Adaptations of The Wizard of Oz
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" is a 1900 children's novel written by American author L. Frank Baum. Since its first publication in 1900, it has been adapted many times: for film, television, theatre, books, comics, games, and other media.Many of the television programs cited in this list are not strict adaptions of "The Wizard of Oz"; rather, they have reinterpreted aspects of the book, such as characters and plot, to create sequels, prequels or side-plots, which are inspired by Baum's original text.
There are over 40 canonical Oz books, including 14 by Baum, all of which are considered "official" sequels or prequels to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In addition, the following books use the Oz milieu as settings for their tales:Kevin Scott Collier. "The Wonderful Animated World of the Wizard of Oz: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!" CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018.
Eric Shanower
Shanower's first major published works were the "Oz" graphic novels, which are "The Enchanted Apples of Oz", "The Secret Island of Oz", "The Ice King of Oz", "The Forgotten Forest of Oz", and "The Blue Witch of Oz" released by First Comics and Dark Horse Comics between 1986 and 1992. They are collected in a single large volume titled "Adventures in Oz", published by IDW.