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Fraternizing with Fairies

Posted on September 9, 2022 by Nathan

Anne of Green Gables, by L.M. Montgomery – Beth wanted me to read this, and let me borrow her Reader’s Digest edition, which does have the entire text. It took me way longer to read this than it probably should … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Book Reviews, Comics, Fairy Tales, Families, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Poetry, Politics, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged alberto manguel, anne of green gables, arthur henderson, david maxine, fairies, fashion, gianni guadalupi, giants, international wizard of oz club, kingdoms of elfin, l.m. montgomery, ozcon international, racism, sylvia townsend warner, the dictionary of imaginary places, the perhappsy chaps, umbrellas, werewolves | 8 Comments

Heffalumps and Woozies

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Nathan

After two years when it just wasn’t possible, we finally had an in-person OzCon International this year. It was in Pomona, California again, and it was one day and some change, so I initially thought it wouldn’t make sense to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Atticus Gannaway, Celebrities, Characters, Eric Shanower, Food, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Plays, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a day in oz, american fairy tales, ashley chase, billina, bunbury, butterflies, cindy ragni, colin ayres, cowardly lion, dina schiff massachi, dogs, dorothy gale, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, freddy fogarty, geoffrey l. gould, glenn roberson, insects, j. l. bell, judy garland, kabumpo in oz, liberace, nate barlow, naya rivera, oz film manufacturing company, ozcon international, oziana, ozma of oz, polychrome, prince pompadore, return to oz, sam milazzo, steve cox, the emerald city of oz, the glass dog, the master key, the patchwork girl of oz, the real critics, the tik-tok man of oz, the wiz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, toto, woozy | 7 Comments

Shave and a Haircut, Two Squits

Posted on August 25, 2021 by Nathan

Jenny Jump might well be the foremost stylist in Oz, but there are other mentions of hairstyling being a thing in Oz even before her arrival, if perhaps less creative. There’s a pun in The Patchwork Girl of Oz when Bungle … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Characters, Edward Einhorn, Etymology, Humor, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Language, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged alibabble, barbers, barberville, bertrand russell, brussle, bungle the glass cat, cowardly lion, dorothy gale, down town, emerald city, eric gjovaag, hair, hairstyles, hungry tiger, jo musket, jodie in oz, karyl carlson, lady twist, old wolliwag, ozcon international, ozma of oz, paradox in oz, princess ayala, princess talia, queen ann in oz, rash, red jinn, sir dye, the hungry tiger of oz, the living house of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the purple prince of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tonsoria, unc nunkie, w. w. denslow, who's who in oz, wigs, young wolliwag | Leave a comment

There’s No Convention Like Home

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Nathan

OzCon International was virtual again this year, kind of a shame when I’d been getting used to going annually. Still, better safe than sorry, and I believe the typical resort isn’t even open again yet. Colin Ayres and Erica Olivera … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Atticus Gannaway, Characters, Comics, Eric Shanower, Fairy Tales, Humor, Jared Davis, L. Frank Baum, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Prejudice, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Video | Tagged a barnstormer in oz, arabian nights, caitlin masters, colin ayres, conventions, david maxine, dogs, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, grampa in oz, j. l. bell, jack pumpkinhead of oz, karyl carlson, mari ness, marvel comics, mikey dee, ozcon international, ozroy chase, philip jose farmer, queen ann in oz, racism, red jinn, royalty, ryan jay, sam milazzo, skottie young, slavery, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the silver princess in oz, the tik-tok man of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), toto, yellow brick pod | 2 Comments

I’d Turn Back If I Were You

Posted on October 25, 2020 by Nathan

There was a second Virtual OzCon yesterday, this one with a Halloween theme, which means it addressed some of the potentially darker aspects of the series. There are some SPOILERS in here for several Oz books and the film Return … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Dreams, Edward Einhorn, Eric Shanower, Halloween, Holidays, Hugh Pendexter, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Television | Tagged buddy ebsen, capital punishment, cinar, dina schiff massachi, dorothy and the magic belt, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, erica olivera, good witch of the north, his majesty the scarecrow of oz, jack and larry brenton, jack pumpkinhead, journey back to oz, kiki ebsen, kimbaloo, mombi, oz and the three witches, ozcon international, ozma, paradox in oz, pastoria, paul dana, return to oz, susan saunders, the lost king of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the ork in oz, the wizard of oz (1939), tik-tok, tippetarius, walter murch, wicked witch of the west, witches, wizard of oz | 1 Comment

OzCon Online

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Nathan

Since physical gatherings are a bad idea these days, OzCon International in California was canceled this year, but some attendees decided to do a virtual one, live from the Valley of Virtula. No, not really; that’s the prehistoric name for … Continue reading →

Posted in Atticus Gannaway, Cartoons, Characters, Economics, Eric Shanower, Feminism, History, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Muppets, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Politics | Tagged angelica shirley carpenter, caroline spector, casey jr., china girl, colin ayres, dina schiff massachi, disney, disneyland, eric gjovaag, erica olivera, glinda, glinda of oz, j. l. bell, journey back to oz, mari ness, matilda joslyn gage, monarchy, mouseketeers, oz: the great and powerful, ozcon international, ozma, peter hanff, rock candy mountain, the emerald city of oz, the magic cloak of oz, the muppets' wizard of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the rainbow road to oz, thomas more, utopia, walt disney | 1 Comment

Baum’s Diamond Swan Song

Posted on July 14, 2020 by Nathan

In the past three years, I’d gotten into the habit of rereading the main Oz book of focus before OzCon, which was canceled this year. I still intended to read Glinda of Oz, but I’d been putting it off because … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Maps, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Technology | Tagged bungle the glass cat, button-bright, dorothy gale, ervic, fairies, flatheads, gillikins, glinda, glinda of oz, great book of records, jack pumpkinhead, krumbic witch, lady aurex, magic belt, mrs. yoop, ozcon international, ozma, patchwork girl, pigs, queen coo-ee-oh, reera the red, rora flathead, skeezers, sorcerers, spiders, supreme dictator of the flatheads, swans, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the royal book of oz, the tin woodman of oz, three adepts at magic, witches, wizards, yookoohoos | 2 Comments

Magic to the People

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Nathan

Lost in Oz – They showed the first episode of this program at the latest OzCon, and I’ve since watched all the available episodes. There are sort of two seasons, in that there are two sets of thirteen each, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Characters, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Technology, Television | Tagged agent wally pugmill, bureau of magic, cowardly lion, dorothy gale, fitz, glinda, guph, kaliko, lost in oz, mombi, nome king, nomes, ojo, ozcon international, ozma, patchwork, pearls of pingaree, princess langwidere, reigh, return to oz, scarecrow, the wishing horse of oz, tin woodman, toto, west, wicked witch of the west, witches | 1 Comment

No Talking, Just Animals

Posted on September 11, 2019 by Nathan

At the most recent OzCon International, I was on a panel about animals in Oz, discussing, among other things, whether they have the same rights as humans. It went off track a few times, but some interesting topics came up. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Characters, Eloise Jarvis McGraw, Gina Wickwar, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Monsters, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged baffleburg, bilbil, billina, combinoceros, dogs, donkeys, emerald city, ev, hank the mule, horses, immortality, ix, jack pumpkinhead of oz, kabumpo, king randywell, lions, mombi, ojo in oz, ozcon international, ozma of oz, peter brown, pita the sand witch, queen zixi of ix, realbad, rinkitink in oz, ruffles, samandra, snip, snoctorotomus, tazzywaller, the cowardly lion of oz, the emerald city of oz, the gnome king of oz, the lost king of oz, the purple prince of oz, the rundelstone of oz, the silver princess in oz, the yellow knight of oz, tik-tok of oz, toto of oz, wizard of oz | Leave a comment

I Have the Power!

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Nathan

Hell’s Super, by Mark Cain – This comedic look at the popular conception of Hell is narrated by Steve Minion, a rich guy in life who became the superintendent in Hell, conscripted to fix everything that breaks. The fact that … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Cartoons, Celebrities, History, Humor, Mythology, Oz, Religion, Star Trek, Television | Tagged andy mangels, bill cosby, captain marvel, creating the filmation generation, divine comedy, fat albert, filmation, florence nightingale, ghostbusters, he-man, hell, hell's super, henry ford, inferno, jason of star command, journey back to oz, lou scheimer, mark cain, masters of the universe, nikola tesla, orko, orson welles, ozcon international, shazam, she=ra, sid haig, skeletor, superman, the real ghostbusters, the three stooges, thomas edison | 1 Comment

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Fraternizing with Fairies

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Shave and a Haircut, Two Squits

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I’d Turn Back If I Were You

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Baum’s Diamond Swan Song

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