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Always Chasing Rainbows

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Nathan

Today, I’m reviewing two Oz books, one new to me and another that I first read a quarter of a century ago. The Black Rainbow of Oz, by David M. Keyes – The second book in the New Oz Chronicles returns … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Book Reviews, Characters, Gina Wickwar, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a nightmare in oz, anna-maria cool, beak the parrot, betsy bobbin, bungle the glass cat, chief thundercloud, conventions, dr. nikidik, dr. pipt, emma lou, fairies, fred meyer, international wizard of oz club, kabumpo, ketzal, king gugu, leprechauns, mombi, new oz chronicles, ozma, paddy o'paint, parrots, penny the teacup poodle, polychrome, prince cyan, prince pompadore, princess vitrea of silica, pumperdink, rainbow, scarecrow, silica, sir hokus of pokes, the black rainbow of oz, the hidden prince of oz, tin woodman, vitriol of silica, vitrix of silica, zeebo | 1 Comment

Woman, What Have You Done with the King?

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Nathan

The Lost King of Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – I first read this in junior high, along with many of the other post-Baum Oz books. Here are my thoughts on my most recent reread, and it does include SPOILERS. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Book Reviews, Characters, Dreams, Food, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged back woods, benny, bill the weather-cock, blankenburg, cats, catty corners, dorothy gale, elephants, fairies, geese, glinda, grampa in oz, humpy the dummy, kabumpo, kimbaloo, lurline, magic picture, mombi, ozma, pajuka, pastoria, professor wogglebug, scooters, snip the button boy, the giant horse of oz, the lost king of oz, the marvelous land of oz, witches, wizard of oz | 7 Comments

Beam Me Up, Ozma

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Nathan

Thinking about how the Zoom spell works in the Dragon Quest III remake has reignited my interest in magical transportation in general. There’s a lot of it in the Oz books, but it doesn’t all work the same way. Some of … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Onyx Madden/Jim Nitch, Oz, Oz Authors, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged balloon bird, baron mogodore, cowardly lion, deadly desert, dinner bell, dorothy and the wizard in oz, dorothy gale, ev, forbidden flagon, forbidden tube, ginger, glinda, good witch of the north, jack pumpkinhead, jack pumpkinhead of oz, kabumpo, king randywell, magic belt, magic carpet, magic dishpan, mudge, nonestic ocean, notta bit more, ojo in oz, oogaboo, ozma, ozma of oz, patchwork girl, paul dana, peter brown, queen ann soforth, quox, red jinn, rinkitink in oz, seven-league boots, shaggy man, silver shoes, sir hokus of pokes, speedy, speedy in oz, the cowardly lion of oz, the giant horse of oz, the law of oz, the lost king of oz, the lost princess of oz, the mysterious chronicles of oz, the scalawagons of oz, the silver princess in oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok, tik-tok of oz, tin woodman, ugu the shoemaker, umbrella island, wicked witch of the west, wishing pills, wizard of oz | 2 Comments

Shanower Shorts

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Nathan

I don’t think I’ve ever done a proper review of The Salt Sorcerer of Oz and Other Stories, by Eric Shanower, and I’m not sure I’m entirely doing so here either. I’ve recently written about two of the tales, “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Book Reviews, Characters, Eric Shanower, Families, Humor, Jack Snow, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Monsters, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Poetry, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged aa the salt sorcerer, abby, bladgaar, bungle the glass cat, cap'n bill, clank, conjo, dorothy gale, emerald city, fardels, flicker, forest of gugu, glenn ingersoll, gugu and the kalidahs, hungry tiger, kabumpo, kalidahs, king gugu, lake quad, ma-dul-ma-dun, merfolk, multiplying overcoat, mushrooms, oziana, ozmapolitan, parts unavailable, patchwork girl, quaddle, queen piopelp, scarecrow, shroom city, shrooms, speedy in oz, the balloon-girl of oz, the final fate of the frogman, the flying girl, the ice king of oz, the purple prince of oz, the salt sorcerer of oz, the salt sorcerer of oz and other stories, the shaggy man of oz, the silver jug, tik-tok, trot griffiths, trot of oz, twiffle, twink and tom jones, waddy, woozy, world war ii, zyzzwyzz | 1 Comment

Serious About Series

Posted on March 9, 2023 by Nathan

I’ve finished reading the latest issue of The Baum Bugle, which is largely dedicated to Kabumpo in Oz. Editor Sarah Crozter co-wrote a piece with Nick Campbell on the book and Oz as a series in general. I’ve seen a … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, Cartoons, Characters, Christmas, Cults, Discworld, Dr. Seuss, Families, Games, Holidays, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Plays, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Terry Pratchett, Toys | Tagged allison mcbain, black gold saya, cora-lee marcus, cory in oz, curious cottabus, dinosaurs, edward eager, fabia, fumaro, garrett kilgore, glinda, halloween island, i am jinjur, international wizard of oz club, jinjur, jonathan markoff, kabumpo, kabumpo in oz, kalidahs, kaliko, kuma party, limbo, lin carter, mary austin, nick campbell, nome king, nomes, on beyond zebra, ozma, ozma of oz, ozwold, pigasus, radiation, sarah crozter, teddy bears, the baum bugle, the gnome king of oz, the green glass castle, the man who didn't believe in christmas, the tired tailor of oz, the wonderful wizard of oz, tik-tok of oz, transformation, wizard of oz, writing, wumbo | 4 Comments

The Mistress of Misdirection

Posted on November 8, 2022 by Nathan

In my Oziana reread, I thought I might say a bit more about the 2012 issue, made up of a round robin story based on the brief fragment known only as “An Oz Book.” Robert Stanton Baum credited it to … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Atticus Gannaway, Authors, Characters, Chris Dulabone, Dennis Anfuso, Dick Martin, Jared Davis, Jeff Rester, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Maps, March Laumer, Marcus Mebes, Music, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Places, Plays, Poetry, Rachel Cosgrove Payes, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Tom Holt | Tagged aging, ahriman, an oz book, betsy bobbin, carter green, chow bird, dorothy gale, emerald city, gilbert and sullivan, glinda of oz, good witch of the north, h.p. lovecraft, john wellington wells, kabumpo, kim mcfarland, krumbic witch, lake quad, lurline, magic belt, magic dishpan, magic picture, mike conway, mycroft mason, oziana, ozma, paul dana, paul ritz, percy the personality kid, queen coo-ee-oh, red jinn, robert stanton baum, ruddigore, sam milazzo, shawn maldonado, the baum bugle, the boy baronet in oz, the green dolphin of oz, the hollyhock dolls in oz, the lost princess of oz, the sorcerer, tik-tok of oz, time travel, witches, yips, yith | 5 Comments

Reasoning with Rulers

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Nathan

According to the introduction to the 2002 Oziana, both health and technical issues prevented Robin Olderman from continuing as editor of the magazine, so Joel Harris in Special Publications temporarily took over the job. The issue wasn’t released until 2002, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, Games, Gina Wickwar, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Marcus Mebes, Melody Grandy, Oz, Oz Authors, Phyllis Ann Karr, Places, Prejudice, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged an oz cliffhanger, bears, box wood, cap'n bill, dearest mother, dinner bell, fairies, forest of burzee, ginger, international wizard of oz club, j. l. bell, jack pumpkinhead, jack pumpkinhead of oz, joel harris, kabumpo, king randywell, lurline and the white ravens of oz, nymphs, oziana, ozma, ozma fights the sniffles, planetty, polychrome, red jinn, robin olderman, skeeziques, slavery, the gardener's boy of oz, the great jinjin, the many trees, the purple prince of oz, the scarecrow of oz, the seven blue mountains of oz, the silver princess in oz, tippetarius, tititi-hoochoo, trees, trot griffiths, wizard of oz, yankee in oz, zim greenleaf, zim greenleaf of oz, zurline | 3 Comments

Something for the Ruler with Everything

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Nathan

The 1998 Oziana has even less original art than the last issue. Aside from the front cover by Ron Zhang, showing an MGM-inspired Wicked Witch of the West menacing the familiar four (five, including Toto) and a picture of Ozma … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Atticus Gannaway, Characters, Comics, Dennis Anfuso, Games, Greek Mythology, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a princess of oz, barsoom, betsy bobbin, bungle the glass cat, bunnybury, corabia, corumbia, cowardly lion, dave hardenbrook, david hulan, dorothy gale, edgar rice burroughs, elephants, firestones, gayelette, glinda, golden cap, j. l. bell, jellia jamb maid of oz, john carter, kabumpo, kabumpo finds a frond, lonesome duck, magic belt, mars, mike turniansky, oziana, ozma, ozma's swap party, ozzy digest, patchwork girl, prince corum of corumbia, princess marygolden of corabia, puzzles, quelala, rabbits, robin olderman, ron zhang, samandra, scarecrow, sir hokus of pokes, the astonishing tale of the gump of oz, the emerald city of oz, the gauds of oz, the giant horse of oz, the lost princess of oz, the magic of oz, the marvelous land of oz, the shortest book of oz, the wizard of oz (1939), the wonderful wizard of oz, the yellow knight of oz, trot griffiths, wicked witch of the west, witches, wizard of oz, woodchucks | 2 Comments

Purple Horse, Pink Goat, Blue Woozy

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Nathan

Scan by Jared Davis The 1992 Oziana gives us a rather striking cover illustration, a picture by Eric Shanower of the Wicked Witch of the East as she realizes she’s about to be crushed by a house. “A Christmas Tree … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Characters, Christmas, Comics, Eric Shanower, Holidays, L. Frank Baum, Magic, Magic Items, March Laumer, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged a christmas tree for dorothy, afterlife, bill eubank, blue emperor, brent peddy, christmas trees, cindy jen, daniel han, david maxine, deepa mehta, dorothy gale, dorothy's christmas tree, emerald city, everett avila, fred meyer, gayelette, goats, henry blossom, high boy, horses, joe mcsweeney, kabumpo, kabumpo in oz, kingdom of dreams, krizzle kroo, lurline, magic mistake bag, nicole bent, oziana, ozma, pastoria, professor nowitall, ricky blount, robin olderman, sandman, santa claus, scarecrow, shaune anderson, stars, the blue emperor of oz, the giant horse of oz, the journey, the purple prince of oz, the road to oz, the silver princess in oz, the tail of the pink goat, the woozy's tale, the woozy's tricky beginning, tin woodman, w. w. denslow, wicked witch of the east, wicked witch of the west, witches, wizard of oz, wizards, woozy | 2 Comments

Ho Ho, Kerumph!

Posted on June 10, 2022 by Nathan

Kabumpo in Oz, by Ruth Plumly Thompson – You get two Oz posts in a row this week, because I’ve finished rereading this book for its hundredth anniversary. Thompson’s second Oz book is a clear improvement over her first, and Kabumpo … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Art, Book Reviews, Characters, Humor, John R. Neill, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Magic Items, Names, Oz, Oz Authors, Places, Poetry, Relationships, Ruth Plumly Thompson | Tagged dolls, elephants, emerald city, fairies, faleero, glegg, gnomes, illumi nation, jack pumpkinhead, kabumpo, kabumpo in oz, luis ricardo falero, marriage, nome king, nomes, ozma, peg amy, prince pompadore, pumperdink, puns, rabbits, rith metic, tin woodman, trees, trot griffiths, twigs, wag the rabbit, water of oblivion, witches, wizard of oz | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: kabumpo

Always Chasing Rainbows

Woman, What Have You Done with the King?

Beam Me Up, Ozma

Shanower Shorts

Serious About Series

The Mistress of Misdirection

Reasoning with Rulers

Something for the Ruler with Everything

Purple Horse, Pink Goat, Blue Woozy

Ho Ho, Kerumph!

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