On Monday, the third and final issue of Ringo Award-winning fantasy comic The O.Z. launched on Kickstarter, and The Beat can exclusively reveal Maan House’s variant cover.
Written by David Pepose, illustrated by Ruben Rojas, colored by Whitney Cogar, and lettered by DC Hopkins, The O.Z. puts a modern, militaristic spin on L. Frank Baum’s classic novel in what the team describes as The Hurt Locker meets The Wizard of Oz.
Here’s the synopsis:
The O.Z. follows Dorothy Gale’s granddaughter and namesake, a disillusioned Iraq war veteran who is caught in a tornado and dropped into the war-torn land of Oz. Now leading the Resistance against the evil Scarecrow’s regime, Dorothy must join forces with the Tin Soldier, the Prince of Lions and Jack Pumpkinhead if she hopes to find the all-powerful Silver Slippers and bring peace to the Occupied Zone… or as the locals call it, The O.Z.
Check out House’s variant cover below, as well as interior and main cover art by Rojas.
Cover B by Maan House
Cover A by Ruben Rojas
“It’s been a long time in the making, and we couldn’t be more thrilled for The O.Z. to reach its triumphant conclusion on Kickstarter!” said Pepose. “We’ve been so lucky to have the support of over 1,500 Yellow Brick Road Warriors across our previous two campaigns. That said, Dorothy’s adventures aren’t over just yet—our third campaign promises to be a blockbuster finale, and fans of L. Frank Baum’s classic Wizard of Oz will truly love how we conclude our epic saga of The O.Z.”
The O.Z. #3 Kickstarter campaign will fund the 44-page issue. Backers can pledge for behind-the-scenes materials including Pepose’s scripts, Rojas’s raw inks, and Cogar’s untouched colors; the issue with any of four variants by Rojas, House, Joshua Hood, and/or Serg Acuña; back issues; and more.
The O.Z. #3 is live now on Kickstarter.
