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Meet General Jinjur
Marvel's adaptation of Marvelous Land of Oz is on its third issue (adaptation by Eric Shanower, art by Skottie Young), and the second antagonist has been introduced - General Jinjur...
So, our hero, Tip, has been separated from his companions, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Saw-Horse, but, since they're all heading for the Emerald City, he keeps walking down the Yellow Brick Road, knowing, at worst, he'll catch up to them at the city.
But, of course, there wouldn't be much of a book if he didn't have an adventure or two before then.
So, the first thing he encounters is a young woman sitting at the side of the road, eating her lunch. He approaches and asks her if she has enough to share - she agrees to let him eat the rest, if he'll carry the basket, and they start down the road again.
'The exclusive interest of the fair sex', huh? That's so unfair, Jinj! *dodges tomatoes*
Again...1904.
But, that aside...her thinking there is sound...one old man (the entirety of the Emerald City's army) isn't much without the backing of the Wizard's might. Jinjur's a smart cookie (mmm, ginger cookies...), even if she is a bit shallow.
... 1904. *cough*
OK, actually, a lot of that last page is more or less original to Shanower*, the original going straight from Jinjur's first line to the march on the Emerald City, and the ladies appear to be joking around - which actually pulls it back a bit from the 'silly shallow girls', despite the hair colouring discussion...because at least here, they're listening to Jinjur well enough to make wisecracks, rather than gossiping amongst themselves, as in the original.
* The rest is taken straight from Baum, though often rearranged somewhat to make it flow better in the comic.
Occasionally unfortunate characterization aside (I don't want to spoil, because I want to encourage you all to buy this series...), I really like Jinjur...she's fun.
On a less positive note, while I love Skottie's art, I do wish he'd made her uniform look more like the description from the novel:
(Those 5 colours being the colours of Oz, though not properly located relative to each other - starting with blue, and moving clockwise, that would be blue, purple, yellow, red for the skirt. The top being green works, however.)
Also, that the skirt were more practical looking - more like what her soldiers are wearing, or how she was drawn in the original.
Anyway...that's the introduction of Jinjur - the rest of the issue is what's going on with Jack and the Saw-Horse, and Jinjur's army attacking the Emerald City.
And now since it's awesome, the cover:
4 pages of 23 (if I count right).I'd have included the cover, but I don't know if that'd count toward the 4 allowable pages.Apparently it's OK, so I've added it. Look under the cut!
Suggested tags: Creator: Eric Shanower, Creator: Skottie Young, Title: The Marvelous Land of Oz.
So, our hero, Tip, has been separated from his companions, Jack Pumpkinhead and the Saw-Horse, but, since they're all heading for the Emerald City, he keeps walking down the Yellow Brick Road, knowing, at worst, he'll catch up to them at the city.
But, of course, there wouldn't be much of a book if he didn't have an adventure or two before then.
So, the first thing he encounters is a young woman sitting at the side of the road, eating her lunch. He approaches and asks her if she has enough to share - she agrees to let him eat the rest, if he'll carry the basket, and they start down the road again.
'The exclusive interest of the fair sex', huh? That's so unfair, Jinj! *dodges tomatoes*
Again...1904.
But, that aside...her thinking there is sound...one old man (the entirety of the Emerald City's army) isn't much without the backing of the Wizard's might. Jinjur's a smart cookie (mmm, ginger cookies...), even if she is a bit shallow.
... 1904. *cough*
OK, actually, a lot of that last page is more or less original to Shanower*, the original going straight from Jinjur's first line to the march on the Emerald City, and the ladies appear to be joking around - which actually pulls it back a bit from the 'silly shallow girls', despite the hair colouring discussion...because at least here, they're listening to Jinjur well enough to make wisecracks, rather than gossiping amongst themselves, as in the original.
* The rest is taken straight from Baum, though often rearranged somewhat to make it flow better in the comic.
Occasionally unfortunate characterization aside (I don't want to spoil, because I want to encourage you all to buy this series...), I really like Jinjur...she's fun.
On a less positive note, while I love Skottie's art, I do wish he'd made her uniform look more like the description from the novel:
While wondering what he should do in this emergency he came upon a girl sitting by the roadside. She wore a costume that struck the boy as being remarkably brilliant: her silken waist being of emerald green and her skirt of four distinct colors -- blue in front, yellow at the left side, red at the back and purple at the right side. Fastening the waist in front were four buttons -- the top one blue, the next yellow, a third red and the last purple.
(Those 5 colours being the colours of Oz, though not properly located relative to each other - starting with blue, and moving clockwise, that would be blue, purple, yellow, red for the skirt. The top being green works, however.)
Also, that the skirt were more practical looking - more like what her soldiers are wearing, or how she was drawn in the original.
Anyway...that's the introduction of Jinjur - the rest of the issue is what's going on with Jack and the Saw-Horse, and Jinjur's army attacking the Emerald City.
And now since it's awesome, the cover:
4 pages of 23 (if I count right).
Suggested tags: Creator: Eric Shanower, Creator: Skottie Young, Title: The Marvelous Land of Oz.
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