Zenescope Entertainment has announced plans to publish
its newest Grimm Fairy Tales comic book spinoff entitled OZ. Fans of
Zenescope’s comics have been looking forward to the company’s re-imagining of
this classic story for quite a while as it’s been hinted at in numerous issues
over the past two years. Oz will finally make its much-anticipated debut at the
2013 San Diego Comic Con and hit retailer shelves in late July.
Zenescope’s President and co-founder, Joe Brusha, will be
handling the writing for the new Oz series. “We’re very excited to finally
reveal the fourth realm of the Grimm Fairy Tales Universe.” said Brusha “We’ve
already introduced alternate versions of Neverland and Wonderland and have been
planning Oz for such a long time and now we finally get to deliver something
epic to our fans. I hope they enjoy reading it as much as we’ve enjoyed
creating it.”
This modern take on the Oz story retells the classic mythology
with a fascinating blend of dark fantasy and action-packed adventure. It begins
as the witches of Oz search for a lost weapon of power known as the Veridian
Scepter. Their quest ultimately leads them to the unlikeliest of places – the
farmlands of Kansas - and specifically to the home of a young woman named
Dorothy Gale.
The first issue features interior artwork by newcomer
Rolando Neto and covers by superstar artists J Scott Campbell, Artgerm, Eric
Basaldua and Ale Garza and is available now for pre-order in Diamond's May
edition of PREVIEWS for a July 2013 release. For more information on Oz or any
other Zenescope title, visit www.zenescope.com or follow their updates on
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