Vol. 53, no. 3 (Winter 2009)
| Editor-in-Chief | Scott Cummings |
| Production Editor | Ray Caspio |
| Review Editors | Joe Bongiorno, Atticus Gannaway |
| Bibliography Editor | Peter E. Hanff |
| Contributing Editors |
Angelica Carpenter, Marcus Mébès, David Tai, Gina Wickwar |
Front cover art by John R. Neill (The Road to Oz: Junior Edition)
Back cover art by John R. Neill (The Road to Oz)
Winter 2009 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.
Hidden Details in Neill’s Artwork for The Road to Oz
Scott Cummings finds fun new things to discover in Neill’s intricate illustrations for Baum’s fourth Oz book, including hidden creatures, artistic license, unexpected costume changes and surprisingly up-to-date technology.
Oz Under Scrutiny: Reviews of The Road to Oz
Scott Cummings looks at reviews of The Road to Oz contemporary with its original publication. A final review composed in rhyme follows this section under its own heading, “Ode to The Road.”
On the Road to the Comics of Oz
Editor Peter Meresca describes the process leading up to the release of Sunday Press Books’ new edition of the collected Queer Visitors from the Marvelous Land of Oz—the first time the entire series has been reproduced in color and at its original size.
Readers Forum: On Finding Oz
Judy Bieber and Eric Shanower respond to Evan I. Schwartz’s controversial non-fiction work, Finding Oz: How L. Frank Baum Discovered the Great American Story, which was reviewed in the Summer 2009 issue.
Reviews
Say Goodbye, Toto by the Ark Theater Company (theater; reviewer Freddy Fogarty)
Peter and the Magic Egg/Dorothy in the Land of Oz (animated film on DVD; reviewer Eric Gjovaag)
The Wizard of Oz illustrated by Graham Rawle (fiction; reviewer Richard R. Rutter)
My Judy Garland Life: A Memoir by Susie Boyt (non-fiction; reviewer Angelica Carpenter)
The Wizard of Oz / El Maravilloso Mago de Oz retold by Carol Ottolenghi, illustrated by Jim Talbot (fiction; reviewer Suzanna E. Henshon)