Category Archives: Oz Authors

What’s the Punishment for Puns?

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Nathan

It’s well-known that L. Frank Baum was a notorious punster, and some of the authors who continued the Oz series were even worse in that respect. Puns are delivered in several different ways in the books, some being delivered intentionally … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bunbury, dorothy gale, jellia jamb, king evoldo of ev, notta bit more, oogaboo, panta loon, patchwork girl, princess langwidere, private jo files, professor wogglebug, puns, queen ann soforth, scarecrow, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the royal book of oz, the sea fairies, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, tom atto, tommy kwikstep, utensia, wizard of oz, woozy, wordplay | 1 Comment

When Humor and Anti-Humor Collide

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Nathan

I found this post by Amy to be interesting, as I think we have similar senses of humor in many respects, and I’m somewhat fascinated by the concept of anti-humor. I’ve never come across the “No soap, radio!” joke in … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Cartoons, Characters, Comics, Discworld, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Language, Lewis Carroll, Oz, Oz Authors, Television, Terry Pratchett, The Simpsons | Tagged absurdism, alice's adventures in wonderland, anti-humor, autism, feghoots, granny weatherwax, inside jokes, jokes, mari ness, no soap radio, pogo, practical jokes, puns, reginald bretnor, shaggy dog stories, the aristocrats, the marvelous land of oz, walt kelly, witches abroad, wordplay | 2 Comments

Frustration Quest

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Nathan

Yesterday was L. Frank Baum’s birthday, so I figured I should write something Oz-related, but I’ve probably covered just about every possible topic when it comes to Baum’s creation. I was thinking recently, however, about how I usually say The … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Eric Shanower, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Prejudice | Tagged bungle the glass cat, deus ex machina, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, horners, johnny dooit, liquid of petrifaction, magic belt, nimmie amee, ojo, ozma, patchwork girl, powder of life, queen zixi of ix, rinkitink in oz, shaggy man, skottie young, spoilers, the magical monarch of mo, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the road to oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, tottenhots, unc nunkie, wise donkey, wizard of oz, woozy | 1 Comment

I Want to Ragnarok All Night

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Nathan

I just recently finished reading the Eternals Saga from Marvel’s The Mighty Thor, which originally ran from 1979 through 1980. Comics Recommended gives a good overview of the saga in three parts, but I’m going to say a bit about … Continue reading →

Posted in Astronomy, Authors, Book Reviews, Christianity, Comics, Greek Mythology, Hinduism, Jeff Rester, Magnus Chase, Marcus Mebes, Mythology, Norse, Oz, Oz Authors, Percy Jackson, Religion, Rick Riordan, Science | Tagged as the rainbow follows the rain, asgard, astrology, athena, axial precession, baldur, bible, brunhilda, celestials, doctor strange, eternals, eternals saga, hela, hermes, jesus, joe bongiorno, krishna, loki, Marvel Cinematic Universe, marvel comics, midgard, mjolnir, odin, oziana, ragnarok, revelation, richard wanger, ring cycle, royal timeline of oz, shiva, siegfried, siegmund, sif, the mighty thor, the sword of summer, thor, valkyries, zeus, zodiac | 2 Comments

The Second Most Dangerous Game

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Nathan

I would have to suspect that, in a land in which practically all animals can talk, humans killing and eating them would pretty much disappear. Perhaps strangely, however, there are a few mentions of human hunters in Oz. They’re most … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Characters, Edward Einhorn, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Food, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged birds, bunnybury, cowardly lion, dorothy and the wizard in oz, fish, foxes, grampa, grampa in oz, gump, guns, henry blossom, hungry tiger, hunting, joe bongiorno, merry go round in oz, mombi, notta bit more, ojo in oz, ozma, ozroar, paradox in oz, pigasus, pigs, professor grunter swyne, rabbits, realbad, seebania, the blue emperor of oz, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the lost king of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wishing horse of oz, the wonder city of oz, view-halloo | 8 Comments

Fairyland Lost

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Nathan

Anyone who’s read the Oz books from The Emerald City of Oz on knows that residence in that fairyland grants certain magical effects, including a lack of aging unless you want to grow older, and presumably the inability to die … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Comics, Eric Shanower, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Phil Lewin, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aging, beach blanket babyloz, bilbil, billina, christopher buckley, death, dorothy gale, ev, farmooth urbof, george van buren, glinda, glinda of oz, humpty bumpty, immortality, jeremy steadman, kabumpo, lucky bucky in oz, ozma, ozma of oz, paul dana, queen zixi of ix, queer visitors from the marvelous land of oz, rinkitink in oz, samandra, scarecrow, the emerald city of oz, the emerald ring of oz, the enchanted apples of oz, the enchanted island of oz, the lost king of oz, the magic of oz, the magic umbrella of oz, the silver princess in oz, the witch queen of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tik-tok of oz, toto, urbof effect, wizard of oz, zimbo and the magic amulet | 1 Comment

I Wanted Eternal Youth, But Not THAT Much Youth!

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Nathan

I remembered having read this Oz story before, but I forgot where I’d seen it. It’s an interesting take on the issue of aging in Oz, which I’ve tackled in the past without any definite conclusions. L. Frank Baum says … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Edward Einhorn, Jack Snow, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Oz, Oz Authors, Phil Lewin, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aging, babies, david hulan, death, dorothy and the wizard in oz, fat babies, glinda, hungry tiger, immortality, immortals, joe bongiorno, kabumpo in oz, lurline, michael patrick hearn, ojo, ojo in oz, ozma, paradox in oz, paul dana, pregnancy, royal timeline of oz, the annotated wizard of oz, the lost king of oz, the magical mimics in oz, the marvelous land of oz, the temptation of the hungry tiger, the tin woodman of oz, the witch queen of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, time travelers of oz, tin woodman, wizard of oz | 1 Comment

Category Archives: Oz Authors

What’s the Punishment for Puns?

When Humor and Anti-Humor Collide

Frustration Quest

I Want to Ragnarok All Night

The Second Most Dangerous Game

Fairyland Lost

I Wanted Eternal Youth, But Not THAT Much Youth!

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