Dorothy, Volume I [Paperback]

Mark Masterson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2005

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 fantastic new vision of the classic tale. Now in one volume, these 4 chapters chronicle the first steps of Dorothy's journey down the darkest roads of Oz. This collection includes a cover gallery and an introduction by scholar Peter E. Hanff, former President of the International Wizard of Oz Fan Club!

Editorial Reviews

Review

...a fascinating photo-art retelling of the Oz story in a modern (and not-for-kids) vein. --Dave Carter, Yet Another Comics Blog, October 25, 2005

Myths are made for retelling... and Dorothy is a lovely new vision of a story we already know. --Matthew J. Phillon, Comic World News, June 10, 2005

Dorothy is the most incredible motion picture that has never appeared on any screen! And it's only getting better! --Heath Shelby, TheComicFanatic.com, November 27, 2004

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Illusive Arts Entertainment, LLC; 1 edition (September 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0976940701
• ISBN-13: 978-0976940708
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,210,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Would have shocked Judy Garland, November 6, 2006

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Tom Knapp "Rambles.NET editor" (Lancaster, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dorothy, Volume I (Paperback)

Told through computer-altered photography in a computer-generated world, "Dorothy" blends the look of reality and fantasy so clearly, it's hard to tell where one ends and the other begins. Dorothy (modeled by Catie Fisher) lives in a gray environment, with little besides her green eyes, red lips, jewelry and hair dye to set her apart from the surrounding drabness. Oz, of course, is bursting with color, but there's a great deal of danger, too -- making itself known first through the attack of a vicious flying monkey. But this Dorothy is no shrinking violet, and her grim matter-of-factness seems to get her through tough situations more easily than a "golly gee" attitude would do.

Creator Mark Masterson has taken Dorothy someplace new. It's not over the rainbow, for sure, but I'm very curious to see where this path leads.

by Tom Knapp, Rambles.NET editor

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A unique approach, November 10, 2005

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Wayne M. Rogers (Dublin, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dorothy, Volume I (Paperback)

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

Wayne

4.0 out of 5 stars Live-action Oz comic, September 26, 2009

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J. Alford (Atlanta, GA. United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dorothy, Volume I (Paperback)

This is a modern-day dark retelling of the original Wizard Of Oz book. As a fumetti(photo comic), it features actual actors and models matted in with CGI backgrounds. In it, Dorothy Gale is a goth-looking teenager in Kansas who decides to run away from her aunt and uncle's farm. When taking off on in a pickup truck, she is carried away by a hurricane to Oz. Once there, runs into a small robot dog she names Toto, and a dying old woman who gives her a magic necklace with a green jewel in it. She is told to head to the Munchkins who will help her. Although along the way, she runs into a giant dragon underground(a wink to the Time Dragon from Wicked?), and sidetracks by freeing a living Scarecrow from his perch. Once finally at Munchkinland, Dorothy is told that Oz is ruled by the Witch Queen who has taken over all of Oz except for the Emerald City where the powerful Wizard is hold up as the Witch's forces continue to try and breach it. The Witch wants Dorothy's necklace, so she sends out a brutal beast after her. Dorothy then treks for the Emerald City, but she and Scarecrow uncover a robot which she manages to reactivate and join her. They then run into the China Country where the beast tries to attack them, but Dorothy reveals his cowardly nature. The beast then joins them in their quest.