''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2005)'' is a collection of three stories adapting the novel ''
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' is a children's novel written by author L. Frank Baum and illustrated by W. W. Denslow. It is the first novel in the Oz series of books. A Kansas farm girl named Dorothy ends up in the magical Land of Oz afte ...
'' (1900) by
L. Frank Baum
Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...
. The stories were written by David Chauvel with art by Enrique Fernandez.
The books were first published in French by Delcourt (2005) as ''Le Magicien d'Oz'', continuing Delcourt Jeunesse's theme of adapting classic works in a
graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...
format. The album in English was published in the United States by
Image Comics, on January 2, 2007. The three-part book received the Grand Prix de La Ville de Lyon award for illustration in 2005.
Its art inspired American artists Skottie Young's design for the adaptation he made in 2009 for
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publishing, publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, ''Magazine Management/Atlas Co ...
,
with Fernandez sharing that Young said he had Fernandez's comics on the desk while working on his own designs.
References
2005 graphic novels
Comics based on Oz (franchise)
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