Tales from Oz

author: Dan Wickline

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.26

book published: 2014

rating: 2

read at: 2014/06/13

date added: 2014/06/13

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Tales From Oz' sucked me in with the cover and I requested a review copy before I noticed that it was a Grimm Fairy Tales title. While there were things about it I liked, there were things I did not, so I apologize in advance to those who are fans of this series.



This seems to be a prequel to a new Grimm Fairy Tales series set in Oz, so it sets out origin stories for the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion and the Scarecrow. Needless to say these are quite different from the Frank Baum series. They don't even seem to be using any of the same basic mythology as the Oz series. Consider that Nitpick number 1. This is in line with how some of their other series are and are a reason I gave up reading their series. I don't mind dark versions of fairy tales, but maybe a nod to the origins might be appreciated. Again, this series is apparently not for me.



Then there is the art. I think the art is fairly good except for the human characters where the anatomy is so grossly out of proportion. It just doesn't do it for me. Scantily clad evil witches in Oz just seemed weird to me. I know that this is what this series trades on and I know it has it's fans. I promise that I will refrain from reviewing further titles in this line in the future.



In spite of my rant about them not using the source material, the origin stories are actually not bad. I liked the one for the Cowardly Lion the best. The book includes a story about Toto, who, in this version, seems to be a really large wolf. The book ends with a cover gallery and a preview of the series that starts in Kansas with Dorothy.



I was given a review copy of this graphic novel by Diamond Book Distributors and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.





via Wayne's bookshelf: read http://ift.tt/1p3LfHq