I fell in love with Skottie Young’s art styling a while ago, so when I saw he was working on Marvel’s take on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, I had to pick up a copy. Issue #2 arrives next week, and Marvel has provided Major Spoilers with a sneak peek where readers discover the origins of the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman.
THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ #2
COVER BY: SKOTTIE YOUNG
WRITER: ERIC SHANOWER
PENCILS: SKOTTIE YOUNG
INKS: SKOTTIE YOUNG
COLORED BY: JEAN-FRANCOIS BEAULIEU
LETTERED BY: JEFF ECKLEBERRY
THE STORY:
Double origin issue! Find out how both the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman came to be. Romance and dismemberment, spontaneous life and evil spells—this issue has all sorts of surprises. Plus, you’ve never seen a Cowardly Lion before like Skottie Young’s big bashful ball of fur! Join young Kansas farm girl Dorothy on the road through the Land of Oz as she collects companions with severe identity issues.
All Ages …$3.99
5 Comments
That $3.99 price tag kills me. It means I’ll be scoring the back issues in either an Ebay auction or an online retailer.
Of just wait for the trade.
“And so she told him of Kansas and how grey everything is there.”
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… screw you, Marvel.
The art is great no doubt, but damn… thats some pretty BAD writing going on there….
I got the first issue with the same plan as Josh
But the trade WILL be awesome
And although the writing IS pretty bad, I think this trade will be in elementary schools across the nation for decades to come.
You have to score one for Marvel for that alone