Crossing the Lion

I finished reading Gregory Maguire's third book in the Wicked series, A Lion Among Men . I think it might well have been my favorite of the three. (If you missed my reviews of the first two, you can check them out here and here .) I found Maguire's take on the Cowardly Lion interesting. While the one in the books and the MGM movie was scared of everything but always did what he felt was right, Sir Brrr rationalized immoral decisions that would get him out of trouble. And while the original... read more

And Happy Election Season to my fellow Americans. Anyway, I'm making this entry because I have four Oz-related issues to mention: 1. According to Masquerade in Oz , today is Betsy Bobbin's birthday. For more thoughts on the subject, as well as other Ozian birthdays, check out this post . 2. Here's my review of Gregory Maguire's A Lion Among Men . 3. Marvel Comics is releasing new comic adaptations of the first two Oz books, written by Eric Shanower and drawn by Skottie Young. If you...