Dorothy of Oz 1

By Son Hee-Joon

After Mara-Shin loses her little dog Toto, her search for her pet takes her down a mysterious yellow brick road. At the end of that yellow brick road is, as you many have guessed, the magical land of Oz. The people of Oz even start calling our young hero Dorothy Think you've heard this story before? Well, think again These aren't the cowardly lion, scarecrow and tin man adventures you remember. This fantastic fairy tale features familiar characters... but with a definite manwha twist

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1897376316
• ISBN13: 9781897376317
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Udon Entertainment Corp
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.0" x 5.8"
• Age Range: 13 to 16 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 11

Customer Reviews

interesting series

This series is great. It takes the story of "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz",and puts it in a sci-fi adventure context. Has comedic elements and physical humor. More geared towards teens and young adults. If you like quirky, adventurous, serious at times stories in graphic books, this series is a must-read.

Oz from Korea

This manhwa(Korean comic)is a modern day retelling of the original Oz books. The story first opens up with the entire cast already assembled and on their quest to the mysterious Wizard while dodging the Oz military as they're seen as fugitives. Although after the first few chapters in Volume #1, the plot then cuts to the beginning where we meet Mara Shin, a normal girl from Korea who on her way home from school one day follows her dog Toto down a mysterious road that she never noticed before. She wanders into the enchanted land of Oz, and encounters Serruliah, a scientist referred to as the Witch of the East that believes Mara is the legendary saviour known as Dorothy who can find the fabled Yellow Brick Road. Oz is broken up into four countries, each one ruled by a female scientist called a "witch" who at one point tried to conquer the land, but the mighty Wizard who had actual magical powers defeated them. Serruliah discovers that a strange glove that Mara found when she was a kid(supposedly in Oz)has actual magic properties. Unfortunately, Serruliah is killed by a clone assassin of the Witch of the West, but not before she reveals to Mara how to utilize the special powers lying within her magic boots which allow her to transform into a blonde mature version of herself. Mara is however mistaken for the assassin, and goes on the run. She later frees one of the West Witch's failed clones that she names Abee(which is Korean for Scarecrow), and he uses his psychic powers to protect her from other clone soldiers. The two of them later on run across the cyborg Namu, who has the codename of Tin Woodsman. He teams up with them, and fights the powerful female android Tick Tock who works for the Witch of the South. Our heroes eventually befriend the chimera catboy Tail created by the North Witch. If you're a fan of anime and manga, you'll probably enjoy this as a great adventure/fantasy with some decent comedy. The story offers a fresh take on the Oz novels, but holds its own as an interesting comic.

Dorothy isn't in Korea any more!

This is a great adaptation (Or sequel?) to "The Wizard of OZ." I find that the Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow are not the characters we know, but original characters who share some common attributes with the ones we knew. The same is true for Dorothy, Or rather Mara Shin. She follows the Yellow Brick Road to it's end, where her dreams will come true, whatever they are. At least that what people say. Standing in her way are powerful forces tangled in a power struggle for the control or even the destruction of Oz.

Manga Mania hits OZ with a Storm of cute and conflicts.

Dorothy Of Oz Volume 1 (Dorothy of Oz) Firstly for you anime and manga lovers: I am right with you totally. I am also an hobby artist. So I also love great talent in manga drawing. This series is both great art and a great story. I have a day job at a major library processing books. I saw this eye-catcher on a cart so I ordered all the available and pre-order books.[do this if you want to get ahead of the crowd]. This is simply huge fun to read and re-read. I would love to see it animated. Every element of the book is super professional...a collection keeper for manga fans.