Experiencethe magic of Oz as youve never seen it before with this brand-new graphic novel adaptation of Gregory Maguires masterpieceWicked,the inspiration for the Broadway show and major motion picturethe first in a two-part series featuring gorgeous full-color illustrations by Scott Hampton.Like Dorothy when she crash-landed all those years ago, prepare to be swept into a new and colorful world in this first-ever graphic novel adaptation ofWicked.
While the long-running Broadway musical and major motion picture take inspiration from this iconic novel, this is Oz as Gregory Maguire wrote ita fantastical story with dark edges that explores morality and ambition, love and friendship, and discovering ones inner power.Elphaba was born with emerald-green skinno easy burden in a land as mean and poor as Oz, where superstition and magic are not strong enough to explain or overcome the natural disasters of flood and famine.
Still, Elphaba is smart, and by the time she enters Shiz University, she becomes a member of a charmed circle of Ozs most promising young citizens.But Elphabas Oz is no utopia.
The Wizards secret police are everywhere.
Animalsthose creatures with voices, souls, and mindsare threatened with exile.
Young Elphaba, green and wild and misunderstood, is determined to protect the Animalseven if it means combating the mysterious Wizard, even if it means risking her single chance at romance.
Ever wiser in guilt and sorrow, she can find herself grateful when the world declares her a witch.
And she can even make herself glad for that young girl from Kansas.
