tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138462142024-03-24T16:33:54.229-07:00The Wonderful Blog of OzTeganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12625983869465172976noreply@blogger.comBlogger2905125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-41518381816596660172024-03-21T20:09:00.000-07:002024-03-21T20:09:09.807-07:00Today's Oz ComicPresented without any further comment: <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/cornered/2024/03/21" target="_blank">today's edition of <i>Cornered</i></a>.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-82831322781482442192024-03-19T19:35:00.000-07:002024-03-19T19:35:26.883-07:00The Latest Oz Short StoryOh, hey, what a surprise, it's <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/carter-lappin-and-suren-oganessian-and-paul-dana-and-jane-albright/oziana-2023/paperback/product-577qvyp.html?q=Oziana+2023&page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">another story from the 2023 edition of <i>Oziana</i>!</a> This time around it's "A Rotten Pumpkin" by Suren Oganessian, illustrated by David Bishop. Jack Pumpkinhead laments that he's not terribly bright or well-respected, and the Sawhorse suggests that maybe that's due to Jack always carving such a broad grin and affable expression on his head. So Jack tries a new, frowning expression. Debuting his new head at Ozma's birthday party, it quickly turns out that Jack's head reflects a new personality. He's surly, sarcastic, and caustic. He picks fights with the Wogglebug and the Patchwork Girl, and outright proclaims his jealousy of the Scarecrow by denouncing the "brains" the Wizard gave him. Finally, in a fit of anger, Jack removes his head and smashes it on the ground! This is not going to go down as Ozma's happiest birthday. But she carves a new head for her son, with the old expression. His personality restored, Jack vows to apologize to his friends, and Ozma suspects they will probably apologize to him as well, for the way they've treated him over the years.
<p>This is far from the first time alterations in Jack's head have also altered his personality, but this is the first time I recall a story where the change was, literally, of Jack's own making—and unmaking! There's also a lovely scene at the end of Ozma and Jack just happily being together, and some great introspection from both Jack and Ozma. Bishop's art is clean and well drawn, and show a lot of ersonality, which is especially important in both of Jack's different looks. Despite the new head making our protagonist becoming Jerk Pumpkinhead, I really enjoyed this one.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-7175922573996861172024-03-13T19:52:00.000-07:002024-03-13T19:52:38.196-07:00Today's Oz ComicI think <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/cowtown/2024/03/13" target="_blank">this edition of <i>Cow Town</i></a> is actually a rerun, but it's nice to get a little real world geography (yes, all are real locations) with your Oz.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-46635812709093242032024-03-12T20:17:00.000-07:002024-03-12T20:17:31.517-07:00This Week's Oz Short StoryYes, at long last, I have more for you, because <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/carter-lappin-and-suren-oganessian-and-paul-dana-and-jane-albright/oziana-2023/paperback/product-577qvyp.html?q=Oziana+2023&page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">at long last, the 2023 edition of <i>Oziana</i> is available</a>! If you're a fan of original shart Oz stories, this is a must. This issue starts off with "A Portrait of Ozma" by Jane Albright, with illustrations by Anna-Maria Cool. Ozma decides to commission some royal portraits, and hires the artist Easel to paint them. Along the way, Easel acquires some new paintbrushes that may have magical powers. He decides to try them with his first portrait, Ozma, and the portrait comes to life! It gets confusing having two Ozma's running around, but a little subterfuge by the Wizard and some clever thinking by the new Ozma soon puts things to rights, and Easel decides not to use the new brushes anymore. It's a fun way to start off the issue, with a cozy little story set among friends in the palace. There's no real danger involved, but it sure shows why Ozma tries to restrict the practice of magic to those she can trust to use it wisely. Tying in with the story is the front cover, also by Anna-Maria Cool, showing some of Easel's portraits.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-7972730534244402912024-03-12T06:17:00.000-07:002024-03-12T06:17:25.650-07:00Yesterday's Oz ComicI would have posted this yesterday, but we had a power outage late in the day that threw a lot of things off. Oh, well, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/strangebrew/2024/03/11" target="_blank">this edition of <i>Strange Brew</i></a> still holds up. Maybe the Munchkin barrister is available.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-21757736769645897272024-03-04T05:23:00.000-08:002024-03-04T19:56:40.148-08:00Today's Classic Oz ComicIt's been pretty quiet on the Oz comics front lately. I guess we'll have to do with <a href="https://www.thefarside.com/2024/03/04/1" target="_blank">this rerun from <i>The Far Side</i></a> today.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-14199186927762040052024-02-01T17:10:00.000-08:002024-02-01T17:10:52.863-08:00Oz Comics RoundupOh, hey, look, a few more Oz comics!
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<li>We've seen variants before on <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/theflyingmccoys/2024/01/29" target="_blank">what happeend in <i>The Flying McCoys</i> the other day</a>, but it's always fun to see it again.
<li><a href="https://www.gocomics.com/wizardofid/2024/02/01" target="_blank">Dorothy and hel friends go to see</a>—no, this time I won't tell you the name of the comic, so that you can get the surprise that way. (But why doesn't this comic do Oz jokes more often?)
</ul>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-29463770103451288172024-01-17T06:50:00.000-08:002024-01-17T06:50:26.101-08:00Today's Continuing Comics SagaTensions mount over in <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/heartofthecity/2024/01/17" target="_blank"><i>Heart of the City</i></a>. And a stage musical of <i>Chicken Run</i> would be awesome!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-2019744332208068602024-01-16T17:10:00.000-08:002024-01-16T17:10:55.803-08:00This Week's Oz ComicsWow, we've been getting a few lately. Here they are, in chronological order:
<ul>
<li>On January 7, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater/2024/01/07" target="_blank"><i>The Argyle Sweater</i></a> had this fishy musical tribute. I'm sure you'll all recognize that one in the lower center.
<li>On January 10, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/thatababy/2024/01/10" target="_blank"><i>Thatababy</i></a> had this rhyming piece whose final panel may or may not represent the bad guy from <i>The Sea Fairies</i>. (Yeah, probably not, but I'm including it here anyway, just because.)
<li>On January 14, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/boundandgagged/2024/01/14" target="_blank"><i>Bound and Gagged</i></a> did this gag. Yeah, it's not the first time we've seen these two stories cross over before.\
<li>And just today, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/heartofthecity/2024/01/16" target="_blank"><i>Heart of the City</i></a> is getting ready for the next school show, and the cast is voting. I like one of those choices, but since Heart voted for <i>Peter Pan</i> and she already did <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> back when she was drawn by a different cartoonist, somehow I don't think she's going over the rainbow. Still, you never know.
</ul>
Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-83137699141232904852023-12-26T13:49:00.000-08:002023-12-26T13:49:22.365-08:00Review: "Ghostwriter: Ghost of Oz"I was very happy when I got an iPad a while ago, as it included a subscription to AppleTV+. They have all kinds of great shows, and I was looking to dive in. When my initial complimentary subscription ran out, I decided to pay the modest monthly fee to keep it going. But alas, they recently raised it to a price I couldn't justify, particularly as I'd already watched just about everything I wanted to watch. However, one last show I made sure to watch before it ended was the first three episodes of the third season of the reboot of <i>Ghostwriter</i>. For a show about literacy and literature, it sure took the franchise a long time to finally get to <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> in these episodes! "The Ghost of Oz" introduces a new ghostwriter and group of New York kids for it to work with, all based around a bookstore. The book is not the original <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</i> by L. Frank Baum, however, but a modern adaptation. This allows for one of the characters to be the Tin Girl, and to flesh out the character of the Wicked Witch of the West by making her a former friend of the Tin Girl, and responsible for her becoming tin. The Scarecrow and the Cowardly Liotn are much closer to their original characterizations, however. They even used CGI to create a proper four-legged lion instead of a two-legged actor.
<p>The storyline has our new ghostwriter summoning the Scarecrow, Tin Girl, and Cowardly Lion from a modern rewrite of <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> to enlist the help of Charli, Nia, and Samir. The season-long mystery involves an Egyption scroll that Charli's mother is in charge of returning to Egypt. (SPOILER ALERT: This story ends with the revelation that it's a forgery! But there are five more story arcs this season to find out what's going on, if you are so inclined.) The first step the ghostwriter takes to solve the mystery is releasing the Scarecrow, the Tin Girl, and the Cowardly Lion. Naturally, only Charli, Nia, and Samir can see them, but they still have to figure out where to put them, how to explain where they are, and so on. Highjinks ensue! The Oz characters are seeking their brain, heart, and courage, so the kids try to help them find them in New York, and even try to fool them in the same way the Wizard does in the book. It all culminates in a confrontation between the former friends, Tin Girl and the Wicked Witch of the West, at a swimming pool (let's face it, a place that's not good for either of them), where they work through their differences, the witch sees the error of her ways and reforms and turns the Tin Girl back into her nermal self. (Yeah, I said it was a modern-day adaptation of the story.)
<p>Overall, I enjoyed this, mostly for the fish out of water aspect of Dorothy's three friends trying to navigate modern-day New York City. The revisions didn't bother me much, but I know some Oz fans who would have a harder time with this than I would. So, if you're in the mood, you can check out the first episode [https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/ghost-of-oz-part-1/umc.cmc.54j71n3l7g9uwbs85m954oemy right here]. Apple will even let you join for one week for free, so if this is all you're interested in, you can easily catch it.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-79742011981869774032023-12-11T16:14:00.000-08:002023-12-11T16:14:35.278-08:00Today's Oz-Adjacent ComicThe crew at <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/breaking-cat-news/2023/12/11" target="_blank"><i>Breaking Cat News</i></a> are doing some research on Santa this week. Naturally, they have to turn to some of the most important books about him out there. Take a look at the middle book in the stack in the final panel, and I think you'll understand why I've linked to this comic!
<p>(My thanks to Tim Tucker for spotting this. Although I'm a regular <i>BCN</i> reader, I'm not sure I've have noticed this.)Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-10198268423113401472023-12-10T06:35:00.000-08:002023-12-10T06:35:40.477-08:00Today's Oz Comic<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/inthebleachers/2023/12/10" target="_blank">Today </i>In the Bleachers</i></a>, why Oz doesn't have gyms!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-82832501082590279232023-11-28T19:52:00.000-08:002023-11-28T19:52:59.144-08:00The Latest Oz Comic<a href="https://www.gocomics.com/working-daze/2023/11/24" target="_blank">This edition of <i>Working Daze</i></a> made the circuits a few days ago. I would ask if that's the Scarecrow before or after he got his blain, but considering <a href="https://thewizardofoz.info/wiki/The_Movie_-_Trivia_and_Miscellany#What_is_wrong_with_the_Scarecrow's_math?_Doesn't_he_know_the_Pythagorean_Theorem?" target="_mlank">how bad the Scarecrow's math is in The Movie</a>, I doubt I want him ever to deal with my finances.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-45365640253159556962023-11-24T20:10:00.000-08:002023-11-24T20:10:35.971-08:00This Week's Oz ComicMy man in Japan, Michael-sensei, found <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/wondermark/2023/11/20" target="_blank">this edition of <i>Wondermark</i></a> this week. This is extremely accurate! The only thing I might change is that it was over a hundred and twenty years ago.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-25933663021729762842023-11-24T19:59:00.000-08:002023-11-25T07:03:22.185-08:00L. Frank Baum on "Saturday Night Live"!In case you haven't already seen it, here's a skit from last weekend's edition of <i>Saturday Night Live</i> with a special Ozzy guest star!
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Clearly this sketch is <i>not</i> about Oz, it was just an excuse to show people being silly in front of a camera. But here are a few things they didn't quite get right:
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<li>Where's Baum's big ol' walrus mustache?
<li>Why is Baum writing with his right hand? Baum was left-handed.
<li>Why is he writing in the streets of New York? He was based in Chicago, and didn't spend a lot of time in New York so far as I know.
<li>If he's actually writing <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz</i>, it would not be the early 1900s. The manuscript was completed in 1899, and published in 1900. But maybe this is another, later book.
<li>And that's not a terribly knowledgeable Oz expert if he doesn't correct the host's mention of Dorothy's ruby slippers. (I'm sure you all know that they were silver shoes in the book.) Since L. Frank Baum decorated show windows before turning to writing full time, maybe he was just admiring the fine job they did.
</ol>
I will give them credit, though, for pronouncing L. Frank Baum's correctly. Also, our Baum "expert" is played by cast member Bowen Yang, who's playing Pfannee in the <i>Wicked</i> movies.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-33491220910250496362023-11-14T16:58:00.000-08:002023-11-14T16:58:45.554-08:00This Week's Oz Cartoons DiscoveryI was informed by a very important person that there were a couple of Oz (or at least Oz-adjacent) cartoons in recent editions of <i>The New Yourker</i>. I poked around and explored their website a bit, and found a way to link to individual cartoons and present them here. So, here they are:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a22199" target="_blank">This one is definitely Ozzy</a>, but why did it take so long for them to reach that state?
<li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/cartoon/a28360" target="_blank">This one is probably not Ozzy</a>, but that witch looks enough like Margaret Hamilton that I'm going to put it here anyway.
</ul>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-55078778897685034752023-11-06T06:11:00.006-08:002023-11-06T06:11:58.449-08:00The Latest Oz ComicsThe day after Halloween, we had a two-fer on the comics page:
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<li>First, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/boundandgagged/2023/11/01" target="_blank">here's that day's <i>Bound and Gagged</i></a>. (What about appearing in the movie?)
<li>Second, <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/mother-goose-and-grimm/2023/11/01" target="_blank">an unfortunate accident in <i>Mother Goose and Grimm</i></a>.
</ul>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-17923729769639262792023-10-26T18:33:00.002-07:002023-10-26T18:47:01.910-07:00The Latest Oz Short StoryWith the appropriately named "Concluding <i>King Rinkitink</i>" by Maggie Lockets, we've reached the end of <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/baum-l-frank/oziana-2016/paperback/product-1pyqnjkd.html?q=Oziana+2016&page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">the 2016 edition of <i>Oziana</i></a>. These chapters are really short, so I think I see why it was not given serious consideration to win the contest, but there are some good ideas that other entries never approached. After not being able to rescue his parents, Inga decides to leave the Nome Kingdom and find Gos and Cor and make them release them. This makes sense, as it's Roquat's promise to them that is still keeping his parents prisoner. Following the advice of the White Pearl, they find themselves in the country of the Wheelers. The Wheelers have captured King Gos and Queen Cor! A few head butts from Bilbil scares off the Wheelers, and Inga and Rinkitink take the royal prisoners back to Roquat. The royal family of Pingaree is reunited, and they all go back to Pingaree — including Gos and Cor, who are forced to live there so as to not cause any more mischief! With this punishment, Rinkitink declares that Inga will be a wise king. I like this ending a lot, and it could have been expanded to make a fitting conclusion to <i>King Rinkitink</i>.
<p>And with that, I am all caught up with reading and blogging about <i>Oziana</i> at last. I've reread every story, poem, playlet, and puzle from every issue from 1971 to 2022. I have a few other sources of Oz short stories I want to blog about as well, but I also have some other business I want to take care of on this blog first.
<p>But the 2023 edition of <i>Oziana</i> is probably also coming out soon...Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-8930176306509632912023-10-23T16:10:00.004-07:002023-10-23T16:10:40.829-07:00Today's Oz ComicLove among the Oz characters is blooming <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/thatababy/2023/10/23" target="_blank">over in <i>Thatababy</i></a>—and it's not anyone you're expecting!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-25059613332322526822023-10-22T13:25:00.003-07:002023-10-22T13:25:32.671-07:00The Latest Oz Short StoryHang on, folks, we're almost done with <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/baum-l-frank/oziana-2016/paperback/product-1pyqnjkd.html?q=Oziana+2016&page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">the 2016 issue of <i>Oziana</i></a> and all the alternate endings to <i>King Rinkitink</i>. This week it's "Ending Chapters of <i>King Rinkitink</i>" by Mariah B'Forre, wherein the White Pearl advises Inga to acquire some eggs. They find a hidden passage in their new room which leads to the top of a mountain and a jacdaw's nest! Gathering some eggs, Inga also comes across two golden elephant ornaments. Back in Roquat's throne room, Inga decides to offer the Nome King the elephants as an exchange for his parents. Roquat agrees, and bring Kitticut and Garre to the rescuers, but before they can actually leave Roquat pulls one last stunt and drops the floor down into a new chamber where they re confronted by six doors. The White Pearl confirms that the doors lead into a dangerous maze, so Inga decides not to have any of that! Instead, he uses the power of the pearls to get himself and the others back up to the original room. They use the hidden passage to get to the jackdaw's nest and freedom. Descending the mountain, they find they are near Gilgad, so Rinkitink and Bilbil stay there, and Inga rows his parents back to a rebuilt Pingaree. I liked this one, and how it uses eggs and other Baum lore such as the jackdaws. But the pearl's advice and the hidden passage to the surface seem just a little <i>too</i> convenient. Were I judging this contest, this may have gotten to the final rounds, but I probably would have given it an honorable mention.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-13703995545450719622023-10-21T16:00:00.005-07:002023-10-21T16:00:37.561-07:00This Week's Oz ComicsWe got a two-fer on Thursday:
<ul>
<li>Not every comic with a pumpkin-headed man is, by default, an Oz comic. But <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/eek/2023/10/19" target="_blank">this guy in <i>Eek!</i></a> has the right name, and the same anxiety Jack exhibited in <i>The Marvelous Land of Oz</i>. So I am most emphatically declaring this one to be Ozzy!
<li>In contrast, I don't see how anyone could interpret <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/strangebrew/2023/10/19" target="_blank">this edition of <i>Strange Brew</i></a> as anything that isn't Ozzy.
</ul>Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-13271058092596034372023-10-15T20:21:00.003-07:002023-10-15T20:21:25.054-07:00The Latest Oz Short StoryI am nearing the end of <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/baum-l-frank/oziana-2016/paperback/product-1pyqnjkd.html?q=Oziana+2016&page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">the 2016 issue of <i>Ozinana</i></a> and all these new endings for <i>King Rinkitink</i>. This week it's "King Rinkitink Conclusion" by Sarah Hadley, which sees Rinkitink accidentally reveal the existence and powers of the pearls to Roquat! (He got carried away singing one of his impromptu songs at a banquet.) Roquat makes it clear that he's going to try to acquire the pearls, so he's not letting our party go. But Bilbil, sensing that Roquat is a tyrant and the rest of the Nomes don't like him much, befriends Kaliko and enlists his aid in helping them to escape. Kaliko shows Inga, Rinkitink, and Bilbil where King Kitticut and Queen Garee are to be found. Unfortunately, it's in Roquat's palace, and if you remember the events of <i>Ozma of Oz</i>, you know that means the King and Queen of Pingaree have been enchanted into ornaments! Fortunately, the enchantment proves to be much easire to break—literally!—than touching an ornament and saying "Ev". Dozens of ornaments prove to be victims of Roquat's wrath, and join their liberators in a ragtag army. But Roquat, upon finally appearing on the scene, has a business proposition: Kittikut and Garee in exchange for the pearls. Inga appears to give in, but in the process Bilbil chomps down on and breaks the blue and pink pearls. This disenchants the King and Queen of Pingaree! But in exchange for the white pearl (which is a lot less helpful to Roquat that it is to Inga), the Nome King agrees to abdicate, and Kaliko becomes the new Nome King. There are a lot of good ideas in this telling, and I like incorporating the ornaments of <i>Ozma of Oz</i> into the story. But I have to wonder how Kitticut and Garee could have been the pearls all this time. It just does not add up. So I can certainly understand why this one did not win the contest.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-61310232426366773962023-10-10T19:45:00.001-07:002023-10-10T19:45:04.696-07:00The Latest Oz Short StoryI have been very busy lately, and thus haven't had much chance to write about the latest ending new ending from <i>King Rinkitink</i>, as published in <a href="https://www.lulu.com/shop/baum-l-frank/oziana-2016/paperback/product-1pyqnjkd.html?q=Oziana+2016&page=1&pageSize=4" target="_blank">the 2016 edition of <i>Oziana</i></a>. But I will remedy that right now by talking about "King Rinkitink Restor'd" by John W. Kennedy and Elaine M. Kennedy. Inga decides to bribe the Nome King with a kind of jewel that he doesn't have, pearls. He shows the white pearl, but Roquat thinks it's an egg! Of course he fears eggs so much that he decides to break his promise to Gos and Cor and gives Inga a chance to find the prisoners. In another complicated game, Inga, Rinkitink, and Bilbil are allowed to each pick onee door each, out of a hundred, behind one of which is King Kittikut and Queen Garee. The humans fail, but Bilbil's sense of smell finds the royal couple. After leaving the Nome Kingdom, Bilbil gets hungry and eats <i>How to Be Good</i>, which then changes him back to Prince Bobo! Upon reaching the Nonestic Ocean, they decide to go to Regos and Coregos and stop the terror of King Gos and Queen Cor forever, but the Great Mermaid (a character that does not appear in <i>The Sea Fairies</i>) knows all that's been happening through communication via the pearls. Gos and Cor are now permanent guests of the mermaids and will no longer bother anyone on the surface. Unlike most of these other entries, the Kennedys then tell where Baum's original picks up again. I think there are some good ideas here, but were I judging this contest I would have liked to see them expanded, as this is a little short. Still, it was a worthy effort.Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-42033196492076420632023-10-02T06:19:00.004-07:002023-10-02T06:19:22.168-07:00Today's Oz ComicIn <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/theargylesweater/2023/10/02" target="_blank">today's edition of <i>The Argyle Sweater</i></a>, one character has a desire to travel, and a <i>really</i> good reason not to!Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13846214.post-65648380855445579042023-10-01T21:09:00.001-07:002023-10-01T21:09:14.711-07:00This Weekend's Oz ComicI'll keep it brief: A love triangle in <a href="https://www.gocomics.com/rubes/2023/09/30" target="_blank">yesterday's edition of <i>Rubes</i>.</a> This could get ugly...Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.com0