tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post4310426548616142789..comments2024-02-29T14:12:01.955-05:00Comments on Flashback Universe Blog: Public Domain Wizard of Oz ComicsJim Shelleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-60387120106137942152010-09-14T19:12:10.272-04:002010-09-14T19:12:10.272-04:00The majority of Walt Spouse's Wonderland of Oz...The majority of Walt Spouse's Wonderland of Oz is in print from Hungry Tiger Press. www.hungrytigerpress.comericshanowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879686211456482942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-87914086912815829322010-09-07T05:35:34.576-04:002010-09-07T05:35:34.576-04:00@lukeblast - yeah, I've thought about submitti...@lukeblast - yeah, I've thought about submitting to McFarland a couple of times with some topics I thought might be of interest, but I always find the actual idea of compiling and writing such books a little daunting. <br /><br />I'm curious about your MA in English. I started that program and bailed. I'd be curious what your experience was. Give me a shout at jimshelley@gmail.comJim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-53345654974954145922010-09-07T05:32:54.144-04:002010-09-07T05:32:54.144-04:00@Reno - I can't take much credit for spotting ...@Reno - I can't take much credit for spotting the connection. I actually read about that in the Krypton Companion in an interview with Elliot S. Maggin, writer of many Superman stories at DC.Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-7367038323191290482010-09-07T05:31:26.493-04:002010-09-07T05:31:26.493-04:00@Trey - yeah, the Oz/LotR parallels struck me as w...@Trey - yeah, the Oz/LotR parallels struck me as well when I was writing the article. It made me wonder why the Oz books didn't inspire as many imitators as the Tolkien books. I suspect its because the Baum books are aimed at a younger audience (or at least that is how they have come to be viewed.)Jim Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05006833955333061262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-2136615481059648912010-09-06T11:15:44.925-04:002010-09-06T11:15:44.925-04:00I'm a big fan of McFarland. It was, in part, a...I'm a big fan of McFarland. It was, in part, a very badly-written book they published that inspired my thesis, enabling me to get my English MA.<br /><br />Their catalogs are like a grown-up version of a Sears Wishbook for me. I gaze lovingly at the pages, going "someday... maybe for Christmas..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-45912145604432343502010-09-06T09:30:55.046-04:002010-09-06T09:30:55.046-04:00I suspected there was a Zardoz-Vartox connection. ...I suspected there was a Zardoz-Vartox connection. Thanks for confirming it. :)Renohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706715472542842560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778276361957351199.post-14779848537082191312010-09-06T09:12:52.358-04:002010-09-06T09:12:52.358-04:00McFarland is a great publisher. They had a booth ...McFarland is a great publisher. They had a booth at Comic-Con and I ordered four books from them--though, tragically all but Joshi's <i>The Modern Weird Tale</i> are still on backorder.<br /><br />I think Oz is to be appreciated as part of a truly American fantasy tradition--something with old world anecedents, but but as derivative as the Tolkien-inspired works that currently dominate the genre.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com