Oz 01 Wizard of Oz

These portable, handy sized classics are a great addition to your collection or they make a great gift item. All are hardcover editions in imitation red leather with golden foil stamping. Includes a red ribbon marker.

Open these pages and be whirled away with Dorothy, to the magical Land of Oz. Meet a talking scarecrow, a rusty tinman and a cowardly lion, and follow their amazing adventures as they search for their hearts desire.

In this fascinating reinterpretation of L. Frank Baums The Wizard of Oz, artist Graham Rawle has stripped the epic story about Dorothys journey to Oz of all remnants of Hollywood iconography. Gone are the Judy Garland braids, the Technicolor ruby slippers, the ethereal Glinda the Good Witch. In their place, Rawle has fashioned graphic characters and scenery that are at once relentlessly modern and devoutly loyal to Baums original text: the Wicked Witch of the West “has but one good eye” and it is “as powerful as a telescope,” while Emerald City only appears to be green because the inhabitants are made to wear tinted glasses. Infused with color, images, and montages that bring the classic story alive all over again, this is an Oz that is both surreal and surprising.

In this fascinating reinterpretation of Baum's classic, Rawle has stripped away all remnants of Hollywood iconography and fashioned characters and scenery that are at once relentlessly modern and devoutly loyal to Baum's original text, resulting in an Oz that is both surreal and surprising. Full color.

The ultimate gift edition of Baum's beloved story, available just in time to celebrate the 70th anniversary of MGM's classic musical film adaptation. Featuring a ribbon marker, this magical version is redesigned and reproduced from the original art. Full color.