The nymph Nelanthe is exiled from the Forest of Burzee for kissing a human male. Shanower wrote the first draft of this story in his childhood. After travails, Flicker manages to thaw the Ice King's heart (almost consuming himself in the process). Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and Flicker, a living human candle with flaming hair, all go to rescue her. Ozma is kidnapped by the Ice King of the South Pole, and turned into his ice princess.
Drawn up into a whirlpool, they reach a hidden land with a cranky princess and a living wooden toy called Knotboy they triumph in a confrontation with a giant snake and toad. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, and Eureka the kitten travel to a Mysterious Mountain. (Harlan Ellison provided an Introduction to the first edition.) A talking flying swordfish named Drox plays a supporting role.
Oz begins to lose its magic through the Witch's actions, until Bortag has a change of heart and undoes what he's done. A mediocre magician named Bortag steals some of the enchanted apples of Oz to awaken the Wicked Witch of the South. This book is considered canonical by many fans, not unlike the other Oz material that Shanower has been associated with. Most significantly, in 1993 he illustrated The Wicked Witch of Oz, written by Royal Historian Rachel Cosgrove Payes. Shanower also produced The Oz Toy Book Volume 2 in 1994. He illustrated Paradox in Oz by Edward Einhorn in 1999. Trot of Oz, his collaboration with Glenn Ingersoll, appeared in the final issue of Oz-story in 2000.
2 in 1996, has a strong relationship with The Shaggy Man of Oz, and is almost an homage to Jack Snow's book. His story "Abby," published in Oz-story Magazine No. His novel The Giant Garden of Oz, which he both wrote and illustrated, was published in 1993, and his collection of Oz fiction and verse, The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, appeared in 2002. Shanower served as assistant editor of Oz-story Magazine during that annual's six-year duration (1995-2000) he also supplied much of the artwork for each volume.
Though he says he still watches it from time to time and still enjoys it, to him, the 1939 film is not Oz. Frank Baum's fifth Oz book The Road to Oz as a child after being a fan of the classic MGM musical movie. Shanower became an official Oz fan when he read L. He has created five graphic novels based on the Oz books, as well as illustrating many Oz-related stories for Marvel Comics. Eric Shanower (October 23, 1963-) is a comic book artist, illustrator, and writer.
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