tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post115325409934395834..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Iz Abadazad a new Oz?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1153511390817826042006-07-21T14:49:00.000-05:002006-07-21T14:49:00.000-05:00Graphic novels/comics have indeed managed to avoid...Graphic novels/comics have indeed managed to avoid the modern novel's insistence on a narrow point of view.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1153320413613677202006-07-19T09:46:00.000-05:002006-07-19T09:46:00.000-05:00I find the new format for Abadazad makes the story...I find the new format for Abadazad makes the story more opaque than the comic did; we're now too lodged into Kate's head to experience the wonder along with her because she's so determined to negate everything in her surly teen voice. I found the comic more enjoyable because it gave both Kate's voice and the omniscient view of the illustration which gave the reader a better idea of Kate's fallibility as a narrator. <BR/><BR/>As for Abadazad being an homage to Oz, I think I remember reading that the comic was originally planned to be just that, but the creators decided to create their own fairyland to broaden the appeal of the series. In any event, it seems to me that the lightly comic tone of snippets of Barrie's books we get are a kind of imitation of Baum's Oz books, although the country itself seems more like Carroll's Wonderland.AMWisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595022423888044915noreply@blogger.com