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Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Wizard of Oz characters reinterpreted

Posted by Charley Parker at 10:10 am

Various Styles of The Wizard of Oz Illustrations: Julian Totino Tedesco, Lee Gaston, Tony Papesh, Skottie Young, Enrique Fernandez
As a fun addition to my previous article on W. W. Denslow, here’s a piece on The Design Inspiration that has collected some contemporary artists’ interpretations of the major characters form the Wizard of Oz book and film: 25 Various Styles of The Wizard of Oz Illustrations.

To this list you can add Nancy Dorser, Marvel Comics’ Skottie Young and Image Comics’ Enrique Fernández (also here).

(Images above: Julian Totino Tedesco, Lee Gaston, Tony Papesh, Skottie Young, Enrique Fernández)

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  1. Comment by Tabatha
    Friday, July 31, 2009 @ 7:55 am

    Wow! Fun. Thanks for sharing this.

  2. Comment by pardoart
    Friday, August 7, 2009 @ 11:25 am

    My reinterpretation:
    http://pardoart.deviantart.com/art/running-tales-oz-122958949

    :)

  3. Comment by Charley Parker
    Friday, August 7, 2009 @ 4:46 pm

    Fun. Thanks. I particularly like the Tinman.

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