Vol. 60, no. 1 (Spring 2016)
Editor-in-Chief | Craig Noble |
Production Editor | Marcus Mébès |
Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
Reviews Editor | Atticus Gannaway |
Contributing Editors | Jane Albright, Angelica Carpenter, Jared Davis |
Front cover art by Marcus Mébès, adapted from John R. Neill (Thompson characters)
Back cover art by Vincent Myrand (“The Flight of the Fugitives”)
Spring 2016 Selected Contents
This is a guide to the articles and reviews from the issue that will most benefit researchers, scholars, and collectors. The printed issue includes additional content such as news, editorial letters, and other commentary-based departments.
The Boys from Philadelphia
Barbara Koelle looks at three Baum and Thompson characters who originate from Philadelphia, the setting of the Oz Club’s 2016 National Convention: Button-Bright, Bob Up, and Peter Brown.
The Oz Illustrator: An Interview with Oz “Maine-iac” Vincent Myrand
Ron Baxley, Jr. interviews fan artist Vincent Myrand, whose work is featured on this issue’s back cover.
In Memoriam
Richard Paul Smyers (Ozmapolitan convention regular and Baum Bugle reviewer); Margaret Berg (pastiche author and Baum Bugle reviewer).
Reviews
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz on tour (theater; reviewer Bill Thompson)
Polychrome: A Romantic Fantasy by Ryk E. Spoor (fiction; reviewer Alan Wise)