Oz: Book One - Softcover

The Emerald City...tarnished. The Yellow Brick Road...in ruins. Scarecrow, Tin Man, and the Lion...missing. Oz was once a place of wonderful wizards, where animals talked and there was a street paved with yellow brick. A place where the beautiful Queen Ozma ruled over the Emerald City in a loving kingdom of Munchkins, Winkies, Gillikins, and Quadlings. A world where nothing can ever really go wrong. Evil was merely a bumbling fool. But that was back when a young girl Dorothy and Toto were there and had their well known adventure. Then the Nome King descended upon Oz and took control. Now political intrigue, armed rebellion, and evil spells have changed everything. The landscape is desolate and barren, wild and dangerous creatures roam freely, and even the Lion, Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman aren’t necessarily the friendly trio they once were. Into this troubled world of Munchkins and witches come three friends from Earth, Mary, Peter, Kevin, and their dog Max but this is nothing like the books they’ve read or movies they've watched. The Nome King has taken over the Emerald Castle and City, Mombi has bewitched Dorothy, and Ozma is being held prisoner. So what can three out of place humans and their dog do? Based on the fourteen novels of L. Frank Baum, this series has three earthlings transported by the Wizard’s magical whirlwind to the not-so-merry land of Oz. This is not the beautiful, happy Oz we last saw, but a darker Oz; an Oz where a great evil has come to despoil it. That evil is called the Nome King. Major territories within Oz are now led by the Three Evil-Kings: The ensorcelled Scarecrow, Lion, and Tin Man. Only the Freedom Fighters of Oz (Amber Ombi, Jack Pumpkinhead, Wogglebug, Tik-Tok, Hungry Tiger, Sawhorse, and others) are able to take a stand against their cruel tyranny. With the help of Mary, Kevin and Peter, the hope is to break the spells of the Witch Mombi and return the famed heroes of Oz back to normal. With the ultimate battle taking place at very heart and soul of Oz...the Emerald City itself. Based on the series of novels by Frank L. Baum with a decidedly modern twist. This is the first volume in the complete Caliber and Arrow collection of all the Oz comics, over 30 in all. Collects issues 1-5. "Fascinating and well-written..." - Timeline Universe. "...takes us to a totally different land of witches, munchkins, and ruby slippers." - Dread Central.