Tag Archives: subterranea

When the Volcano Blow

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Nathan

I wrote last week about Dorothy’s tornado and other natural disasters that opened the way to Oz or the surrounding fairylands, and this time I’m going to look at ones within fairyland itself. We don’t really hear of many bad … Continue reading →

Posted in Dick Martin, Eric Shanower, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Mangaboos and More

Posted on September 21, 2016 by Nathan

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz isn’t one of my favorite Oz books, perhaps because the Emerald City seems less welcoming than usual. And after a journey as dark as the one in the rest of the book, where the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Jack Snow, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic Items, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Corumbian Days, Corabian Nights

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Nathan

Since Jared Davis just addressed The Yellow Knight of Oz on his blog, I thought it would be appropriate to write about the two kingdoms that are restored in that book, Corumbia and Corabia. Since I can’t think of any … Continue reading →

Posted in Oz, Places | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 6 Comments