Dorothy, Volume I (Paperback)

by Mark Masterson (Author) "THEY REALLY DROVE ME FREAKING' CRAZY TONIGHT..." (more)

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

...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

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

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

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

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

Product Description
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!

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 (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #456,137 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

By	Tom Knapp "Rambles.NET editor" (Lancaster, PA USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

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

By	Wayne M. Rogers (Dublin, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

Wayne

5.0 out of 5 stars Dorothy rocks!, March 30, 2007

By	K. Reynolds - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've never really been a comic-book reader, until Dorothy came along that is. The strong and funny (and deeply-flawed) lead character in this tale is highly compelling, and the revamped land of Oz that she finds herself in is the dark kind of magical place that would make the Brothers Grimm nervous. Oz is racked by civil war and overrun with spies and killer robots, and Mz Gale travels through this Technicolor war-zone with brash defiance that only thinly masks the fact the she hasn't got a clue as to what is going on. ("If this was a theme park, I'd sue!" she exclaims at one point.) This mix of personality traits makes our heroine far more innocent than Judy Garland surrounded by lollipops, and much more satisfying than the two-dimensional babes that annoy me in so many other comic books. Rock on, team Dorothy!