The O.Z. # 1-2

Title: The O.Z. # 1
Publisher: David Pepose
Created/Written by: David Pepose
Art by: Ruben Rojas
Colors by: Whitney Cogar
Lettering by: DC Hopkins
Cover by: Ruben Rojas
Variant Covers by: Rio Burton, Kenneth Wagnon, Maan-House and Anna Wieszczyk
Dorothy Pin-Up by: Claudia Balboni and Elizabeth Kramer
Price: $ 10.00 US (digital), $ 20.00 US (paperback)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Website: www.davidpepose.com/?fbclid=IwAR0PPyBOS_wWeVliLXyKrpqTfunuSeKAx7s-h67yMT4w3Vvc-nLbv2JhTSc
Comments: Dorothy Gale and her Grandmother Dorothy who inspired her live together. Dorothy Gale served her country and now she struggles with what she saw and lived through. Now her life takes another turn perhaps just when she needed it most.
  Dorothy is not in Kansas anymore. She lands in a battle of flying monkeys vs scarecrows. This Dorothy has landed in a war zone.
  We are introduced briefly to a few of the players in this story. We see to Dorothy is in Oz and yes there is a big-headed Wizard.
  The Scarecrow now has become the ultimate villain he is a war-mongering mad genius. So the Tin Soldier and Dorothy must unit under the guidance of a most unexpected being. Dorothy a former soldier must become one again to save Oz.
  There is a touching scene as one friend remembers another and is glad to also find out they are remembered.
  The art is gorgeously presented as we see an Oz that has suffered from war. The characters are portrayed to show they are soldiers fighting in this war. The citizens we see are poor wretches that do need a protector to fight for them.
  As Dorothy sees how bad off OZ truly is she feels it in her heart and soul and she knows she can not stand by and do nothing. Then things really heat up. Dorothy is ready to kick some flying monkey butt. She and the Tin Soldier deliver one fastball special. This battle is pure explosive energy. Dorothy gives no quarter and asks none. The emotions are high and the fighting intensified.
  Dorothy has returned to Oz for the first time and it will never be the same again.
  The thrills and excitement are taking you down the yellow brick road on a journey that will deliver everything you could want and then some. Come visit Oz and be stunned.


Title: The O.Z. # 2
Publisher: David Pepose
Created/Written by: David Pepose
Art by: Ruben Rojas
Colors by: Whitney Cogar
Lettering by: DC Hopkins
Cover by: Ruben Rojas
Variant Covers by: Farid Karami, Cem Iroz and Dominic Bustamante
Dorothy Pin-Up by: Michelle Wong
Price: $ 10.00 US (digital), $ 20.00 US (paperback)
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Website: www.davidpepose.com/?fbclid=IwAR0PPyBOS_wWeVliLXyKrpqTfunuSeKAx7s-h67yMT4w3Vvc-nLbv2JhTSc
Comments: There is am all out war going on in the land of Oz. The Scarecrow has a look of a touch of insanity to him. Dorothy Gale now looks tough and ready to win this war at any cost she is the Warlord of Oz. 
  The supporting characters are wonderful Jack Pumpkinhead and the Tin Soldier they like others in this book are a different take on characters you thought you knew. 
  Dorothy's resistance fighters find themselves in the fight of their lives against the Scarecrow and his strawmen. Then the Prince of Lions enters the fray and the tide of battle turns. Things are really heating up in Oz. 
  Dorothy now has a quest one she finds out real fast is deadly dangerous. The threats she faces are not ones you would expect in Oz. Her and her friends though they will go through anything to accomplish their mission. Dorothy is the ultimate hard ass who will never stop. 
  There is a great quote here in these pages; Courage isn't a gift...it's a choice. Dorothy makes a lot of choices. 
  Jack Pumpkinhead is a deadly adversary and the Prince of Lions shows he just why him is a Prince. He makes a choice. 
  This retelling of an old favorite works way better than you might expect. All the updates and changes fit in perfectly with how this story is unfolding. This is not the Oz your used to and it is not better but it may be just as good in its own totally different way. 

Richard Vasseur