany mandy in oz, jack snow, kabumpo in oz, kadj the conjurer, kiki aru, l. frank baum, magic belt, nome king, nomes, ozma, peter brown, phanfasms, pigasus, pirates in oz, prince inga of pingaree, pyrzqxgl, ruth plumly thompson, scarecrow, silence stone, standing-stick, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the gnome king of oz, the magic of oz, the shaggy man of oz, whimsies, wizard of wutz | 8 Comments

Peter vs. Speedy

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Nathan

Most of the young Americans who journeyed to Oz in L. Frank Baum’s books were girls, with Button-Bright being the major exception. In Ruth Plumly Thompson’s books, however, more American boys made their way into Oz. The first such was … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged bob up, breakfast the bananny goat, button-bright, david perry, j. l. bell, jack pumpkinhead of oz, l. frank baum, march laumer, notta bit more, patchwork girl, peter brown, pirates in oz, ruth plumly thompson, ruth waara, speedy, speedy in oz, the cowardly lion of oz, the enchanted island of oz, the gnome king of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tompy terry, umbrella island, umbrella island in oz, waddy, william j. hammer, william j. harmstead, yankee in oz | 2 Comments

The Return of the Nome King Returns

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Nathan

The most frequently recurring villain in the Oz series is Ruggedo, originally known as Roquat, the former Nome King. I would imagine L. Frank Baum didn’t intend to use him so often, but ended up finding him convenient for several … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Oz | Tagged a refugee in oz, a wonderful journey in oz, alliance of the elementals, atticus gannaway, chris dulabone, eva katharine gibson, forbidden fountain, george macdonald, glinda, gnomes, greg hunter, handy mandy in oz, himself the elf, kabumpo in oz, kaliko, kim mcfarland, king rinkitink, l. frank baum, little wizard stories, magic belt, nome king, nomes, ozma of oz, pirates in oz, prince inga of pingaree, prince silverwings, rinkitink in oz, ruggedo and the school of magic, ruth plumly thompson, sideshow bob, the deadly desert around oz, the emerald city of oz, the enchanted gnome of oz, the gnome king of oz, the magic of oz, the princess and the goblin, the simpsons, tik-tok and the nome king, tik-tok of oz, water of oblivion, zauberlinda the wise witch | 10 Comments

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Looking for Oz in All the Wrong Places

Leave the Real World Far Behind

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Shoot ‘Em Up

Nome Family Reunion

Extras in Oz

Ozama Care

Nome Invasions

Peter vs. Speedy

The Return of the Nome King Returns

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