(W) Gregory Maguire (A/CA) Scott Hampton FC, 176pp, $25.99
Return to Oz for the concluding volume of this stunning graphic novel adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s masterpiece Wicked, the inspiration for the Broadway show and the smash hit movie series—featuring gorgeous full-color illustrations by Scott Hampton.
Elphaba was born with emerald-green skin—no easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine. Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Oz’s most promising young citizens.
But Elphaba’s Oz is no utopia. The Wizard’s secret police are everywhere. Animals—those creatures with voices, souls, and minds—are threatened with exile. Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animals—even if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance. Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch. And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.
Story: Gregory Maguire Art: Scott Hampton
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