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We’re Sunk

The King in Yellow, by Robert Chambers – This Gothic horror story from the 1890s is largely notable for being incorporated into H.P. Lovecraft’s mythology. The title is that of a play that exists within the universe of the book, but … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Authors, Book Reviews, Carribean, Catholicism, Characters, Christianity, Global Warming, Health, Judaism, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Monsters, Music, Mythology, Names, Neil Gaiman, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan, Santeria, Science, Sesame Street, Television, Terry Pratchett, Voodoo, Yoruba | Tagged ballad and dagger, candide, carcosa, caroll spinney, catherynne valente, demons, dr. pipt, galanika, good omens, h.p. lovecraft, hastur, horror, liquid of petrifaction, orishas, oscar the grouch, outlaw saints, pirates, rick riordan presents, robert chambers, the king in yellow, the past is red, voltaire, ys |

Dear Dairy

Scan by Jared Davis Here we are, safe and sound, back in good old Oziana 1985. The cover has a drawing of the Nome King by Eric Shanower, which is kind of confusing, as I know Ruggedo appears in a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, Eric Shanower, Food, Fred Otto, Jack Snow, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Names, Onyx Madden/Jim Nitch, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged badmannah, bucketheads in oz, cows, dr. pipt, father goose, giants, horners, ice cream, jack pumpkinhead, jane mcneive, jay delkin, jellia jamb, jim vander noot, jimb jamb, joe bongiorno, john dough and the cherub, king kleaver, liquid of petrifaction, magic in the kitchen, mark manley, michael gessel, mombi, mombi's pink polkadot vest, mr. yoop, mrs. yoop, nome king, oziana, ozma, paul dana, phogg horner, polychrome, red jinn, robert luehrs, robin olderman, sir pryse bocks, the baum bugle, the butter lamb of oz, the fate of the yoops, the hearts and flowers of oz, the ice cream man of oz, the lost king of oz, the mysterious chronicles of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the shaggy man of oz, thrug, tottenhots, utensia, wicked witch of the west, witches |

Frustration Quest

Yesterday was L. Frank Baum’s birthday, so I figured I should write something Oz-related, but I’ve probably covered just about every possible topic when it comes to Baum’s creation. I was thinking recently, however, about how I usually say The … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Characters, Eric Shanower, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Music, Oz, Oz Authors, Prejudice | Tagged bungle the glass cat, deus ex machina, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, horners, johnny dooit, liquid of petrifaction, magic belt, nimmie amee, ojo, ozma, patchwork girl, powder of life, queen zixi of ix, rinkitink in oz, shaggy man, skottie young, spoilers, the magical monarch of mo, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the road to oz, the tin woodman of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tin woodman, tottenhots, unc nunkie, wise donkey, wizard of oz, woozy |

Perfectly Petrified

Writing about the legend that Emperor Constantine XI Palaiologos was turned into a marble statue and buried near the Golden Gate of Constantinople got me thinking of the mentions of such statues in the Oz books. For some reason, L. … Continue reading →

Posted in Characters, Comics, Eric Shanower, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged bortag, button-bright, cinderbutton, clocker, corumbia, cowardly lion, crunch, crystal city, dorothy gale, dr. pipt, emerald city, emperor constantine xi palaiologos, enchanted sleep, glinda, handy mandy in oz, jack pumpkinhead of oz, jellia jamb, kiki aru, king arthur, king mustafa of mudge, liquid of petrifaction, magic belt, marble statues, margolotte, mombi, nome king, ojo, ojo in oz, ozma, paul dana, petrifying powder, pirates in oz, planetty, pokes, poppies, powder of life, powder of petrifaction, princess marygolden, quiberon, red jinn, return to oz, singra, sir hokus of pokes, sleep, speedy, speedy in oz, standing-stick, statues, stupefying powder, the cowardly lion of oz, the enchanted apples of oz, the magic of oz, the magic umbrella of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the patchwork girl of oz, the purple prince of oz, the royal book of oz, the silver princess in oz, the wicked witch of oz, the yellow knight of oz, tippetarius, unc nunkie, valynn, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the south, witches, wizard of oz, wizard of wutz, yankee in oz |