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Finding the Lost Princess Again

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Nathan

The theme of the upcoming OzCon International is The Lost Princess of Oz, so I thought it might be a good idea to reread it. It’s actually been a while since I’ve done a reread of one of the original … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Eric Shanower, Jack Snow, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged betsy bobbin, cayke the cookie cook, cowardly lion, dorothy gale, frogman, j. l. bell, lavender bear, little pink bear, ozcon international, ozma, patchwork girl, rinkitink in oz, the final fate of the frogman, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the magical mimics in oz, the patchwork girl of oz, tik-tok of oz, toto, trot griffiths, ugu the shoemaker, wizard of oz | 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

Ozma Seeks Council

Posted on October 12, 2016 by Nathan

As a ruler, Ozma of Oz doesn’t always seem to do much delegating of responsibility. We occasionally see her rushing into dangerous situations on her own, apparently without much thought of what would happen to Oz if she didn’t come … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Eric Shanower, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Politics, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a zen master in oz, aunt em, betsy bobbin, billina, bungle the glass cat, button-bright, cap'n bill, council, cowardly lion, dorothy gale, foolish owl, frogman, glinda, glinda of oz, hungry tiger, jack pumpkinhead, kass stone, nome king, ojo, ozma, parliament, patchwork girl, pirates in oz, professor wogglebug, robin hess, sawhorse, shaggy man, snif the iffin, the ice king of oz, the martian invasion of oz, tik-tok, tin woodman, toto and the cats of oz, trot griffiths, uncle henry, wise donkey, wizard of oz | 2 Comments

Good Knight, Sleep Tight

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Nathan

SPOILER WARNING, especially for The Yellow Knight of Oz Ruth Plumly Thompson introduced the character of Sir Hokus of Pokes in her first Oz book, The Royal Book of Oz, and he quickly became a standard part of the royal … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, British, Characters, John R. Neill, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged anachronism, corabia, corumbia, cowardly lion, don quixote, dorothy gale, dragons, geoffrey of monmouth, giants, kabumpo in oz, king arthur, knights of the round table, ozma, pokes, prince corum of corumbia, princess marygolden of corabia, samandra, sir hokus of pokes, sultan of samandra, t.h. white, the cowardly lion of oz, the gnome king of oz, the lost king of oz, the once and future king, the royal book of oz, the wishing horse of oz, the yellow knight of oz | 4 Comments

Perfectly Petrified

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Nathan

Writing about the legend that Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was turned into a marble statue and buried near the Golden Gate of Constantinople got me thinking of the mentions of such statues in the Oz books. For some reason, L. … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Comics, Eric Shanower, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bortag, button-bright, cinderbutton, clocker, corumbia, cowardly lion, crunch, crystal city, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, emerald city, emperor constantine xi palaiologos, enchanted sleep, glinda, handy mandy in oz, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jellia jamb, kiki aru, king arthur, king mustafa of mudge, liquid of petrifaction, magic belt, marble statues, margolotte, mombi, nome king, ojo, ojo in oz, ozma, paul dana, petrifying powder, pirates in oz, planetty, pokes, poppies, powder of life, powder of petrifaction, princess marygolden, quiberon, red jinn, return to oz, singra, sir hokus of pokes, sleep, speedy, speedy in oz, standing-stick, statues, stupefying powder, the cowardly lion of oz, the enchanted apples of oz, the magic of oz, the magic umbrella of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the silver princess in oz, the wicked witch of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tippetarius, unc nunkie, valynn, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the south, witches, wizard of oz, wizard of wutz, yankee in oz | 3 Comments

OzConPhilly Back Again

Posted on August 8, 2016 by Nathan

It had been sixteen years since I last attended an Oz Convention, and now I’ve gone to two in the same year. The International Wizard of Oz Club‘s National Convention was in Philadelphia this year, so I could stay at … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Atticus Gannaway, Characters, Edward Einhorn, Eric Shanower, Feminism, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Live Shows, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a day in oz, bill thompson, blair frodelius, brynn williams, captain salt, charles santore, conventions, costumes, cowardly lion, dee michel, dorothy curtiss maryott, dorothy gale, fairies, international wizard of oz club, jane albright, john fricke, judy garland, lurline, matilda joslyn gage, michael patrick hearn, mummers, necile, oz convention, ozcon philly, ozma, patchwork girl, rebecca shimer, reilly & lee, scarecrow, sean barrett, sharif street, the life and adventures of santa claus, the oz project, the wiz, tin woodman, vincent myrand, w. w. denslow, walter krueger, william f. lee | 8 Comments

To the Victor Goes the Spoiled Music

Posted on July 22, 2016 by Nathan

The Lonely Phonograph of Oz, by Debbie Bumstead – Victor Columbia Edison, the phonograph who was accidentally brought to life with the same powder as the Patchwork Girl, only appeared in The Patchwork Girl of Oz for some brief comic … Continue reading →

Posted in Albums, Authors, Book Reviews, Characters, Comics, Dennis Anfuso, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Lewis Carroll, Music, Oz, Oz Authors | Tagged alice in wonderland, ben avery, bungle and the magic lantern of oz, bungle of oz, carrie bailey, casey herring, cowardly lion, debbie bumstead, dorothy gale, frogman, greg gick, john tenniel, king rinkitink, oz-wonderland chronicles, queen of hearts, rinkitink in oz, sean carlson, the astonishing tale of the gump of oz, the lonely phonograph of oz, the songs of l. frank baum's rinkitink in oz, victor columbia edison, wicked witch of the west | 5 Comments

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