Dorothy, Volume I

By Mark Masterson

Dorothy Gale as a punked-out, angry teen. Toto as a green-eyed robot. A Scarecrow with a bloody past. Twisted villains around every corner, and no Starbucks in sight. Welcome to 21st Century Oz, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0976940701
• ISBN13: 9780976940708
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Illusive Arts Entertainment, LLC
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 7.3"
• Age Range: 14 years and up

Customer Reviews

A Wonderful New Dorothy

There are a lot of reworked versions of Frank L Baum's WIZARD OF OZ, but Illusive Arts' DOROTHY blows them all away! A 21st century teenaged Dorothy, living with aunt and uncle in Kansas, runs away from boredom taking their truck and ignoring the radio's tornado warnings. She's carried up in a funnel and dropped in Oz. She encounters vicious flying monkeys, a wizard and eventually a scarecrow who is at once a wonderfully funny and tragic character. There's a sense of a mythic cycle at work when some of the players understand that, somehow, this has happened before. Dorothy is acerbic but not overbearing, an appealing character humorously out of her element at first ("Munchkins? Yeah, I could use some little donuts!"). Wise and innocent she deftly adapts to her new reality and is soon confronting dragons and gearing up for the Evil Queen. Fumetti, using retouched photos instead of art, is not a new form in comics but rarely used in the US, and even more rarely as stunning as what's presented here. It helps to have as attractive and talented an actress/model as Catie Fisher. Think how challenging it must be to act a role in a series of still pictures! I promised to avoid the obvious comparison of writer Mark Masterson to Neil Gaiman, so I'll just say that if you enjoy Gaiman you will love DOROTHY.

One of the best new concepts

This is not your mother's "Wizard of Oz"! It's a combination of photography and graphics that builds into a chilling story that kept me turning pages straight through and I am so looking forward to seeing what the next book brings. Illusive Arts Entertainment has done a great job with this story and I recommend it highly.

A bold step in a new direction.

This is a great book. The combination of artwork and photography is beautifully done. This modern retelling of Frank L. Baum's creation is an entertaining if not dark departure from the MGM version we all are used to seeing. I also recommend visiting the website: [...] where you'll find great information and a chance to interact with the people behind the scenes.

Totally amazing

This version of OZ is absolutely incredible. Mr. Masterson has a great insight into the mind of a teenage girl searching for her own reality. The photography and graphics are outstanding. just all around fantastic!!!

A unique approach

This is a photographic comic book retelling of the Oz story. I thoroughly enjoyed it! Wayne