- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: SLG Publishing (Nov 29 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1593622163
- ISBN-13: 978-1593622169
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 249 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #322,046 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Frank Fizzle wishes his father would have just a single, original idea. Instead, Jasper Fizzle sees himself as the new "Royal Historian of OZ" as he insists on writing new OZ stories. When the failed writer discovers that Oz really exists, he makes an error in judgment that brands him a criminal in two worlds. Frank may be doomed to pay for the "sins of the father" at the hands of the axe-wielding Tin-Man and the ghost of the Wicked Witch. Can Frank save the day and redeem the Fizzle family name, or will the drizzly ghost of the Wicked Witch of the West destroy them all? This trade paperback collects all five issues of the Royal Historian of OZ series, with plenty of extras and an introduction by Eric Shanower.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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The story is cool. The illustrations are AMAZING., Jan 18 2012
By J. Wynn - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Royal Historian of OZ (Paperback)
Let me tell you something about this book. The reason there are not more black and white comics is because there are not that many artists who can do it well. Illustrator Andy Hirsch is one of those artists who ROCK in black and white. His confident and crisp use of total shadow negative space is eye-popping. And if you know exactly how hard it is to do what he does, you will be blown away. If you run out and buy ISSUE #4 (the one with patchwork girl on the cover), you will not know whether to read it or frame it. Hirsch is on a short list of artists doing comics that I would recommend to people who want to learn how to provoke people with only the white of the paper and darkness of a pen.Tommy Kovac's story funny, intriguing and shows a genuine love for world created by Frank L. Baum. If you have bought Marvel's Wizard of Oz comics series, then you should pick up this compendium of issues #1-5.
One last thing: At this point, there is one other person who has reviewed this book. Although she apparently liked the book enough to collect each copy, she gave this book ONE STAR because the series was canceled because comic book stores did not order enough copies for the last issue to pay for publishing. SLG allowed readers to buy a digital version of the last issue. She could have bought the last issue digitally to read and she could have bought collection of all 5 issues for a steal at Amazon's price. I think it not especially honest to give one star to a book she obviously liked. That's like trashing the TV show Firefly because it got canceled half-way through the first season. She's complaining about the perils of buying into stories from smaller publishers? Well, thanks a heck of a lot Evzenie. You're no help improving things.
2 of 13 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
complete rip off, Dec 26 2011
By Evzenie Reitmayerova - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Royal Historian of OZ (Paperback)
i bought the single issues, they were great and i liked the story.4 out of 5 issues were released and then the series was canceled.
you support a small publishers and buy their stuff? here is my lesson!
now the publisher SLG tries to get my money again. why should i pay to read only the last issue?
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