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A Most Ingenious Parrot-Ox

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Nathan

This time, I’m taking a look back at some of Edward Einhorn’s Oz work. I wrote a review of his The Living House of Oz back in 2005, when it was new; but I read his other book and two … Continue reading →

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Ozian-American Studies

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Nathan

The five most recent stories on Hungry Tiger Tales are fairly obscure promotional material for the Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz comic pages. A set of faux news stories about the visitors landing on various planets before … Continue reading →

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Seafaring and Serpents

Posted on October 1, 2019 by Nathan

Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea, by L. Frank Baum – The six issues of Oz-story Magazine, published by Hungry Tiger Press from 1995 through 2000, all ended with a full-length novel by Baum. I’d read two of them, … Continue reading →

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Putting the Munchkins on the Map

Posted on January 5, 2016 by Nathan

I found the recent post on Munchkin geography at Hungry Tiger Press, which made me take another look at a rather confusing issue raised by The Patchwork Girl of Oz. Basically, the book mentions that Dr. Pipt‘s mountain borders on … Continue reading →

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All I Know Is What I Read in the Papers

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Nathan

The Ozmapolitan was an interesting promotional tool, first coming out in 1904 to advertise The Marvelous Land of Oz and the upcoming Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz comic series. It was presented as an actual newspaper from … Continue reading →

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Budweiser’s a Friend of the Wizard of Oz

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Nathan

The Wizard of Oz: Vintage Recordings from the 1903 Broadway Musical – Long before MGM got their hands on it, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz had already had a run as a successful musical, on stage rather than the screen. … Continue reading →

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