The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of THE
LEGEND OF OZ: THE WICKED WEST #2 from Big Dog Ink. Tom Hutchinson wrote the story with art by Alisson
Borges.
To catch everyone up, Dorothy Gale – a no-nonsense
gunslinger has been trying to get back home to Kansas. The best way is to find
the Emerald City via the remains of what was a gold brick road. Gale (as she
likes to be called) encounters a mysterious man with a badge that she calls “tin
man,” a chained up lion in clown makeup, and confronted outlaws that turned
into flying monkeys.
This issue opens with Gale freeing the lion who runs away
in fear. She jumps on her horse Toto and renews her quest until she encounters
a young Indian girl that the tin man calls “a scarecrow” - a magically animated
puppet. Meanwhile, the wicked witch is brought up to speed of what has been
going on. Of course, she wants the girl and her little horse too.
This is a very interesting interpretation of the classic
tale from Frank Baum. Hutchinson does a great job of placing the fantasy tale
in a western environment. It seems to bring freshness to the story. I am unfamiliar with Alisson Borges work, but
enjoyed what I saw. He blends the
fantasy and western elements together and makes it work. I am very interested
to see how this version of the story ends.
