Category Archives: Marcus Mebes

I Want to Ragnarok All Night

Posted on April 4, 2017 by

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 →

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Fairy Families

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

Although I can’t actually find a post where I do so, I believe I’ve written before about how The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus mentions near the beginning that “[a]ll the immortals are full-grown; there are no children among … Continue reading →

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Mountains of Mystery

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

Even though John Dough and the Cherub clearly indicates that Hiland and Loland are on an island, called Hi-Lo by some and Lo-Hi by others, the map in the Tik-Tok of Oz endpapers shows them as part of the mainland, … Continue reading →

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Meer Adventure

Posted on July 1, 2016 by

Barking, by Tom Holt – This was the last of Holt’s comic fantasies that I had to read, and it’s pretty typical of him in many ways. The main protagonist is a lawyer who, when fired from his firm, joins … Continue reading →

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How Is Education Supposed to Make Me Feel Smarter?

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

As I’ve said before, the Oz books don’t say a whole lot on education in the fairyland. When the Wogglebug, who becomes educated by listening to the lectures at a country schoolhouse, is given the post of Public Educator by … Continue reading →

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A Heaping Helping of Hoztory

Posted on June 22, 2016 by

Print-on-demand and online publishing have been a boon to Oz authors, and to people like me who always want to read more about my favorite fairyland. It kind of makes me feel ashamed that I don’t have a book out … Continue reading →

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From Olympus to Oz

Posted on May 12, 2016 by

As a fan of both the Oz books and classical mythology, I have an interest in works that combine the two. Such stories are often controversial, though, both for religious reasons and because crossovers always bring in a lot of … Continue reading →

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